Full Sail University Frustrations - These Are The Worse Professors To Have
So I failed Project and Portfolio III, as I knew I would. I was placed in Art Creation for Games and Fundamentals of Physical Science. I spoke to my Liaison and was told that it was okay for me to be in those classes without passing Project and Portfolio III. So Monday - Wednesday I worked on my assignments and on Thursday I logged on that morning to see what all was due that night as I knew I had an assignment due, but wanted to double check. That was around 11A that morning, maybe a little later. Around 5P that night I logged on to find that my classes were gone, and I was back in Project and Portfolio III. I was raging, furious actually. This prompted a phone call to the school.
I received the call back from the school regarding the matter to find out that the professor didn't put in the note until Wednesday I believe that I failed the class. The lady I spoke to apologized multiple times to me, and sent an email to both me and my instructor stating that I was placed late in the class, and needed to have an extension placed on the upcoming due assignments as well as to speak to me regarding my upcoming surgery. She also mentioned on the phone to have me message him as well.
So I did that next morning as I was extremely upset and angry at this point that I was removed from two classes that I was already working REALLY hard in to be thrown so late into another class.
Here was my message to my professor:
It is now 11:51A EST on Saturday and there was no response to this message and I'm sitting here in a panic and frantically trying to figure out how to get this done as there is no lecture this month and the videos are VERY lacking in how to work Unreal and trying to sit and watch videos on how to work Unreal Engine for our assignments is like trying to fit a square into a circle. I am aware that it is possible to do the assignment but only having three days to do it around a schedule that I did not plan for (as I schedule my time according to my classes) is a challenge. Seeing as I knew what I was in for with my original two classes I had everything planned out so I could do this without fear or stress. But now I am stuck.
These are the moments that online students complain that they feel their professor doesn't care about their concerns. I've had a few run ins like this, as some of you remember a previous blog Dropped From Fundamentals of Art II I had a professor that completely ignored me and my messages to him as well as didn't grade my work which was a fight. Now I'm back in that same position where I'm being ignored by my professor. I messaged him well early enough on Friday that I should have received a message back AND my extension I requested as well as I know he had to have gotten the email the lady sent him that Thursday night. Do I feel that if I messaged him Thursday night I might have gotten a response? Absolutely not. I would still be in this same position. However, it might have changed if I had because then I could have called the school later Friday evening with a second complaint on being ignored and no extension granted.
Now that I am having these issues, I have this sickening feeling that the week of my surgery I will end up failing the class again when I will need help the most during those last two weeks.
I'm usually not the one to sit and write blogs that are like this against a school or something. So let me put it like this.
I LOVE Full Sail. I've learned a lot in a year and a half and have done so much so far that has given me a really good chance at a career path that I have wanted for a long while. I have had some AMAZING professors that have opened my eyes to a whole new world, make class one AMAZING experience for being an online student and making me feel like I'm still part of the school. However, these kind of experiences make it hard to feel like you're worth their time and that the knowledge that is to be expected of you to know and help you in your career path or even future classes is lacking. Would I take these bad experiences and tell someone not to attend Full Sail? Absolutely not. In fact I have thought about enrolling after graduation for another degree that I have found to spark interest as well.
It's just these little moments that irritate me.
I received the call back from the school regarding the matter to find out that the professor didn't put in the note until Wednesday I believe that I failed the class. The lady I spoke to apologized multiple times to me, and sent an email to both me and my instructor stating that I was placed late in the class, and needed to have an extension placed on the upcoming due assignments as well as to speak to me regarding my upcoming surgery. She also mentioned on the phone to have me message him as well.
So I did that next morning as I was extremely upset and angry at this point that I was removed from two classes that I was already working REALLY hard in to be thrown so late into another class.
Here was my message to my professor:
You
(Professor),
Since I was brought into class late, trying to get everything together that I need and make sure my work is done before Sunday may become a slight issue. I am working on it currently but I don't want to take a hit for coming into the class late and not turning the assignment in on time.
I also would like to talk to you about another concern I have for this month as well. Week 3 to 4 I will be having surgery that will hinder me from doing a few day's worths of work to possibly a week depending on my recovery. The time of the surgery falls in the middle of the week (November 13th) so I aim to try and get most of what I can do before then, but I was wondering when that time comes if I am struggling if we could work together to figure something out so I don't fail assignments or the class.
Thank you,
(Me)
Since I was brought into class late, trying to get everything together that I need and make sure my work is done before Sunday may become a slight issue. I am working on it currently but I don't want to take a hit for coming into the class late and not turning the assignment in on time.
I also would like to talk to you about another concern I have for this month as well. Week 3 to 4 I will be having surgery that will hinder me from doing a few day's worths of work to possibly a week depending on my recovery. The time of the surgery falls in the middle of the week (November 13th) so I aim to try and get most of what I can do before then, but I was wondering when that time comes if I am struggling if we could work together to figure something out so I don't fail assignments or the class.
Thank you,
(Me)
It is now 11:51A EST on Saturday and there was no response to this message and I'm sitting here in a panic and frantically trying to figure out how to get this done as there is no lecture this month and the videos are VERY lacking in how to work Unreal and trying to sit and watch videos on how to work Unreal Engine for our assignments is like trying to fit a square into a circle. I am aware that it is possible to do the assignment but only having three days to do it around a schedule that I did not plan for (as I schedule my time according to my classes) is a challenge. Seeing as I knew what I was in for with my original two classes I had everything planned out so I could do this without fear or stress. But now I am stuck.
These are the moments that online students complain that they feel their professor doesn't care about their concerns. I've had a few run ins like this, as some of you remember a previous blog Dropped From Fundamentals of Art II I had a professor that completely ignored me and my messages to him as well as didn't grade my work which was a fight. Now I'm back in that same position where I'm being ignored by my professor. I messaged him well early enough on Friday that I should have received a message back AND my extension I requested as well as I know he had to have gotten the email the lady sent him that Thursday night. Do I feel that if I messaged him Thursday night I might have gotten a response? Absolutely not. I would still be in this same position. However, it might have changed if I had because then I could have called the school later Friday evening with a second complaint on being ignored and no extension granted.
Now that I am having these issues, I have this sickening feeling that the week of my surgery I will end up failing the class again when I will need help the most during those last two weeks.
I'm usually not the one to sit and write blogs that are like this against a school or something. So let me put it like this.
I LOVE Full Sail. I've learned a lot in a year and a half and have done so much so far that has given me a really good chance at a career path that I have wanted for a long while. I have had some AMAZING professors that have opened my eyes to a whole new world, make class one AMAZING experience for being an online student and making me feel like I'm still part of the school. However, these kind of experiences make it hard to feel like you're worth their time and that the knowledge that is to be expected of you to know and help you in your career path or even future classes is lacking. Would I take these bad experiences and tell someone not to attend Full Sail? Absolutely not. In fact I have thought about enrolling after graduation for another degree that I have found to spark interest as well.
It's just these little moments that irritate me.