What should I major in??? This question has been looming on my mind for just about forever now. I finally decided on Interior Design with a minor in Graphic Design, but I actually don't know if you can minor in that... So today I went to find out. I had a meeting with an advisor in the "Technical Sales" department at 11 this morning (Interior design at Weber focuses on that aspect a little more than I would like). The advisor pulled up my records on his computer and showed that I didn't have a single general complete. WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I sent my BYU transcripts to Weber in November! I'm DONE with generals. And of course the advisor saiud he couldn't help me until I get those up-to-date. Why? I'm not sure, all I wanted was for him to tell me if I could minor in graphic design and see if my schedule for the fall was looking okay. Oh, and he also said he didn't know a thing about graphic design so he had no idea about that. I thought the two were somewhat related... So anyways, I had to walk clear across campus, okay so it was only half way, and go to the admissions office to find out what's going on. GRR :(
Took them 10 mintues to figure out where my transcripts were, but they found them. But for whatever reason they aren't showing up on my end or the other professors end of the computer. They said it would take a couple days for their changes to go through. Great. I planned this meeting on a day that I didn't work and before July so I could get my schedule to the manager asap. GRR :(
On top of that I found out that I have to fill out an application and pay a $10 processing fee just to get my AP scores to show up on my transcripts. What's with that?? They're on my BYU transcripts, can't that count as them counting at Weber? BYU is harder on you anyways. GRR :(
I then decided that I should contact that head of the Interior Design department, hoping she would know more about graphic design. I found her info at the computer lab, turns out her phone number just directs you to the technical sales people. I decided to email her and hope to hear back soon, and then went to the "Career Services" desk, hoping maybe they could answer my question about a minor in Graphic Design. Of course they couldn't! Once again I was directed somewhere else. I walked all they way back to the tech. ed. building and tried to find the director's office, but it didn't exist! It's suppose to be room 101. 101A-101I is what the sign read. 101A is where I was this morning... And of course at this point everyone is at lunch so there is nobody to ask. GRR!
Did I mention that I had worn cute little sandals with a skirt, dress to impress, and now I had terrible blisters on both my feet from wandering back and forth across campus. GRR.
I was so frustrated with the whole college system and how nobody knows the answer to anything - all they do is directed to somewhere else - that I thought I'd go check on the apartment. Don't even get me started on how frustrating that has been. No body was at the office, but they had some fliers. Rent went up $20 buck and the deposit went up $200! I called all 4 landlords, hoping to find out if an apartment had become available, and not a single one answered. GRR.
Did I mention it was 89 degrees today and I have no air conditioning in my car? It was sooo hot! What a ridiculous day! And did I get anything accomplished, NO. GRR! :(
Oh my goodness, what a day!
ReplyDeletePerseverance. That is what the day taught you. In the end, even though you might think you didn't accomplish anything, you did learn something--college is difficult. Unfortunately, not where it should be. You would think they could be more helpful. Just remember--you survived the day, and probably ended up smiling sometime throughout the day :-)
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