keithl@vice.UUCP (Keith Lofstrom) (03/31/84)
One possible solution to the "I can't get in the course" problem at many
universities is "challenging" the course. If you've picked up the knowledge
elsewhere (Say from reading the textbooks, and computer time "borrowed" from
your other classes) there are usually established procedures to get credit
for a course without actually taking it. It usually costs money, but less
than taking the course does.
You may have to do the labs and take the final, and spend a lot of time in
the dean's office with an insincere grin on your face. You will probably need
to buy the assigned textbooks, perhaps even special ordering them because the
bookstore is out. Do the assigned homework problems if you can find out what
they are. This takes a lot of self-motivation, perseverence, and polite
interaction with people who don't give a damn about you. Be careful about
flames; you are considered expendable by most University employees.
I racked up a year's worth of classes this way at Oregon State and U.C.
Berkeley (probably as bureaucratic as UMinn). I worked my buns off but
I managed to graduate before the money ran out, in spite of the classes I
couldn't get into. I wouldn't have made it otherwise.
You're nearly there, good luck!
--
Keith Lofstrom
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