Some thoughts on waitlists...

There are many questions about how wait listing works for a class, so here are a few thoughts:

Waitlisting allows departments to see which classes are in demand, and hopefully, adjust the schedule by either adding seats to current sections or adding sections.  If you need a class and it's full, add yourself to the waitlist!  Keep in mind that this doesn't guarantee you a seat, but it's a good idea, especially in Phase I.

Here's a good rule of thumb to use:  If there is even 1 person waitlisted but there are 20 open seats...  you cannot take one of those open seats.  You must wait in line.  Classes with waitlisting cannot be "stalked".  Do NOT jump off the waitlist and try to grab a seat if you see one open--you won't get it and you will lose your place in line.

Think of it this way.  You go into a restaurant and see 10 open tables. You ask the hostess for a table but are told you cannot have one because there is a waitlist. You must go on the list behind the others already waiting, as they will get their chance for the table first.  At the restaurant this is typically about 5-10 minutes.  If they do not answer, then the next person on the list goes.  Here at Tech you get 12 hours to answer for your "table". (class)

You cannot waitlist for multiple sections of a class, so pick the one that would work with your schedule if a seat opens.  Remember: if you get the email which says a section has a seat, you have 12 hours in which to register.  To register, go to the add/drop worksheet and enter the CRN # of the class and click Submit Changes.  (The C will not go away, so you can't click the box and register...)

Social Enterprise Career and Internship Fair

Please consider attending the Social Enterprise Career and Internship Fair on Wednesday, November 7 from 11-2pm, Student Center Ballroom.  This is a very unique fair dedicated to bringing together passionate and service minded students with innovative organizations in the social sector.   For a list of social enterprises and nonprofits with volunteer and paid positions please go to: http://en2em.org/wordpress/social-innovation-fair-at-georgia-tech/  If you have any questions about the Fair please email Maya Carrasquillo (mcarrasquillo3@mail.gatech.edu), president of the Enterprise to Empower student group organizing the fair.

Boeing Materials and Process Engineering presentation

The Boeing Company will be on campus Wednesday, November 7, 2012 for a technical presentation on Materials and Process Engineering.  They are interested in recruiting students interested in this area. 

Wednesday, November 7, 2012
5:00-7:00PM
Marcus Nanotechnology Building, Room 1116

Presented by Barton Moenster, Director, Advanced Manufacturing R&D, and John Griffith, Senior Tech Fellow, Materials and Fabrication Technology

Registration issues: Permits

Many of you are asking about the process for requesting a permit when you get a major restriction or other message where a permit or override is required. 

Each department manages its own classes and schedules, and each department has differing policies on how they will handle permits.  I only manage permits for CHBE courses.  The best place to go to find out about a particular department's policies is http://www.registrar.gatech.edu/registration/oprequest.php  

If the instructions require you to request your permit via OSCAR, you should:

1. Log into Buzzport
2. On the Home tab locate the "REGISTRATION AND STUDENT SERVICES" channel
3. Select the "Registration - OSCAR" link
4. Select "Student Services & Financial Aid"
5. Select "Registration"
6. Select "Registration Override Request"

Registration Issues: Corequisite Error message

This is the first semester that we are offering the new Thermo I class, CHBE 2130 (instead of the previous CHBE 2110).  The prerequisites for this class have not changed:  CHBE 2100 and BIOL 1510 (which can be either a prereq or coreq.)  In addition, most students elect to take CHBE 2120 Numerical and CHBE 2130 Thermo I concurrently.  HOWEVER, it is not required that the classes are taken concurrently.  Unfortunately, the new CHBE 2130 has been set up in the system with CHBE 2120 as a corequisite, and for now we are unable to change it. 

For this spring, any student who wishes to take either CHBE 2120 or CHBE 2130 without the other class will need to have a COREQ OVERRIDE entered to permit registration for only one.  If you are experiencing a problem with this, please send me an email and include your name, your GT ID# , and the class you wish to take (i.e. CHBE 2130).  I will check your record and enter the override if warranted.  You should receive an email after the override is entered which will permit you to complete your registration.

Registration Issues: GT ID# and Voice Mail messages

It is extremely important for you to include your GT ID# whenever you are corresponding with anyone at the institution about an issue with which you need assistance.  I receive both emails and phone calls where students: 1) don't provide their full name, 2) don't provide their GT ID#, or 3) email from personal accounts other than the official Georgia Tech assigned email address.  While I hope to learn all of you by name, please understand that to assist you, I have to access your records--which requires your GT ID#!  I suggest adding your GT ID# as part of your email signature for all official correspondence.

If you are calling for assistance and I am unable to answer the phone, please leave a detailed voice mail message (including your GT ID#) and the phone # at which you can be reached.  DO NOT continue to call repeatedly, time after time, and hang up when the call goes to voice mail.  This does not help you get through to someone any more quickly, and it disrupts the student appointments or meetings in progress (which is why the phone call can't be answered in the first place.)  Please conduct yourself professionally and leave a voice mail message.  Your message will be returned as soon as possible.

Registration issues: CHBE 4400 Process Control

The Spring class panic is in full swing, so I am going to try and address some of the issues about which I am hearing the most....

I understand that CHBE 4400 Chemical Process Control is full; there is a wait list building.  At this time the wait list is NOT full.  Here's what is going to happen: 

First, students who anticipate graduating in Spring 2013 and have submitted a graduation application will be prioritized on the wait list.  I anticipate this happening by early next week.  When this is done, a group of seats will be opened and the prioritized students will have the first opportunity to get registered. 

Second, students who anticipate graduating in Summer 2013 must send me an email (PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR GT ID#!).  After compiling the list of pending Summer graduations, the waitlist will once again be prioritized and additional seats opened.

NOTE:  If after reviewing your records it becomes clear you cannot graduate in the spring or summer, you will NOT be prioritized on the wait list.  Students will have to be flexible with their corresponding lab sections as I have limited control over this aspect.  Additionally, students who fail to let me know their graduation plans will not be prioritized.

I will do my best to sort this out throughout Phase I registration, but I must tell you that it may still be a "work in progress" during Phase II, so please bear with us as we do our best to accommodate those students who need the class the most.