Beginning of the summer: I tell Mom that to get a jump on things, I should register for my fall classes now. I do, with no problems. Chemistry in Clio from 11:00-12:30 on Monday and Wednesday, leaving me an hour to drive to Flint for Spanish from 1:30-3:30. On Mondays, I'll go back to Clio from 6-9 pm for Intro to Psych. No classes on Tuesday or Thursday, no classes before 11=Perfect.
Middle of July: Bored in the staff office, I decide to check my MCC student email account (something I do maybe, MAYBE, once a month.) I click on the email labeled "URGENT" and realize that if I don't pay for those classes the NEXT day, I will be dropped from all of them.
I run to the main office, scream something along the lines of "I have to go to my mom's my classes will be cancelled we're all gonna dieeeee" to Laurie, and leave the Miracle Building.
By the time I get to my mom's cabin (about 5 minutes later), I have ANOTHER email on my MCC student account, telling me that the payment deadline has been extended by two weeks. I figure, I'm already down here, so I go ahead and pay for the classes.
August 30-ish: Dad wakes me up with the phone in his hand.
"Sorry to awaken the Princess at the early hour of 10, but Mott wants to talk to you."
I take the phone, clear my throat, and croak "Hello?"
"Hi Alyssa!" says an all to chipper voice. "This is [I forgot] at the Northern Tier Center! I just wanted to let you know that your Chemistry class has been cancelled due to low enrollment! You'll have to register for 1 of the 3 open classes! There's a 9 am MW in Flint, a 1:30-3:30 MW in Flint, and a night class in Lapeer! What? You didn't want classes before 11, and the other Flint class is during your Spanish class? Sorry! Guess you're screwed! This IS Mott after all. Students first! Ha! Okay, buh bye hon! Have a great day!"
(note: embellishment can be neither confirmed nor denied.)
Sept. 3: I resign myself to taking the 9 am class in Flint. This will require me to sit on campus, in Flint, for 3 hours in between classes, but hey, who cares? At least there's a lot to do at Mott. And it's a really pretty campus, with some great people. (MY HAND IS RAISED SO HIGH IT'S BREAKING THROUGH THE CEILING.)
Upon registering for the class, I go to my account summary to make sure they didn't charge me. There's no charge for the class, but there IS a $3 Drop/Add fee. For the class that the college CANCELLED just SEVEN DAYS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. I resolve to call them later, and go to bed.
Today: After trying several other options, I decide to take a World History course online through MCC in between my MW classes. At least it will give me something to do, right? I log on to the website, find the class, click register, and... nope. Of course it's not that easy.
"Prerequisite not met: DLES-100."
I call the school. They inform me that this is a 3 hour, free, online course that is required before any online class can be taken through Mott. It teaches the basics of email, internet, and computer usage.
I hang up, hit my head on the table, and go watch Gilmore Girls.
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