Finished with Pre-Enroll, but missing Req. class

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<p>Hi All. I finished with Pre-Enroll, and I have most of the classes that I want, at very reasonable time slots.</p>

<p>However, one required class, Mechanics 1112, is not available. The lecture and discussion is available, but the lab is not, so I cannot add the class. Since there is only 1 spot left in all of the available lectures, it is very unlikely that I will be the one to get it, even if a lab opens up. </p>

<p>Of course, this is very worrisome for me. Mechanics is a required class, and I cannot take it because there is no space. I got home late today (~10pm), so I started my registration process late. I am hating myself for this. My friends have told me that the pre-reg. for some physics classes closed within minutes after 9am, and that is ridiculous! </p>

<p>I think I will be stuck in a bad situation. My calc class is 9-10, and I wanted PHY to be 11-12, but I can't even enroll in it. What will happen? Will I be forced to transfer to another university (highly unlikely), change major, etc? I am worried that, if anything, I will be assigned to bad time (say 7pm-9pm), or something that conflicts with my schedule. </p>

<p>I am sure I am not the first person to be in this situation. I would appreciate if anyone would share their experience with this. </p>

<p>The good thing to come out of this is that I know to start earlier when registering for the spring. </p>

<p>Right now, I have to fill in the writing seminar ballot, but that is not a problem, since it's not first come, first served.</p>

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<p>As far as I know, if you are required to have a class in a certain semester, your advisor will make sure you do, regardless of whether the class is filled or not. I’d call the college you’re in tomorrow and tell them what happened- I’m sure they can help you out if you aren’t able to get in touch with your adviser.</p>

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<p>The same thing happened to my son. Contact the engineering registrar. They don’t want anyone to get off track and will make it happen. Lots of kids will be drop/adding in August and it will definitely open up for you.</p>

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<p>Hi. Thanks for replying. It is very reassuring to know that they will somehow fit me in. </p>

<p>Swimmer726, did this happen to your son in an earlier year, or this year? Was the advising office able to fit Physics with the rest of the schedule, or was your son forced to take very late classes? </p>

<p>Right now, all of my classes, except for physics, are chosen. I am hesitant to submit my writing seminar ballot, because I don’t know how this will affect my scheduling for physics. For example, if I get WS at 10am, which is currently free on my schedule, then I would have to get Physics at, say 12pm-1pm. </p>

<p>If I get WS at 12pm-1am, I am worried that what might happen is that there will be a huge gap between the end of my class at 10pm, and the start of my next class at 12pm (what am I going to do for 2hrs), and then I will take Physics later in the day. Really not ideal for me. </p>

<p>Basically, I’m not sure if I should worry about how I select my WS classes, if I want my ideal time of ~10am for Physics. It really sucks that I was not able to select Physics on my own, so that I would know how it fits in my schedule. It is this uncertainty that makes it annoying. </p>

<p>Can anyone provide some advice regarding this?</p>

<p>I know that I’m going to complete my programming immediately after the period starts for the spring, so that I don’t stuck in this situation again.</p>

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<p>it is still going to be really tough in the spring, so don’t count on avoiding this situation again. I remember freshman year in the dorms people are all up really early (7AM) and grumbling about all the classes they couldn’t get into.
you will need to get used to this sort of thing at Cornell and be ready to cope. if it’s a non-essential course, have some good back-ups ready. if it’s required, just be prepared to take the action you need to get it. (these actions have already been outlined in this thread.)
and if it’s at a bad time, just deal with it. especially in the first half of your college career you will not be able to choose everything just based on time, and you should just realistically remember you’re stuck with that schedule for 4 months. if you have a 2 hour gap that is pretty typical and almost unavoidable throughout your college career. during that time you could sit in Duffield or one of many libraries and do homework, study, read, get some food, have a meeting, browse the internet like a lazy person…you get the picture.</p>

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<p>Hi Faustarp, thanks for the reassuring reply. I suppose there is no use being worried about this, because the problem will definitely be resolved. I called the advising hotline, and they said to simply pick my preferred FWS classes, and then they will schedule physics around it. They said I “do not need to worry” about it. Yet, I am still worried about it, since there is nothing I can do about it at the moment!!!</p>

<p>I did make a mistake by signing up for R. Connelly’s class, as I have heard bad things about him. Is it possible to go to another Prof.'s lecture if Connelly is that bad?</p>

<p>On a side note, I thought that Cornell was wealthy enough, and had enough resources so that there would be no problems like this for class enrolment. I thought that that was one of the advantages of a school with resources like Cornell, as opposed to, say the public university, where problems like this are to be expected. I guess I was wrong.</p>

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<p>If your FWS time doesn’t work out, you can always pick one from whatever is available during add/drop.</p>

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<p>Can you try for 1116? (this class is probably filled)</p>