Here is a chronological list of things that have happened to make this weekend the most unsettling of my stay thus far.
--It was time to sign up for outside courses
--The Sorbonne hadn't given us their hours yet, so I waited.
--The Sorbonne gave us their hours, and RIGHT AWAY I chose the class (and its obligatory ''supplemental lecture'' aka TD) I wanted
--IES, at some point, sent the Sorbonne an email with the names of the students and the classes they wanted to take.
--The Sorbonne never responded.
--IES told us that classes started the week of October 5th.
--On October 6th, I went to the first TD (supplemental lecture).
--The TD was full. The professor said, "If you're not SIGNED UP for this course, you have to leave. If you're a walk-in, I don't have seats for you."
--Nobody left.
--The professor said, "Okay, then I will call role."
--I was not on the list, even though I had been told by IES that I was registered for it.
--I went to IES and said "WHAT IS GOING ON?"
--IES said, "Oh, I dunno... try going to a different TD this week"
--I said, "I can't. You see, I chose this specific TD because it fit in my schedule. Maybe I can do one on Fridays"
--I went to the actual class on October 8th.
--I was informed that classes had actually started on October 1st. I was already a week behind in class.
--The professor told me all the TDs, even the Friday ones, were completely full.
--I returned to IES and said, "Um, what am I supposed to do?"
--IES said, "Oh, hmm, well... choose another class. The Master's level classes are usually not full!"
So the solution? I had to choose a Master's level course. IES will email them to ask if they have spaces available. IF they have spaces available, I will start those classes next week... the THIRD WEEK of classes. I will be WEEKS behind everyone else. I will have assignments to make up. And more importantly, I won't understand anything because it's a Master's level course.
If there are no spaces available, then I don't know. Because if I don't take another class, I don't have enough credits, and I'm in trouble.
I don't know what I'm going to do. But I have to go now, and I don't have internet until Monday afternoon.
vendredi 9 octobre 2009
Inscription à :
Publier les commentaires (Atom)
Ugh, this sounds even worse than you thought... I hope everything works out for you, I really do!
RépondreSupprimer