<p>According to the article, the student in question had over 30 classes he had hoped to register for, but watched as they were filled and closed. And when you have so much overcrowding at a school where students are, in essence, forced to waste their time by taking classes they have no interest in and carry no weight in moving them forward to graduation (which negates the Sybbie’s assertion that these classes add to the credits needed for graduation) and fees are up 32%, my point is mostly I get the utter frustration of students who feel beaten down by the process, let alone the sustained effort to do well academically. This, of course, doesn’t even mention the fact that those professors who are trying their best to accommodate students are being forced to dumb down the syllabus and curriculum to overload their classes. No one comes out ahead, least of all the students.</p>
<p>While on the surface, Coltrane might be a really interesting/insightful class, how many of these kinds of classes do you need on your transcript to meet the art or literature requirement of a liberal arts degree? And yet there is absolutely no ability to get into a class you’ve tried to register for for over a year? Is there any question why it would take a kid 6 years to graduate? And then the catch-22. Usually aid only lasts for four. </p>
<p>Didn’t realize I needed a specific objection to kids finding themselves taking out loans and using govt grant money to essentially not get the education they thought they were going to enjoy when they enrolled. It’s unfortunate for sure. And this was my only point.</p>