{"id":6023,"date":"2021-02-09T06:45:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T13:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/?p=6023"},"modified":"2021-02-25T15:57:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T22:57:56","slug":"from-position-18-on-the-waitlist-to-getting-into-the-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/2021\/02\/09\/from-position-18-on-the-waitlist-to-getting-into-the-course\/","title":{"rendered":"From Position 18 on the Waitlist to Getting into the Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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GY115: Oceanography, taught by Paul Myrow, is an entirely in-person class located in Palmer Hall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Two hours before the first meeting for my Block 5 art history course, I was still thinking about Paul Myrow\u2019s Oceanography class. I had first heard about the class from a high school acquaintance who took it a few years prior, when he began his time at Colorado College. I excitedly put GY115: Oceanography on my schedule in banner but underestimated how many other people would do the same. When results for spring courses were released, I was disheartened to find myself on the waitlist\u2014in position 18!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remained on the waitlist for months, and a few days before the start of Block 5 I had moved up, but only to position 10. The night before the first day of class, I went to bed with the reluctant acceptance that I would have to wait until next year to learn about the oceans and the related geological, biological, and chemical processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I woke up the next day, I spontaneously decided to check the course schedule on banner. What if someone had dropped the course last minute, and there was an open spot? I thought it was unlikely so I wasn\u2019t super hopeful, but I was shocked to discover that there were two potential spots! I jumped to email the professor, Paul Myrow, to see if there really was space in the class. He responded quickly, and I realized several things at once: the class was completely in-person, it was starting at 9 am in Palmer, and there was no guarantee I would have a spot in the class; I had only a little time to dash across campus and show up for a class I was not yet enrolled in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With only a few minutes before I was supposed to arrive, I skipped my morning coffee and ran to my bike which was parked by Loomis. I hadn\u2019t planned on biking but it would be the fastest way for me to get to this in-person class. Unfortunately, my heeled boots, wide-legged pants, and large tote bag purse did not agree with the pedals, gears, and front wheel of the bike, but I made it to Palmer in one piece, only slightly late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Palmer\u2019s west entrance is covered in COVID-19 safety guideline posters<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When I got there, I was faced with a puzzle: how to get in! Since this was my first in-person class ever at CC, I had no idea which door to use. After finding all of the front doors locked, I ran to the right side of the building only to find those doors locked as well. Still in questionable foot attire, I dashed to the other side of the building, where I noted an accessible entrance with a visible gold card scanner. In a lucky turn of events, I had gold card access, and suddenly I was in a strange hall that housed several offices and lots of framed images of rocks. I followed a loud voice into the main hall, where I stumbled upon a classroom with people in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n