Registration day may top the list of the most stressed out few minutes known to many Longwood students. If you aren’t stressed, then you are one of the lucky chosen few. For rising upperclassmen, the morning to register for the courses you want is all too familiar. Freshman, welcome to the most anxiety-provoking and rushed couple minutes of your college existence.
Nothing says “Rise and shine!” like the good old alarm (or multiple alarms) you’ll set in order to punch in that CRN number as fast as your little fingers can type. Yes, freshmen, while November may seem too soon to register for spring classes, it is still time to make sure you carefully select the ones you will need to take next semester.
Unfortunately, no matter what your year, registration day will always seem intimidating and stressful, so don’t worry; we all know how you feel.
Personally, I don’t think this day, however scary (yet oddly enticing), will ever be a breeze. Registration day is essentially like a gamble. You know what you want: the perfect schedule you’ve created. However, when logging onto your computer and signing in, the game can turn with the blink of an eye.
Okay, that’s a little dramatic, but if you think about it, you are competing against every other Longwood student in order to win a seat in the courses you have selected... After meeting with your advisor, you should have a fairly accurate plan of attack and focus on the courses you want to accomplish and take on.
Registration day gives you that instantaneous rush of feeling both a wave of anxiety and a thrill. It sounds odd, but punching in the codes for that particular class deals with the fast-paced reality of finding out if you got a spot or seeing that the class is closed already. Although, hopefully the latter does not happen to you.
On the downside, you do need to brace yourself in case you do not get a course you wanted. It might happen, so be prepared and listen to your advisor when they tell you to have a back-up plan. It may take a little longer to plan out your ideal schedule and then a separate Plan B agenda, but trust me it will most definitely help in the long run.
Believe it or not, there are other students in the same position as you, scrambling to get a spot in class. Let’s face it, there’s no way to stay calm when choosing the courses for your spring schedule, especially once the clock strikes 6 a.m. That’s when it’s go time, and you have to know what you want and have a safety net as that back-up plan.
Here are some Registration Day quick tips;
Set an alarm (or a few) and wake up before 6 a.m.
Turn on your computer and make sure the Internet is up and running beforehand
Pull up your myLongwood login
Have your planned out schedule in front of you
Have your PIN number at the ready (if you need it)
Hustle, hustle!
