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12 November 2007

GAAAAAAAAAAH. I just got *none* of the classes I wanted for spring semester. What the fucking fuckity fuck.

post by: occhiblu at: 12:08 | 28 comments

I am paying entirely too much money for this education to keep getting stuck with the crappy professors.

ARGH.

posted by occhiblu 12 November | 12:11

I just got *none* of the classes I wanted for spring semester.

So you have to take Wood Shop and Home Ec?

posted by jonmc 12 November | 12:14

Heh. No, all the same classes (everyone in my group does the same sequence of classes), just all with professors that I previously had and found completely annoyingly unhelpful.

What a freakin' waste of time, and money. I want to cry.

posted by occhiblu 12 November | 12:16

Oh, jeez. That's happened to friends of mine. How large is your school?

posted by dismas 12 November | 12:21

Heh. No,

Well, shit. I was looking forward to a Dutch Apple Pie served on a homemade cutting board shaped like a whale.

posted by jonmc 12 November | 12:24

Oh occhi, that sucks. I'm sorry. Have you clicked with any of your classmates? Can you commiserate together?

I propose you plan something fun and relaxing for Spring break. :)

*Crosses fingers that Summer and Fall will be better*

lol, jonmc.

posted by LoriFLA 12 November | 12:24

How large is your school?

The program is pretty tiny, and most of the classes this year are 8-10 students. Which I guess is why waiting THIRTY SECONDS after registration started meant that I got none of the classes I wanted.

It just sucks sucks sucks sucks. Sucks.

Have you clicked with any of your classmates? Can you commiserate together?

Probably, but right now I'm mad at them for taking my spots in the classes! :-)

posted by occhiblu 12 November | 12:29

Ugh that does suck. So there's no chance of getting into a different section during drop/add?

posted by chewatadistance 12 November | 12:37

Hey, quitcher bitchin' and get that bandsaw humming. And don't forget your safety goggles!

posted by jonmc 12 November | 12:39

I keep hoping (and refreshing the page), and who knows, maybe someone will drop before January, but I kind of doubt it. There's been enormous complaining about so many of the professors that I can't really imagine anyone who snapped up the useful ones are going to let them go.

And at this point, almost all the sections are full, so I'm not sure how someone would switch out, anyway.

ARGH.

posted by occhiblu 12 November | 12:41

GAAAAAAAAAAH.

ARGH.

Well, if the grad school thing dosen't work out, you can always do cartoon sound effects.

posted by jonmc 12 November | 12:46

That's comforting.

posted by occhiblu 12 November | 12:49

BIFF! BANG! POW!, yo.

posted by jonmc 12 November | 12:52

I am always slightly shocked when occhiblu says 'fuck'.

posted by essexjan 12 November | 13:00

Hey, occhi's a tough broad. She once shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.

posted by jonmc 12 November | 13:04

Hmmm, it seems they might up the number of students in each course later on today...

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Sigh.

I am always slightly shocked when occhiblu says 'fuck'.

Really? I used to swear a lot. I've stopped swearing as much, though it wasn't really a conscious decision, so I think I still think of myself as someone who swears a lot.

posted by occhiblu 12 November | 13:05

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!

They just upped the numbers for one of the classes, so I managed to switch into that.

*refresh
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for the other one.... my heart is racing and my hands are shaking. This is totally ridiculous.

posted by occhiblu 12 November | 13:25

occhiblu, sometimes it seems as if you and Miko are the only grown-ups in the room, so 'hearing' you swear is like hearing the teacher say 'shit'.

posted by essexjan 12 November | 13:41

Aww. That's both very sweet and very scary. :-)

posted by occhiblu 12 November | 13:43

occhiblu, sometimes it seems as if you and Miko are the only grown-ups in the room, so 'hearing' you swear is like hearing the teacher say 'shit'.

Teachers also go to the bathroom.

Just thought I'd mention it.

posted by jason's_planet 12 November | 14:07

Hey, the teachers in the bathroom. Let's all smoke and write on the walls.

posted by jonmc 12 November | 14:14

Or it's like hearing the vicar fart.

posted by essexjan 12 November | 14:14

Can you do any of these as independent study?

posted by brujita 12 November | 14:17

Are there other programs in the area that will allow you to transfer credits?

Will the school allow you to take a semester off if you're not happy with the quality of the professors?

posted by jason's_planet 12 November | 14:21

Actually, switching the one course I was able to switch has me in a much better mood; that was the one I was worried about being completely useless if I couldn't get a decent professor.

Taking a semester off is not really an option for a number of reasons, both personal and professional. And I've been even more appalled at how other schools seem to be under-preparing their students, so transferring doesn't seem like a great option, either.

Really, I'm just a total snob at this point about the quality of teaching at this place. If I'm going to be spending two-and-a-half hours listening to someone, they better be worth listening to.

posted by occhiblu 12 November | 14:38

As my old co-worker Reggie once said 'College ain't nothin' but a get over.' Just get the sheepskin and go do your thing your way and make mad ducats. This is just the dues-paying.

posted by jonmc 12 November | 15:07

What the fuck? Classes aren't Ticketmaster tickets. Would it kill these fuckheads to implement a fucking lottery?

posted by ikkyu2 12 November | 17:06

What the fuck? Classes aren't Ticketmaster tickets. Would it kill these fuckheads to implement a fucking lottery?

SERIOUSLY. I can't IMAGINE how frustrating it must be for students who don't have jobs (or lack of jobs) that allow them to sit in front of their computer at the exact right time every semester. It's the dumbest registration system I've ever seen. (Plus, it was giving me anxiety dreams last night. Way to go, mental health program!)

posted by occhiblu 12 November | 17:49

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