Community college registration question?

Question

I already have a bachelors degree but I am going to the community college to take some pre-req classes. Anyway, because of this when I applied, they gave me a registration date with the last priority and I'm just wondering how hard it's going to be to get the classes I want. I need 4 classes at a certain time and there's no way I can wait until the following semester to take it because it will throw off my master plan. So is it really hard to get all the classes you want if you have the last priority? If the classes are full when I try to sign up is it easy to "crash" the class on the first day and sign up there?

I'm taking pre-reqs that I haven't taken as an undergraduate to get into a masters program for nursing.

Answer 1

When the college says classes are "full" they're not really full. They always leave about 6 spots open for a kind of buffer zone. You can go to the teacher on the first day or the department head before the class starts, describe your situation, and if they have any extra spots left they'll give it to you. Sometimes they call it an "exception". I did that quite a few times when I was going to college.

Answer 2

This makes no sense. If you already have a bachelors why are you taking pre-req classes at a community college? A lot depends on how popular the classes you need are. You can always be on a wait list which means you can get in the first week of class if they have no shows. Most of the time they will allow you to attend the first class until they see if there is room or not. Good luck.

Answer 3

It depends on when you are signing up. If the registration period has just begun, it won't be hard; if it has, good luck. Of course this is all dependent on your specific college and other details. This also applies to "crashing" classes. Some professors will practically crucify you for doing so, others won't notice for a while, and very few will be O.K. with you doing it until someone else drops.