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MODERATOR(NICO): IN37SLIDESIntroducethetopic,whyitisbeingdiscussed,backgroundIntroducetheprettyandhandsomepanellistsThenasknowthePROSsidefirst
PROSONCURRENTENROLLMENTSYSTEM!!!*Moderatorcanaskquestions/clarifywhilepanelistsarepresenting.PeroNicowagmonghirapan!!!Sabihinmosaminkunganomgaitatanongmoplease!HAHA
1stPanellistIrregularstudent(AJ):Inmyentirestayincollege,Ihaveneverexperiencedbeingabletoenrollasaregularstudent.IvealwaysdreadedonlineenrollmentduetothefactthatDLSUsenrollmentportalisunreliablemostofthetime,andIdalwaysendupnotgettingintomyinitiallyplannedtimeslots.Itsoundsselfish,Iknow,butthereismoretoit,really.IamquitesurethatIamspeakinginbehalfofallirregularstudentswhenIsaythatwherestudentslikemeendupduringonlineenlistmenthasphysicalandpsychologicaleffects.Itmayvaryfromstudenttostudentbutinmypointofview,receivingafailingmarkisalreadyaheavyloadinitself.WaitingforeveryoneelsetobeabletoenlistfirstbeforeIcould(becauseIgota0.0)neverhelpedandinfact,onlyaddeduptomytroubles.Idoftenspend,atmost,anentiredayjusttobeabletofinishenlisting.Gettingpasttheloginpagetookalotofmytime.AndbythetimeIgottotheenlistmentpage,mostoftheslotshadalreadybeenfilled.Theonlyonesleft,ifany,wereeitherscheduledearlyinthemorningorlateatnight.
Question:Whatarethenegativeeffectsofthepreviousenrollmentpolicy?
Adjustingtoadailyscheduleof8AMto9:10PMishard,especiallywhentherearelongbreaksinbetween.WhenIdgethome,Idfeeldrainedandexhausted,andIdjustwanttorestbutIcouldntbecauseofallthehomeworkduethenextday.Thiskindofroutineisnothealthy,anditaffectsastudentsperformanceinschool.Petitioningforasubjectisanotherthing.TherewasonetermwhenIhadtopetitionforacoursebecausealltheotherslotswerefull.Anothersectionwasopenedforthatsubject,butitwaslaterdissolvedforsomeunknownreason.YoucouldjustimaginehownervousIwasforbeingdelayedfurther.
Question:Howdidaffectyourpsyche?
Inaway,theoldsystemremindedmeofthecourseIfailed.Duringmyfirstcoupleofyearsofstayincollege,flunkingthisonecoursebotheredme.Insteadofconcentrating,IspenttimethinkingaboutsomethingthatIcouldntundo.Forme,itwasapunishment.Anundeservedone,forthatmatter.ThatiswhyIamforthenewsystem.Tosomeextent,itgetsridofdiscriminationandgiveseveryoneanequalopportunitytoenlistandgetintotheclassesthathe/shewishestotakeat
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his/herdesiredtimeslot.
2ndPanellist2ndDL(Kohl): Iama3rdyearAdvertisingmajor,andmostofmytermshereinDLSU,Ivebeena2ndhonorDeansLister.Eversince,Ivedreadedthefactthatonlythe1sthonorDeansListersaretheonesprivilegedtohavetheiradvancedenrolment.Igetit,theyhavethehighestgradesinDLSU,butitsjustunfairforus,whoarealsopartoftheDeansList,thatwerenotadvantagedtogetanadvancedenrolment.Addingtothefactthattheonlyincentivewegetishavingunlimitedcutsforthesucceedingterm.
OnbehalfofthetheDLSUstudentswhoworkedhardandreachedthe2ndhonorDeansList,wealsodeservetobeatleastdaysadvancethantheregularenrolment.WehavereachedthedesiredGPAforthatcertaintermandwedeservetoberecognizedandberewardedjustasthe1sthonorDeansListers.Afterall,werealsocalledtheDeansListers,withgradesnotlowerthan2.0andaGPAofatleast3.0.Anotherthingwouldbethefactthatweredaysaheadofthepriorityandregularenrollees,reallyhelpsusalotinchoosingourschedule.ItalsoletsusexperiencetheluxuryofhavingastressfreeenrolmentasourprizeorincentiveformakingittotheDeansList.
Iamreallyforthiscurrentsystembecauseitlessensthespecialtreatmentforthe1sthonorDeansListersanditseparatesusfromtherestofthestudentswhoexperiencethecrashingofMLS.Thiscurrentenrolmentsystemisreallyfairformeanditsreallyabighelpforus.
3rdPanellistITS(Joey): presentyourside(puthereyourdraftsotheCONSsideknowshowtoanswer/rebut)WorkingintheITScanreallybeapaininthearse,especiallyduringenrollment.WegetcallsnonstopfromstudentswhorageabouttheirenrollmentslotsandhowMLSalwayscrashes.Ifyoulookatit,itsnotreallyourfault.WeareherejusttooperatethesaidsystemandmakesurethatItismaintainedproperly.Wedonthavethepowertopurchasenewserversjusttoincreasethecapacityofthewebsitebecausethispowerresideswiththeboardoftrustees/directorsoftheschool.Inaddition,evenifweprovideanewsystem,thetransitionfromonesystemtoanothercanbedifficult,notonlyforusbutalsoforthestudents.
Question:Couldyougiveusexamples?
JustlookatwhathappenedtoAnimo.sys.ThatenrollmentperiodbroughtthemoststressnotonlytothestudentsbutalsototheITSpeopleaswell.Fromourstandpoint,proposinganewenrollmentsystemwhereinthetimeslotsarejustadjustedbenefitsall.Throughcreatingnumeroustimeslotsforenrollment,thetrafficisspreadaccordingly.Thus,thenumberofentrantstoMLSpertimeslotdecreases.Withthis,thepossibilityofoursystemcrashingisgreatlyreduced.Unliketheprevioussystemwhereinallthe
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regularstudents(including2ndDL)andirregularstudentswereeachgivenadaytoenroll,thenewsystemprovidesthesestudents(excluding2ndDL)withjustonedayforenrollment.Howisthisadvantageoustous?Weonlyhavetodealwithstudentscomplaintsforoneday:).Intheprevioussystem,wegetalotofcallsfrombothregularandirregularstudentscomplainingabouthowMLSalwayscrashes.Notonlyisthisaverystressfulandirritatingmoment,butitalsoimpedesourproductivitysinceweareentertainingcallsratherthanworkingonwaystorecoverfromthecrash.
MODERATOR:youcanaskquestionsetcetc.ThenshifttohavetheCONSstatetheirsidenow
CONSONCURRENTENROLLMENTSYSTEM!!!
1STPANELLISTRegularStudent(Ana):EversinceIenteredthisuniversity,IhavebeenworkinghardnottofailinanyoftheclassesIamtaking.Andsofar,Ihavenotfailedinpursuingsuchagoal.ThoughmyrealgoalistobepartoftheDeansListers,myGPAalwaysfallsshort.
Question:IsthecurrentenrollmentsystembiasedtowardsDeansListers?
IknowthatbeingapartoftheDeansListisaprivilegeanditisonlyrightthattheygetapriorityenrollment,butbeingoneofthestudentsthatalsoexcelsinclass,althoughfailstoreachtheGPAof3.000,Ialsoaskthatwehavefairlyampletimetoenroll.Iamspeakingforallstudentsthathasworkedhardandmaintainedtheirtranscriptsfreefrom0.0swhenIsaythatthisnewenrollmentsystemisunfair.Allstudentsenterthisuniversityasequals.Thestudentsdecidewhethertheyworkhardandgethighgrades,studyandgetgoodgrades,orstaycalmandhavethegradestheydeserve.Thosewhoexcelgetaprivilegefortheirhardwork,whycantthosestudentsthatworkedhardbutwasntabletomeetexpectationsbegivenaconsolation?Iamagainstthisnewenrollmentsystembecauseofthelackoftimeassignedforregular,irregularandreinstatedstudentswhileexcesstimeisgivenforDeansListerstoenroll.
2NDPANELLISTReinstated(Ced):Imalreadya3rdyearstudent,IfailedmysecondaccountingsubjectwhichisACTBAS2during2ndyear,1stterm.IwassodisappointedandsadbecauseifIdidntfailitandIgot2.0Iwouldbea1stdeanslister.Itsmyfirsttimetofail,sowhenthedayofenlistmentcame,IwassonervousbecauselasttermImstilladvanceenrollmentbutnowimonregularenrollment.Theresahugedifferentbetweenthetwo,regularenrollmentissohasslecomparedtoadvanceenrollment.ButIcantremovethefactthatIcantbeadvanceenrollmentagain,theonlythingIcandoisgetagrade3.0andabovewhenIretakethesubjectandIwillbereinstatedenrollmentwhichwillbeonedayearlierthantheregularenrollment.SoIpromisedmyselfthatIwouldbereinstatedbecauseIdontwanttoexperienceanotherhassleenlistment/enrollment.SothenexttermIretookit,Ireallyputsomucheffortnotjusttopasseveryquizwhichhasagradeequivalentto
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1.0andeventhefinalsbuttogetatleastagradeequivalentto2.5andabove.AttheendofthetermIgot3.0soIwasreinstatedenrollmentduring3rdyear1stterm.
Question:Doesthecurrentenrollmentsystemdoawaywiththereinstatedenrollmentpolicy
IsharedmyexperiencesoyoucanseewhatIvebeenthrough.Mypointhereisthat,itwouldbeunfairformeandtootherswhoexperiencethesamesituationbecauseweputsomuchefforttogetahighgrade,nottofailagainandanotherreasonistheenrollmentsystemwhichreinstatedstudentsisonedayaheadcomparedtoirregularstudentswhichalsomeansthatmoresectionsisstillopenduringthereinstatedenrollment.Thenewenrollmentdefeatsthepurposeofreinstatedstudentsbecausewearenowmergedwiththeregularstudentssoitonlymeansthattherearemorecompetitionforusreinstatedstudentsingettinginaclass.
3RDPANELLISTLasallianBrother(Jer):HellomynameisBroJer.IvebeenaLasallianbrothersince2005andIvebeenassignedtoservehereinDLSUManilasince2009.ThroughoutmystayhereinDLSU,Ihavebecomefriendswithmanystudents,andofcourse,theyvesharedtheirstrugglesinpersonallives,academics,eveninenrollment!Somesayitsdiscriminatory.OtherssayDLsgettoomuchspecialtreatment.AndIfeelfortheregularstudentsstruggleduringenrollmentespeciallythefactthatyoureatwarwiththerestoftheschoolandthefactthattheserverneverfailstocrash.ButasaLasallianbrother,IfirmlybelieveinthestatementLasallianachieversforGodandcountry.IbelievethattheDLsdeservetheadvancedenrollment.Theyworkedhardforit.Theyachievedit,especiallythereinstatedstudents.Theywereevenmoredeterminedtoexcelaftertheirfailure.Ibelievethatssomethingtoadmire.
Question:Whatarethenegativeeffectsofthecurrentenrollmentsystem?
However,withthisnewsystemofenrollmentwherereinstatedstudentsenrollWITHtherestofthestudentbody,Idontthinkitgivesjusticetothem.ThissomehowaddstotheunfairnessoftheenrollmentschemewheretheDLsgetrewardedforexcelling,butthereinstatedstudentsdonot!Howdoyouthinkthiswillencouragestudents,especiallythereinstated,tobelasallianachievers?
Iwouldliketobepartofaninstitutionwherestudentsareencouragedtoachieve!ForGodandcountry.
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