Registration flawed, should be based on credits
When it comes to registering for classes I have never had such a hard time getting what I wanted or needed. After being at this school for three semesters there has yet been a time where I got the schedule I wanted and the classes I wanted. Every semester I do the same thing; look for the classes offered then start picking out the perfect schedule. Now I look for these classes the same day the catalog comes out, so I always have the best schedule. But when its time for me to register every single class is gone! So I then have to sit back down and go find what ever classes are left whether I need them or not.
I am really disappointed about how this system works, especially after reading Tyler’s opinion article. I thought this school would have a more fair system, but I figured out a few weeks ago that something wasn’t right when I asked my friend who has the same standing, major, and credits as I do when he could register and it was two weeks before I could. So why does he get to register much earlier than I do?
I think everything should be done by how many credits you have, therefore if you have 105 credits you get to register first then those with 90 credits and so on. No one at the school should have any advantage over other students, especially student athletes.
Becca Bors
junior,
sport management
Students who excel deserve early registration
Although I cannot speak for the debate team and student athletes registering for classes early, it is fitting that the Honors College gets priority for classes. As you wrote, “academics must be the top priority at an academic institution,” and that is what the Honors College is about. We worked our butts off in high school to be admitted in the Honors College, and continue to do so to keep the minimum 3.3 GPA required to stay in. Everyone else is not “punished,” rather; we are rewarded for our hard work. If students desperately want early registration, they can still apply to the Honors College while at Towson, and registration is broken up by class standing within the Honors College, so seniors do have top priority. I may only be a freshman, but as a pre-mass communication major (one of the most popular majors at Towson), I need and value early registration because my classes fill up quickly. We all want to get out of here in four years, but those who have academic success deserve early registration.
Rachel Nugent
freshman,
pre-mass communication
Letters to the Editor - 11/16
Published: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Updated: Sunday, November 15, 2009
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Then there are Gary Neal and Brady Smith, each player was involved in sexual assault charges, one even spent time behind bars. Exemplars of the university for sure.You say they have two jobs as if there is not another student on campus that works two jobs. What about the senior that works full-time at the Cheesecake Factory while taking classes just to be able to afford rent, tuition and a little bit of spending money. A third-string defensive back on a full scholarship that doesn't go to class a few times a week is definitely more deserving of early registration. I didn't even mention the fact that none of Towson's sports teams actually get coverage. The football team was on the cover of the Sun's sports section before the season began. It was a condescending article about how awful the program was and how difficult it will be to turn around. Then they proceed to get slammed each week. Great recruiting tool I must say. Then the men's basketball team kicks off their season in front of a big crowd and get a big win at home. The Sun did not have a story in the print issue the next day.