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Warning: Took a college advisor's word on my major path and wasted 2 semesters
Met with Dr. Henderson at my community college in Tulsa last fall. She told me I had to take Intro to Economics before I could even apply for the business program. Turned out she was reading from an outdated catalog from 2019. After I failed econ twice, a different advisor told me I could have started the program right away. Anyone else get led around by outdated info from someone who's supposed to know better?
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the_angela3d ago
oh man, this hits close to home. i had basically the same thing happen at my community college with a pre-nursing track. they told me i needed to take this whole year of random science classes before i could even talk to the nursing department. turned out the counselor just had the wrong info and i wasted a whole fall semester on classes i didn't even need. what i learned is to always double check everything with the actual department head or program coordinator yourself, not just the general advisors. also, if it's a 4 year school you're aiming for, look up their transfer guides online and bring those printed out to your meetings. that way you've got proof of what's actually required.
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sean1193d ago
Did your friend ever get those wasted credits to transfer?
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