Typically, students receive their class schedules on Infinite Campus the night before school starts. This year, students discovered a way to see their schedules six days before the school released them. This early leak sparked excitement, confusion, a speedy game of telephone, and quick action from the district.
The method involved logging into BrainPOP Español through Clever. Once inside, students could open the assignments tab and see their entire schedules—teachers, classes, and periods included.
Junior Vesta Kassayan was one of the first M-A students to know about the leak. The trick circulated at Carlmont High School before it reached M-A. “A rumor spread at Carlmont that then made its way to my friend’s cousin there, to my friend, to a group chat with my friends, and then diffused out from there,” he said.
The news spread quickly by word of mouth. By Wednesday night, many students had already viewed their course schedules, though questions about the accuracy lingered. “Mine turned out to be accurate, which was great because I liked my schedule,” senior Riya Mehta said.
“It provided peace of mind that all my class choices went through,” Kassayan said.
However, it was not 100% accurate for everyone. “The period numbers were all accurate, but not the name of my Statistics teacher,” senior Gustav Singel said.
“It said I had Ceramics third period, just like my friend’s schedule said. It made me really sad when I got my real schedule and realized it was wrong, and I had Ceramics first period,” junior Cindy Qiao said.
Within two days, the district had temporarily shut down BrainPOP Español on Clever. By the time administrators were able to remove access, it was too late and many students had already seen the leak. Students were still able to access other applications on the site.
“I didn’t know that the admin shut it down. I checked it once when everyone found out and didn’t look at it again,” Mehta said.
“It gave people false expectations and hopes. It was a smart decision for them to shut it off,” Singel said.
“They have reasons for releasing schedules on the 12th—to allow counselors to comfortably make changes, for instance,” Kassayan said.
While information about leaks has been limited online, a few TikToks show students using Clever or BrainPOP to access their schedules early, as well as administrators restricting access to these programs.
For many students, seeing their schedules early can take away some of the uncertainty and stress that comes with a new school year.
“It’s kind of annoying to get our schedules the day before school starts because it doesn’t give us time to prepare,” Tajimaroa said.
“If I were a student, I would want to know my schedule early so that I could have time to talk with other students and get myself excited,” AP World teacher Ms. Sani said.
In prior years, students have found ways to see certain classes early—AP World popped up on Canvas a few days before schedules were released last school year. This leak, however, has provided the most information of all previous tricks.
“I haven’t seen anything like this in previous years,” Mehta said.
In the end, students will have to wait and see if this glitch was a one-time occurrence or if it returns in future years.
*Vesta Kassayan is a journalist for the M-A Chronicle.
