<p>@whciv01, yeah, I know what you mean. I do think those are good traits. It’s completely his and your prerogative to challenge those sorts of things. Every student, every family, makes their own way.</p>
<p>I perceived that you felt deserving of special treatment. I may have been wrong. It’s just my perception.</p>
<p>In thinking more about it, perhaps I also bristled a bit because you seemed to ignore good feedback.</p>
<p>You asked if someone “with experience in the Engineering department” could help and if anybody here has had “luck taking classes earlier than expected.” People with experience in the engineering department responded pretty unanimously that they had not had luck with that, and why. I made it clear that you were up against a prerequisite, and that prereqs were pretty much etched in stone.</p>
<p>You pressed on (you get to! I get it) and then came back and reported something “new.” But it wasn’t new; it was what I was saying all along. It seemed as though you hadn’t read a word. </p>
<p>None of us really know the quality of information we’re getting here on CC. Sometimes, it’s a waste of time to type out a question – or a response.</p>
<p>This: “my son’s goal is not just to major in ME, but earn his BS and MS in the Fast Track program in less than 5 years.” Again: My son is in the Fast Track program and had to wait to take MEEN 221 just like everybody else. Your son can still do Fast Track with or without MEEN 221 next semester. It happens. Year after year.</p>
<p>I’m skeptical that your son and you may have helped others in the future by being persistent about this rule. You’re likely not the first to challenge it. The powers that be are experts in educating engineers from the ground up. They made the rule. There’s a good chance it exists for a reason. I don’t know. I feel fussy about the whole thing! Maybe I’ve read too many of the same sorts of comments for too long! This is not my only “child” in the CC system, just my youngest. I have to laugh at myself and my irritability over this stupid little issue! Please forgive me for any undue fussiness!!</p>
<p>I do understand the complications of working through layers of bureaucracy and red tape in such a giant school. Stuff happens and sometimes we have to be vigilant and assertive in order to make our way through the inevitable red tape. And it’s each family’s prerogative to address whatever rules they want to address. So, more power to you. I trust it will all work out for your son.</p>