The Doors Keep Closing
Will March end already?
I'm sick of snow, I'm sick of rejection, I'm so fucking sick of the blues.
Let's start from the beginning:
1). U of S denies my Pell Grant. Apparently they're too good for US government money.
2). U of S denies a Stafford Loan because "we're currently not accepting International students in our education program."
Umm... What? That's interesting since your fucking website states: "Internationally respected and recognized, the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada is home to nearly 20,000 students from over 80 countries around the world." (2001/2002)
Can we break that down?
* Student enrollment includes 15,003 regular session full-time graduate and undergraduate students, 3,465 regular session part-time graduate and undergraduate students, and 800 students in certificate/diploma programs (2001/2002).
*Student enrollment also includes 5,148 students in spring & summer session (2001/2002).
Calculator, please? 24,416 Students in total? (2001/2002) ....but they're not "accepting international students" in their "education program."
Okay, fine. Whatever. Now I'll cry myself to sleep because I can't take this class:
"Section 02 Hockey and Canadian Literature
For generations, hockey has been a part of our cultural identity. From unorganized "pick-up" games of children on neighbourhood rinks or sloughs to major junior hockey played before thousands of spectators to university and minor professional matches played by young men and women in larger centres to the National Hockey League and Olympic hockey played at the highest of levels across the continent and the world, hockey is a part of the Canadian fabric. The manner in which hockey is described in the media and the way it is depicted in non-fictional prose, in poetry, in short fiction, novels, and in drama is at the centre of this class. This course will provide students with the opportunity to read critically and write effectively through the study and discussion of hockey-related fictional and non-fictional texts."
You've got to be fucking kidding me.
I'm sick of snow, I'm sick of rejection, I'm so fucking sick of the blues.
Let's start from the beginning:
1). U of S denies my Pell Grant. Apparently they're too good for US government money.
2). U of S denies a Stafford Loan because "we're currently not accepting International students in our education program."
Umm... What? That's interesting since your fucking website states: "Internationally respected and recognized, the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada is home to nearly 20,000 students from over 80 countries around the world." (2001/2002)
Can we break that down?
* Student enrollment includes 15,003 regular session full-time graduate and undergraduate students, 3,465 regular session part-time graduate and undergraduate students, and 800 students in certificate/diploma programs (2001/2002).
*Student enrollment also includes 5,148 students in spring & summer session (2001/2002).
Calculator, please? 24,416 Students in total? (2001/2002) ....but they're not "accepting international students" in their "education program."
Okay, fine. Whatever. Now I'll cry myself to sleep because I can't take this class:
"Section 02 Hockey and Canadian Literature
For generations, hockey has been a part of our cultural identity. From unorganized "pick-up" games of children on neighbourhood rinks or sloughs to major junior hockey played before thousands of spectators to university and minor professional matches played by young men and women in larger centres to the National Hockey League and Olympic hockey played at the highest of levels across the continent and the world, hockey is a part of the Canadian fabric. The manner in which hockey is described in the media and the way it is depicted in non-fictional prose, in poetry, in short fiction, novels, and in drama is at the centre of this class. This course will provide students with the opportunity to read critically and write effectively through the study and discussion of hockey-related fictional and non-fictional texts."
You've got to be fucking kidding me.