<p>This is a question for students who currently attend or have attended UCLA, and have taken an upper division math course. I am currently #5 on the waitlist for Math 115A, and I'm wondering if anyone out there knows if it is likely as to whether or not I will be able to enroll in this course? I'm not sure if it's common for enough people to drop before or during the fall quarter, such that all the people on the waitlist can enroll in the course. Also, I'm not sure as to whether professors usually add the people on the waitlist. Any input would be appreciated. Thank you.</p>
<p>At orientation my Math departmental advisor said if you are on the waitlist, you are in.</p>
<p>Thank you rpicton; that is incredibly reassuring! What did you think of Math 115A?</p>
<p>i bombarded my ucla friends with questions like this over the past few weeks.
basically, the consensus was:
it depends on how many people are enrolled in the course.
if you sign up for a class that has 25-30 seats, it is very unlikely that you will get in at number 5. BUT if you sign up for a class with 70+ seats, the odds are largely in your favor.
it also depends on the teacher and TAs. i emailed one professor asking if i had a chance, and he responded “if there is a seat for you to sit in, then you’re in.”</p>
<p>As rpicton said you are in.</p>
<p>For all upper div math classes, at the beginning of every quarter, everyone who is on the waitlist is auto-enrolled in the class regardless of the enrollment cap. You will be seeing a lot of 40/35 about a week before classes start.</p>
<p>I got a B+ in 115A. I probably would have done better if I did it in 10 weeks instead of 6 weeks. Unlike CCC you actually have to study, do lots of practice problems (proofs), and there is graded homework. I started out poor but did better after going to my professor’s office hours. My professor did not curve, but instead he averaged our lowest test with our homework score.</p>
<p>Thanks guys, I appreciate the timely responses. Also, a B+ is a respectable grade, especially for a course such as that taken in 6 weeks. Now you can move on to tons of other pre reqs, that I still can’t take. Your advice is solid, and I’ll make sure to just constantly practice proofs as I’ve practiced doing computational problems for past math courses.</p>