So, first of all, our teaching department managed to not admit anyone to any courses of one of their module (an error in the system prompted that gem) and then I get admitted into one of the courses I specifically told the admin software I can’t attend… I should have transferred to another university for my master’s degree.
(Seriously, ever since we switched our administrative software things have been weird.)
So there were a few weird moments during my oral exams that still crack me up (also finished both of them with a B+ so… woooo!)
Examiner 1: So you were really good at remembering little details. Very graphic description of the Ripper killings. I could have done without ever knowing them and I don’t think I’ll sleep tonight, but good for you. To be fair, I’m kinda concerned.
Examiner 1: So, now that you’ve proven that you are able to read and comprehend a Wikipedia page, can you tell me something about…
Examiner 2: So why do you think the sovereigns tried to make Henry IV abdicate?
Me: Because they were asshol- oh my god. OH MY GOD. I’m sorry.
Examiner 2: …
Examiner 2: No. No, that’s fair.
So for my last oral exam, I got a very narrow topic to talk about by my examiner (after not getting anything at all and then a “sorry, your topic is far too broad).
I’m supposed to talk about some historians’ opinions about a historical event. The thing is, this very same list of people with the very same arguments I’m supposed to be talking about are on the historical event’s Wikipedia page. So the prof either wrote the Wikipedia page or just looked at it, went “Eh, close enough” and then assigned me the topic.
I think I want to become a prof.
Me last term: *discovers that one of the courses I took during a field trip for bachelor’s degree students only is somehow marked as master’s degree only online, gets registrar’s confirmation that it was in fact a bachelor’s course, hands confirmation over to the students office who promise to change it
Me this term: * “creates” the last module which this course is part of, discovers that the course is still marked as master’s degree only, decides whatever and hands in the module for confirmation*
Students office: we’re sorry, but it looks like one of your courses is master’s degree only. We’re sorry, but we can’t confirm this. Please talk to the registrar.
Me: *headdesk*
So I just got an Email from the didactics department telling me that I have passed my exam if I don’t get another email telling me I didn’t.
I get the feeling that our didactics department isn’t very competent.
I’ve come to the conclusion that all my university professors are only slightly older college students and therefore nocturnal.
No, but seriously, what is it with professors and answering emails in the death of the night?
And now they’ve deleted my admission into one of my courses?! Maybe I should just change back into Theatre Studies, they were slow and chaotic, but at least I’ve always gotten an admission to some course of the module and have never been forcibly removed from courses BEFORE THEY EVEN FUCKING STARTED!
Was able to solve my grade problem. Ran into even more problems.
A) Apparently, I have to take two exercise courses in history. Somehow, one of them is not in the university calendar. At all. And someone thought it would be a good idea to let the person who does all the counselling go. Without filling the position until mid-October. Which is way after my deadline. Also, every exercise course conflicts with my compulsory secondary education courses. Every. Single. One.
B) The woman who does the counselling for secondary education is on holiday. I can’t reach her either.
C) I could probably ask the history students council for help regarding the history stuff. But they only have their counselling hours up to last week posted online. I’m commuting roughly 1 hour back and forth between my hometown and college and really don’t feel like wasting gas.
What. The. Actual. Fuck.
I was able to solve most of this. Will still have to visit campus again tomorrow to solve the issues regarding overlapping courses, but apart from that, everything seems fine. For now.
Was able to solve my grade problem. Ran into even more problems.
A) Apparently, I have to take two exercise courses in history. Somehow, one of them is not in the university calendar. At all. And someone thought it would be a good idea to let the person who does all the counselling go. Without filling the position until mid-October. Which is way after my deadline. Also, every exercise course conflicts with my compulsory secondary education courses. Every. Single. One.
B) The woman who does the counselling for secondary education is on holiday. I can’t reach her either.
C) I could probably ask the history students council for help regarding the history stuff. But they only have their counselling hours up to last week posted online. I’m commuting roughly 1 hour back and forth between my hometown and college and really don’t feel like wasting gas.
What. The. Actual. Fuck.
Apparently there’s a church in the basement of one of our university buildings… Sound does not travel well in it and I was rather spooked by the ominous chanting I heard while walking through an empty hallway…
aondaneedles 