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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
We allow a semester of "interim status" for women facing exceptional circumstances, studying abroad, co-oping out of town, etc.
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We do as well; but, we only approve those in truly exceptional circumstances. Unfortunately, we found that most of the members who inquire about that option don't have an exceptional circumstance. They were just looking to get out of their obligations.
Just as a side note - In my previous life as an Academic Adviser, I often found myself having to explain to students that some obligations need to be met whether they like it or not. For example, no, they can't just drop a class because the subject wasn't as interesting as they thought it would be or let them drop a class two weeks before the end of the semester because they're failing and they want out.
I explain to students that college is great preparation for life and how now is a great opportunity to learn how to handle uncomfortable and unfortunate circumstances. I asked my students to consider a hypothetical future where they were a mom or dad with a 4 year old son diagnosed with leukemia. I asked my students, "So, do you just say, 'Having kids wasn't as fun as I thought it was going to be. This one's defective, can I get a different son?'" Absurd, right? Of course....and there will be cancer, job losses, divorces and accidents to deal with in the future. We can't just go "early alum" on life's problems when we don't feel like dealing with them anymore.
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