Waitlist Process - what do I do

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>I'm waitlisted for 20L. Yesterday I enrolled in a History GE as a backup.</p>

<p>1) What are my chances of getting into 20L? I'm #1 out of 2 on the waitlist for a class of 20.
2) When should I buy textbooks? I'm afraid of falling behind, but I don't like taking 2 classes that I don't even know if I'm going to keep. It's sort of a waste of effort, and I don't want to buy books if it's a waste of money, because I'll drop History GE if I get into Chem Lab. I have never been waitlisted before, so I was wondering what people with experience have done.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>1) You have an okay chance, I’d say, but it really depends on your class.
2) Look at it this way: you have to chem 20L eventually anyway. The class doesn’t change the lab manual often (in fact, I haven’t heard of the last time it was changed), so go ahead and buy it anyway.</p>

<p>If you need a stopgap for textbooks, camp yourself in Powell and use library reserves.</p>

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<p>If you have Pang, I’m 99.9% sure you’ll get in. I took 20L with Pang last quarter and he let the 2 people on the waiting list in during your scheduled lab section.</p>