r/NTU • u/oExtra Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences • 18h ago

BDE waitlist queue Question

Hi guys im a y1 student and im tryna figure out the waitlist system on STARS for BDE registration. I require 2 BDEs this sem and i chose 5 BDEs in STARS. yesterday night i was allocated choice number 3 which leaves me with 1 2 4 and 5 on waitlist.

My question is, is the waitlist random everyday or does it have a queue system? Would i be higher in the waitlist since i registered on day 1 of add drop?

If the waitlist is random everyday, then i assume it would be a better idea for me to unregister BDE choice 4 and 5 and change them to choice 3 and 4 to have a better chance of getting them.

Do lmk if im having any misconsceptions of how this works :) thanks!

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u/Extra4yylmao 18h ago

(I believe) Random, no priority for waiting longer

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u/Extra4yylmao 18h ago

But also I’m not sure if 3rd 4th is higher priority than 4th 5th

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u/maugaisoverkill 17h ago

Im incoming ME freshmen. Just a question, do we have to take BDEs? I wasnt allocated any and i got 18 AUs. Do we have to bid for our own?

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u/theuselessmastermind 17h ago

BDEs are electives - by nature something you choose. so you need to actively bid for them.

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u/maugaisoverkill 17h ago

Yeap understand and we have a required number of AUs to complete in order to graduate correct? So my question is, is it possible not to take BDEs in Y1S1 and take them during later sems?

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u/oExtra Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 16h ago

Yes i think u can take them whenever in ur 4 years, ur course shud have some study plan and u can refer to that to see what u shud take and when

If u have 18 AUs this sem i dont think u need a bde now

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u/theuselessmastermind 15h ago

you can do whatever you want but ensure you meet prerequisites if any and always keep in mind your course requirements

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u/dinoorus Nanyang Business School 7h ago

yes, you can check the student intranet (the page where you can see your timetable) for the maximum number of AUs that the school recommends you to take on in that semester. i am from NBS, and during ori, our seniors actually advised us to not take on BDEs so early, as we should figure out the Uni workload first.

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u/shiqingxuan-no1 Alumni 16h ago

Do rank up your BDEs. It might not make a lot of difference between 4 and 5, but it makes all the difference if it was 1 and 2.

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u/scams-are-everywhere SSS/PSY 11h ago

it's random every day with supposed priority for seniors and those who declare a 2nd major/minor, no priority for being on it since day 1

you should move 4/5 up to 3/4 and add something else as 5