<p>does anyone else have this problem?</p>
<p>My couselor made a mistake typing in my rank…and since I knew who was above and below me, I tried to talk to her about the problem. She told me that rank changes all the time, witht the influx of students and all that. But I had two transcripts with the same amount of semesters on it, ad there were no transfer students in my class at all and I realized that there must be a typo. SO then fianlly, after insisting two or three times, she finally gets really anoyed and she agress to check it just to get rid of me…and she gets mad becuase it’s going into the lunch break and so she gets her assistant, who finds the mistake… and the couselor doesn’t apologize.</p>
<p>that was in june. Now I have been trying to get an appointment with her and she hasn’t called me in yet to scehdule one. (which is the standard procedure in my school) I wonder if she is anoyed with me and refuese for that reason or w/else becuase I really don’t wat to get on bad terms with her. She has about 600 students to manage, but very few in actaulity really make apointments. </p>
<p>I am wondering if she might be holding a grudge against me becuase some people are like that for their pride but I really don’t wanna label people. </p>
<p>So the question is, if she is annoyred at me, should i just not bring the topic up or what should I do? SHould I apologize? what do you guys think? I feel as if she realy is really annoyed at me, and that’s no good…</p>
<p>btw, you can see I spelled my username wrong. Is there anyway to change it? I tried to but couldn’t</p>
<p>thanks guys!!!</p>
<p>If she has 600 students, it’s likely enough that it was just a paperwork error. Schedule a meeting with her yourself, and assume she isn’t mad until she gives you reason to believe otherwise.</p>
<p>I don’t believe you can edit your username. But you can edit your biography, and say “can’t spell”. :)</p>
<p>You can’t do it yourself. An admin would have to.</p>
<p>Two things, she probably isn’t mad at you, but I would have probably been annoyed. What ranking are we talking here, because while it is important, keeping a good relationship with your counselor is MUCHO important. If we are talking still in the top ten, which could change in a month anyway, I can understand her. But a mistake is a mistake.</p>
<p>My guess, is you were probably not as diplomatic as you needed to be with someone who is overworked. Yes, it is her job, but there is a finesse to these kinds of things. Learn to read people and see what effect you are having. Being annoying, which you were, even though you were right, doesn’t help you.
“I know its not a big deal, but I think there’s a typo on my form. I know you are super busy, and this changes often, but for my records, is it possible someone could take a look for me? Thank you sooo much. Who should I show this to, so they can check the records?”</p>
<p>Think back as to how you asked, etc.</p>
<p>I agree. As a teacher I have kids coming up and demanding that I do something, and they want it done right then - no matter that I have to start teaching because there are 30 kids waiting, etc. And they interrupt the kid who I was delaing with before. I tell all my kids it isn’t what you ask, but how you ask. Possible scenario: As for the appointment, she may just be avoiding you, because she thinks you are difficult. Not casting aspersions, just a note of caution. Perhaps a candy bar (cheap, but a nice gesture - with a note to her thanking her for taking care of the problem with your class rank when you really needed it done quickly, which she did, will resolve the issue and make your much more cooperative in her eyes. Either that, or in our school, the parent can request a different counselor for their child. Or, you may get a nice surprise and she will call you down next week.</p>