<p>Keep in mind: waitlists aren’t the end of the world (though they may seem like it). If you do get on a waitlist – GO TO CLASS! A lot of students I know don’t go to class until they get into the class (or just end up dropping the class), and then you’ll be behind in all the coursework. Talk to the professor, explain you’re on the waitlist, and go to class. A lot of people drop foreign language classes in the first week, and the professor can request an override, and your advisor (should) be able to let you oversubscribe to the class as well. </p>
<p>I can’t speak specifically for Japanese, but a lot of the languages work the same at UMD (all under ARHU). There is hope… on Sunday, I was 10th on the waitlist for one of my Spanish classes, and I just got into the class an hour ago.</p>