Scheduling Help!

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<p>Scheduling Help!</p>

<p>I'm a freshman engineering major planning on taking Math 1b. At CalSo my advisor said to sign up for it during Phase II (needed Phase I for CS61A and Phys7A).</p>

<p>My phase II is about to start and looking on schedule.Berkeley.edu, I can see that there is a perfect LEC for my schedule, but all the corresponding DIS sections seem to be full with a couple people waitlisted already.</p>

<p>Should I sign up for the LEC and waitlist as many DIS as possible hoping to get in? Is it probable or even possible that I'll get the DISs that I sign up for? or should I just assume its not possible and start trying to plan for a different math class? </p>

<p>Any advice/ suggestions would help. Thanks.</p>

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<p>I have the same situation for Math 53. I plan for waitlist spam but also signing up for an alternative class in the likely case I do not get off the list.</p>

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<p>Waitlisted position 54 on CS 61a lecture 2. (Current Enrollment): 79/128. chances I’ll get off?</p>

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<p>What are you using as your alt? Are all the freshman math classes in the same situation (1a,1b,53,54)?</p>

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<p>Lucyan:
I am confused by the waitlist process in general and in addition to figuring out my own math schedule issue I started this thread to figure out more about how it works. </p>

<p>i.e.
Why do some classes have open spots but there are still waitlisted people (like in your case)? Is getting off the waitlist just a first come first serve basis? or are other factors like your major taken into consideration. And most importantly how probable is it that you get off waitlists?</p>

<p>so yeah don’t really know what your chances are, but hopefully someone can/will clarify more about how waitlisting works</p>

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<p>^ I’m not sure, but I googled and found this thread, which might be of use: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1367890-waitlists-despite-class-not-being-full.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1367890-waitlists-despite-class-not-being-full.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I enrolled in CS61A and Math1B and now waiting on Physics 7A</p>

<p>lol…</p>

<p>good thing there isn’t a waitlist for physics. I can add the class whenever someone drops. I’m refreshing the d@mn page every minute</p>

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<p>Isn’t waitlist better than no waitlist? Because there’s a better chance of getting in than just waiting for someone to drop the class?</p>

<p>fuuuuuu… Scheduling is a lot more annoying that I thought it would be. I’m just going to sign up for the math 1b LEC and spam DIS waitlists. Most of them only have a couple people so I think I should be fine? Fingers crossed…</p>

<p>Now I need to look for a backup math and a RC course that’ll fit with everything else.</p>

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<p>no waitlists – means that you have more of a chance if you actually want the class
waitlists-- for lazy people and hopeless if you are after 20% of the list</p>

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<p>Ok so I finished signing up now…</p>

<p>DEFINITE:
CS61A
Phys7A
Celtic R1B (R&C class with good professor and supposed to be not that hard)</p>

<p>WAITLISTED:
Math 1B LEC (spot43/total enroll limit 411) and Math 1B DIS (spot3/total enroll limit 25)</p>

<p>Couldn’t sign up for a back up math class because I had already hit 16 units total (waitlist + definite). Hopefully I’ll get in and if not I’ll just start next semester in Math 53 because I’ve already taken calc and mvc in high school.</p>

<p>In case I don’t get into Math 1B are there any math decals that would be good to help me prepare for Math53 2nd semester?</p>

<p>And thanks for all your posts / help.</p>

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<p>You’ll get in Math 1B, don’t worry. People usually drop out of switch out during the first week. You’ll see a significant drop after the first midterm as well.</p>