Getting Shut Out of Desired Classes

goodday
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:57:36 +0000

Thanks, everyone. All excellent suggestions. I’ll let my son know, and leave him to do it himself, at least in the first instance. I think on a matter like this, parents should intervene only if the student asks for it.

BaghDAD, my son is very well organized for this. I couldn’t believe the notes and spreadsheets he had to do to prepare for class selection D-Day. They ought to give you math credit just for figuring out how to register.

DinDune, thanks for the contact name. I’ll pass it on and see if it helps.

Nothwithstanding all of this, I still maintain that when you are spending $40K a year on tuition, these problems should not be happening. UM needs to figure out a better way to handle this, or cut down on the required courses if they can’t accommodate the demands that this puts on their registration system. Again, why have to go through all of this and pay a fortune for the privilege when you can have the same experience at the state universities and pay a ton less for the privilege?