Sometimes I Agree to Things Without Thinking it Through
Well, apparently I must not have been very far down on the waitlist for the creative writing program I was rejected from. They offered me a place, and I said I still wanted to come. But I’m beginning to wonder if I’ve made a huge mistake.
I was always taught there was “no harm in asking,” but apparently there is. The woman who orchestrates the program seemed very frustrated with me for trying to work out how to fit other degree requirements into my schedule, which got turned on its head because they accepted me late. I thought maybe she would know who to talk to about solving the conflicts, but I got a pretty rude email in return. As it is, I apologized for asking her a question, apologized for causing any inconvenience, and cleared my schedule so she could register me in my three program courses. It’s been several days and she hasn’t yet. What to do, what to do...
Do I want to be in a program where they are going to treat me like a second-rate student/some kind of ungrateful pity case because I happened to get bumped in when one of their first choices dropped out? It’s sort of too late to change my mind, really, because I can’t get any of the classes I was previously registered in back. Thoughts?
I was always taught there was “no harm in asking,” but apparently there is. The woman who orchestrates the program seemed very frustrated with me for trying to work out how to fit other degree requirements into my schedule, which got turned on its head because they accepted me late. I thought maybe she would know who to talk to about solving the conflicts, but I got a pretty rude email in return. As it is, I apologized for asking her a question, apologized for causing any inconvenience, and cleared my schedule so she could register me in my three program courses. It’s been several days and she hasn’t yet. What to do, what to do...
Do I want to be in a program where they are going to treat me like a second-rate student/some kind of ungrateful pity case because I happened to get bumped in when one of their first choices dropped out? It’s sort of too late to change my mind, really, because I can’t get any of the classes I was previously registered in back. Thoughts?