<p>as an example, here's what i see for rhet 20 (lec):</p>
<p>
[quote]
Limit:84 Enrolled:62 Waitlist:15 Avail Seats:22
[/quote]
</p>
<p>how can there be people on a waitlist if there are still available seats? what am i misunderstanding?</p>
<p>also, there are four discussions sections for this course, each with a max capacity of 16. 16*4=64, and 64<84. under what circumstance would a person enroll in a lecture without enrolling in the corresponding discussion?</p>
<p>the waitlist can be for a couple reasons. 1, professors can set aside seats so he can personally add people, perhaps people who major in this class, like seniors who need it to graduate.</p>
<p>Second, people might want a certain discussion section, and if that discussion section is full, they will sign up for the waitlist to try and get in. But to enroll in a class, you need to enroll in the discussion, so if you are waitlisted on that, you will be waitlisted on the whole thing, even if the lecture has seats open.</p>