Current mood:	fatigued
Entry tags:	rantish

Stony Brook Rant
Once again I am reminded of how I hate this campus.
Before I can graduate, I need 1 credit of BIO.  Since it was only one credit, I have been trying for the past 3 semesters to get an independent study with someone.  Now really, should it be that hard??  Apparently yes.
My program director told me I would have to go find a teacher on West Campus to sponsor me, work out a project with them, and then could get my credit.  So for a year, I sent e-mails, meet a few professors, and asked various friends if they knew someone who would work with me.  I got a lot of, sorry your field/knowledge is not in our field, or just no answers.  So this possibly being my last year, and with a friend that's a TA, I was finally able to get some information and a starting point.  But that did only start Wednesday. 
Thursday, my director pulls me aside in class, reminding me that I have a credit to finish up.  I told her I am working on it and should have an answer soon.  She couldn't understand why I was having such a hard time since another student already worked a project through with one of my teachers.  That paused me, for I was originally told I couldn't use one of my teachers.  She also tells me that tomorrow is the deadline to sign up without a fee.  This  is also disheartening for, to my knowledge, I has another week.  So I grumble through the day a bit since it was maddening, to say the least.  I get a lot of help from out good TA friend, start to fill out the paper work, pick a random topic to write about, and go to the BIO department to hand in the paper work.  Course it's after 4 so I walked there for no reason.  I look at my schedule and see the only time Friday I really have to turn it in will be 12-1 when i have a break.
So Friday, I go see my one professor to co-sponsor the project, as I was told to do and he is confused.  he is the one that gave my classmate a project and has never seen it done this way be for.  Makes me a bit nervous, but he fills it out and I go to my next class.  I nervously sit through it till 12 then bolt out the door to run across campus.  I go see the professor who's been helping me, but to his knowledge, he shouldn't be sponsoring, although he will if need be.  SO i go see Ellen Lopez, who signs you up for the classes.  She is confused by the paperwork tells me I have been doing it wrong, gives me new papers to have filled out, and says return by 2, or it will be to late.  So I rush back to the hospital, get the teacher from earlier to re fill them out and have him think of a project.  He's leaving soon to, so feels to rushed.....can't think of anything....He need to re-write it a few times......Finally picks the topic "Describe the characteristics of the human pappiloma virus, how it causes cervical cancer, and how effective is the vaccine, and how it works."  I rush back across, give her the papers, and have just enough time to run back to the hospital to make it to class.  Oh i did have the minute to heat up my oatmeal for lunch though.  Class then last 10 minutes, despite us being told it would be important that day, which is why I had to be back at 1, and I slowly walk back to the 4M.
Now today, I had to pay my tuition.  I looked at it earlier this week and it was 5 bucks.  Suddenly it's 45.  I review the activity and see a 40 dollar late registration fee.  i though, stupid woman didn't turn in the form until after the time.  I search through Stony Brook's stupid website and see that it was actually the last day period to sign up for classes.
Once, I would like this damn school to just give me the correct information when I ask for it.  Just once.