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It's heartbreaking to see the frustration and fear in my peers on the daily. In fear, I truly mean that we are afraid to speak our concerns (even when it is truthful and valid) since it will be labeled as unprofessional, uninspiring, and uncooperative. To have a mandatory orientation telling us (the students) to "be flexible", "this is the life lesson that we should learn now", "think before you speak anything negative since it will not help the situation" is not what an educational institution should be advising us. I thought a school was supposed to applaud us for speaking our minds honestly and factually. To "Current Student Tired of the Nonsense", I'm happy that you are having a positive experience and I wish that it will remain that way for you. For the rest of us that have been struggling, harassed, and left without direction I applaud us for making it this far.
Re: “Nursing a Grudge”
It's heartbreaking to see the frustration and fear in my peers on the daily. In fear, I truly mean that we are afraid to speak our concerns (even when it is truthful and valid) since it will be labeled as unprofessional, uninspiring, and uncooperative. To have a mandatory orientation telling us (the students) to "be flexible", "this is the life lesson that we should learn now", "think before you speak anything negative since it will not help the situation" is not what an educational institution should be advising us. I thought a school was supposed to applaud us for speaking our minds honestly and factually. To "Current Student Tired of the Nonsense", I'm happy that you are having a positive experience and I wish that it will remain that way for you. For the rest of us that have been struggling, harassed, and left without direction I applaud us for making it this far.