For my university, you sign up for all year long courses a year before (in this case, last April) at the end of the third year. Some schools have a semester by semester process. Then, there is something called a waitlist. You are placed on a waitlist when a course is full (when the capacity to accommodate students exceeds the set amount).
I was very happily registered in all my courses. I stress on the word, happily. I usually am never happily registered because I got into my Specialist third year. Before that, I had to wait for all Majors and Specialists to enroll first, and I would get into the left-over spots. Last year and this year, I had the luxury to pick whatever class I want first, (obviously on a first-come-first-serve basis). And people who are not enrolled in a Major or a Specialist would have to wait till we are done choosing our courses.
I was enrolled in a course (Gender Relations) which I was looking forward to the most this semester. Reasons? I am a feminist at heart. I like taking courses that explore the complexities of sex and gender in society. And, now that I attended the lecture, I love the professor that is teaching the course. She is just adorable! She has done a lot of work in South Asia in sex trade, the role of women in migration (hence, the theory of gender migration) and so on. Last Sunday, (January 1st).. I mean, seriously.. the first day of this year? I had to be really stupid. I was looking at my timetable and I realized there are two sections for this course. One section was taught by a professor I really dislike. And I thought I was enrolled in her section. I wanted to change the section and the program wouldn't let me, so I dropped the course to re-enroll in the section (there were 3 spaces available when I checked). And as a result, I was placed on a 28 people waitlist.
What really happened? I looked at the fucking (excuse the F word) fall session instead of this session. It was taught in two sections last semester and this semester, they only have this one wonderful professor. I felt so stupid to have dropped a course I was enrolled in since April, knowing that I am not going to make it through the waitlist at this time. I emailed my coordinator immediately. She was out of town till yesterday. Today, she replied to my email and I just scheduled an appointment with her. I felt so dumb. She said she just had another student do the same thing. Then, I was like oh.. (no, I did not feel better about myself).. I just thought, there is another stupid person, who is technically blind and incoherent like me. She sent me down to the Office of the Registrar because she said she does not exercise control over that sort of a problem. I lined up at the office to realize I cannot re-enroll and I have to go with the waitlist. I tried my best to convince them that it was an honest mistake and I realized it almost immediately. They sent me back to the coordinator and said only she can override this special request by contacting some other department. So, I went back to her and asked her to do so. She was so nice to me. I could tell she was probably frustrated. But I can't do anything. If I don't get this one course, I AM SCREWED!
I am on borderline graduation, meaning I need 1.5 credits in the summer to graduate by November. And if I don't graduate in November, then I have to wait till next June! That is so ridiculous. I don't even wanna be seen around this university after this summer. When I went back to her office, she put in a request and noticed that the system had 9 other similar requests pending (all for graduation purposes). She said I might stand a chance, so it is not guaranteed. And I cannot get into any other courses now because the whole world goes to UTM and the waitlists are as ridiculous as 103 people waiting on one course. Yes! It's true. I just checked the bloody timetable. Like people, are you stupid? Do you really think you stand a chance with 100 people ahead of you when the waitlist closes in a week or so? Damn!
So yeah. So much for not paying attention when registering for courses. My mind was somewhere else when I was doing that. And my previous blog suggests where my mind was. I feel completely stupid. This one course has a lot dependent on it. If I don't get in, it'll be a shame. Please God! Help me out here :( It was an honest, but stupid mistake.
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