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Sloan Subject Prioritization<br>
Bidding System Guidelines, Spring 2005<br>
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<font size="+1">http://sloanbid.mit.edu<br>
</font>[NOTE: DISABLE POP-UP BLOCKING SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO
SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE BIDDING SYSTEM.]<br>
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Please read the following carefully:<br>
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User ID:<br>
* Your MIT ID number<br>
<br>
Passwords:<br>
* Leave the password blank when you first enter the system
- even if you've bid before!<br>
* Create a new password under 'Personal Information' once you
are in the system -- write it down.<br>
* Passwords are case sensitive and up to twenty characters in
length.<br>
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The allocation of seats in subjects within the system favors Sloan
over non-Sloan students as well as seniority of students. The
Sloan School's bidding process for classes is a two-round system;
non-Sloan students are eligible to participate ONLY in Round II.
There is also bidding for closed Sloan classes in a Waitlist-only
Round, open to all students.<br>
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BIDDING SCHEDULE:<br>
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Round II - MIT-wide<br>
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Opens at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 21<br>
Closes at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, December 30<br>
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Round II results posted on Wednesday, January 5 on the bidding
website<br>
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Waitlist-only Round<br>
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Opens at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 5<br>
Closes at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 12<br>
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Section Swap Survey: http://sloanspace.mit.edu SES-All Sloan
folder<br>
Opens at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 5<br>
Closes at 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 31 (Registration Day)<br>
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* The Sloan Spring 2005 Course Schedule is on-line at
http://sloanbid.mit.edu<br>
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* The bidding system runs 24 hours/day. <br>
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* It is to your advantage to bid early, leaving yourself plenty
of time to make changes during the bidding round. Waiting until the
last few hours of Round II to bid may leave you unable to access the
system. All bids are tallied simultaneously at the close of the
round.<br>
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* Make a printout of your bids - it is important to have a
'receipt' of your bids.<br>
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* Prioritization is mandatory for all Sloan elective subjects.
Any Sloan subject which has a Restriction is listed accordingly and is
unbiddable by students outside of these programs. The
bidding system will give you an error message if you attempt to bid
for a restricted course.<br>
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* You are given 1000 points to allocate as you choose, with a
bidding credit limit of up to 54 units of Sloan courses.<br>
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* The bid point range for any given subject is 1-1000 points.
Bids of 0 points will not register.<br>
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* Bid for both first-half (H1) and second-half (H2) subjects
during Round II bidding. There isn't an H2-specific bidding
round.<br>
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* You may begin with a clean slate of 1000 points at any time
during the bidding round if you drop every subject and/or bid you have
committed.<br>
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* You may bid for specific sections, but multi-section bidding
for the same subject is prohibited. There are, however, several
options for section re-assignment in the event that your bid for a
specific section is unsuccessful. These options include being
placed in another section which meets at the same time, or in any open
section of that subject. This last option can result in your
being placed in a section which meets at the same time as another of
your successful bids. The system will not prevent this, leaving
you to make the decision as to which subject you prefer.<br>
<br>
* All bids are resolved simultaneously at the end of each
Round. Don't wait until the last minute to place bids!<br>
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* Successful bids become your pre-registration and will appear
on your Registration Form.<br>
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* When finished bidding, completely log out of the system,
especially if using a lab computer!<br>
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* You will receive an additional 1000 points with which to bid
during the Waitlist-Only Round. Points do not carry over between
the rounds.<br>
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* A list of Sloan Closed Classes will be available on the Course
Bidding site, http://sloanbid.mit.edu in early January. Closed
classes must have bids placed toward waitlist positions. Sloan
classes not on this list, i.e., those with seats remaining, can be
added onto Registration Forms on January 31.</blockquote>
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Waitlists for Closed Sloan Classes:<br>
* There is no guarantee that seats will become available or that
an instructor will choose to use a waitlist.<br>
* Waitlists are bid upon competitively, using the same criteria
as bidding: levels of prioritization and points bid.<br>
* The instructor or TA will email you if a seat becomes
available in a waitlisted class. You must then complete an Add
Form to formally register for the course.<br>
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You can bid toward waitlists, as follows (READ CAREFULLY!):<br>
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Round II<br>
* Courses which fill in Round I will allow waitlist bidding in
Round II.<br>
* An unsuccessful bid placed on a class in Round II will
automatically create a waitlist position.<br>
** BIDS PLACED FOR WAITLISTS IN ROUND II ARE HIGHER THAN BIDS PLACED
IN THE WAITLIST-ONLY ROUND. Carefully consider how important a
waitlist position in a particular class is to you.<br>
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Waitlist-Only Round (Bidding for waitlist position of closed
classes)<br>
January 5, 9:00 a.m. - January 12, 3:00 p.m.<br>
* After Round II bids are resolved, the system re-opens to allow
bidding only on closed class waitlists.<br>
* No adding or dropping of classes will be permitted during this
round; this is done on and after Registration Day.<br>
* All students will receive an additional 1000 points in the
waitlist round exclusively for waitlist-only bidding.<br>
* Remember that waitlist bidding began in Round II and has
higher priority!<br>
* Courses filling in Round II will only have waitlist bidding
during the waitlist-only round.<br>
* Non-credit classes will only be available for bidding during
the waitlist-only round.<br>
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Section Swap Survey (http://sloanspace.mit.edu SES-All Sloan
folder):<br>
January 5, 9:00 a.m. - January 31, 3:00 p.m.<br>
* Use this site if you have successfully gained a seat in a
sectioned Sloan class during bidding but would now like to change
sections.<br>
* Only sign up for a swap -- do not sign onto a wait list for
another section of the same subject.<br>
* If you are on a waitlist you do not actually have a
seat, so you cannot yet request a swap.<br>
* Students are encouraged to find their own swap partners --
enter the info on the swap site!<br>
* When seats become available, faculty are encouraged to conduct
section swaps prior to taking students from a waitlist.<br>
* You will be notified via email if a swap is conducted.
No further paperwork is necessary.<br>
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Questions? Please contact the Sloan Educational Services staff
listed on<br>
the bidding web site, http://sloanbid.mit.edu.</blockquote>
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