Which came first ? Chicken or the Egg

I am an international student and I chose to attend the freshers' week programme which had organized many induction programmes for a 'newbie' like me. For that week, it will cost me £140 and it begins two weeks before term starts.

During that week, we are supposed to register with the university, electronically. With a temporary password, I started with my registration. At the last stage of the online application, I am instructed to print a copy of the registration certificate and I am also asked to use my Student ID card to print it.

The problem is, I have to print out the registration certificate in order to exchange for my Student ID card. I am sure anyone who encounters this felt really ridiculous. Anyway, I believe that the administration found out about this problem and decided to let us print out the certificates without our ID cards.

This registration procedure designed by the school's administration could have been better if they put in some thoughts and considerations. I hope they will not repeat this mistake again.