<p>I'm a few days late in enrolling in some of the classes that I want and now all of them are full. Delays in taking them would mean I will have to add one or two semesters to my graduation. Does anyone know what are my chances of getting in or grabbing a spot from people dropping out of the classes? Does anyone experienced this before? I am thinking of e-mailing the professors to explain my situation. </p>
<p>I'm a neuroscience major by the way</p>
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<p>Absolutely do this, especially if these are core classes necessary for graduation. Unless it is a lab, most professors are pretty generous about letting students enroll past the capacity size (as long as the classroom itself can hold the extra students or they can find a new lecture locations). I would also email your advisor and see if they have any other advice for you.</p>
<p>Emailing your professors and talking to an advisor are both good ideas. If all else fails, you can also try getting into the class once the semester starts, since often people will drop. I have been known to excessively check PeopleSoft during add/drop in order to snag a better class or professor. It’s worked a couple times as a last-ditch solution.</p>
<p>My daughter checked multiple times a day when she wanted to get into a full class. She had pretty good luck.</p>
<p>Don’t just email the professors. If the semester is about to begin and you still don’t have your over-ride, show up the first couple days of class and talk to the professor after class about the likelihood of your being able to add the class. Showing up for those first classes suggests that the professor can count on you to not fall behind in the class. Hate it when students show up in the third week because in my experience they are not serious students and will choose to waste my time and theirs. Try to understand that these over-rides have to go to graduating seniors first. If you’re a freshman, expect to attend several classes before you know you have the over-ride.</p>