will my petition succeed?

paulwece
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 01:53:31 +0000

Okay. Thanks for your help. Obviously, not many of us would have experience with this, but any thoughts would be appreciated it.

Perhaps I didn’t word it well in my original post. The only reason I asked is because I have two fears:

1. The current dean never intended to agree to my request, but is only putting me off because he know he would no longer be the dean. He didn't want to say "no" to my face so he'll just let the new dean do it. Basically lied when he said he'll "do his best" or that he "doesn't object."

2. The current dean wants to help me, but has no more power. The new dean might just say "no" right off the bat.

I asked a friend and he said scenario 1 is unlikely. Scenario 2 is also unlikely unless the new dean is a jerk, and most likely would honor the current dean’s recommendation.

I’m asking here to hear more thoughts on this. I’m a little paranoid now since this is the “waiting game” that many of us dread.

Thanks