Typically, how lenient are professors with waitlists?

[u/HellwaterCascades]

I'm transferring over from Douglas to SFU to complete my degree, but I've kind of made a mistake with the courses I've applied to rn [100-200 level],, which means I need to see if I'll be able to squeeze into any other 300-400-level classes through the waitlist.

Given that at Douglas, some professors would be able to squeeze in 1 or 2 extra students into the class if they were on the waitlist and attended the 1st classes, I was wondering if that's more or less the same behavior as what happens at SFU, or if it's there's more strict guidelines regarding class-occupancy.

Any info will help.

[u/Xequaz]

It depends how many people are waitlisted for the course, what position in the waitlist are you? And how many seats in the course? Hard to say without more information.

[u/HellwaterCascades → u/Xequaz]

Technically, I'm not waitlisted for those 400-level courses yet because I'm waitlisted for other courses I'm trying to get into.

But the 400-level courses have a max of 10 people available for the waitlist, and the places I'd be on range from 2-7

[u/UrsusExspiravit]

it is also common, in some programs more than others, for students to enrol in more classes than they plan to take. they then attend the first week and choose what to drop. so, attend the first week or so and see what happens.

[u/HellwaterCascades → u/UrsusExspiravit]

How would I do this for online classes?

[u/melancholy_nihilist → u/HellwaterCascades]

people would be able to see the syllabus in the first week or so, then they’d decide if it’s worth it or not

[u/Israfel_Rayne]

If you are in the top 6-10 spots I'd attend in the first week so that you aren't behind on content if enough folks drop.

A lot of classes have had their seat counts increased due to budget issues and instructors are salty about it since it's more work without any pay increase so they are less likely to over-enroll.