Classes filling up?

calivianya, BSN, RN · Jun 9, 2013

I was always up at exactly midnight to register for this reason; don't know how your program works, but after we got advised we could register as soon as the window was open, which happened at midnight of the first day. There was always lots of mad refreshing to see if I could check the box yet and select the class, just in case there was a glitch or something and I got to register at 2359 instead.

Does your school allow registration by time or by some other method?

Idiosyncratic, BSN, RN · Jun 10, 2013

The allow fall registration when you can apply for summer as well; April. :/ Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take Chem in Spring, so now I just hope that it stays open. The difference between the two semesters registration period is 14 days. Summer starts April 1st, and Fall starts April 15th. :/

goingtothedogs · Jun 10, 2013

This happened with my school also. Pre-nursing and nursing students do get early registration, however, we have staggered assigned times based on the number of credit hours we have taken at this school. I was able to register on the sixth, and had to reconfigure the schedule I had already figured out the day before I could register because the instructor with good ratings classes were filled. (He only had two sections) I had to choose a different micro section, which was hard to do because my options were limited- both classes require a lab and there were only two I could take together without having a scheduling conflict. (The labs would overlap).

I immediately texted a former classmate to let him know to make several schedules just in case- he didn't get into micro, which means he will have to take one class only in the spring, which may delay his applying to the program.

Being that we attend the largest community college in the state, with a brand new building on campus complete with lab space and classrooms, I'm a little confused. Many people will wind up not taking more than one class this semester. Also, with as many non-traditional students as there are, and as our school promotes how flexible an education they can offer, I would think there would actually be some real flexibility in scheduling by offering varied times for each course. I don't currently work, (thank goodness hubby said I need to focus on school) so the only conflicts I had were between those two classes. Imagine having four or five classes to contend with!! It was not like this during any previous semesters since I have been attending this school... Just crazy. I guess it bothers me for the people who won't get to move ahead with their dream, and it bothers me also that we have these amazing facilities available but aren't making use of them.

Okay, that's enough huffing and puffing. Just wait list what you can, and plan several different schedules to make sure you aren't scrambling to figure out what will work at the last minute.

Idiosyncratic, BSN, RN · Jun 10, 2013

This happened with my school also. Pre-nursing and nursing students do get early registration, however, we have staggered assigned times based on the number of credit hours we have taken at this school. I was able to register on the sixth, and had to reconfigure the schedule I had already figured out the day before I could register because the instructor with good ratings classes were filled. (He only had two sections) I had to choose a different micro section, which was hard to do because my options were limited- both classes require a lab and there were only two I could take together without having a scheduling conflict. (The labs would overlap).
I immediately texted a former classmate to let him know to make several schedules just in case- he didn't get into micro, which means he will have to take one class only in the spring, which may delay his applying to the program.
Being that we attend the largest community college in the state, with a brand new building on campus complete with lab space and classrooms, I'm a little confused. Many people will wind up not taking more than one class this semester. Also, with as many non-traditional students as there are, and as our school promotes how flexible an education they can offer, I would think there would actually be some real flexibility in scheduling by offering varied times for each course. I don't currently work, (thank goodness hubby said I need to focus on school) so the only conflicts I had were between those two classes. Imagine having four or five classes to contend with!! It was not like this during any previous semesters since I have been attending this school... Just crazy. I guess it bothers me for the people who won't get to move ahead with their dream, and it bothers me also that we have these amazing facilities available but aren't making use of them.
Okay, that's enough huffing and puffing. Just wait list what you can, and plan several different schedules to make sure you aren't scrambling to figure out what will work at the last minute.

I completely agree with you. One of the more fun issues for us is the fact that we can't wait list classes. So you stalk them until they open up. As it stands now there are 10 spots open for the class I want, but my class doesn't end until July 25th. So fingers crossed. I emailed the instructor to see if there was anything could do. Who knows.