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comment July 22, 2024 Score: 6 u/_stupidquestion_

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  • If you are not in wait list position 1, you have to wait for the person ahead of you to enroll or remove themselves from the wait list. it is really annoying to wait for the person ahead of you to check schedule builder or give a shit, but its more fair to whoever jumped on the waitlist first. if that’s the case, give it a few days but check regularly. no one behind you on the wait list / not on the wait list will have access ahead of you.
  • If you are in position 1 on the wait list and cannot enroll, it is reserved for some other block of students (at QC can be reserved for grad students, SEEK students, who even knows what else, plus CCNY may have their own things) and who knows when you can enroll - they may have 10 held spots or 2 held spots, schedule builder won’t show it or give a reason.

Your advisor also won’t necessarily be able to override a roster (also kind of disrespectful to have them act as intermediary, some professors have overtally / registration limits for their own reasons and the advisor will not be familiar with dept protocols UNLESS it is specifically an advisor from that department… I have heard professors bitch about this, so just a heads up) - your best shot is to email the department that oversees that particular class / professor and ask what you need to do to be added to the class. something like:

“Hello, I am interested in registering for XXX 123, section Y, at (day/time), however am currently on the wait list and cannot enroll. I wish I had been able to make my schedule sooner, as I desperately need those classes, but unfortunately could not; is there a way to be added to the class manually or be connected with the professor to ask them directly? Any help or information would be appreciated. Thank you, OP”.

They may forward it to the professor or send you the add/drop form or tell you it cannot be overtallied and you have to wait until the start of semester to see if someone drops. You can also ask the professor in person on the first day (sometimes gets more sympathy than through email). I have had to do this a few times at my own school, and sometimes asking works (especially if you are nice and not pushy) and sometimes it doesn’t due to aforementioned refusal to overtally (usually small classes / labs). Keep in mind there are a fair amount of drops a few days before classes start, so you may want to wait until then to try enrolling again - anyone you ask via email may also tell you to wait until then, or they may be totally cool with handling it now, so it’s really up to your sense of urgency.

(edit: I know you say there is an opening in the class, but I don’t know why the opening is, whether its wait list person ahead of you or reserved spot - that’s the reason I mention overtally, they may be expecting someone else in that spot and you might have to be added on top of the 30 spots. if its just a matter of being 2nd on the wait list, they may not want to jump ahead of the other person so might also consider it a potential overtally or they might be like yeah sure whatevs. also just wanted to give general info for anyone who might be in this situation!)

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