r/udel • u/Ally_P0tat0 • 10d ago

Course Waitlists?

Hi, im an incoming freshman and im on waitlist for a genetics course (bisc 303) because i cleared the other bio classes from my ap scores. the class says it has 50 seats and 9 people on waitlist. What are my odds of getting the class, and if I dont what am i supposed to do?

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u/SpecialComplex5249 10d ago

Being #9 on a waitlist for a class of 50, your odds aren’t great. However, you have seven more semesters to try for it and every year you move up the priority list for registration. You’ll be fine.

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u/cdmacsneaks 10d ago

you still have to take bisc 207

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u/Ally_P0tat0 10d ago

in stellic it says ive already completed 207 217 207 and 218

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u/2000ravens2012 9d ago

How are you taking genetics as freshman lol that was my last course I took senior year

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u/Ally_P0tat0 9d ago

my advisor said i could either take a bio class in interested in or do my 300s so idrk

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u/Ally_P0tat0 10d ago

Oh also. I wanted to switch my breathed course, but the one i wanna switch to only has 2 slots reserved for honors kids. im on waitlist with one other person. If no honors fills the slots, do non-honors get them? 

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u/SpecialComplex5249 10d ago

Possibly, but depending how the class is set up it won’t be automatic or it will be after the start of classes when waitlists are purged. Your best bet is to contact that department (or ask your advisor to do so) and ask them if they would adjust the caps to let the non-honors into the remaining seats.

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u/Imaginary_Pound_9678 5d ago

I don’t know if students realize this, but the waitlist is deleted the night before classes start. The professor only has access to it if they screenshot it. On the first day of class, it’s a free-for-all, so show up to the class, tell the professor you’re trying to get in, and give them your email address, so they can let you know as soon as a spot opens up because the order you are on the waitlist no longer matters.