<p>so..i'm already in the lecture and mwf 4-5 discussion for math 53. i am however waitlisted for ee 20: 29 on lecture, 7 on lab which has 11 open spots (so i'll prolly get in), and 5 on the discussion section. there is another ee20 discussion that has 7 people on the waitlist but 4 open spots, the problem is it clashes with my math discussion. should i get on the waitlist for the mwf 8-9 discssion for math or should i just hope for the best?</p>
<p>if i were you i would switch your math discussion time, because math is super flexible and you will definitely get into the 8-9am math discussion (plus there are 2 sections at 8am), and then you have much better chances of getting into ee20. math is one of the most flexible courses so it’s always best to waitlist it. plus i think there are barely any people on the 8am waitlist.</p>
<p>what do you mean they are flexible? we can switch discussions pretty easily?</p>
<p>it’s flexible in that the math department is typically willing to house all or nearly all students in large math classes…provided that the class size doesn’t exceed the lecture hall capacity. Even if discussions are all full two weeks before class, if there are people on the waitlist, then they’ll simply make more discussion sections later on to accommodate those waitlisters.</p>
<p>plus, a ton of people drop. people think they want to take it and drop to a lower level, or decide to take it another semester. in math 53 like 7 people in my section dropped the class.
^yea - math makes room for students. hence why the majority of people sign up for it phase 2.</p>
<p>so if I don’t like my current discussion time, should I try and switch sections and waitlist on another or just leave it be until they actually open stuff up?</p>
<p>well they aren’t going to “open stuff up”. they might let an extra person or 2 into discussions. like my discussion was supposed to be 30 ppl but we had 32…
if the waitlist isn’t very long, then sure there’s a good chance you can get in. but if you don’t want to risk it, just stay put. the best time for all the switching is the first week - so just wait another week :)</p>
<p>my only thing about switching math 53 discussion is that i don’t want to be on the waitlist for that and for ee 20n. does anyone know if ee 20n opens up at all? otherwise i’ll just wait till next week</p>