To all non-honors, freshman attending Belmont “University”, my empathy on the matter that follows:
This morning, as you all know, we woke up bright and early to eagerly register for next semester’s classes. When 7:02 hit–the server’s timeclock is a bit off–the network was suddenly so bogged down, it took 4 solid minutes for the first page of registration (BannerWeb) to load. We all understand that the network slows down on registration morning due to the “enormous” numbers of at most 1000 people simultaneously registering, but this morning, it really did get rediculous. BannerWeb forced several people, myself included, to re-enter their login information several times before continuing. My buddy Cicada Nate didn’t even get most of the classes he needs (and I’m sure you can read more about it on his journal soon). Why did this all happen? This morning seemed to be yet another solid reminder that Belmont pretends to be a real university; for the most part, she does pretty well. But what can you expect other than your server crapping out on your “massive” freshman class when you get the server registration runs on free with Cracker Jack purchase?
Also, here’s another bit of news (since I am now primarily an informational source) for music business majors:
For classes such as Audio Engineering I and II, Sound Reinforcement, Recording Techniques, and the like, you should’ve put your name on a virtual waiting list on the white Mac during advising (you can still do it now in the MuzzBuzz office, but good luck). You can’t register for those classes on BannerWeb, but you still need to leave those slots open. In the next couple of days, they will automatically register you for the classes that you can get into, but if you can’t get in… well, I guess that just sucks. I just thought I’d pass on a little info that I received from trekking all the way up to the MuzzBuzz office. Might save you from the same trek.
