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

[Vejas Vasiliauskas]

Hi Sami,
I think that it's great that you want to take this many clastses.  
I start school next month and will be taking 5 classes, 4 of 
which are worth 4 credits, 1 of which, a leadership seminar, is 1 
credit.  Scheduling for these classes was a bit difficult, 
because the computer system, not the professor, decides full 
capacity for a class.
With schfuling being so difficult, it is much easier to drop than 
add classes at my school.  I can't add classes until Septemaer 2, 
so when I had to change a course, it had to be taken all the way 
to one of the administrators.
In my school, dropping classes is much easier.  I can drop any 
class the first week with reimburesment and no mark, and if I 
drop in the next couple of weeks there will be a W on my record 
that doesn't actually mean anything.
I am not planning to drop, nor do I encourage you to do so.  
However, you should see if maybe your school has a similar 
system, and if your counselor gives you a hard time you can 
mention that, that it's easier to drop than add.
Hope this helps,
Vejas


 ----- Original Message -----
From: Sami Osborne via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:42:14 -0400
Subject: [nabs-l] A question about something my rehab counselor 
said

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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