Rant Of A Graduating College Student II

Just when I thought my last term (hopefully) in college couldn’t get any worse, Life just dropped another of its bombs.

My current schedule is slowly killing me (somewhat literally and metaphorically). I have classes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I have 6 classes on Mondays/Thursdays that run from 9:15AM – 7:45PM and a 1:00 – 4:30 PM class on Wednesdays, leaving me without any lunch break and physically drained.

The bomb I mentioned above was my Retail Management (RETMANA) Immersion Program or what I cynically and sarcastically call RIP XD

I arranged my schedule (the day of our enrolment) in such a way that I will have no classes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. This is to give room to my RIP which I know takes place on the said days.

My Management Accounting class meets on a Wednesday. It is the only schedule of that subject this term. I talked to my soon-to-be RETMANA professor who happened to be the advising faculty member when I enrolled. She said that it is okay for me to have a Wednesday class as long as my Tuesdays and Fridays are free. This was last January.

Fast forward to March. I reminded my professor that I have a class on Wednesdays. I was initially part of the Immersion Program in one of the largest retail stores in the Philippines, and to my horror, I was removed. My RETMANA professor told me that I am no longer qualified to participate in the program.

She got a teensy bit irritated because I hadn’t informed her that I have a class on Wednesdays. It is partially my fault, because I remember her telling the class that those whose class schedule conflicts with the Immersion Program’s schedule should inform her by leaving a note in her pigeon box.

My mistake was assuming that I am an exemption from the “conflicting class schedule” issue, knowing that we had an understanding last January that having a class on Wednesdays is okay.

Now, I have to look for a retail store to undergo my Immersion Program. Reports will be submitted weekly, and a timecard with the supervisor’s signature will be passed at the end of the program.

Lucky for me, I found a Water Station (technically a retail store and technically our tenant XD) in which I was allowed to undergo my Immersion.

My Management Accounting subject is still giving me problems (exams partuclarly). It’s the only subject that I have a low chance of passing. I will not worry though because I know God will help me. He has answered my call before, and I know He will hear my call again.

4 weeks are left and hopefully, I’ll be able to walk, with my head held up high, with my heart humbled down, and eyes looking up to the Lord and finish my studies.

I know I will graduate. By God’s grace! :D