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Starting to get uber pissed...
Jun. 26th, 2003 03:11 pmHere's the deal. (This is long.)
Back sometime earlier this year when I was doing the whole applying-to-grad-schools thing, I checked over the School of Education website to find out about application deadlines. On the main deadlines page there was a column in a table that read "September 30" as the deadline for Winter Term enrollment. I thought, okay, great, I can do that. Put it away in the back of my head to remember to work on over the summer.
Cut to about a month ago, and I'm seriously considering working on the application now. I check over the SOE site again--and the entire site's changed. Now the deadlines page's been divided up so that it directs you to individual programs and their deadlines, and the September 30th deadline has disappeared entirely. This might pose a problem, as it suggests that there is no Winter Term enrollment. I become a bit nervous and check the individual programs over. Nope, no deadlines for applications for Winter Term.
Okay, this is a little worrying, but nothing TOO bad, right? I'll put it aside for a while.
Come back to it not too long afterwards. I can send a contact form in, see what they say. So I do that, and on the contact form it has a check box for which term you wish to apply--and I check off "Winter", because it EXISTS on the form. Send in my question about September 30th.
Get a form letter back in reply telling me to check out their website.
I checked out the fucking website, that's where I sent the form from.
Okay, not a problem. I call their number and the guy tells me to look at their deadlines page, where all the deadlines are listed. I tell him okay, I'll do that (again), thinking maybe he's not aware that the page setup's changed. I do so, and then search the site for the deadlines again. On the search results page is a tiny little blurb like search engines give that says something about SEPTEMBER FUCKING 30. I click the link.
Dead link. Has a link to the NEW deadlines page.
Okay. Starting to be annoyed.
Email the SOE Student Services guy. I'll paste what I said, and the replies.
Me:
> Hello,
> In previous months (leading up to May 2003) I was able to access a page
> on the SOE website that listed all the admissions deadlines. On this
> page there was a section that stated September 30th as the deadline for
> those interested in Winter Term enrollment for graduate students.
> However, on the new site, I have not been able to locate any
> corresponding date or information on the existence of a Winter Term for
> 2004. I am most interested in enrolling at that time and would be
> greatly appreciative if my existing knowledge of this deadline could be
> corroborated.
>
> Sincerely,
> Josephina Chang
>
Them:
Try this page and look for the deadlines that would apply to you. If this doesnt help please let me know.
http://www.soe.umich.edu/deadlines/index.html
Them again:
If you knew what program you were interested in then it would be easier to figure out the dates that you are looking for.
Me:
> I am interested in:
>
> Literacy, Language and Culture (M.A.)
> The MAC program
> Social Studies Education (M.A.)
> Programs in Elementary or Secondary Certification
>
> Thank you.
>
> -Josephina
Them:
Thank you for your inquiry to the School of Education here at the University of Michigan. Here is the information that you have requested. If there are any further questions please feel free to contact us here at the Office of Student Services for further assistance ((734) 764-7563). Thank you.
AND ATTACHED? THE FUCKING FORM LETTER.
GRAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!
It's really starting to make me think I should give up entirely and go to fucking MSU or something.
Back sometime earlier this year when I was doing the whole applying-to-grad-schools thing, I checked over the School of Education website to find out about application deadlines. On the main deadlines page there was a column in a table that read "September 30" as the deadline for Winter Term enrollment. I thought, okay, great, I can do that. Put it away in the back of my head to remember to work on over the summer.
Cut to about a month ago, and I'm seriously considering working on the application now. I check over the SOE site again--and the entire site's changed. Now the deadlines page's been divided up so that it directs you to individual programs and their deadlines, and the September 30th deadline has disappeared entirely. This might pose a problem, as it suggests that there is no Winter Term enrollment. I become a bit nervous and check the individual programs over. Nope, no deadlines for applications for Winter Term.
Okay, this is a little worrying, but nothing TOO bad, right? I'll put it aside for a while.
Come back to it not too long afterwards. I can send a contact form in, see what they say. So I do that, and on the contact form it has a check box for which term you wish to apply--and I check off "Winter", because it EXISTS on the form. Send in my question about September 30th.
Get a form letter back in reply telling me to check out their website.
I checked out the fucking website, that's where I sent the form from.
Okay, not a problem. I call their number and the guy tells me to look at their deadlines page, where all the deadlines are listed. I tell him okay, I'll do that (again), thinking maybe he's not aware that the page setup's changed. I do so, and then search the site for the deadlines again. On the search results page is a tiny little blurb like search engines give that says something about SEPTEMBER FUCKING 30. I click the link.
Dead link. Has a link to the NEW deadlines page.
Okay. Starting to be annoyed.
Email the SOE Student Services guy. I'll paste what I said, and the replies.
Me:
> Hello,
> In previous months (leading up to May 2003) I was able to access a page
> on the SOE website that listed all the admissions deadlines. On this
> page there was a section that stated September 30th as the deadline for
> those interested in Winter Term enrollment for graduate students.
> However, on the new site, I have not been able to locate any
> corresponding date or information on the existence of a Winter Term for
> 2004. I am most interested in enrolling at that time and would be
> greatly appreciative if my existing knowledge of this deadline could be
> corroborated.
>
> Sincerely,
> Josephina Chang
>
Them:
Try this page and look for the deadlines that would apply to you. If this doesnt help please let me know.
http://www.soe.umich.edu/deadlines/index.html
Them again:
If you knew what program you were interested in then it would be easier to figure out the dates that you are looking for.
Me:
> I am interested in:
>
> Literacy, Language and Culture (M.A.)
> The MAC program
> Social Studies Education (M.A.)
> Programs in Elementary or Secondary Certification
>
> Thank you.
>
> -Josephina
Them:
Thank you for your inquiry to the School of Education here at the University of Michigan. Here is the information that you have requested. If there are any further questions please feel free to contact us here at the Office of Student Services for further assistance ((734) 764-7563). Thank you.
AND ATTACHED? THE FUCKING FORM LETTER.
GRAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!
It's really starting to make me think I should give up entirely and go to fucking MSU or something.
