Everyone finds himself or herself complaining about having to wait in line at some point, but the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Academic Assembly is working on creating one line into which students may be more eager to jump.

Assembly President Ricardo Torres is looking into the possibility of enabling students to join a waitlist on eLion for classes that are filled but may open up.

Torres said the waitlist would be prioritized based on who needs the class the most, giving highest priority to seniors who may need a certain class to graduate. A combination of the assembly, the Department of Undergraduate Education and the University Faculty Senate would determine who deserves priority in each case.

The assembly considered this project two to three years ago, but it went nowhere and no one seems to know why, Torres said.

Although he isn't sure if it will work this time, Torres said he hopes to create a report and present it to the Department of Undergraduate Education and Faculty Senate by sometime next fall.

USG President Nick Stathes said he thinks Torres will bring many innovative ideas as assembly president that will be beneficial to the student body.

"I think that any attempt to enhance the ability of students to schedule classes is certainly something that [Academic Assembly] and USG as a whole should be looking into," Stathes said. "Right now, I'd say that I would be completely in favor of contacting the individuals who we'd need permission and support from to see a project like that happen. It's a great idea."

Ross Brode, assistant registrar for systems development and network support, said Penn State operates on a priority registration system in which students with the highest number of earned credits have the first pick of classes. He said the trouble is that some classes are in high demand, and if one person drops it, leaving one seat available, there could be 30 to 40 students ready to get it. "It's gone before you know it," he said.

Brode said there have been attempts outside of the eLion system in which students developed a sort of business in developing a waitlist, but he did not know specifically how they worked or if they were successful.

Sean Sherlock (junior-political science) said he's had trouble scheduling classes in the past, but he thinks this project is unnecessary. "If a kid wants to get into a class bad enough, you can stake out eLion," he said. "You always end up getting into the class anyway."

Laurie Rudzinski (junior-economics and international politics) said she has never had trouble scheduling classes she wants or needs. "If you keep checking, I've found practically every class I ever wanted to open up," she said, adding that even heavily demanded classes can be attainable, as ballroom dancing was for her freshman year.

However, Joseph Delaney (freshman-mathematics) said he thinks this project would be beneficial. "It would be a much fairer way and would work out better for everyone," he said.