Lindz - Registration Question - Help!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>Okay - remember how I "got lucky" with the wonderful 8 am labs for Fall? Well I got to register yesterday and I got a great schedule where I'm not the frst one in my dorm to getup every day - except for one little problem - I'm waitlisted for the 4 sections of my required Chem class that I can continue with my current prof. I have gotten some bruises and bumps getting used to this prof's teaching and testing methods - but I'm in the rhythm with this prof now and I really like it and def don't want to have to "start over" next semester with a new prof. </p>

<p>So far all the sections - regardless of prof - for this Chem class show only 25 seats each. I thought that was small compared to this semester's Chem class sizes - so I looked back to Fall 2006. Then each section of this class held 40 people. I seem to remember that when I registered for Fall at orientation, there were classes like this where they gradually opened the seats as the registration period progressed.</p>

<p>So assuming they open the remaining 15 seats in each section gradually - will I automatically drop into one of the new openings and off the waitlist? Or do I have to proactively do something to make this happen?</p>

<p>Thanks for any light you can throw on the situation!</p>

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<p>I don't think the check-in period has started yet for the waitlist, so you'd automatically drop in.</p>

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<p>Hey BigJ - so what's with the "check-in period"? I guess I just don't understand the process.</p>

<p>I'm also on the "hold list" for another class that I'd like to take - but its no biggie - its just an elective I think I'd like to take - what's that all about?</p>

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<p>i think the check-in period is to make sure you're serious about taking the classes you're waitlisted for and not just taking up space.</p>

<p>usually the holdfile means that you're waiting until people in that major or a related major don't fill up the class. i think if you're still on it the first day of classes, that's when it opens up.</p>