The number of students waitlisted this semester has increased, unlike last year, Vice Provost and University Registrar Louis Hunt said.

Three thousand eight hundred and seventy-one students have waitlisted at least one class for the spring semester. Of these students 1,842 are freshmen, 1,233 are sophomores, 955 are juniors and 511 are seniors, Hunt said.

“About 100 people are coming off the waitlist per night,” Hunt said.

The number of students that can be waitlisted for each section is calculated according to the size of the class. This way larger classes will have larger waitlists available to students than the smaller classes.

Hannah LaRoe, a sophomore in textiles, said she has waitlisted a class for the upcoming semester.

“I’m pretty confident that I will get into the class that I have waitlisted,” LaRoe said.

She has already moved up two spots since she waitlisted the class.

LaRoe said she thinks the waitlist system works well and benefits students. 

“The waitlist system is pretty efficient,” LaRoe said. “I like being able to see what number I am on MyPack Portal.”

Laroe said that being in the College of Textiles has been helpful to her because the college tries to open seats in classes that are already full to the students that need the class.

Brian Sain, a sophomore in nutrition science, has waitlisted several classes for the spring semester as well.

“I’m having trouble getting into the classes that I need, because I’m switching majors,” Sain said. ” Most of my trouble comes from being waitlisted in classes that I should have had as a freshman.”

Sain said he thinks that there needs to be more spaces available in the classes.

“The classes that I’ve been waitlisted for have too many students trying to get in to the class,” Sain said. “There just aren’t enough spaces to meet the demand.”

Hunt suggested that students that really need a class should talk to the staff. The staff is always willing to help, Hunt said, students need to take the opportunities they got to talk with them about their classes.

Being on a waitlist doesn’t guarantee students a spot in the class, though.

“Having a backup plan is a excellent idea, just in case the waitlist never clears for a class,” Hunt said.

But, the students on waitlists shouldn’t be discouraged because they have a good chance to get into the classes they have waitlisted, Hunt said.

When students do not pay their tuition, their schedules will be dropped.  This opens a lot of seats in classes that are giving to the students on waitlist.

Students can remain on a waitlist for any class until the first day of the semester, but after the first day the waitlists are dropped.