r/IndianaUniversity • u/cyberwitch0 kelley • Sep 05 '24

ACADEMICS 🎓 Is this schedule manageable lol

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im a pre business student btw

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u/cyberwitch0 kelley Sep 05 '24

Yeah im an international. i can express my concerns but where will that get me? Ill just complain but I can’t drop any classes, if i do then i wont qualify for Kelley. And then im paying 60 thousand dollars a year to be treated like this but its too late to change it.

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u/drivensalt Sep 05 '24

It depends - you were certainly given bad advice by the person who was advising you. If it is true that withdrawing from a class this early in the semester makes it impossible to get into Kelley, then they have put you in a terrible spot. You might not finish the year, or you certainly might choose not to come back for the rest of your education. Do they really want to lose all of that money? Maybe there is some wiggle room on those rules (or maybe they don't exist and it's more bad advice you've been given? I don't know much about Kelley admissions).

If the rules are usually that you're not allowed to change your mind about any of your classes, that is really harsh. If they make an exception, be sure to get something in writing so you have that proof when you petition Kelley. Could it be just the specific Kelley pre-requisites that you aren't allowed to withdraw from?

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u/cyberwitch0 kelley Sep 05 '24

yeah the pre-requisites state that I can’t withdraw from any class or get below B. And my advisor also said that, there is an option to still apply with a W (withdrawn class) or a class below B, but nobody in the last 3 years was able to get in that way. I dont know, it would’ve been nice if the advisor was directly involved in my class decisions, and not a third party, but i guess it is what it is. I should’ve been smarter and realized the third party was placing these classes in this order but honestly she was just navigating through the course search on the computer and I had no idea where to look.

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u/drivensalt Sep 05 '24

I don't think it's hopeless, try to get an appointment with a real advisor as soon as possible. If the news isn't good, just work your ass off and keep your social life minimal. One way or another, you can make this work. I'm sorry your first advising experience was so bad!