Tuesday, August 28, 2007

First Week In Cortland

I recently changed my major from Biology to Business Economics. This change was very drastic and was also a long process. Firstly, I sent my form to change a major months ago, and I never got any notifications indicating a change. Instead, I called and one of the secretaries of the Economics department told me that no advisor signed it as yet. The next time I called, which was a couple of days before school started, the secretary told me that they chose a random advisor, and that I would have to meet with him on Monday. Therefore, I would have to miss a day of school, and instead get help from my new advisor to choose my new classes. Now the classes that I had to join promptly were closed, so I had to spend the rest of the day looking for an open seat for all three of the mandatory courses. If I didn't find an open seat, then I would have to convince one of the teachers to open up a space. However, I did get into all of the mandatory classes, which was hard to find. It was basically a miracle that I got into all of my classes. Even though there were so many irritating things to get past, I had to look at the good side in that I got into all of my classes. So far, everything is going as planned, and I went to two of my classes on Tuesday.

All of my friends have dispersed all over the Cortland campus. Some are in Glass, some in Smith, Hayes, Hendricks, etc. So, most of them I haven't seen, and I still looking outside for them. Right now I am trying to get ahead in my schoolwork and do well in school. In my spare time, I would like to play golf more, and possibly join the golf club. Last year when I tried out, I was horrible because it was my first time playing 18 holes, but this summer I have played in various courses. So, I hope the experience I gained will help me get into the club.

1 comment:

Prof. Emerson said...

Mark,

For what it's worth, course availability bothers me too. In fact, I originally enrolled for grad school at SU, and withdrew when I found they couldn't (or wouldn't) offer the courses I needed for my degree.

Against policy, I petitioned for a full refund. Eventually, I got it.

At SUNY, of course, we're constrained by public policy, as funding comes largely from the state.

Good luck with the golf!