So the course of your dreams—convenient time slot, knocks out a Gen Ed, cross-counts for concentration credit—has been lotteried, and the professor writes to you: "Looking forward to a great semester of this class—except without you in it." No need to panic just yet, though. On this Study Card Day Eve, Flyby's got you covered.

You didn't get: CS 105: "Privacy and Technology"

Guess Waldo didn't think your video application was ready for prime time.

You should take: GOV 1430: "The Politics of Personal Data." Meets Tuesday/Thursday 10:00-11:30 in CGIS-Knafel K-107. Same general topics as "Privacy and Technology," and a "data lab component" that may make this even more of a CS class than 105.

You didn't get: GOV 1510: "American Constitutional Law"

We scoured the entire internet for traces of its near twin, Laurence Tribe's United States in the World 18: "Thinking About the Constitution"—but unfortunately, that course seems to have vanished completely.

You should take: ER 31: "The Philosopher and the Tyrant." But only if you need an ethical reasoning class that meets at roughly the same time (Tuesday/Thursday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. in Sever Hall 203). We know it's not the same.

You didn't get: USW 30: "Tangible Things: Harvard Collections in World History"

If you can wait, you should take: Anthro 1130: "Archaeology of Harvard Yard," offered next fall.

If you can't wait, and you're looking for a U.S. in the World, take: USW 13: "Medicine and Society in America" It meets at the same time (Monday/Wednesday 11 a.m. in Yenching Auditorium).

You didn't get: SPU 27: "Science and Cooking"

If you're just looking for the SPU requirement, you should take: PHYSICS 15c: "Wave Phenomena," which meets at the same time just one room over in Science Center D. But somehow, that doesn't strike us as too natural of a replacement.