(this happened May 1st)<\/p>\n
Today’s fantastic scholastic journey:<\/p>\n
I’m trying to finish up my prereqs by taking a Human Physiology class this summer. Maybe at Merritt College, maybe College of Alameda. Both schools are part of the Peralta College System. I need to prove to them that I have passed the prereq for the class, a chemistry course, and talk to a counselor to verify I’m all set.<\/p>\n
I spent 70 min on trains and buses getting to Merritt College. The Admissions Department lady immediately told me I had the wrong paperwork and I needed to hand deliver to her a letter from my chemistry professor, on CCSF letterhead, a note saying that I was going to pass his class. Phoey. I tried but wasn’t able to speak to a counselor because they were all booked up til closing (4:30pm) despite me getting there at 2:30pm.<\/p>\n
Then I went to College of Alameda. The counselor saw me in 45 minutes. She immediately accepted my mid-term grade printout as proof of prerequisite completion. And she pushed all the magic buttons on the computer that let me attend school there. We chatted about some awesome school-type stuff and I was on my way.<\/p>\n
Mission accomplished in just under 8 hours.<\/p>\n
Moral of the story:
\nThe Admissions Department’s job is to say “No, you don’t have the right paperwork.”
\nThe Counselor’s job is to say, “Let’s get this done.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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