I think I might be in deep. . .

Balthezar
Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:24:59 +0000

I would be surprised if any of the freshman courses that you’re likely to want to register for wouldn’t have a section, at least one, with open seats. You’ll be able to register, but your schedule won’t be optimal. You may have sections that meet at 8am, with an hour or two between courses, and your last course might be at 7pm. Adapt, and use the time between courses to do homework. This is college. Every term, every student is given an enrollment window. When that window opens, you enroll. If you forget, you go to the end of the line and pick up the scraps. If a section of a course is full, you can attend and ask the instructor whether he/she will allow you to enroll. If not, pick another section, or another course that will get you closer to your intended degree. Are you done with all of your general education requirements? What courses are you trying to sign up for? The freshman engineering math and science sections are pretty large, and one is likely to have spots available.

The take away here is don’t ever miss your enrollment window. Have the sections (and backup sections) call numbers written down ahead of the window. The minute the window opens, log in, enroll…don’t wait. Lesson learned.