Updated July 2020
No need to look beyond the registration form to get on a wait list.
You also have the ability to add/drop courses from your waitlist after you have completed registration!
Just use the two icons just under "Enrollments".
Q: What are my chances of getting off a waiting list?
A: In the words of a famous genealogist, it depends. Sometimes we are able to add seats to a course; sometimes there is movement from course to course. The most changes occur near the course cancellation deadline. Some even occur the day we begin. Miracles happen ... and sometimes they don't.
To protect the integrity of the waitlist process, we cannot tell you your placement; nor can we move you up the list for any good reason. We can't let you swap courses with a friend who can no longer attend, as that seat should go to the next person on the waitlist. Sounds downright depressing, doesn't it?
The good news is, we are often able to work through quite a few names on our waitlists, depending on circumstances. We recommend that you register for your second choice course while you wait – but only if it is truly a course you will enjoy as there are no guarantees. While we would love to help each and every one of you get that first-choice selection, seating is, by necessity, limited, even when virtual.
Q: I haven't registered yet, and the only courses in which I have an interest are full. How do I get on the waitlist?
A: Click on "Register Now" and on the first page, select "Wait List Only," then "Next."
Just as if you were registering and paying for a course, you will need to reply to the agreements and invitations on the following page. Then once you are pulled off the waitlist, those answers are already on file. Cancellation policy agreement is required; permissions are optional. Again, click "Next."
The final page is a "Summary" of your selections. If you find an error, you can use the "Previous" button to return to a prior page to modify your answers. Once everything on this page is accurate, click "Finish." You MUST click "Finish" or your waitlist request is not complete.
You should then see an additional notice at the bottom of that page confirming that you have been added. Click "Exit Registration" to go back to your dashboard. From there, you can also open "Wait Lists" (see top item on this page) to see your waitlisted courses.
Then WATCH your email for that exciting announcement that says "An Opening is Available." You wouldn't believe how many people miss that email - I can't underscore enough how important it is that you ensure your email client is accepting, not trashing or placing in a junk folder, all correspondence from SLIG.
Q: What are my odds? What are the secrets of the waitlist universe? Your waitlist wisdom?
A: I truly wish I had some. But I do offer this:
- The sooner you get on a waitlist, the higher the probability of success. Don't sign up in November and expect an immediate response.
- Do register for your second choice so you can make plans to attend while the airline prices are reasonable and there is still lodging available. Then, if an opening comes up in the final days just before SLIG, or even on the day of, your chances of being able to take that seat are greater than those on the list ahead of you who are still in Virginia Beach. Just sayin'. Not that we won't call down the list in order, but the odds of having someone purchase a last-minute flight to SLC are naturally slim (although it has happened).
- Be realistic. If the Advanced Methodology course filled in less than one minute, and you waitlisted the course two days later, consider that you might be a way down the list. Please take a good hard look at other options - there are some absolutely amazing courses always available.
I wish you all the best of luck with this process. And may the "odds" be with you!
Peg Ivanyo, Director
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