<p>Marvin and Ephman:</p>
<p>Some of my comments about harsh academic environment and bad advising are not experiences of just one person. This is something that Marvin seems to want to imply. As if I was the only one seeing this problem. However, as this thread demonstrates:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/williams-college/1490983-hard-decisions-what-do-you-think.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/williams-college/1490983-hard-decisions-what-do-you-think.html</a></p>
<p>And these posts from The Williams Record demonstrate:</p>
<p>[Effortful</a> imperfection ? The Williams Record](<a href=“http://williamsrecord.com/2010/04/14/effortful-imperfection/]Effortful”>http://williamsrecord.com/2010/04/14/effortful-imperfection/)</p>
<p>[I?m</a> not fine either ? The Williams Record](<a href=“http://williamsrecord.com/2011/03/03/im-not-fine-either/]I?m”>http://williamsrecord.com/2011/03/03/im-not-fine-either/)</p>
<p>Other folks also had bad experiences with the harsh academic environment at Williams.</p>
<p>Another funny thing on this is that I contacted one Williams admin and talked about academic issues. She mentioned that other students were “in a worse situation”. As if this would make me feel better for being in a less spicy pickle. You know what, it does not make me feel better. It reveals a problem with your school, Ms. admin. </p>
<p>Regarding laws and regulations, if you tell police that a faculty disrespected one or some of the higher education laws, they would not do anything. You know that. As they say, they have bigger fish to fry. What is surprising to me on this issue is that the Dean’s Office would not do anything about this. As I mentioned here, in my experience the Dean’s office seemed to be more interested in protecting the school than finding a conciliatory solution that ameliorates the situation for the student.</p>