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Listen to a service encounter.
Listen to a conversation between a student and a university employee.
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Listen to a conversation between a student and a university employee.
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W: Hi, is this where I sign up for the creative writing courses?
M: Actually, registration doesn't open until next week.
W: I'm sorry, I must have gotten confused. It says in the course announcement booklet to sign up in the English Department.
M: That's right. But we only open class registration for one day. Since there are a limited number of spots in each class, we only have sign-ups on the Wednesday before the next semester begins.
W: How many spots are there available in each class?
M: It depends on which one you want to sign up for. For example, the Introduction to Travel Writing course only allows ten students. The more general courses allow slightly more students, but to tell you the truth, we need to keep it pretty low. Otherwise, there are too many people for it to be good for anyone, you know?
W: Yeah, that makes sense. I don't think people have the opportunity to learn if the class is too full. But anyway, how does signing-up work, exactly? Is there a line around the building or something? I'll bet it gets pretty crowded.
M: Oh yeah, definitely. Some students start showing up really early, like at five a.m. I don't really understand why they do that, since it's not like signing up means you automatically get into the class.
W: It doesn't? Then why even have sign up sessions?
M: I know it seems pretty convoluted. The sign up is for the professors to get an idea of how big the student pool will be in the fall. After you've signed up for the course, you'll be on the professor's list. But if you don't show up to the first class, you'll get kicked out of the course.
W: So, all I really have to do is sign-up and then show up to the first day of class next semester?
M: Nope, that would be too easy. The fact is, there will definitely be more students than spots. So the professor will have everyone write and submit a sample.
W: Really? So after putting us through all this, we still have to prove ourselves again later? There must be a lot of people trying to get into these classes.
M: You're right. But don't worry about it. Just do your best. And even if you don't get in this semester, you can try next semester. Just be sure to sign up on Wednesday, or you won't even have a shot.
