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E-PrinceLast week, many juniors and seniors arose before 7:30 a.m. to make the perennial mad rush to sign up for classes. It is understandable that the online system opens so early to give students an equal opportunity to ...(back to the article)
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I take it that the editorial board is generally satisfied with the room draw system.
I can't wait until people don't get into the popular course of their choice and then because of the delay can't sign up for a less popular course that has filled up in the meantime.
this article talks about there possibly being a system for "second-choice" classes.
And what does this have to do with room draw? The two are verrry different. Would you want people to "randomly" get into rooms? Or we should all wake up at 7:30am and hope for the best?
"A new system would lead to more sleep and less stress for all parties involved and would ensure more fair and equitable outcomes for course enrollment."
Dude that is such a crock of shit. I'd spend all day wondering whether or not I got into the courses I wanted.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS why hasn't the U thought of this?????????
@@AH The initial description proposed what I described while the description of the second choice selection was fairly vague, so obviously we don't know the proposed mechanics. It seems like it would include only "popular" courses, so if the second choice class merely filled to capacity during the first round of selection, I don't see how putting a second choice would help you in the slightest.
Another difficulty is that the second choice mechanic doesn't help if a certain type of course is needed but not necessarily in the same time slot as the over filled class. Schedules are often more complex than the Prince editorial board is giving them credit for.
What if I need a course for a certificate but someone else is merely interested in it? Shouldn't I get priority?
Things are fine the way they are. I trust the mad dash. I don't trust your damn lottery.
I don't think that way would be fair because many people sign up for classes that they want but don't need. If there is going to be a ranking it should be like room draw, but with some weighting for why you want to take it and what would happen if you didn't get in. I signed up for a very popular class this semester, but I'm just PDF-ing it to fill a distribution requirement. Plus, it makes it so that people who are serious about getting into classes are just lumped in with people who decide to put there name in the draw later.
I think that in the entire time I was an undergrad, there was only one class that I wanted to take that I didn't get into - and that was because the class was full of people who were in the program that the class was in. That's fair.
In general, I don't think not getting into classes is a problem for anyone who is persistent. All it takes is an email to the professor either in advance of course registration (if you know that there is a likely mad dash) or as soon as you realize the course is full.
I don't understand..... Internet connections and the rest of these details factor randomness into the process for the early wakers and punishes the lazy. The proposed change would just make it much harder to have second options ready.
Sounds like the board just finds it really unfair they sometimes miss getting into classes.
stupid. this article is very stupid. terrible idea. and stupid thing to write about. i agree with sophomoric. fuck your lottery