Although students used to dread the idea of scheduling, most seem optimistic about the new scheduling category changes.
“They help with graduation by giving more people chances to get into core classes,” said Guy Anglade, history and English senior.
Anglade said although he never had a problem scheduling, he noticed students seeking certain classes had difficulty enrolling.
“It depends on your major. If you were in mass comm or business, forget it,” he said.
The first scheduling group, which began scheduling Sunday, did not change from the previous system because the University could not find a fair way to divide the categories, said Robert Doolos, University registrar.
“We think it’s changing the whole dynamic of scheduling, even though days are closer together,” said John Borné, enterprise solutions assistant director. “We expect people will see better performance.”
Borné hopes the delays will decrease this year, because fewer students will be attempting to schedule at one time.
However, Doolos expects scheduling for the next groups to be more efficient. The second group began scheduling Tuesday.
“I think the new scheduling groups are going to help a lot, especially for freshmen,” said Bryan Slauson, human resources senior.
Slauson spent more than four hours trying to log on to the scheduling application in previous years, he said.
“I am happy with what they are doing, as long as I get through and get my classes,” said Howard Metoyer, a marketing sophomore.
Like most students, Metoyer hates trying to log on to the scheduling application.
“I never got on right away,” said Brian Tardo, finance senior. “With more groups, [the system] will probably allow more people to go through.”
Tardo always thought the University should find a way for more people to schedule at once without delays.
“I’m anxiously awaiting to see how [scheduling] goes,” said Doolos.