Scheduling for Next Year (open to 3rd years through university students)
Upperclassmen had been sent home with pamphlets over spring break to think about their options for the next semester. Third year students could pick up an elective for their freshmen year, fourth years could pick up two electives as sophomores; those meetings tended to go the quickest. It was the meetings with fifth years and beyond that tended to take up the full 15 minutes alloted to them.
These students had to receive recommendations to take advanced classes, or opt to take electives. Last year Nathaniel Dawkins had tried to talk everyone out of taking magical crafting, if only because that class filled up so fast they had to open another section of it. He had their files arranged already; all the students signed up for time slots earlier in the week. Professors had already sent Dawkin's their recommendations; those had been read and placed among their academic transcripts.
The university students were another group altogether. They had to select a mentor and core focus for their fall semester and if they could look ahead and think about what they wanted in the spring as well. They'd need additional meetings later in the semester with their chosen mentor; thankfully that was out of Dawkin's hands.
Students would be wandering in and out of classes for their fifteen minute blocks, but this was the standard practice for this time of year. Dr. Dawkins was ready, about as ready as he ever was.
(OOC: starting this now because I'm inexplicably excited about it. Anyone can play Dawkins, you can play him yourself if you're so inclined (just don't expire all sessions when you logout of the faculty journal because you'll knock everyone else's log-ons off). Feel free to put your students in any day; time slots would go from 7:00 to 7:15, 7:15 to 7:30 and so on throughout the day; Dawkins might stay later on these days, so the cutoff will be 6pm. It's up to you how your students did and which advanced classes they'd be allowed to take)
These students had to receive recommendations to take advanced classes, or opt to take electives. Last year Nathaniel Dawkins had tried to talk everyone out of taking magical crafting, if only because that class filled up so fast they had to open another section of it. He had their files arranged already; all the students signed up for time slots earlier in the week. Professors had already sent Dawkin's their recommendations; those had been read and placed among their academic transcripts.
The university students were another group altogether. They had to select a mentor and core focus for their fall semester and if they could look ahead and think about what they wanted in the spring as well. They'd need additional meetings later in the semester with their chosen mentor; thankfully that was out of Dawkin's hands.
Students would be wandering in and out of classes for their fifteen minute blocks, but this was the standard practice for this time of year. Dr. Dawkins was ready, about as ready as he ever was.
(OOC: starting this now because I'm inexplicably excited about it. Anyone can play Dawkins, you can play him yourself if you're so inclined (just don't expire all sessions when you logout of the faculty journal because you'll knock everyone else's log-ons off). Feel free to put your students in any day; time slots would go from 7:00 to 7:15, 7:15 to 7:30 and so on throughout the day; Dawkins might stay later on these days, so the cutoff will be 6pm. It's up to you how your students did and which advanced classes they'd be allowed to take)
"I think I'd like to keep working in Herbology and Potions. I'm not sure about Creatures," he said honestly. There was no use trying to charm Dawkins; the man knew him.
"I was thinking about taking combative magic and Wandless. Can I take that instead of Charms? I'm also thinking about taking magical crafting again."
"It shouldn't be a problem to preempt Charms with Wandless; your grades are satisfactory and Professor Olivier seems more than confident in your abilities. You will need a parent to sign a waiver to enrol in Combative Magic, however." He turned away from the desk to pull a Combative Magic information sheet and parental waiver from the filing cabinet behind him and handed it to Luka. "It has to be returned before the class commences for you to start with the other students."
That was five of the six available class slots sorted. He had the option to take a free period rather than a classe for the remainder, if he wished. His indecision regarding Care of Magical Creatures was something Dawkins felt they needed to discuss, though.
"Now, tell me about Care of Magical Creatures. Is the class not what you expected, or are you simply not enjoying it?"
As for COMC. He tried to hide the fact that he was rolling his eyes. He didn't believe any adult had genuinely good intentions where children were concerned. He doubted Dawkins really cared. "It's too much work," he said deciding he wasn't going to bullshit the man. "If I knew it wouldn't be as much work next year I'd take it, but I doubt it."
He wrote down that Luka would not be continuing with Care of Magical Creatures so that Professor Livingston could breathe a sigh of relief. "That leaves you with one last class slot. You can choose to take a free, if you wish."
"Your schedule for next year is done, then. Have that form back as soon as you can," he added, indicating that he could leave.