Okay, after the ridiculous process of trying to register for classes, I have officially decided upon some of the downsides of small, private universities.
I spent 30 minutes clicking 'refresh' for the log-in page of the school's intranet server to try and register for a class which had 1 spot remaining only to find that they had mislabeled the prerequisite courses for it and I couldn't sign up for it. Ironically, after an hour, that one spot is still open.
The other courses I could possibly have taken this semester are either already full or I don't meet the prerequisites for them, either. Meaning that I am taking a MAXIMUM of 14 hours next semester unless I do some serious griping at the office, which I may have to do.
The thing is, I miss how easy this process was at every other school I ever went to.
In high school, I could usually beg my way into most classes which were full.
High school was full of people who were driven about their grades, so anyone who wanted to get into a certain pre-AP or AP class could.
A&M had 13 sections of the same class and each class had a capacity of 400.
A&M was just full of people.
Community college gave you a bunch of smaller options and you could usually even get into a class that was full because someone would probably drop it before or during the semester and the spot would be open.
Community college was full of people who didn't care about school.
And now, at my humble little private university, which I love so much (no sarcasm, actually) I can't get into many of the classes that I want because they're all really good classes and people are excited about taking them so they probably won't drop.
Christian college is full of driven people but it's bigger than high school so I can't beg my way in.
Why can't the people at my school be more apathetic!! I wanna take Revelation book study!!!!
I could totally rant about how people, in their selfishness, want other people to be less successful so that they can have all the success... but I won't. Imagine I did, and praise me for my wisdom and insight, would you?
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goodness Mister Grumpy.
I learned in psychology today that the only healthy way to deal with anger is to examine it thoroughly and express it in a neutral, un-exaggerated way.
There, now you know intro Psyche. Clep out and save yourself the stress of trying to sign up for it.
=)
Yes, in fact, the process is rather stressful.
*insert praise for all your great awesomeness*. Well, and I'm sure that if you go gripe a little bit you'll be okay. As long as you're taking NT next semester they'll probably work it out for you. Oh, and I've heard that most people who get wait listed still got into the class they wanted because everyone ends up changing their schedules at the last minute. Anyway, I love you and I would let you into ALL of my classes!
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