Neither Here Nor There (entitything) wrote, @ 2003-08-21 00:39:00

Current mood:

distressed

Maria maria-- or Why I may not be graduating in the spring
So Maria forgot, naturally, that I was supposed to be in that tutorial I need.

If I don't have it, I don't graduate. We've talked about this. She agreed. And yet, when I cornered her today, it was a different story:

Me: "Hi, Maria, I just wanted to ask you about the History of anthropological theory tutorial..."

Her: "I'm sorry, but that's only open to the four people who need it."

Me: "I'm one of them. I'd talked to you a few times during the semester. See, I'm graduating this spring."

Her (shocked): "Really? But-- oh, that's going to be difficult. Finding time slot...five students...fit schedule...inconvenience...only for students who were out of the country when it was offered...blah blah. Have you had cultural?"

Me: "I have to take it this year. We had discussed my taking the tutorial concurrently with cultural."

Her: "No, that's impossible. You can't take this without having had cultural."

Me: "Maria. I have to graduate this spring. I'd love to stay, but I do not have funding for a fifth year here."

Her: "Oh, well, I guess we'll have to work something out... Gotta go now bye."

John advises me to try the course and if I can't keep up, stay an extra semester. Tina says I should stay an extra semester no matter what. But I'm a pauper and the job isn't helping that much.

Oh, gods. I am so stressed. I just want to chew my arms off and claim disability or something. I need an appointment at Parkview. That has to wait until monday.

	(Anonymous) 2003-08-21 15:42 (link)
	wow...um yeah. I find that most guidence people don't tend to be quite on the ball with everything. But then with all the students coming up to the for multiple things it can get tasking. However, you did come up to her at multiple times throughout the semster. Well...give me a call..I think I may have an idea for you. ~Kitten~ (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fledermaus 2003-08-21 22:25 (link)
	Reminds me of my college experience. No wonder I was in there for 5.5 years. In my experience, advisors need regular wroitten updates on what is going on. It's not really their fault. They ahve much on their collective mind. Classes, students, publishing (if your school requires it), internal politics. Meyow. Andy (Reply to this) (Thread)

	entitything 2003-08-22 00:33 (link)
	I know it's not her fault. I still feel like biting her head with my jaws of steel biteyness. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)