The Voice
October 24 marks the beginning of the oh-so-dreaded registration week. A student’s designated registration morning is considered an event that can make the difference between graduating in 4 years instead of 5.
If you approach this next week prepared, you can get the classes that can ultimately lead you to accomplishing your goal of getting that glorious degree in four years. But, if you take it with a careless lackluster approach, then you will be condemned to only getting a few of the classes you want.
Fortunately, this year, a new computer server has been installed that will aid students in the registration process. While the upperclassmen have horrid memories of anxiously sitting in front of their computers on registration mornings for what seemed like an eternity dealing with the slow server, the freshmen can take a deep breath and relax because the two-hour wait for the computer to load your schedule will be gone.
Still, to all the freshmen that just merely shrug this off your shoulders, we urge you to reconsider. As a freshman, when it comes to registration, you lie at the bottom of the totem pole. You get to register once all other classes have taken their fill. Bluntly, this means you are left with the scraps.
Learn from our past experiences. Residence halls are crowded with anxious classmates huddled around computers, furiously pressing buttons and shouting obscene words when their requests are rejected. It is truly a frustrating experience. We would like to give you a few words of advice on how to ease the tension.
First, check your records on PAWS to make sure all holds have been withdrawn. Some improvements have been made in this area, as only a select few holds will keep students from registering. These include advisor holds and parking tickets.
Secondly, make sure that you not only take the time to research the classes you need or want most, but also make sure you find back-ups. Trust us, you have little time to waste going through the online class schedule and searching for classes that are already half-full.
Third, check your planned schedule on C.A.T.S. the night before registering, and make sure your schedule will work out in the morning. Many times, you look the night before to find out the classes you planned on registering for are full. Don’t fret, though; it happens to everyone. Just know that you must use your back-up classes in the morning, and be glad that you caught it before it was too late.
Lastly, make sure that you adjust your morning routine to be up and ready by 7:55 a.m., if not earlier. (Could this mean re-thinking your Thursday night partying?) If you think it is no big deal and plan to register at 10 a.m., then you will be hit by a rude awakening – all the classes are full, and you are left struggling to get 15 hours. Good luck!
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Oct 21 2005. Filed under Our Voice.
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