[Goose]

One of the advantages of Stanford vs, say, a public school like UCLA, is that it is rare for students to have difficulties enrolling in classes they need for their chosen academic field. That's one of the reasons people pick Stanford.

Is there actually a problem to be "solved" here? It has been a very long time since I registered for classes at Stanford, but never once did I have any problem getting in. In a few required undergraduate classes (Western Civ, no longer an issue) you may not be able to get in at the time of day you wanted, but you could always get in an 0800 one :-). Athletes have some additional constraints, like practice times that can constrain them more than other students. They may also prefer to take fewer units in season which may get them "off sequence". AFAIK Stanford already gave preference to athletes affected by these constraints. It may have been "unofficial" (talk to the instructors), but it seemed to solve most problems. Is that no longer working?

[Goose]

One of the advantages of Stanford vs, say, a public school like UCLA, is that it is rare for students to have difficulties enrolling in classes they need for their chosen academic field. That's one of the reasons people pick Stanford.

Is there actually a problem to be "solved" here? It has been a very long time since I registered for classes at Stanford, but never once did I have any problem getting in. In a few required undergraduate classes (Western Civ, no longer an issue) you may not be able to get in at the time of day you wanted, but you could always get in an 0800 one :-). Athletes have some additional constraints, like practice times that can constrain them more than other students. They may also prefer to take fewer units in season which may get them "off sequence". AFAIK Stanford already gave preference to athletes affected by these constraints. It may have been "unofficial" (talk to the instructors), but it seemed to solve most problems. Is that no longer working?