summer classes... or not
was supposed to start summer classes today. but opted not to, because of long and tiresome story. as follows.
i got to ateneo fairly early yesterday, since i wanted to get the slots i wanted, since i wasn't required for summer class. mabilis naman yung waiting time, practically no time at all, actually, and i got to the computer terminal thingy in about 15 minutes. whhen i got there though the guy who inputted my ID and who was supposed to enlist me in my classes couldn't, since my ID number wasn't recognized by the terminal. the regcom people called up the registrar's office and told me that i wasn't a registered student anymore. of course, i was like, WTF. so i had to go to the registrar's office and clear things up.
thank god i had a car, so i didn't have to walk all the way to bel from ctc, because it would have been more excrucitating than it already was. i get to the registrar's office, they ask me what's the problem, and take a look at my regform. they tell me to go inside and talk to this person, whoc checks my record. she says i've been discharged. as in, i'm not a student anymore. i'm flabbergasted, of course, and tell her i don't understand how that's possible. she calls up the IS department and asks the secretary something. the IS secretary, miss nora, knows me pretty well (thanks to my many registration mis-adventures), and is shocked to find that my computerized record is blank. all the while i'm racking my brains to try to figure out how something like this could have happened.
then it dawns on me. the day before, i had requested a transcript for my application to sophia (as it's a requirement), and paid a visit to the regitrar's office. i told the lady this, and she took a look at my request form. it turns out, that the staff who processed my request didn't read it properly and didn't understand that i was requesting a transcript for my application to sophia. so she was like, "ah, so you're only applying?" and i was like, "yes. it's not sure whether i'll be accpeted or not." because the staff misunderstood, they had given me a clearance form along with the transcript request form, which is for an honorable discharge. so they fixed something on the computer and put my record back. so for now, i'm back to being a "currently enrolled" student.
when i got back to ctc and tried to register for my advised classes, one class had already closed. i had only been advised for 6 units, so if ever i was going to take summer classes for ONE subject. they couldn't open a slot for me in the other class since i wasn't required to take summer. this wasn't my fault, and i'm sure i could have explained it well enough so that the department could have eased me in [it was the registrar's fault after all] , but i was so fed up and at my tipping point that i practically ran out of the room crying. i called my mom and explained what happened and we both agreed that taking one class would be useless. i'm not behind or anything so it's okay, i guess.
im weeeeell over it, and am actually happy that i don't have school to stress over. now i can concetrate on summer training, and other things so that i'll be back in shape (physical and otherwise) by the time the first sem starts. it just pisses me off on how they make you go through all this shit wihtout even giving a fuck after. to get the clearance for the discharge, one has to run all around campus and get signatures from different departments in order. if the people who had processed my request had taken a good look at my form and maybe asked me exactly what was my purpose for getting a transcript, then i wouldn't have wasted half a day getting those signatures. and i wouldn't have been discharged. and i wouldn't have had this hassle and would probably have had slots in the other class i wanted to take. talk about chain reaction. no matter how busy the registrar's office is during summer/summer registration time, i don't think it's any excuse for them to unceremoniously give a clueless student a clearance form (how was i supposed to know that that was for discharge? nothing was written on the form, and they had told me that i needed to do this in order to get a transcript. i needed the transcript, so i followed), and mistakingly discharge them from the school.
god. thank god i ran ito mingy heiz yesterday, so i was able to just whip all my anxiety away after a good vent. i couldn't agree with what she had said more; "this system works for some people, but more often than not, it's been nothing but pure hell for alot of us." i told ate dea about it too, and the end of the reply she texted back said, "i have one thing to say to you. get out of this country!"
hopefully, if i get into sophia, all this shit will be worth the trouble. thank goodness i managed to scrape a flat 3 this semester. there's hope. and i'll do my best.
i got to ateneo fairly early yesterday, since i wanted to get the slots i wanted, since i wasn't required for summer class. mabilis naman yung waiting time, practically no time at all, actually, and i got to the computer terminal thingy in about 15 minutes. whhen i got there though the guy who inputted my ID and who was supposed to enlist me in my classes couldn't, since my ID number wasn't recognized by the terminal. the regcom people called up the registrar's office and told me that i wasn't a registered student anymore. of course, i was like, WTF. so i had to go to the registrar's office and clear things up.
thank god i had a car, so i didn't have to walk all the way to bel from ctc, because it would have been more excrucitating than it already was. i get to the registrar's office, they ask me what's the problem, and take a look at my regform. they tell me to go inside and talk to this person, whoc checks my record. she says i've been discharged. as in, i'm not a student anymore. i'm flabbergasted, of course, and tell her i don't understand how that's possible. she calls up the IS department and asks the secretary something. the IS secretary, miss nora, knows me pretty well (thanks to my many registration mis-adventures), and is shocked to find that my computerized record is blank. all the while i'm racking my brains to try to figure out how something like this could have happened.
then it dawns on me. the day before, i had requested a transcript for my application to sophia (as it's a requirement), and paid a visit to the regitrar's office. i told the lady this, and she took a look at my request form. it turns out, that the staff who processed my request didn't read it properly and didn't understand that i was requesting a transcript for my application to sophia. so she was like, "ah, so you're only applying?" and i was like, "yes. it's not sure whether i'll be accpeted or not." because the staff misunderstood, they had given me a clearance form along with the transcript request form, which is for an honorable discharge. so they fixed something on the computer and put my record back. so for now, i'm back to being a "currently enrolled" student.
when i got back to ctc and tried to register for my advised classes, one class had already closed. i had only been advised for 6 units, so if ever i was going to take summer classes for ONE subject. they couldn't open a slot for me in the other class since i wasn't required to take summer. this wasn't my fault, and i'm sure i could have explained it well enough so that the department could have eased me in [it was the registrar's fault after all] , but i was so fed up and at my tipping point that i practically ran out of the room crying. i called my mom and explained what happened and we both agreed that taking one class would be useless. i'm not behind or anything so it's okay, i guess.
im weeeeell over it, and am actually happy that i don't have school to stress over. now i can concetrate on summer training, and other things so that i'll be back in shape (physical and otherwise) by the time the first sem starts. it just pisses me off on how they make you go through all this shit wihtout even giving a fuck after. to get the clearance for the discharge, one has to run all around campus and get signatures from different departments in order. if the people who had processed my request had taken a good look at my form and maybe asked me exactly what was my purpose for getting a transcript, then i wouldn't have wasted half a day getting those signatures. and i wouldn't have been discharged. and i wouldn't have had this hassle and would probably have had slots in the other class i wanted to take. talk about chain reaction. no matter how busy the registrar's office is during summer/summer registration time, i don't think it's any excuse for them to unceremoniously give a clueless student a clearance form (how was i supposed to know that that was for discharge? nothing was written on the form, and they had told me that i needed to do this in order to get a transcript. i needed the transcript, so i followed), and mistakingly discharge them from the school.
god. thank god i ran ito mingy heiz yesterday, so i was able to just whip all my anxiety away after a good vent. i couldn't agree with what she had said more; "this system works for some people, but more often than not, it's been nothing but pure hell for alot of us." i told ate dea about it too, and the end of the reply she texted back said, "i have one thing to say to you. get out of this country!"
hopefully, if i get into sophia, all this shit will be worth the trouble. thank goodness i managed to scrape a flat 3 this semester. there's hope. and i'll do my best.