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God bless the person who dropped HZ101 on Wednesday at approximately 1.32pm.

Full of discouragement from Tuesday’s PHO215 fiasco, I decided not to ninja-attend HZ101 because I’d already emailed the lecturer who’d informed me that he would not be able to make an extra space for me although he would put me on the waitlist, and I thought there was no point going for a class which I probably wouldn’t be able to get in the end anyway.  After emailing Susan Lai (who is the most helpful woman on earth, God bless her too), the HSS English department head, the module coordinator, AND the subject coordinator, all of whom tell me there’s nothing to be done, I was beginning to lose hope.

So instead I lurked on STARS and haunted the system trying my bestest to add a nice-looking module which would 1) fit my schedule, and 2) not be something ridiculous like anything to do with Math or Science.  After a bout of fits and starts whereby I began to plot the demise of the inventor of STARS as well as the best way to burn down the NTU admin office, I finally managed to add HL101, Introduction to Literature, which wasn’t too bad.

I continued staring wistfully at HZ101 and its 0/0 vacancy/waitlist.  Then in a dull throb of hope I refreshed the screen.

GACK! GASP! WHAT IS THAT! HZ101 1/0!!!!!!!!!!

You will NOT believe the adrenalin rush experienced by an NTU student who has just discovered a single empty slot for a much-desired subject that was hitherto packed full.

With trembling fingers I rush to STARS to switch HL101 to HZ101.  Oh damn, what was the subject code for HL101 again?  Cursing myself for my own rush of nervousness I commit the code to memory.  I mistype.  I swear loudly at myself.  I type it in and press enter.  AHHH THEY WILL NOT LET ME SWITCH BETWEEN DIFFERENT SUBJECTS.  I go back to the main menu and click on “drop subject.”  Joy!  The subject is dropped!  I click on “add subject”.  STARS informs me smugly that my time allocation is up and closes itself.  I begin to turn purple in the face.  My heart is racing like a hyperactive squirrel on caffeine.  I tab to the STARS planner and click “add subject”.  STARS planner asks me if I’m sure I want to add HZ101, yes or no?  I click yes.  My eyes are starting to pop out my head from the pressure.

“HZ101 has been added.”

I actually stood up, punched the air and screamed in delight.

Oh, I’m gonna miss being a student.

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