What the hell is going on?

Iran1988

I posted a thread a while ago about how SFU has asked me to post my provincial marks up and whatever and how I have to get them to a specific level before i can get full acceptance... then i CALLED and told them I've been out of highschool for 2 years and there was no "provisional acceptance" indicated anywhere on my acceptance letter... and they told me It wouldn't affect me and that it was just a mistake.... now I get this:


>
> Dear Kia:
>
> We have reviewed your final secondary school grades for the 2008-08 school
> year and have found that you have not satisfied the conditions given in our
> letter offering you provisional admission.
>
> We regret to advise you that our offer of admission is now withdrawn
> and you
> may not register in courses. If you have already registered in
> courses, your
> registration will be cancelled. A refund of the confirmation deposit
> will be
> made to you.
>
> We sincerely hope that you will be able to make alternative
> arrangements for
> pursuing your education. We would be happy to provide you with advice
> regarding future admission to SFU; to speak to an Admissions Advisor,
> please
> phone 778-782-5513 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., Monday to
> Friday, Pacific Time.
>
> All applications are considered carefully according to Senate policy. An
> applicant who feels that special circumstances prevail in her/his case may
> appeal for reconsideration to the Committee to Review Undergraduate
> Admissions. For an appeal form, please go to
> http://students.sfu.ca/forms/CRUAform.pdf.
>
> We invite you to apply again for admission when you have completed more
> secondary or post-secondary work and when your qualifications might be more
> competitive for admission.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Undergraduate Admissions
> Student Services
> Simon Fraser University
>



i WASN'T EVEN ENROLLED IN THE 2008-8 SCHOOL YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN OUT OF HIGHSCHOOL FOR 2 FUCKING YEARS!

What the fuck do I do? I'm like panicking.... what the hell do I do!?!?!?! I cant call them because they're all closed now (I just got on my PC and checked my email)....


i checked GoSFU quickly and all of my courses and stuff are still enrolled :S


Im in a state of shock atm, what do I dooooooo :(

SpectreFire

You're named after a shitty car company?

Just call them them tomorrow, or fire off an email. Hell, probably better if you do both. There's not much else you can do right now.

Iran1988

SpectreFire;35004 said:

You're named after a shitty car company?

Just call them them tomorrow, or fire off an email. Hell, probably better if you do both. There's not much else you can do right now.

Kiarash = my name.


Kia = Short.


It's fucking stupid I don't know what to do. I just emailed them, and I will call them tomorrow. But this is retarded I have no idea what im going to do if i'm let go.

Morro

Go in person. Them bitches don't like to do anything over the phone.

Iran1988

Is there still like hope or am I totally fucked :|

randomuser

They either made a mistake, or you have not satisfied the basic enrollment requirements.

I had to go to college for two years before gaining admission cause of one of my provincial marks.

Call them first, and theyll probably be super busy but try, then email if you cant get a response, but I would not rely on email.

Iran1988

randomuser;35020 said:

They either made a mistake, or you have not satisfied the basic enrollment requirements.

I had to go to college for two years before gaining admission cause of one of my provincial marks.

Call them first, and theyll probably be super busy but try, then email if you cant get a response, but I would not rely on email.

It makes no sense, they are judging me on my 2008-08 semester.. which I never had.. because i havnet been in school for 2 years :\


they say that they canned my registration but its all still there.. :|

randomuser

give it a business day to update

even if you have been out of school for two years what are the criteria your admission is being based on then? although it does sound dumb how they are wording it to you like you just got out of high school

peter8912

randomuser;35020 said:

I had to go to college for two years before gaining admission cause of one of my provincial marks.

That explains a lot... :tongue:

randomuser

actually it doesnt...i needed i think an A- on the final and I got a B

since i didnt get high enough and i was out of high school i couldnt obtain admission cause i didnt have the english literacy requirement

esl students are allowed admission to sfu as long as they take english first semester yet i was denied entrance and had to take english elsewhere, and i just figured id do the entire two year transfer and pay less money and avoid the mountain

Iran1988

I guess i'll find out whats going on tomorrow morning.. :|

My Marks from HS were high i don't understand this crap.

Magnificent_Bastard

1.) Have more money wired to you from overseas.
2.) Tell those SFU bitches that you're buying the damn school
3.) Buy the damn school
4.) Fire the sons of bitches that did this to you
5.) Threaten to expel all the smart kids, their GPAs will drop and they'll be scared
6.) Move in with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air
7.) Whistle for a cab
8.) When it comes near, notice the license plate says "fresh" and the dice in the mirror
9.) Disregard that the cab is rare, and yell "yo home to Bel-Air"
10.) Pull up at the house around 7 or 8
11.) Tell the cabbie, "Yo homes, smell ya later"
12.) Look at your kingdom
13.) Sit on your throne, as the prince of Bel-Air

IVT

Magnificent_Bastard;35045 said:

1.) Have more money wired to you from overseas.
2.) Tell those SFU bitches that you're buying the damn school
3.) Buy the damn school
4.) Fire the sons of bitches that did this to you
5.) Threaten to expel all the smart kids, their GPAs will drop and they'll be scared
6.) Move in with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air
...
13.) Sit on your throne, as the prince of Bel-Air

fail. I think he would rather stay here and go to sfu.:wink:

schmoey

Magnificent_Bastard;35045 said:

1.) Have more money wired to you from overseas.
2.) Tell those SFU bitches that you're buying the damn school
3.) Buy the damn school
4.) Fire the sons of bitches that did this to you
5.) Threaten to expel all the smart kids, their GPAs will drop and they'll be scared
6.) Move in with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air
7.) Whistle for a cab
8.) When it comes near, notice the license plate says "fresh" and the dice in the mirror
9.) Disregard that the cab is rare, and yell "yo home to Bel-Air"
10.) Pull up at the house around 7 or 8
11.) Tell the cabbie, "Yo homes, smell ya later"
12.) Look at your kingdom
13.) Sit on your throne, as the prince of Bel-Air

14.) Befriend an awesome flamer guy named Carlton

Student0667

SFU's Student Service should be ashamed of themselves for their repeated mistakes with your application. I bet that they haven't removed you from that "not accepted" mailing list after they mistakely added you onto it. You should seriously ask for some sort of compensation for this series of undued stress. Hell, you should get yourself a lawyer and file a lawsuit. Those fu*kers in Student Services really deserves to die. If I didn't have work tomorrow, I would have accompanied you up to SFU and listen to those moron's explaination.

Say, interested in writing a letter to The Peak entited "Repeated Harassment from SFU Student Service."

Agentbob

Appeal their decisions. I didn't even know it was possible SFU could just withdraw someone like this.

Also, if you're going up there to talk to them, bring some sort of evidence. Try and get (or find) your high school transcript or something of equivalent. And don't yell at them or raise your voice. Some of these people are having their mid-life crisis and feeds off of the misery of other students because their stuck behind a fuking desk for 8 hours a day.

Although, I'm sure it could be just a mistake.

Iran1988

Student0667;35049 said:

SFU's Student Service should be ashamed of themselves for their repeated mistakes with your application. I bet that they haven't removed you from that "not accepted" mailing list after they mistakely added you onto it. You should seriously ask for some sort of compensation for this series of undued stress. Hell, you should get yourself a lawyer and file a lawsuit. Those fu*kers in Student Services really deserves to die. If I didn't have work tomorrow, I would have accompanied you up to SFU and listen to those moron's explaination.

Say, interested in writing a letter to The Peak entited "Repeated Harassment from SFU Student Service."

Yes I am, assuming I get accepted. lol.

Iran1988

Well here's the update....

Apparently I self reported my grades in 2007 to be something I didn't get as an average in 2006 when I graduated (which is BS.. because I don't even know how to self report my grades.. nor did I even get that far) and I wasn't given any conditions on my admission offer so.... the person on the phone was like

"Well you shouldn't even have BEEN in SFU but we have to honour our acceptance."


:|


Im like "Can I have some sort of written proof of this? like.. a signed letter or something... so that if I get into this sort of trouble again?"

she goes

"No we don't treat you differently from all the other students..... "


That's not .. cool.

Plus now im all weary about it because I don't know if they actually fixed it or not... what do i do now?

Iran1988

and I called again because.. well.. im anal... so ...


"Ya I just wanted to make SURE that a mistake has not been made yet again.... so please pull up my application and tell me if the changes have been made."

"You called 30 minutes ago I remember you talked to another clerk, you dont get an email immediately."

"That isn't my point, I ran into this in May and nothing was done about it, I just wanted to ensure that it's actually dealt with."

"There is a note to send you a confirmation email on your application."

"So theres NO chance my courses are going to be canceled? no mistakes? i'm overly stressed out about this situation"

"No, your courses are not going to be canceled, just wait for the email to come in a couple of days.."




----

I'm still not sold i have a feeling i'm going to lose all my courses before I GET this email.

nicole

Student0667;35049 said:

SFU's Student Service should be ashamed of themselves for their repeated mistakes with your application. I bet that they haven't removed you from that "not accepted" mailing list after they mistakely added you onto it. You should seriously ask for some sort of compensation for this series of undued stress. Hell, you should get yourself a lawyer and file a lawsuit. Those fu*kers in Student Services really deserves to die. If I didn't have work tomorrow, I would have accompanied you up to SFU and listen to those moron's explaination.

Say, interested in writing a letter to The Peak entited "Repeated Harassment from SFU Student Service."

This is a little drastic.

IVT

Student0667;35049 said:

SFU's Student Service should be ashamed of themselves for their repeated mistakes with your application. I bet that they haven't removed you from that "not accepted" mailing list after they mistakely added you onto it. You should seriously ask for some sort of compensation for this series of undued stress. Hell, you should get yourself a lawyer and file a lawsuit. Those fu*kers in Student Services really deserves to die. If I didn't have work tomorrow, I would have accompanied you up to SFU and listen to those moron's explaination.

Say, interested in writing a letter to The Peak entited "Repeated Harassment from SFU Student Service."

simmer down, son

DaNoobie

Magnificent_Bastard;35045 said:

1.) Have more money wired to you from overseas.
2.) Tell those SFU bitches that you're buying the damn school
3.) Buy the damn school
4.) Fire the sons of bitches that did this to you
5.) Threaten to expel all the smart kids, their GPAs will drop and they'll be scared
6.) Move in with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air
7.) Whistle for a cab
8.) When it comes near, notice the license plate says "fresh" and the dice in the mirror
9.) Disregard that the cab is rare, and yell "yo home to Bel-Air"
10.) Pull up at the house around 7 or 8
11.) Tell the cabbie, "Yo homes, smell ya later"
12.) Look at your kingdom
13.) Sit on your throne, as the prince of Bel-Air

randomuser

Iran1988;35060 said:

and I called again because.. well.. im anal... so ...


"Ya I just wanted to make SURE that a mistake has not been made yet again.... so please pull up my application and tell me if the changes have been made."

"You called 30 minutes ago I remember you talked to another clerk, you dont get an email immediately."

"That isn't my point, I ran into this in May and nothing was done about it, I just wanted to ensure that it's actually dealt with."

"There is a note to send you a confirmation email on your application."

"So theres NO chance my courses are going to be canceled? no mistakes? i'm overly stressed out about this situation"

"No, your courses are not going to be canceled, just wait for the email to come in a couple of days.."




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I'm still not sold i have a feeling i'm going to lose all my courses before I GET this email.

If that is how you spoke to them verbatim don't be surprised why they're bitchy..."please pull up my application"

--You could have said can you please check or something along those lines, it sounds awfully bossy in spite of the please

If you said:

"That isn't my point, I ran into this in May and nothing was done about it, I just wanted to ensure that it's actually dealt with."

--You basically are being bossy to them, or talking down to them, saying they didn't do something right

bleed.the.mannequin

i don't blame him though. i'm sure you would reacted the same way if you're in his position right now

randomuser

bleed.the.mannequin;35085 said:

i don't blame him though. i'm sure you would reacted the same way if you're in his position right now

Given the fact I work at SFU I wouldn't, even if I didn't work at SFU, being rude to people you are trying to get help from is clearly detrimental to your cause.

bleed.the.mannequin

i guesss sumtimes people don't realize how they sound or how their attitude is when they're mad or frusterated

Iran1988

randomuser;35077 said:

You basically are being bossy to them, or talking down to them, saying they didn't do something right

They didn't do something right. I am not at fault in any way. They are hired to do a job and they failed to do it on my application in May.


Therefore, I feel the way I spoke to them was well deserved.

Student0667

Iran1988;35099 said:

They are hired to do a job and they failed to do it on my application in May.

Therefore, I feel the way I spoke to them was well deserved.

Great point Iran1988. We pay these dipsticks $30+ dollar a semester to serve us. I admit that human makes mistake, however SFU Student Service can really go fuc* themselves because the way they keep screwing up Iran1988's admission is unbelievable.

randomuser

Iran1988;35099 said:

They didn't do something right. I am not at fault in any way. They are hired to do a job and they failed to do it on my application in May.


Therefore, I feel the way I spoke to them was well deserved.

You did not hire them to do a job, univerisities are exclusive organizations you compete to gain access to. Also, who are 'them'? Maybe you should make sure your misdirected anger goes where its appropriate. Do you really think the two people you spoke to on the phone are the exact two people who processed your initial application? You sound like an absolute snob.

You guys are really out of step. Universities aren't some business competing for your money, they're not like a telephone company who will lower rates so you dont go to the other company.

As I said again, being rude to people who don't owe you anything will get you nowhere. For all you know those people were grad student temps who really don't care for the attitude of some first year pre-admission. Don't be surprised if how you spoke to them had something to do with them not fixing your application ;).

nicole

I'm confused...you said you didn't self-report your grades, but they have your grades? Are you sure you didn't do something accidentally somewhere along the way?

If you're really this upset about SFU, go to college for a year and transfer to another University.

SpectreFire

Iran1988;35099 said:

They didn't do something right. I am not at fault in any way. They are hired to do a job and they failed to do it on my application in May.


Therefore, I feel the way I spoke to them was well deserved.

Nope.

Never ever be rude to a CSR. That will never ever help. Be polite and firm, and chances are, you'll get what you need. If you start belittling them, then you're just setting yourself up for some big disappointments.