Registration tough on freshmen

Dear Editor,
   
    Today was rough – my first official registration day. After many hours of making and remaking different schedule options, the moment of truth came… and I found myself registered for one class.
    How could this happen?
    Did I do something wrong?
    No, as I so rudely discovered at 5 a.m. on the 27th, I did nothing wrong; the registration process here at Georgia College & State University is highly flawed. To start off with, there weren’t enough English 1102 classes available. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think that makes much sense. The university knows that all those who took 1101 need 1102… so why were less than sufficient classes provided?    
    Next, most of the math classes were filled before my chance to register even arrived. How did that happen?
    That leads me to my next point: early registration. Am I somehow less worthy of classes due to my not being in the honors program, on SGA or an athlete? Are they somehow more deserving of the classes than myself?
    I don’t believe so. In fact, a majority of the freshman here at GCSU are finding themselves in the same situation, and are finding it equally unfair.
    So what can be done about the registration process?
    I say an end to priority registration; all students should have an equal opportunity to enroll in the necessary classes.
    Next, make enough classes available for the number of students needing to take it. Although I can see why budget cuts could be necessary, I don’t believe that I should be unable to take a class that I need to proceed with my major due to these cuts. Maybe the cuts can come from the constant lawn work we have going on…
    Lastly, maybe 5 a.m. isn’t the best time to open registration. It doesn’t lessen the volume of students registering, it just adds to our sleep deprivation. And now, I’m going back to sleep.

Sincerely,
Allison Sudholt
Sociology
Freshman

Posted by Colonnade Archives on Nov 3 2006. Filed under Opinion. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry