Do not go to sf state

Agree with PP. Welcome to college! Syllabuses change and why does an instructor need sympathy for you? You are in the real world now. The point of college is to prepare you for the workforce in your field of choice. I have yet to really find a sympathetic employer. High school teachers coddle you, college does not.

When instructors cannot release a schedule until a week before class when students have pressing commitments including work and childcare, it is poor planning on the school's part. "Real life" as you call it, Heather, does not excuse the school or instructor from incompetence. Any HR director that wouldn't release a work schedule until a week before shift start would be fired if they didn't improve.

OP, consider this training in fluid thinking and adaptation? I'm sorry to hear it was so stressful for you.

I don't even have the option to get classes scheduled until the day before classes start. Such is life. You deal and make the best or you transfer schools.

In my case it's not my schools fault that I transferred in after the summer orientation. It's weird but it's the system. I work within it.

When instructors cannot release a schedule until a week before class when students have pressing commitments including work and childcare, it is poor planning on the school's part. "Real life" as you call it, Heather, does not excuse the school or instructor from incompetence. Any HR director that wouldn't release a work schedule until a week before shift start would be fired if they didn't improve.

OP, consider this training in fluid thinking and adaptation? I'm sorry to hear it was so stressful for you.

Umm, as a person who has many years of scheduling and management experience, I did schedules the week to 5 days beforehand. That's how it works, hate to tell you. Especially in retail. My schedule has not been put in the system yet and we start next Tuesday. There are people still finalizing their plans. So yeah, that is how college and real life work. And I'm gasp, a single mom also and will make my child care plans when I get my schedule. Not really a big deal. And no one is blasting the school saying it sucks. And when a syllabus changes, you deal with it. That Is The Real World, And Is Reality.

Oh, and I was never fired, ever. Actually, I became a district manager at one company, and at another one, I was one of the most successful and profitable managers. No one ever commented about my inept scheduling as you call it.

Umm, as a person who has many years of scheduling and management experience, I did schedules the week to 5 days beforehand. That's how it works, hate to tell you. Especially in retail. My schedule has not been put in the system yet and we start next Tuesday. There are people still finalizing their plans. So yeah, that is how college and real life work. And I'm gasp, a single mom also and will make my child care plans when I get my schedule. Not really a big deal. And no one is blasting the school saying it sucks. And when a syllabus changes, you deal with it. That Is The Real World, And Is Reality.

I've never worked in a place where you were only given 5 days to adjust to the schedule given. Schedules were always made 2'weeks in advance...I think it's unfair to tell OP that that's considered "The Real World" I to have been in management and know that my employees have "real Life Issues" and so I would potential put myself in a jam by only giving them schedules 5 days beforehand. OP teachers do that...it's just about whether you can deal with it or not. Maybe another school or program would be better

Last-minute schedules happen. It is inconvenient and annoying, but there may also be variables that you don't understand. Something as simple as one faculty member leaving or taking sick leave can throw a wrench into plans. Some faulty wiring that needs to be replaced but isn't quite done yet, and trying to figure out how to squeeze another class in when there isn't any free room space. Policy changes at a nearby hospital that require the school use a new clinical site last minute, and have no clue when clinical days will need to be scheduled. An instructor whose availability changes unexpectedly.

So many nursing schools have logistical issues that make them seem frustrating and disorganized to students. And you will still have to learn to cope, develop, and thrive in an environment where people speak frankly and refuse to hold your hand. If you don't cut it, there is a line around the block of applicants chomping at the bit to take your spot. That is the reality of the world we live in.

OP, beyond the last-minute scheduling issues, there isn't really enough context in your gripes. Care to elaborate on the ineptitude and unsympathetic nature of the faculty?

This sounds like...nursing school to me. Not to say it isn't frustrating, upsetting, or sometimes an inconvenience. But you learn to adjust both in terms of your scheduling and your emotions and resilience. Some time just before graduation, you might find that none of it works you up anymore. ;-)

Umm, as a person who has many years of scheduling and management experience, I did schedules the week to 5 days beforehand. That's how it works, hate to tell you. Especially in retail. My schedule has not been put in the system yet and we start next Tuesday. There are people still finalizing their plans. So yeah, that is how college and real life work. And I'm gasp, a single mom also and will make my child care plans when I get my schedule. Not really a big deal. And no one is blasting the school saying it sucks. And when a syllabus changes, you deal with it. That Is The Real World, And Is Reality.

To be honest, in a professional "real world" job I would expect to have my schedule more than 5 days in advance. That said, not really relevant to a school situation.