I registered for classes this morning. Technically, it started at 5 am (and I planned to wake up then to do it), but I just got up and registered at around 8 am. Since I more or less had to wait two weeks since the first enrollment, I was itching to get into my classes without a hitch. Last semester, I barely got into the Org Lab with the professor I wanted (a new section opened up; Whew!), so I didn’t want to repeat that. I had my schedule all laid out, who I’m taking and when in an Excel spreadsheet. Today’s the day and I finally drag myself out of bed. Hell, I even daydreamed that I was enrolling. That’s how important it is to me (or how big of a nerd I am). I hop in my chair, log into the site and begin checking classes. The seminar in nuclear chemistry has 8 seats left. All right! I get in without a hitch. My next two chem courses are not a problem either (Quantitative Analysis and a chemical calculations course) and I get into the physics class with plenty of seats to spare. I finally check Neurophysiology. It was full. NOOOOO! I had gotten departmental permission to take the course, so I expected to be able to …well, take it! I decided to check out some of the other Biology courses. Hmmm…Virology looks interesting, lets see if it has any remaining… -13 seats? What? It finally dawns on me to do what the departmental secretary told me to do. I input the section number into the “Add courses” field (as opposed to just trying to check the box next to the entry) and hit enter. I get in. Rejoicing from above! I guess they overfill those courses and it’s a norm. Well, I check the members list and it feels like a high school reunion; I know alot of the pre-meds that are taking the course. I’m totally pumped for this. I hear that it’s really tough. I can’t wait for a class that will challenge me on the highest levels of the mind. I guess at one level or another, I want to feel that burn, feel what it feels like to truly struggle with a course and not just deal with busy work.
Anyway, I’m in, and that’s all that matters at the moment. Thank God.
