A wise man named Mick Jagger once said, “you can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes…you get what you need!” Now that Initial Call is open for Spring 2026, be sure to only request GA room characteristics that are pedagogically essential and that align with the rooms available in the GA pool. For the previous term, 1262, there were multiple class sections left unassigned. This was often due to requests for multiple characteristics (e.g., tables + technology + room darkening + lecture capture) that only returned a very small pool of options, or rooms that do not exist (e.g. collaborative learning classrooms with large capacities). Be sure to request what you NEED, but be mindful of the limited options we have on campus and prioritize requirements over preferences.