Fae ([info]faemous) wrote,
@ 2009-05-15 16:24:00
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Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.
So here's the thing.

I was supposed to graduate tomorrow and be done with school forever, or at least until some-odd years down the line I decided that I wanted to get my master's in something-or-other.

But this is not the case.

Oh, I'll still get to walk at graduation tomorrow, wearing my cap and gown, with family and friends there to congratulate me and all that, but I won't be receiving a diploma, and I'm not done with school.

APPARENTLY, at the very beginning of the semester, my advisor and the registrar noticed that I was two credits short in my major (because of classes being dropped or failed, I guess), and concocted a plan in which I would take a summer course. However, they neglected to tell me this until WEDNESDAY, when I sent off a quick e-mail to my advisor to make sure that I had all my ducks in a row.

First of all, I'm totally pissed at the administration for dropping the ball and not letting me know what was up. The plan they've worked out for me is acceptable, I guess, but I would have liked to KNOW ABOUT IT. My advisor told me that she'd assumed that the head of the department had contacted me about it, and I assume that she assumed that my advisor had told me, and basically, they just suck a lot and I'm angry and extremely disappointed because I just want to be fucking DONE. I was looking forward to, you know, STARTING MY LIFE, but instead I have to scramble to register for a course at a college near home and make sure that it's ACCEPTABLE and PAY for it and...none of this is the end of the world, obviously. I was just excited to be done, and my family was proud of me, and I was proud of myself, for coming back from fucking up so badly and making it through, and now I find out that I'm not quite finished. And the people in charge knew about this the whole time and neglected to tell me.

This just. Sucks.

And I'm late for a performance, so I'm just gonna. Post this and run. Be back later, kids. ♥



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[info]jazzyjello
2009-05-15 08:44 pm UTC (link)
That is horrible and completely ridiculous and I can't believe THEY would decide your LIFE PLAN like that in the first place. And then not even tell you. Or even give you any options! WTF?! That's completely bogus! I am outraged on your behalf. That just really sucks. :/

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[info]faemous
2009-05-17 06:57 am UTC (link)
Well it's kind of standard procedure, that if you don't finish all your credits, if you have four or less left you can walk at graduation but have to finish them ASAP. So it makes perfect sense, it's just ridiculously lame that they didn't let me know that they'd already decided this, and that I wouldn't have known at ALL had I not asked about graduation in an email to my advisor. It's pretty much the lamest. But! I walked at graduation today and we've been celebrating, so I'm trying to not be upset about the stupid summer class!

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[info]jazzyjello
2009-05-17 02:15 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, that's a very good attitude to have, hahaha. Don't let it get to you!

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[info]snuzzie
2009-05-15 08:56 pm UTC (link)
I hate school admin so much.

Can you take an online course?

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[info]faemous
2009-05-17 06:58 am UTC (link)
They're pretty much the worst.

I can, but my parents want me to go to an actual class because they think I spend too much time online and want me to interact with real people. I'd prefer an online course, but whatever. They're paying.

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[info]snuzzie
2009-05-17 02:42 pm UTC (link)
Well, but you'll be working out again, won't you? At B&N? So you'll be socializing plenty.

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[info]_tehriah
2009-05-15 08:59 pm UTC (link)
Oh man, that sucks so much. So so much. BUT YOU'LL MAKE IT THROUGH. Just a couple more months, right? At least it's not a full semester.

STILL SUCKS, BUT YOU'RE SO CLOSE. I would complain about your admin, though. that's a pretty big thing to fuck up on. :/

PRETEND YOU'RE MATT'S PILLOW.

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[info]faemous
2009-05-17 07:01 am UTC (link)
Yeah, it's really not THAT big of a deal in the long run, it's mostly just terrible because of the SURPRISE, YOU'RE NOT DONE WITH COLLEGE factor. I was so excited to be DONE. BOOOO.

Especially since shooting off an email that says "you're two credits short, so you can walk at graduation but you need to take a summer course" would have taken literally ten seconds.

I WOULD LOVE TO BE MATT'S PILLOW *__*

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[info]empath_eia
2009-05-15 09:25 pm UTC (link)
Holy crap. I would want to do violence. D:

*holds*

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[info]faemous
2009-05-17 07:03 am UTC (link)
Yeah, dude. I murdered the crap out of a sandwich in my rage.

It was delicious.

Thanks, love. *CLINGS*

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[info]tea_roses
2009-05-16 05:30 am UTC (link)
What? They should be FIRED! *HUGS* I'm sorry, bb. At least it's just one class?

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[info]faemous
2009-05-17 07:06 am UTC (link)
I don't think I'd go that far, because they're really nice people, and I've had both of them as professors and they're awesome; I think that it was mostly just a lapse in communication somewhere along the line, and in the long run it's really not a big deal, I just hate that they knew about this ALL SEMESTER, and that it got sprung on me RIGHT when I thought it was okay to relax. And that was probably the longest sentence ever. Haha. But yes! Thank you *HUGS IN RETURN* Hopefully I can find a suitable class on something interesting so I won't feel like killing myself.

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[info]darcelona
2009-05-16 11:55 pm UTC (link)
wow that's fucking retarded of them, it's so irresponsible of them, im really sorry babe. but im glad that you still got to walk and everything. congratulations poodle, you've done really well and should still be really proud of yourself. this dumb 2 credit class too, shall pass.

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[info]faemous
2009-05-17 07:07 am UTC (link)
It's pretty lame, but I'm mostly over it. My dad gave me an excellent pep talk, so everything is pretty tits. Thanks, love. Today was excellent. ♥

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