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)
He pulled a note from Amalia Vass from amongst the papers. "You have issues with authority, Mr Balston. Professor Vass has indicated that your attitude is a problem, and that your lack of self-control might become a hazard to the other students." Her overall recommendation, however, was that he had a talent for the subject and if he could just be a little more inclined to take responsibility for that talent, he would do well to continue with it.
"Have you given any thought to the other subjects you might like to take in your senior year?" He checked the papers again. "Professor Anderson has recommended you for further Transfiguration, if you would be so inclined."
He had thought about the subjects he would like to take. Unfortunately a number of them were advanced classes that hinged on him being recommended - not an easy task, as they'd found already. He was pleased with the recommendation for Transfiguration though. The combination of Transfiguration and Animagus Studies this year had almost made him a focused student. They didn't stop him causing trouble out of class, however. "Yes," he nodded with respect to taking the subject though. As for the other classes.. "I don't suppose there's a recommendation for Wandless?"
He passed Ryder a sheet with a brief overview of the electives available to him.
"I dunno," he shrugged.
"You're on the Clemons Quodpot team, are you not? Advanced Flying is an option you might find to your liking. Magical Crafting is available again, if you enjoyed it. Art is usually an excellent energy outlet for some of the more... creative students." Accusing the boy of an attention deficit was not in either of their best interests.
Ryder watched as Dawkins finalised his schedule. He had no idea where those subjects would get him after school, but it was a little late to be considering that now. Once it was all set, Ryder headed out of the office. "Later," he called - there was no doubt that they would be seeing each other again soon.