Send an email asking will they be asking people to drop if the waitlist lingers on, and mention exactly what you posted above regarding if it helps to switch sections. Also mention that you would like to stay with the class and I’m sure you’ll receive a reply what is the best thing you can do.
Definitely do not switch sections until you talk it out.
Thanks @UpMagic! But is it ok to be sitting on two mutually exclusive waitlists, like for session 001 and session 002 for the same course?
If the system allows.
Waitlisting for two different discussions or labs under the same lecture is definitely not good to go, but since it’s 198-001 and 198-002, there’s a good chance that they are treated as separate classes and you can register for each.
Any old timers can tell me when the Spring schedule was available a year ago? Thanks!
@UpMagic Do you know when the Spring schedule was released last year? The registrar is not very specific in their answers, so I am trying to project from the past. Thank you for your help!
I recall mid-October for the initial release during my time in Berkeley. Always keep an eye on sudden changes in class time or professor after the schedule release.
@UpMagic https://registrar.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/UCB_StudentEnrollmentCalendar_2018-19_V10.pdf
I am confused. mid-October for the release of the schedule??? It seems that the enrolment for phase 1 starts on October 15! The appointments are available October 1. What use is for the appointments availability on October 1, if there is no schedule, and no one can even start selecting classes? And then the first registration happens on the 15… Shouldn’t there be more time to analyze the schedule, analyze your needs, may be talk to the adviser, and only then sign up?
Wow, these dates are certainly earlier than what I’m used to.
Yes, when the registration starts on Oct. 15, then now is the time for the schedule to be revealed.
And yet, it is not here… And the registrar is not very forthcoming…
Spring 2019 classes will be available online starting October 4. That is the expectation.
@ProfessorPlum168 Not that I don’t trust you, but is there any link to that info? Or is it coming from the old-timers? Apparently, the timeline shifted a lot since several years back…
@ElenaParent I got the info straight from the person who is the Editor of the Berkeley Academic Guide (guide.Berkeley.edu)
@ElenaParent and others, the schedules for courses for Spring 2019 is available via CalCentral now.
Yep! Thanks!
Classes are up on Classes.berkeley.edu for Spring 2019. However there is a blurb from the CS department stating that the info on there is not necessarily correct and that the official info will be available Oct 11.
Is it just me, or there are fewer courses available in the Spring than in the Fall? @UpMagic ? @ProfessorPlum168 ? And the way they draw priorities is still a puzzle…
@ElenaParent I think traditionally there are a bit fewer classes in the Spring than in the Fall. What I found strange was all the lectures that were offered on TTh. Well, at least for CS. Including a ton offered after 5pm TTh which means a conflicting Finals schedule. Even the Math and Stat classes that my kid was interested in taking was very late TTh.
Yes, @ProfessorPlum168 I also see those lectures on TTh. Two of his MATH lectures and PHYSICS lecture are on TTh. The finals do not overlap, fortunately. However, two of the finals are scheduled for 7-10pm time slot, and in both cases there is another final on the same day. Survivable, I assume, but not optimal…
My kid would prefer late classes, in fact. Instead, his main MATH class is at 8am, with the 10 am start all other days.
@ElenaParent The fluctuation comes from availability of the elective courses. Hopefully all the required and popular classes are offered.
Checking what the final schedule is certainly a good prep work before signing up. I went as far as getting the syllabus for all classes and mark on my calendar when the midterms are and ‘analyze’ if I have manageable midterm schedule.
There are unfortunate cases of 3 finals in one day, but in that case you can politely request for an earlier final and one of the professor should accommodate.
I was personally not a fan of having classes in the morning followed by a long break followed by late afternoon classes. I preferred all in the morning time, or all in the afternoon time. But that is usually not an option in the first year.
@UpMagic Not just electives. The required class MATH 185 is full for a long time already, for example (all sessions0. Important semi-elective that most of the math majors take, MATH 125A is not offered t all… etc.