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[sal_amanda]

So I'm starting a new graduate program at a new school in the fall.  I was given information on who my advisor was, but that's about it.  So I attempted to e-mail her back before Nora was born in March to find out if there was anything I needed to be doing at this point, but never got a response.  Well, then Nora came along and I got a little busy.  Early last week I attempted to call my advisor.  Left a message.  Never got a response.  I finally got around to calling the SPA department office today and they hooked me up with the info I needed to get my ass in gear.  One of the classes is already closed.  Ironically, it's my freaking advisor that teaches it.  It's not a huge deal since most of the classes don't need to be taken in a specific order and that one is offered every semester and I'm not even sure yet how many I really want to be taking come fall.  It's just the principle of the whole thing.  So then I attempted to register and I have a medical hold because I don't have my immunization form in yet and I don't have a doctor's appointment set up until a couple weeks from now as I'm changing my primary.  Frick!

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[busybusymama.livejournal.com]

I think you should request a new advisor. Not that it would help you now...

[sal_amanda]

I've never really had much use for advisors anyway. I don't think we were even assigned one for the MSW program at UB, now that I think about it. I can figure out what classes I need to take, but I never got any info about when and how I should be registering, unfortunately, and that's as much the department's fault as it is the advisor's, I suppose.

Seeing as how it's all the advisor's classes that are closed, I suspect she's kinda popular. Must be a good teacher who sucks at getting back to people. John's advisor is like that, too, which led to him not getting much done this semester because by the time she got in touch with him with some suggestions for his dissertation work, we had a baby that got in the way of finding time for that kind of thing. But she's a great teacher and is nationally recognized.

[i-am-solid.livejournal.com]

Good teachers do not equal good advisors, or people with good response times to students unfortunately. Don't you have immunization records already, or do you have to have a tetanus from the new doctor or something? Ah, the Buff State Shuffle...

[sal_amanda]

I need to have a physician's signature and I'm between primaries until I get in there for my appointment on the 4th. It's not that far off so I'm not overly concerned. I could have gotten an earlier appointment, but with the insurance, I have to wait for the first of the next month when changing primaries.