Should Lori pester his college?

Lorizael · August 20, 2012, 09:55

The summer semester is over. I got straight As in my dumb filler classes. My new GPA will be a 2.23, which is better than my old GPA by a factor of 4.46. But final grades haven't been posted yet. And until they are, I'm still on academic restriction and can't register for the Fall classes I want. My concern is that by the time grades are posted (which might not be until next week), the classes I want to take will be full. So here's my question.

Do I try to convince the people in charge of these things that they should let me register for classes despite the final verdict not being in on whether I'm a new man? Do I go in with taped up glasses and a pocket protector and show them that 49/22 > 1.75?

Or do I be patient and just wait until next week, come what may?

Wezil · August 20, 2012, 10:00

Clearly there's only one thing left to do...

Throw a toga party!

MikeH · August 20, 2012, 10:04

Your keenness to sign up for classes can only help the case that you are a new man - if they say no, they won't have lost anything.

rah · August 20, 2012, 10:05

Always challenge the rules. The worst they can say is no. As long as you don't act like a petulant child when you do it, they will never hold it against you.

Damn, beat me by a minute. I'm getting slow in my old age.

Lorizael · August 20, 2012, 10:14

2 votes for pestering, 1 vote for toga party. That's good enough for me.

ColdWizard · August 20, 2012, 10:34

Pester them while wearing a toga. Best of both worlds.

Wezil · August 20, 2012, 11:56

Originally Posted by Lorizael

2 votes for pestering, 1 vote for toga party. That's good enough for me.

Enjoy your party.

luffor123 · August 20, 2012, 19:51

on lohari i have birthday and i enjoy my birthday without you. this time all frineds go to long drive

Lorizael · August 21, 2012, 10:48

Well, that was surprisingly easy. I'm registered for Calc II and General Physics I, which is my college's introductory calculus-based physics class. I'll probably shut up about this whole college thing now.

H Tower · August 21, 2012, 12:35

Ugh, that sounds like a LOT of calculus. This is what you wanted?

Lorizael · August 21, 2012, 12:39

The alternative is that I go back to reading Scientific American and thinking that means I know something about how the world works.

Jon Miller · August 21, 2012, 12:51

Yes.

JM

Lorizael · August 21, 2012, 13:02

?

Edit: Oh, yes I should pester my college? Well, I already did that. Mission accomplished.

Elok · August 21, 2012, 13:09

Originally Posted by Lorizael

The alternative is that I go back to reading Scientific American and thinking that means I know something about how the world works.

That's what I do, except I generally skip that first step.

Lorizael · August 21, 2012, 13:23

To be fair, I usually just read the headlines. I feel that combines the speed of not actually reading the articles with the conviction of knowing how the latest sciencey terms are being used.