Thursday, 15 April 2010

Registering For University Classes Sucks!

I feel like I haven't written on here in a while.  Today was a very frustrating day.  I had to register for classes for the Fall 2010 semester.  Everything was fine until I went to register for one class in particular.  For some reason the COMM 302 class that I wanted to register for wasn't allowing me to.  I called the head of the department, but he told me to call back next week.  As of right now there's 9 spots left out of 25.  Yeah...  If I call back next week there's not going to be any spots left.  I NEED to be in that class.  I already have so much longer before I graduate because I waited a long time to choose my major and because I took a year off.  I have at least 2 years left if I get in all the classes I need.  At the rate this is going I might not get into this class.

The head of the department, Dr. Mendez-Mendez, told me that maybe if it filled up they would open up another section.  The only problems I see with this is A) he said "maybe" and B) what happens if the section they open and it doesn't fit into my schedule.  Anyways, to say the least, I wasn't very happy.  I ended up calling a ton of people to try and get into the class.  I called my advising centre, my advisor, the registrar, and the teacher who is going to teach the class.  Unfortunately the teacher, Professor Pudlinski, who is teaching the class, wasn't in his office, so I could only leave a message.  In the end, I was told the only two people who could possibly override me were Dr. Mendez-Mendez or Professor Pudlinski.

After talking to all those people and talking to my Mum, we decided it would be best if I drove down to University and talked to Dr. Mendez-Mendez or Professor Pudlinski in person.  When I got to the Communication Department, neither of them were there.  I waited, and waited, and waited.  I talked to 2 other professors as well and no one could get me into the class.  In the end, I was in the Communication Office for almost 3 hours and I'm still not in the class.

I'm SO frustrated with the university.  Previously, my adviser had told me that the University was criticize for not having good advising for students.  Now I know exactly why.  This is absolutely ABSURD that I am still not in this class.  There is NO reason at all why I shouldn't be able to register for this class.  I was able to register for one that is exactly the same last year, but for some reason this year I can't.  I'm just really fed up with the whole situation.  I'm going to try to call again tomorrow, but I have a feeling no one will be there who will actually be able to help me.

I guess that's it for now since I'm watching TV, so I kind of distracted.  I have to finish painting my nails as well.  I bought myself a new nail polish as a reward for such a frustrating day haha.  Anyways I'll try to write again soon. 

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