<p>Alright this is no joke. I received 1 F this semester which would POSSIBLY place me on an academic suspension for a semester (that means I will be forced to take a semester off)</p>
<p>Thing is, the reason I got an F was because I ran 2 businesses outside of class that took up too much time. Coincidentally I have a business meeting tomorrow that requires me being in a suit. Should I go straight to campus/meet with adviser (who is assistant dean) in my suit, or go home and change into regular clothes first? (I’m tihnking the suit would be ridiculous and inappropriate for such a sad meeting?)</p>
<p>btw if i go in a suit ill definently be letting her know it was for business purposes</p>
<p>Well I don’t know but I think if you go in the suit it would show your understanding of the seriousness of the situation. I don’t even think you need to let her know why you are dressed up unless your advisor is dressed casually, then it might be a little akwardddd.</p>
<p>Unless you were wearing something wildly inappropriate like a T-shirt with an obscenity on it, the dean isn’t going to care what you’re wearing. What the dean will care about is what you’ll say during your meeting. I was too involved with my businesses to do well in school won’t impress the dean unless you indicate that you realize how mistaken were your priorities, and you indicate plans to change your behavior if you’re allowed to remain at the school.</p>
<p>why does every mom these days feel no sympathy for a teen trying to make his way in life? who gives a crap if what he says “impresses” the dean, northstarmom. it was his decision to make. and it’s not his “behavior”. he’s trying to put his foot in the business world. i didn’t know having responsibility on the side was deemed bad “behavior”.</p>
<p>now for the original topic, go in dressed up. it’s too much of a hassle on you, and on top of that, it will help display the seriousness of your side-work.</p>
<p>How is she showing no sympathy? And if the OP wants the meeting to go well, doesn’t want to flunk out, etc., then yes, impressing the dean is important. He didn’t say anywhere that he wanted to quit school–it seems to me that he wants to continue with school AND his businesses. As for the behavior, even if you have responsibility on the side, you still have responsibility that isn’t on the side as well, and the issue seems to be that the OP didn’t attend to that as well as he should have.</p>
<p>he doesn’t have to “impress” the dean. all he has to do is convince the dean that the reason he received an F was legitimate in that he wasn’t letting drugs or other illegal activities get in the way of academics–but, instead, running two businesses. dude come on, i see posts on this forum of people who are complaining that they just can’t seem to focus on the book that they’re reading. this guy is having trouble finding time to do that because he chose to have responsibility on the side. i never said that you have to pick which responsibilities you attend to. a responsibility is a responsibility. there’s no point going on about this</p>