As college students, we are all familiar with the horror show that is course registration week. Whether you are an incoming freshman or selecting classes for your last semester, I am certain that you can relate to how traumatic this can be.
1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.
Bonus points if it is more than two.
2. When there is only one section of a popular course.
Seriously though, why would you squeeze all 2000 people who need this course into two sections?
3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.
We get it - there is no reason I need the same email in my personal, university, and computer science emails. I have already checked my enrollment date, and I'm all set, chill.
4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.
Especially when the advisors have "walk-in hours" instead of appointments, and you get stuck behind the person who insists on carrying 24 credits next semester.
5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.
I basically live in pajamas, sweatpants, and leggings. Wearing real clothes is completely foreign at this point.
6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.
Bye-bye Fridays off!
7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.
8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.
It should be common knowledge that computer science majors are nocturnal creatures that should not be bothered prior to 11:00 a.m.
9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.
After seeing that three of the classes you planned to take were filled by "reserved seats for incoming students," it is a race against the clock to get a new schedule together that has no time conflicts, fulfills at least some major requirements, and has an appropriate amount of credits.
10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.
One of the few perks of having college credit from high school is the slightly earlier registration time.
11. When all of your classes finally go through.
Even though it is not what you originally planned, this hellish week is finally over.
12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.
Almost...
