[nabs-l] A question about something my rehab counselor said

Sami Osborne ligne14 at verizon.net
Thu Jul 28 17:42:14 UTC 2016


Hi all,

I'd really like to get your opinions on something that my rehab 
counselor said just today.  I'll be starting college in 
September, and we were discussing the possibility of him funding 
me for the different bills that need to be paid per semester or 
year.

 He said something that I found really strange, although some of 
you may disagree with me.  Even though I'm already registered for 
classes and have a full schedule for the semester (five classes 
during the week,) he suggested that maybe I should drop a fouple 
of them and take a reduced amount of credits, at least this first 
semester.  His reasoning is that he thinks it might be too much 
for me, and apparently, other blind college students whom he has 
worked with have done this.  Although my counselor is generally a 
very accommmdating man, I personally disagree with him on this.  
Numer one, I don't find five classes to be too much at all, 
because that's the average of most college students, whether 
blind or sighted, and number two, I have many breaks in between 
my classes, especially on Tuesdays and Thursdays, where I have 
one class in the morning and don't have another one for 6 and a 
half hours! I'm also a person who really enjoys learning new 
things, and also, I believe that this is not something that a 
rehab counselor should be telling their clients, although you 
guys can tell me what you think.  This is very strange in my 
opinion.

I hope that you guys can give me some advice as to what your 
opinions are on this matter.  Oh, and one more thing, what would 
you suggest I do if I tell him that I don't want to drop anything 
and he keeps on insisting?

I really hope you guys can help me, and have a happy end of July! 
:(

Thanks so much,

Sami




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