I'm so sorry about your dad, Keira. I wish there were something I could do. Another sibling birthday, Songhue?? geez that's a lot of siblings! And I love moving! It's a lot of work but I have fun with it. Doing all in one weekend is... a big feat.
My mom didn't know what to name me until a few weeks before I was born. Said all the names were okay, but then she thought of Colleen and it just fit. And as for knowing ahead of time, I don't think I could stand waiting! I have no willpower for stuff like that - none!
Okay. *sits down and lets fake calm steal over features*
Well I was taking the classes I really needed and cutting down all other credit hours, but my registration never works out until the last minute. They give everyone a registration date so that everyone's not doing it at once. And mine's always really late. So my classes are always full. Urg. So anyway, I'm doing it the hard way since it's so late - do it early and you can register online, do it late and you've got do to it all on paper and get signatures for everything. So I go to my adviser for signature and he says well have you double checked that you'll have enough credits to graduate? (We've never discussed this. We've always talked about the
science credits that still need to be taken care of. I've got all the gen eds I need. Have had them for about a year now. All i need is science.) So I tell him this and he gets waspish. Apparently I'm an irresponsible student and I need to learn to grow up and take care of myself. They're not going to spoon feed me. Imagine that! (sorry for the sarcasm, I'm still a tad bitter) So after he's done with the ten minute lecture he pulls out these papers.
Now, you have to meet with your adviser every semester before registration to discuss things. When you do this, you print out a 'degree audit' that lists everything required for a certain degree and places classes you've taken under the categories required. He pulls out theses papers - he's kept them in my file from my pre-registration visits. He's hilighted all of the things we've discussed - classes I need to take next, grades that will help me, grades he's not too happy with, etc. NEVER, not in even ONE of these papers, is the
'total number of credits required to graduate' column hilighted! Does he admit to this mistake? Noooo. Does he tell me I'm wrong when I point this out? Yeeeeesss.
So I find out that I need a LOT of credits to graduate in time. The max you can take in a semester without getting 'overload' paperwork signed is 18, and I have to take that both semesters (minimum). I still can't shake the feeling that they've got their claws in my little degree and that they're going to yank it away from me yet... This is a private university that was expensive when I fisrt jumped on board, but they've increased tuition every year since then and I'm not thrilled with it as it is. It was a mistake to go there and I just want to get the heck out. Their general ed requirements are different enough from other colleges that I would've had to go over four years if I'd transferred, just because the credits wouldn't have transferred. I'm there on scholarship, and if I run over the normal 4 years my dad will explode. So I think I'm going to talk to the Dean to make sure everything's all set and good to go, just to make sure. I WILL get out in time, darn it!
Yeah. So. Thanks for listening to my little tantrum. As I said, still bitter. Eating and sleeping have certainly become an issue, but I usually do okay remembering to breathe.
On a happier note, the twins turned six last week! holy cow it doesn't seem possible!