It’s this time of the year again! No, not Christmas, Final tests, or even last week of class. This week is the week where students are given a day, a time, and… the race begins! Who gets the class? Who gets the class with the best professor? Who gets the best schedule? Who gets to have a schedule? These are some of the questions UPR- Mayagüez students ask themselves during the week they have to make their “Matrículas”.
It’s like Christmas, only a little bit more stressful. Everybody has a list with many colors of ink, all having different symbols and numbers. Everybody wants their class, their professor, their perfect schedule. Everybody wants to login to their accounts and find exactly what they’re looking for. Unfortunately, things don’t turn out like that here. Santa doesn’t come that early in December.
Very few times students can get their classes. Athletes, band members, and a very small portion of the student body get the first day to create their next semester class schedule. However, the other 90% of the population, they must truly pull their hair out and, literally, fight for their classes. This process has been going on for years without further solution by the university personnel. I believe somewhere along the line something has to be done. But, for now, it’s this time of the year again, so sit back and try to be patient with next semester’s gifts.
