I am not sure of how many schools still have class registration by waiting in line and turning in a paper, but Wabash most certainly does have its student register that way.
Because there is no online registration for classes here at Wabash, students must line up on one of several days that correspond to their name alphabetically, wait in line and turn in their sheet for the classes they wish to enroll into. Now to a number of people this is considered inconvenient, outdated, and a waste of time. Well it may be all of those things, but it sure is fun at the same time! I mean it is fun if you are into “traditions” like this and hate technology a lot. Online registration is a lot easier to do, but there is something just cool about camping out at Center Hall before it opens, waiting in line, and hoping your classes haven’t filled up yet. Especially if you planned on getting up at 5AM and overslept till 7:30AM. SO DON’T DO THAT! However if you take classes like Latin, Roman Art and Archeology, and U.S. History since 1877 you probably don’t have to worry about the general student body filling your classes.
That is one of the cool things about Wabash, if you go to IU, Purdue, or DePauw you can do a lot of things from behind a computer screen. That’s true for a number of things here as well, but when signing up for classes you need to meet with your advisor, figure out several classes and labs you wish to have, and take an active role in signing up for your next semester. Be involved with your class choices, look at schools where you are not just another figure, and try and standout when you go to college. No one is truly successful being just another John Doe.
