The Hustle of Class Registering

I think one of the most stressful, most annoying thing every college student constantly faced was registering for class.

I was at work last week Wednesday and my coworker in his Junior year was frantically checking Webadvisor to open. He wasn't focused on getting his duties done because of the anxiety he felt waiting to register. A lot of the classes he needed to take were filling up by seniors and there were a couple of classes he needed to override. Every ten or fifteen minutes, he'd check his laptop for the time.

By the time 7:00 hit, he messaged our boss asking to step out for a few minutes so he could register for class upstairs. (I work at the SPBA cafe and my coworker's major was Accounting.) He packed his binder, his school ID, his laptop, and a couple of loose papers and dashed out the store and into the main office. Once he came back a good twenty minutes later, all the stress looked like it spilled out of him. He walked in through the door with a smug smile on his face and said, "I was the first one! I'm finally registered." I asked if he got all the classes he needed, but he slumped his shoulders and said there were a couple of professors who refused to sign his override forms.

Nothing frustrates students more than having one or two classes to take to move on in their major than having a professor unable to sign an override form. I had this happen to me twice last semester. I had some issues dealing with my FAFSA and I wasn't able to register early. This resulted in all the classes I needed to take fill up and none of the professors were able to override. There wasn't much I can do than to take another year full of GEs.

During the weekend, I also felt the same anxiety with registering. Early registering for Sophomores started on a Friday. On Thursday, the classes I missed last semester only had three or four slots left. Afraid of dedicating another semester to GEs, I called the Bursor's Office and the Financial Aid office to see if they can do anything with clearing my FAFSA award. Unfortunately, they weren't able to do anything about the early registering so I had nothing else to do but sit and wait.

Then on Friday morning, I checked Webadvisor again and there were only two slots available for the classes I needed. Thankfully I was able to register and I'm focusing on my major classes.

College is stressful. Registering for classes is difficult and competitive enough, and unfortunately it doesn't stop there. From the trivial issues like finding no parking, to larger ones like not having enough funds for tuition, I doubt there will be a college student who will claim their college years were easy-peasy.

But I'm sure I can speak for many when I say I'd jump over these hoops again and again if it means getting a degree.