I just got an email from the Architecture Department entitled Student Registration/Scheduling Information so I was like, "Oh yay, they're finally gonna tell us shit!" So of course I go on my way to my Gmail and click on the email in my Inbox, skim through the little opening of "Hope you're doing well, here is some info you need to know, kthxbai" and then scroll past all the crap listed for 1ST YEAR through 4TH YEAR and then I get to this:

5TH YEAR STUDENTS:

Open registration begins August 23. Units increase to 22 units.

PRINT out your schedule if you make any changes.

Calendars and deadlines web link: http://www.ess.calpoly.edu/_records/Calendars_Deadlines/index.htm

HOLDS on your account must be cleared before you can register for courses.

The GE course web link is: http://www.ge.calpoly.edu/studentsandadvisors/allgecourses.html

5th year selection: The faculty names are up on the website. Please review . The studio preference form will be up shortly- Please check on website for availability. Once it is up you may submit electronically. The deadline is pending. The department will notify you as soon as a date has been set.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! IS THIS A FREAKIN' JOKE?! BECAUSE I AM NOT LAUGHING HERE! >OOOOOOO

Like, I'm just absolutely astounded that this is the important information that I need to know!

First, I already knew when Open Registration is -- I have a stickie on my desktop with the date in BOLD AND CAPS!

Second, printing your sked is obvious if you're making changes.

Third, I have the Calendars and Deadlines link saved in my bookmarks bar!

Fourth, everyone knows that holds on your account means no registering.

Fifth, I've been done with my GEs since last year!

Sixth (and most important!), my friend logged onto G-chat specifically to tell me the faculty list is up AN HOUR BEFORE THIS EMAIL. We figured out that the preference form wasn't up AN HOUR AGO. Don't tell us to check the website for availability -- I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who has been checking the website obsessively for this information in the first place!

I AM SO ANNOYED, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW! THIS IS RIDICULOUS! HATE HATE HATE HATE!