Comments on: Clearing the air http://infovirtuoso.com/blog/2008/05/13/clearing-the-air/ It's time to come clean... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:51:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: kat http://infovirtuoso.com/blog/2008/05/13/clearing-the-air/#comment-3929 kat Fri, 16 May 2008 16:39:06 +0000 http://infovirtuoso.com/blog/2008/05/13/clearing-the-air/#comment-3929 This is the kind of thing that drove me crazy at Kent State...ungrateful students who felt entitled to park right outside whatever building they needed to be in. I used to work in Parking Services there, remember? Students just can't see the big picture, there's no way everybody can park right where they need to be all the time, it's just impossible and unrealistic. And when I worked at Ohio State, I paid $600/YEAR for parking. Yep, that wasn't a typo...SIX FREAKIN' HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR, and then had to hike a solid 15 minutes at a fast pace from my parking spot to my building, even when I was pregnant. And the advising thing? It's universal, I'm sure. I went to my adviser one time at KSU during my undergrad, and she misadvised me and enrolled me in a class I should't be in. I even questioned her at the time (because I could actually read the catalog), but she insisted that I needed that class. Of course, I found out soon after that she was mistaken after meeting with my faculty adviser in the Anthropology dept. Like you said, sometimes you just have to take responsibility for your education yourself.... At any rate, I feel your pain! This is the kind of thing that drove me crazy at Kent State…ungrateful students who felt entitled to park right outside whatever building they needed to be in. I used to work in Parking Services there, remember? Students just can’t see the big picture, there’s no way everybody can park right where they need to be all the time, it’s just impossible and unrealistic. And when I worked at Ohio State, I paid $600/YEAR for parking. Yep, that wasn’t a typo…SIX FREAKIN’ HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR, and then had to hike a solid 15 minutes at a fast pace from my parking spot to my building, even when I was pregnant.

And the advising thing? It’s universal, I’m sure. I went to my adviser one time at KSU during my undergrad, and she misadvised me and enrolled me in a class I should’t be in. I even questioned her at the time (because I could actually read the catalog), but she insisted that I needed that class. Of course, I found out soon after that she was mistaken after meeting with my faculty adviser in the Anthropology dept. Like you said, sometimes you just have to take responsibility for your education yourself…. At any rate, I feel your pain!

]]> By: That one guy, you know... http://infovirtuoso.com/blog/2008/05/13/clearing-the-air/#comment-3924 That one guy, you know... Thu, 15 May 2008 22:43:55 +0000 http://infovirtuoso.com/blog/2008/05/13/clearing-the-air/#comment-3924 Wow, yeah. I can sympathize with anyone about bad advising. Well, I won't even say bad advising, as it is partially my fault for having an unbelievably complicated academic record. I've attended... How many is it now? Counting UT, 5 universities? After all of that, you get pretty good at not giving up on transfer credits and making sure that everything is on track with your degree. It got to the point where I didn't even consult advisers my last couple of years of classes. I knew what I needed to do and contacted the necessary people if I wasn't sure. Oh, and as a side note, I did finally get registered and am attending classes. Now I just need to contact a few more people to find out what courses I should take next semester. This is complicated. :P Wow, yeah. I can sympathize with anyone about bad advising. Well, I won’t even say bad advising, as it is partially my fault for having an unbelievably complicated academic record. I’ve attended… How many is it now? Counting UT, 5 universities? After all of that, you get pretty good at not giving up on transfer credits and making sure that everything is on track with your degree. It got to the point where I didn’t even consult advisers my last couple of years of classes. I knew what I needed to do and contacted the necessary people if I wasn’t sure.

Oh, and as a side note, I did finally get registered and am attending classes. Now I just need to contact a few more people to find out what courses I should take next semester. This is complicated. :P

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