I spoke with two individuals who offer contrasting perspectives during my interviews about the registration crisis based on their unique educational journeys. Both are connected to the problem in different ways providing a bridge between current chaos and systemic issues. One interviewee is a current freshman at SDSU placing them directly in the line of fire. They are currently dealing with class registration issues in real-time which heavily influenced their tone. Because they are going through it right now their answers were more emotional and detailed. This student explained that waitlists are so long that it feels like their entire life is on hold. The anxiety of not knowing if they will even be able to get all the classes they need.
The other person already graduated so they are speaking from past experience. Their answers were more calm and less intense reflecting the distance time provides. Since they went to community college first they did not struggle as much with registration during their early years. This likely affected how they viewed the problem as they had a smoother path before entering the university system making the contrast sharp. They saw the university registration system as a hurdle but not necessarily an impossible wall because they had already completed many core requirements elsewhere.
What stood out to me most was how stressful registration is. My friend said it was worse than finals which really surprised me. We often think of exams as the peak of student anxiety but the bureaucratic hurdle of simply getting into a seat seems to carry a heavier weight. I learned that students sometimes have to switch majors just to get the classes they need. This is a big deal because it changes a student's entire career path based on scheduling availability rather than passion or skill which to me is so unfair. I also learned that overcrowding has been an issue for a while but it seems like it has gotten worse over time.
This is a picure of the student to staff ratio at SDSU to represnt how dratic it is i just thought it was relevent tho it wasnt spoken much on
These responses help show different sides of the problem by layering personal urgency over historical consistency. The freshman explains how bad the situation is right now while the graduate shows that this has been an issue for years. Together they help show that the problem is not new but it is certainly getting worse as the student body grows and the number of available course sections stays the same. While these interviews were eye-opening my understanding is not yet complete. Since I still need views from different perspectives like STEM majors and Buisness to see a bigger contrast depending on the seriousness of most of their classes.
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