Enrollment

Definition

The process of officially registering for classes, which combines the stress of a stock market floor with the technical reliability of a website built in 1997. Thousands of students click refresh simultaneously while the server contemplates early retirement.

Example Usage

"Enrollment opened at 8 AM and by 8:01 every section of the easy professor was full, leaving only the instructor with a 1.2 rating on Rate My Professor."

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