January 8th, 2008
A fight for my beliefs
I missed two 1st-day classes today just to add a class to my schedule. The first class I missed just to fall in line for adjustment, and the second class I missed just to wait for my number to be called.
It took me two hours to adjust.
The next thing I had to do was reprint a form that would show me the amount that I will have to pay additionally for the class I just added. The line for this was also long.
It took me thirty minutes to reprint my form.
My classmate sent me a text message saying that they were backing out on the subject that I adjusted for. Now, if a class doesn't get at least fifteen students after the adjustment period ends (which is today), it will get dissolved.
Adjustment period has just ended, and I checked the number of students in my class: eight.
That was just about it. I had wasted those two classes in order to fight for something futile. I wondered why my would-be classmates decided to back out on adjusting: maybe they couldn't bear the long wait, maybe they were afraid of the class being dissolved anyway (which is akin to being afraid to vote for a candidate because you think he/she will lose anyway), or maybe they want to put off retaking a failed subject.
In any case, I don't blame them. I fought for that class I had petitioned, and lost it due to unfavorable circumstances.
Would I consider my day a failure?
No. The class may have been dissolved due to insufficient students, but I know that what I did was right. I fought for what I believed in: that I could retake this subject this term and pass it, and that others are willing to take it with me.
ADDENDUM: It turned out that the class wasn't dissolved at all.
It took me two hours to adjust.
The next thing I had to do was reprint a form that would show me the amount that I will have to pay additionally for the class I just added. The line for this was also long.
It took me thirty minutes to reprint my form.
My classmate sent me a text message saying that they were backing out on the subject that I adjusted for. Now, if a class doesn't get at least fifteen students after the adjustment period ends (which is today), it will get dissolved.
Adjustment period has just ended, and I checked the number of students in my class: eight.
That was just about it. I had wasted those two classes in order to fight for something futile. I wondered why my would-be classmates decided to back out on adjusting: maybe they couldn't bear the long wait, maybe they were afraid of the class being dissolved anyway (which is akin to being afraid to vote for a candidate because you think he/she will lose anyway), or maybe they want to put off retaking a failed subject.
In any case, I don't blame them. I fought for that class I had petitioned, and lost it due to unfavorable circumstances.
Would I consider my day a failure?
No. The class may have been dissolved due to insufficient students, but I know that what I did was right. I fought for what I believed in: that I could retake this subject this term and pass it, and that others are willing to take it with me.
ADDENDUM: It turned out that the class wasn't dissolved at all.
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