Freshman courses/sections already "CLOSED" - how can this be?

wannabe
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:38:05 +0000

I am in the undergraduate class of 2012, and as somebody who can’t place out of the foreign language requirement, I am looking to enroll in GER 101 this Fall. I am extremely keen on either the section that meets at 9:00-9:50 or the one that meets at 12:30-1:20 Monday to Friday. But since both these sections are marked as “CLOSED” on the Princeton Course Offerings website, it occurs to me to wonder if all the seats are already taken by sophomores. Or are they so marked because they are reserved for freshmen like me and because registration is not due to begin before September?

I really have no clue how a language course apparently suited for freshmen get filled out and “closed” even before freshman registration through SCORE becomes operative.

Can somebody please enlighten me?