That's right, school finally did it to me. I haven't cried all semester about it but the day finally came. It's been 2 1/2 weeks since I've heard from my thesis chair. I've sent 4 emails trying to get feedback with no luck. I've tried showing up during office hours only to find out that the person had cancelled their office hours all week. Calling doesn't work either. I've been swallowing it for the last 18 days and I couldn't hold it in anymore. I'm not sure what's going on and I hate playing the victim role but this is just getting out of hand! How the hell am I supposed to graduate in May if I don't even have a date for a proposal hearing? I'm running out of options. I think it's really interesting that our graduate program is set up so only those of us who maintain a 3.5 GPA or better in our core classes are allowed to do the thesis option. This implies that the thesis is for "better" students. However, once on the road of writing a thesis, you're no longer writing what you want to write or even anything scholarly but instead playing a head game with your committee. Why did you need to prove yourself in the core classes if all it was going to do was lead you to perform secretarial duties? You have to learn how to coordinate their schedules, make sure no one's feelings gets hurt, and tip-toe around crucial issues because you don't want to offend anyone in fear that they'll retaliate by stunting your progress. What I still don't understand is how the fates of numerous people is controlled by one individual. You would think something as important as getting a master's would be determined by a panel of faculty members or something. Power in the wrong hands will most definitely result in disasterous effects. I am not a happy camper.
