So I went down to the mass of limpless bodies that was the Street earlier the morning to try and figure out from the Registry what on earth my situation regarding being a student was. In short, I was basically told that despite that fact I had filled out my R34 form (to repeat), got permission from the programme chair and paid and submitted my fee liability, they never processed by registration because they must have "lost my R34". So apparently I need to re-register to repeat again, which means meeting up with the programme chair again tomorrow.

I’m not pissed that I have to spend another year in college (it’s still a fucking blast) – I’m really just pissed as to the way the Registry handled me last year. Why I have to go through the entire process again is a little annoying, but it is a "formality", and also the course has slightly changed since I originally took it, with the module for Networks having been removed and instead the Computer Architecture module has been made from 5 credits into 10 credits. That’s on top of being told that SE may not be being done anymore. Seriously, WTF?

And the big unknown is the €2500 I paid last year. Where is that now? Will that be put towards my fee liability for this year since it never got used? I can’t afford to pay ever half that amount this year if they don’t carry it forward. And it will almost definitely be more than that since the base registration fee has increased as well.

I’m really hoping for the best case scenario of being able to repeat exactly what’s missing, and my money paid last year goes forward, so I’ll only have to pay around a few hundred to make up the difference. Then I can be a proper student again, no-one will keep asking me what the story is, and the committee’s I’m on will be able to stop pestering me for my situation so we can get on with activities rather than them having to worry about getting a new committee member before Clubs and Socs day…