Freakonomics Blog about U of Chicago Registration Priority

[tokenadult]

<p>Hilarious blog entry about how to get a seat in one oversubscribed class at the U of Chicago. </p>

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[azwe718]

<p>UChicago is just so awesome. Every little thing I find out about it adds to my desire to be accepted!</p>

[unalove]

<p>I found this post among the 100+ comments amusing:</p>

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<p>Back in the day, we had a Chicago way of dealing with such situations. We slept out on Harper quad for the weekend before registration started. I don’t recall any superstar economics classes back then, but if you wanted into War, Shakespeare, or Mammalian biology you arrived early, pitched a tent and made sure you were present for every middle of the night roll call. Students who really cared got the classes they wanted and those who didn’t had a good time anyway. The U of C has lost a lot of its geek charm in recent years, but sleepout is the tradition I mourn most.</p>

<p>— Posted by U of C '90

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<p>As much as I do love classes, I also love being able to get the ones that I want (with the exception of Levitt’s!) without leaving my laptop.</p>

[corranged]

<p>The first class for Sanderson’s into econ courses deals with the same topic. He says that there are x students trying to get into the class who aren’t registered, how should he decide who gets in and who doesn’t? The early suggestions are to go by lottery, seniority (either direction), major (either preference for econ majors or for non-econ majors), looks, GPA (either direction), etc. Finally the concept of an auction is introduced. It’s a good, active first day that gives introduces concepts of efficiency and even equity.</p>