As the 2016 school year is coming to an end, students are beginning to make and adjust their schedules for the upcoming semester. While this process is fun for some, I personally would describe this process as my living, breathing hell. In fact, this process is so painful that at times I would rather just pull a Rue from "The Hunger Games" and allow one of my peers to shoot me with a bow and arrow.
But because this method of avoidance is frowned upon in today's society, I proceed to go through the enrollment process like everyone else.
So the process begins with the advising appointment. This is where you meet with a total stranger who has the future of your semester in their hands. They proceed to suggest a million classes you’ve never heard of and basically tell you what you’re going to be doing for the rest of your college life, all while you just sit there wildly confused. On the outside you remain calm...
But on the inside you feel like...
You leave this meeting with a piece of paper that contains a bunch of letters and numbers you pretend to understand.
You then decide to make a plan. So you take the numbers and letters, type them in, and proceed to be overwhelmed by the millions of options you have in terms of classes, meeting times, and professors.
You also discover that your advisor forgot to switch your major in the computer, so the registration doesn't allow you to sign up for the class you need.
And if all of that isn't enough, you are then forced to sign up for an 8 a.m. because all the other meeting times for the class you need are full.
So if you're reading this and you, too, have been tormented by the process that is enrollment, please know that you are not alone.