will i get into this class....

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>7th position on two large upper div English classes. waitlist stinks!</p>

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<p>it depends. I'm assuming they are not to satisfy R&C, so its probably a class that english majors have to take. If that is the case, then english majors will get priority. But since it is a big class, people may drop. And besides, 7th isnt too bad. Does it have a section? If so, are you 7th on the waitlist for the section or the lecture? What classes are they?</p>

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<p>WAITLISTS SO SUCK. TELEBEARS AS WELL.</p>

<p>Okay, I'm better now. :)</p>

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<p>Actually there is no section for either of these classes, so just waitlisted for the lecture. But I am an intended English major, just haven't declared it. Too bad they don't give any priority to people who are planning on majoring in that department.... I have a little hope now that I"ve been bumped up to 6th position in one of the classes, still 7th on the other though. The classes are English 130C and English c136.</p>

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<p>If they are manual waitlists, and we really want to get into the class, is there anything i can do to increase my chances of getting in, like telling the teacher that i am an intended english major? thanks.</p>

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<p>^Yeah, definitely. At the Calso orientation for English majors, they said that they also have priority for 'students intending to declare English'. So yeah, I would think.</p>

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Too bad they don't give any priority to people who are planning on majoring in that department.... I have a little hope now that I"ve been bumped up to 6th position in one of the classes, still 7th on the other though. The classes are English 130C and English c136.

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<p>They do, though, at least as far as I've experienced. I've had extended e-mail conversations with the student affairs director in my department and she really helped me out, with getting into a class and with some insider information about the future.</p>

<p>You can do a lot if the waitlist is manual, and it's likely that majors who need the class to graduate this year will get first priority, followed by othe majors, followed by intended majors, followed by everyone else. Talking to the prof is the best way, probably, and the student affairs people.</p>