Rant: others sitting in on lectures

Yes, I go to HFCC. JG, if those are the initials of your name, trust me, it is not you.
See, at HFCC we have a lottery system. At the end of first year you are given a list of sections (dates & times of lectures/clinicals), then you rank your preference. When you turn it into the nursing office you get a "lottery" number. When everyone has turned theirs in, they draw a number & thus the lottery begins. You get whatever section your lottery number falls to, according to your preferences. Some get their first choice, some don't.
This year, you are right- I got lucky. There have been times when I wasn't so lucky, but ya know what? I went to my assigned class! There are only so many seats, and it just isn't fair if people that are registered for that class have to get whatever seats are left. Yes, I know people want to "share the love" with (moderator edit) - because she really is awesome (last year I wasn't so sure. This year- LOVE HER!), but it's the simple principle of following the rules.
I have raised this with the instructor, and she is aware of the many complaints (trust me, it's not just me), and promises that it will not get out of hand, and that "her" people will always have seats and handouts. Guess that's all I can ask for. Like I said earlier, I was just ranting. If everyone was able to switch their section because they did not like their instructor, then nursing school would be a complete ***********! I believe they have the lottery for a reason.