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6 Struggles To College Class Registration, As Told By 'The Office'

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Olivia Zingraf

Nov 29, 2018

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6 Struggles To College Class Registration, As Told By 'The Office'

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It's time for spring registration time. The time all college students begin to feel the stress and intense pressure of trying to fit in classes to their schedule. Any student in college knows this becomes an extreme sport. It takes planning ahead of time and lots of quick adaptations near the time of your designated registration time, because the classes you want and need are bound to close.

1. Beginning the class search

You've talked to your advisor and gotten his approval and advice on what classes you plan to take. You begin to look at professors, head onto "Rate My Professor" sites to see what you're working with, and you start to form an idea of what you want your schedule to look like next semester.

2. Attempting to plan out your future schedule

It's a battle of taking classes at the times you want but also making sure to get the professor you want. To me, having a better professor is more important. To others, it is critical to have classes done before 1 p.m. Each person has an idea of how they learn best, except most the time we as students don't have a choice.

3. Waiting in anticipation for your registration time

The time is slowly ticking down and it becomes a waiting game. Each minute is critical as each class could close at any moment. You stare at the computer continuing to refresh. You start building up an alternative schedule in your mind. You wait, and wait, and wait and wait...

4. Seeing classes you need close

Yep, just before it is time for you to register you refresh to see "closed" next to the professor you wanted or the class you needed. Thank you for wrecking my schedule that I had planned for a couple days now. One class can totally wreck the entire schedule, and you're now forced to come up with a new one which usually means having to switch class sections of your other classes as well. The hopes and dreams of the "ideal" schedule eventually fade away. At this point, all you hope for is to have enough classes, no matter what they are.

5. Reworking your schedule with the new options given

You're frustrated having to take the professor that has been rated "extremely difficult" or "more work than is necessary". Why me?! Why must it be this way? Don't you understand my GPA is highly reflective of the type of professors that I have?

6. Accepting your new schedule for next semester

Well, at least you have a set amount of classes you need. You're attempting to be hopeful. It is a new semester with new opportunities. Your motivation will be high again at the beginning of a new semester. At least you and your fellow college students are all in this together.

Best of luck registering, Bulldogs! Don't let the stressful process get you down.

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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