Irony is Forming
After all the confusion about whether or not I was accepted to grad school behind me, I thought all my bureaucratic problems would be over, at least until graduation anyway. You would think working at a public university would have prepared me for what was to follow.
I met with my program advisor and we went over the classes offered for the fall term. I looked at the list and decided to take a class that would be within my area of expertise, as I figured the transition back to a school routine with reading assignments and homework could be an initial tough adjustment. So this one sounded perfect: English 428- Writing Computer Documentation. Plus, it’It’s what I do on a daily basis at work, so if I can’t ease back into school with this class, I’m in for a long road ahead. Plus, it’s offered online!
The only catch about this class is it is offered at undergraduate level. No big deal; my program allows students to take up to three classes that are 400-level, provided you have the professor’s permission. My advisor promised me it wouldn’t be an issue once I filled out a form with the professor, so I didn’t think much about it.
Last week, I went over to Eastern on my lunch break to pick up and fill out the necessary form. I picked it up from the English department office and started to fill it out. The only problem was I didn’t know my student ID number. So I had to go home that night to look it up. The next day I dropped it off in the professor’s mailbox the next day. My advisor told me that most profs would sign it and get it back to her at some point, so I thought I was done.
Alas, that wasn’t the case. My professor e-mailed me saying he signed the form and it was in his outbox. He didn’t offer to get the form signed for the advisor for me. Her office is across the hall from his. So I had take another lunch break to drive over to Eastern to literally move a form across the hallway from one mailbox to another. For a class that is taken entirely online.
Since I am new to the program, I didn’t want to ruffle any feathers and complain about this process. My advisor failed to mention that her signature was necessary and my professor was too lazy/important to move a form for me. All in all, I had to make three trips to Eastern to process a form for an online class.
I met with my program advisor and we went over the classes offered for the fall term. I looked at the list and decided to take a class that would be within my area of expertise, as I figured the transition back to a school routine with reading assignments and homework could be an initial tough adjustment. So this one sounded perfect: English 428- Writing Computer Documentation. Plus, it’It’s what I do on a daily basis at work, so if I can’t ease back into school with this class, I’m in for a long road ahead. Plus, it’s offered online!
The only catch about this class is it is offered at undergraduate level. No big deal; my program allows students to take up to three classes that are 400-level, provided you have the professor’s permission. My advisor promised me it wouldn’t be an issue once I filled out a form with the professor, so I didn’t think much about it.
Last week, I went over to Eastern on my lunch break to pick up and fill out the necessary form. I picked it up from the English department office and started to fill it out. The only problem was I didn’t know my student ID number. So I had to go home that night to look it up. The next day I dropped it off in the professor’s mailbox the next day. My advisor told me that most profs would sign it and get it back to her at some point, so I thought I was done.
Alas, that wasn’t the case. My professor e-mailed me saying he signed the form and it was in his outbox. He didn’t offer to get the form signed for the advisor for me. Her office is across the hall from his. So I had take another lunch break to drive over to Eastern to literally move a form across the hallway from one mailbox to another. For a class that is taken entirely online.
Since I am new to the program, I didn’t want to ruffle any feathers and complain about this process. My advisor failed to mention that her signature was necessary and my professor was too lazy/important to move a form for me. All in all, I had to make three trips to Eastern to process a form for an online class.
Labels: English 428, Grad School
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