I feel as if I have just been sold a huge fat lie. My school is not in Dublin, it is in the suburbs. My classes are only for 2 hours a week per class, so on average 10 hours of class. I chose DCU because it had a higher GPA requirement, aka what I thought meant a more rigorous class and work ethic. I guessed wrong. Class gets canceled at the drop of a hat, for no reason. For example, today I show up for my first day of class and there is a note on the door saying sorry for the inconvenience, but class will start next week not this week. We only have 11 classes in total for the entire semester, so now there is only 10. Plus, I know that I will miss at least one class due to travel or sickness so now, I am down to 9. It is such a different system than the US. I know it is going to take time for adjustment, but this seems a bit ridiculous. What am I doing here?
My class that I need for graduation which I circled and wrote in big bold letters NEED TO GRADUATE was not put on my schedule, and then it was added, only for me to find out it is not for native English speaking students, so I am not eligible to take it. Then I get another class to count for it, only to find out that is also for non-native English speaking students. Another wrong turn. And on top of all this for every class I add I need to get approval from Northeastern, so now I am convinced NU thinks I am an idiot and a huge bother because I keep emailing them asking for approval for classes I am not eligible to take. The advisers here asked me if I would have come here if I knew the class I needed wasn't offered, and I gave them the truth, NO! This is what I need to graduate, what on earth would have been the point of coming to a school my last semester of college if I knew it wouldn't allow me to graduate?! I understand there is a very relaxed attitude here, especially when it comes to classes, but this is just tiring and really wearing me down. What am I doing here?
I am trying now to add an internship on top of my classes as well. Since I only have class on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, I have a four day weekend every weekend, but no money to travel since it is amazingly expensive here, so it seems a bit ludicrous to have so much extra time on my hands. They want me to work at an institution for women who have been domestically abused in Africa. A bit frightening, but rewarding, maybe. I asked for information on it. Hopefully there is another place with a focus on children that sounds much more rewarding. But, who knows if that will work out. What am I doing here?
Nothing seems to be quite what it seems or what it was described as. I feel like I thought I was getting into something I knew about, but it has all changed in front of my eyes without any warning. I just can't help but wonder WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
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