FAQs
Post-Bidding Topics
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Q: How do I understand my bid results?
A: Check out our How to Read Results webpage.
Q: I'm happy with my bid results. Do I need to do anything else?
A: No, you do not need to confirm your results or do anything else. All of your GOOD results will become enrollment, and your SIZE results will become waitlist positions, automatically when we push bids to enrollment at the conclusion of bidding.
Q: I have a GOOD bid result. Should I click the Cancel button?
A: Clicking the CANCEL button will cancel your bid and forfeit your seat in the class (or place on the waitlist). Do not click Cancel unless you want out of the class. We cannot guarantee you’ll be able to recover your seat if you accidentally click Cancel, so you’ll want to be really, really certain you intend to give up your seat before clicking Cancel.
Q: I got everything I wanted in Round 1. Now what?
A: Congratulations! If you are happy with your Round 1 bid results, you do not need to bid in Round 2.
Q: If I participate in Round 2, will my Round 2 bids affect/change my Round 1 results?
A: No! Each bidding round is separate and discrete, so a Round 2 bid will not affect or override bids
from Round 1. Here are 2 examples to further explain:
- If a student bids 100 points in Round 1 for a class that meets Monday at 9am and receives a GOOD
bid, then bids 200 points in Round 2 for a different class that meets Monday at 9am, the Round 2 bid will be denied for TIME even though more points were bid. The Round 1 bid would need to be cancelled to have a chance at getting into the 2nd class through Round 2 bidding. - Denied bids are permanently denied. If you have a bid denied in Round 1 and you are still interested in the class, you must resolve the conflict and place a new bid during Round 2. For example:
- If a bid was denied for CRED/TIME/SEC and you wish to try again:
- Cancel the GOOD bid for the class(es) that caused the conflict.
- Place a new bid in Round 2.
- If a bid was denied for CRED/TIME/SEC and you wish to try again:
Q: I’m number X on the waitlist, what should I do, what’s the chance of me getting in?
A: Whether you get a seat is entirely dependent on the number of students who drop (or cancel good bids) and there is no way to predict how it will play out.
Q: I’m on the waitlist, can I place a higher bid in Round 2 to secure a seat?
A: No. If you drop your waitlist position and attempt to re-bid in Round 2, you will not secure a seat and will end up farther down the waitlist, behind everyone waitlisted in Round 1.
Q: I’m on the waitlist and my friend said she’s going to outbid my place on the waitlist. Can she really do that?
A: No, once you’re on the waitlist from Round 1, your position cannot be superseded by a higher point bid in Round 2. No one can “line jump” the waitlist, not even Dean Spies Roth.
Q: I’m on the waitlist, but I spoke to the professors and they said they approve my enrollment. Will you enroll me in the class?
A: No. If there is a waitlist, no one can approve your enrollment ahead of the students on the waitlist. We’ll be happy to enroll you if enough students drop to create an available seat for you based on your place on the waitlist.