Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is lesson 49. Today we're going to look at the
difference between register and enroll. Yeah. Sometimes when we're going over it
students will ask what's the difference between register and enroll ? Basically
register is filling out the paperwork. Well, let's take a look. So here if we say to register, to fill out your name, your personal
information, etc on an official list in order to study at a school, stay in a hotel,
possibly register at a hospital. Yes so register can be used for all of these.
You're putting your official name on this list and that they've got your
information and they know you already. But enroll can only be used for a school
or class. We cannot enroll in a hotel. We cannot enroll in a hospital. Okay. So
there's a clear difference right there. Right away. Let's take a look at
examples. Yes you have to register before they will
give you a hotel room. So again you can register at a hotel. Yeah. You fill out the
paperwork and probably then you have to pay also before they'll actually give
you the keys to the room. But again registering means you filled it out.
Number two. I need to register my child for kindergarten. Yeah well of course you know
a small child can't register themselves. So you go there and you help fill out all the personal
information for it. All right. Let's look at number three.
This again helps to explain the difference. You need to register first in order to
enroll. So first you need to fill out the paperwork and then once they accept it,
once there's no problem. Everything's okay. Technically you have enrolled. So let's take a look at
enroll. Once you enroll in a school , class, etc. , you have officially joined it. So
they've accepted you. All right. So the far, far majority of the time when you
register, it probably will be no problem and they'll accept it. They'll take the
money and you'll be enrolled. That's why it almost
seems interchangeable sometimes. Because you kind of do the two together. But
there could be some possibility, very, very rare possibility where you could
register and maybe they won't allow you to enroll. There could be an issue. There
could be a problem. So let's take a look at some examples.
With the first one there's not. Your two children are enrolled in that elementary
school. Yeah. So there was no problem here. Let's look at the second one. Jack
registered for some college courses, but he could not be enrolled because he
didn't have any documents to prove he graduated from high school. Yeah. Maybe
this wasn't a college where you had to be accepted at. Maybe they were just
offering courses and you went and you you for the day , you signed in . It's
possible they may ask you for those documents as you're registering, and
maybe they won't let you register if you don't have the documents but there's a
possibility they may let you register and say okay fill out the registration.
Bring your documents in, you know, next week or a couple of days later to the
registration office. But you know if you, if you did fill them out and then maybe
you couldn't find them in time. Maybe there could be a problem. Where maybe
they won't actually allow you to enroll. Let's look at number
three here. MRS . Smith registered her child for third grade, but was told her
daughter could not be enrolled in the school because she wasn't a resident in this
area. Yeah. Some, some grammar schools want you to be living in the area before they
allow you to do it. Maybe, I don't know if she knew the information or didn't know
the information. Maybe she was confused. She filled it out and later on they, they
checked and they found that she wasn't a resident. Saying sorry, you can't go to
this school because you must be a resident. So there is a possibility again
most of the time when you register they will be more than 99 percent of the time
probably everybody knows all the rules and you know there's usually no problem.
So once you usually register, they accept it
right away and if there's no issues then you are officially enrolled. So that's
why it almost seems like it happens at the exact same time. That's why students
can get confused about it. But again, register and enroll and can only be for
school or courses. You cannot register. I mean you cannot enroll in in a hotel you
don't enroll in a hospital. But you can register for those. Okay I hope that
clarifies it. Thank you for your time.