I am an incoming freshman and I waited to enroll into my courses for college of engineering and now I am unable to enroll in the courses I wanted to take such as Chem 2090, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, and Biomg. I was told to enter a waitlist for chem2090 and apply to the other courses during the add/drop period. How likely is it that I will get into the courses I want to get into? Is it possible for me to take a gap year and next year choose my courses immediatly so i can take the classes I want?
I understand your dilemma. Even those of us who were set at 9AM for pre-enrolment also encountered difficulty getting into a biology class simply because upper class men had enrolled first and basically, we were fighting for the remaining spots. Nevertheless, you should not take a gap year simply because you messed up on one pre-enrolment. You should start working on your other pre-requisites in the first semester and second semester, you will most likely get the courses you missed out on earlier. Secondly, you really should check the student centre regularly throughout add/drop week. People drop all the time.
I am not in engineering so I do not really know your general requirements. Hence, I’m not in a position to advise you on what to take as a replacement. But I’m sure someone in engineering will come around. Or, you really should communicate with your peer advisor.
P.S. I am also an incoming freshman and I’m just sharing the information I got from others.
That’s a pretty silly reason to take a gap year. Sign up for the waitlist for whatever you can, and in the meantime enroll in other courses that will satisfy other requirements or pre-reqs. Check student center constantly throughout the add/drop period to try to snag a spot that somebody dropped. Attend the classes you are on the waitlist for. Talk to your academic and peer advisers for more detailed/exact information, as I am not in engineering so I’m not super familiar with what courses you need.
But I hope you learned your lesson. NEVER wait to enroll. Even when you enroll for spring classes you’ll be up at 7 am by your computer with your notepad of first and second-choice courses.