RL: School Shenanigans
Ah Fuckity fuck fuck fuck. It is possible to have a tantrum and flail with joy? Cause if so then I’m doing it. FUCK. (And I don’t cuss that much. Except in writing. Characterization is important darlin’.)
I’ve avoided posting as much real life whining as I can, and this isn’t whining per se, so I think I’m good. It’s sort of post whining.
They finally realized what having an ENGLISH DEGREE means. Fucking-A. I’ve been telling the head of the department for the whole semester, and she’s even repeated it back to me several times like she understood me, only she didn’t. I have an English Degree. As in I have completed my B.A. in ENGLISH. Why do you keep talking to me like I need to take all these introductory classes? Why?!! Why-oh-why won’t you waive me for Eng112. Seriously. I have an Honor’s Thesis. I’ve taken Advanced Composition Classes. Advanced Technical Writing. Do you really think I NEED Eng112.
And today.
She got it.
It took leaving her with my transcript for her to get it. ACK. Yesyesyesyes! See a 3.5 GPA (would have been 3.8 except for that Professor. Grrr. Crazy he was.)
An ENGLISH Degree with a 3.8 GPA. Kskfjalkjfsklajdfk I do not NEED to take those damn introductory courses. I will if I have to. If you tell me there is no freaking way I can pass out of them, switch things around to count for them, SOMETHING.
And she got it. She looked over the damn papers (took her 4 hours) and she said “Hey this could count for that.” THANK GOD. Normally I’m pretty lenient with that kind of thing. But I expect a lot from the HEAD of the DEPARTMENT.-In general I expect her to understand the concept that an English Major will most likely be proficient in the subject of English. I expect her to actually listen to me and, maybe, just maybe, feel a bit of sympathy for me when I am asking if there is a way I can move beyond the basic introductory classes.
I do not expect her to look at me blankly and say “well everyone has to take those classes.” Yes of course, I understand that concept. My beef is that I have already taken those classes. I took those classes in highschool and passed out of them for my first degree. However, those classes don’t appear on my transcript in a means that obviously says to them ‘this class is passed with an A’ instead they read it like ‘this class was waived’. Ugh.
All I’ve wanted to know is if I can get them waived again. If there was some way that one, or even several, of the other more advanced classes could be taken as proof that I no longer need the intro class.
Today I got my answer. Which was yes, thank god. I was soooo not looking forward to sitting in a Freshman English class. One of the things I have learned from returning for another degree, is that I grew a very large backbone once I’d left school. This translates into me being one of those students that talks a lot in class. I know most of the answers to the professor’s questions and I’m not scared to state my opinion. Most amusing of all, my papers blow my professors away. In comparison, that is. I was not looking forward to having an introductory Freshman English class. Which style guide do we use? Why that would be APA…Chicago…MLA. What is the difference between formal and informal writing? Blah bloo blah. Considering I could teach the class, having to take it for credit would be like punishment.
And it only took the head of the department how long to realize this? It’s been a struggle with all of my Technical Communications professor’s. They are all shocked at ‘how proficient my writing skills are’ no matter how many times I tell them, how many ways I tell them, I have a degree in this subject. I’m only taking a few supplemental classes to get my B.S. Apparently I must be crazy. It is the only explanation.
Now that they’ve decided to waive Eng112 they are arguing with me about Eng111. WTF? *headdesk*
On the plus side I actually was motivated by my predicament. This semester I have Biology. My professor’s name is…wait for it…
Dr. Kirk.
Mwahaha. So combined with my troubles I keep thinking of this story. It’s not completely hashed out but the gist of it is that McCoy has joined Starfleet University. He’s an M.D. already but the main office keeps insisting that he has to take an introductory Biology class. One of the student registrars suggests Dr. Kirk’s class. It’s an introductory class but the professor is known for having the most interesting lectures so at least McCoy won’t be bored. Grumbling about the whole time McCoy takes the class. Dr. Kirk knows about McCoy’s predicament (you just know McCoy threw a HUGE fit over having to take an intro Bio class in the first place. How could Kirk not hear about it?) So Kirk decides to get to know and have some fun with his new student. Shenanigans! Also I have a lot of back-story imagined. Woo. So yes. My troubles, my inspiration.
In other news I’m been trying desperately to update my bio and I’m actually getting there. Woot. I’m also thinking of doing a pre-dated entry where I have a list of stories I’m trying to write and also give folks and opportunity to request comment fic/drabble-stories for when they are having bad-days or it’s their birthday, or some other occasion they can feasibly justify. Sound fun?
I'm trying to catch up with homework and my f-list. Lots of reading for me to do. So as I read expect comments. It's more than likely that if it's a posted story and I haven't commented then I haven't read it yet. I'm getting there. I swear.