life is back to down in the dumps by DJToes

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life is back to down in the dumps
Wednesday, April 25, 2007

OSU denied my transfer application. Although my calculations were correct when I figured out my combined GPA. Along with my parents calculations, OSU insisted that my GPA wasn't high enough. Which is complete bull. So my father and I went to go find out exactly what was going on. OSU said my GPA was three-hundredths of a point off to be allowed admittance. OH MY GOD! Seriously, not fair. My grades are more than good enough to make it. My father asked how OSU calculated my GPA and they say. Oh, we average the two GPAs...well, then we asked if we could see the calculations, the lady at OSU said. Well, the computer does it. They couldn't show us how the calculated it. I mean, three-hundredths of a point! Why can't they round up?!?! ARRRR! So, now i'm stuck at a college where the courses are too easy! I'm going out of my mind with bordem. I don't even feel like going to class it's so boring, but i know i can't do that. I need to get the grades, to prove to OSU that I can handle college classes. OH! And another thing. OSU thinks not all of my classes will transfer, so I might have to retake classes. -_- They also said my french class, that i took in high school might not qualify me to not take a foreign language class in college. But, you see, my high school plans it, if you pass three years and are proficent, that completes the college requirement. I told the OSU lady this, but she said, well then you can just test out of it. Um.I finished french sophomore year. That was four years ago. I don't remember any of it! How could i test out??!! -_-

Another beef againist OSU. My brother is a senior this year, he auditioned for the School of Music at OSU. He's been taking lessons with the classical trombone professor and his TA. He got into the school of music! YAY.....no. OSU denied him addmittance to main campus. they told him that he had to take classes at a branch campus. The information for the branch campus says you can take music class, they argue that the classes are the same as those on main campus. WRONG! The branch campus website for classes lists all the music classes, BUT the buildings they're in are on MAIN CAMPUS! Now, how is he supposed to get there?!?!? We asked the director of the school of music...He said that's not possible. He's not allowed to take classes on Main campus. So he sugguested going to the branch campus and taking a year off of music. Now any college musician can tell you. That's not an opition. He'll be way behind. So the director (unoffically) said, if he was serious about music, he should choose another school. OSU's unprofessional behavior pisses me off. They get my brother's hopes up admitting him to the school of music, only to take it away by denying him admittance.

I'm seriously pissed off with colleges right now.

COMMENTS

Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:06 AM

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER

I know your pain...and the pain of your bro...quite well, DJToes. Been yanked around by my uni for things like being .5 of a credit short of 14 credits (the official requirement to be allowed into 4th year) and for having a bad year personally which made school difficult.

Really? If they are not trying to get your money, they are avoiding the effort of being helpful like the plague. Hopefully, things will work our for ya. Though your bro's sitch? Height of stupidity:(

BEB

Thursday, April 26, 2007 5:15 AM

MSG

I really hate to tell you this, but ( having attended 5 different colleges) they are behaving exactly like a university. Unfortunately, they are all now business whose main goal is to take your money and show how important they are so they can attract more people and take their money. They do not care about you. Once you get in, be sure to get everything they tell you in writing, and make sure someone signs it! Otherwise when it comes time to graduate, they will claim you did something wrong or didn't do enough, or what have you. I'm sorry you're stuck dealing with the frustrating morass of paper pushers...I wish you much luck!

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