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The Midnight Scramble for In-Demand Courses

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December 2017

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The Midnight Scramble for In-Demand Courses

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Every quarter, there is one night when the most popular online destination for students isn’t Hulu or Instagram but AXESS, Stanford’s course registration site. At 11:59 p.m. on the night before registration begins, students all over campus anxiously wait in front of their laptop screens to enroll in courses that often fill up within minutes. Below are a few examples of those most prized by students.

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