<p>I'm in a student in the b-school and I have accepted an internship offer this summer that lasts until the first week of Septemember, forcing me to miss the first 2 weeks of class. Before I get any comments about "You shouldn't have accepted that offer in the first place," well my main concern is to get work experience and I need to be flexible about that. The employment rate from Olin is high but generally, those who don't get a job are those who aren't flexible (i.e. must remain in a certain geographic region, or must work in this industry, etc.).</p>
<p>I've already contacted my professors for classes I registered for next semester, and my business class professors are okay with it. But I also registered for 2 Film and Media Studies classes and they say it's unacceptable. I plan to graduate by Dec. 2014 and I need just two more 300-level electives (non b-school) to finish it.</p>
<p>Does anyone know any 300-level professors (outside b-school) who would be okay with it? And despite what the Film and Media Studies department already said, is anyone I can talk to [possibly] change their minds?</p>
<p>I've already tried negotiating with the employer but the program timeline is set in stone, and I don't want to risk my offer being rescinded. </p>
<p>Are b-schooler’s allowed to take ucollege classes for that requirement? Those profs might be more willing to work with you.</p>
<p>Other possibilities: large 300 levels. For example, Psych 321 is open to 100 students (with 77 enrolled). You’d only need credit for psych 100b to take it. I know nothing about the professor, but I’d imagine that with such a large class, the professor might be more willing to work with you than someone obsessed with classroom participation. </p>
<p>Psych classes in general would be a good place to start that search, if only because 300-levels only require psych 100b/ a 5 on ap psych. Other departments might have a similar philosophy.</p>
<p>You could quit the job when the time comes… you won’t get any references out of it, but you can still put it on your resume. I would NOT miss the first couple of weeks. Work experience isn’t worth it if it trashes your GPA.</p>
<p>I strongly disagree with quitting the job. No need to burn bridges in an industry you’re potentially interested in.</p>
<p>There have got to be two professors who are willing to work with you - the first two weeks of the semester are pretty pointless anyway, and I’d imagine if you get the book & syllabus you can (for the most part) keep up.</p>
<p>Another suggestion - can you take a summer class to bring down the professor hunt from 2 to 1?</p>
<p>Are online classes available at your university? Though I don’t think that’s the best way to learn by any means, it could certainly provide a more flexible schedule.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your help. But I’ve managed to find two profs from Education and PoliSci departments who don’t mind, and as Johnson181 pointed out, they teach large sections where they likely don’t mind attendance and or even the first 2 weeks for that matter. I guess my mistake was signing up for Film classes in the first place; I should’ve known that when classes are as small as those an waitlists are 2x the size of the class, attendance is much more strictly enforced.</p>