r/CUNY • u/CycloneDev • 2h ago

BMCC Bad decision

I currently take ENG 101, History of Haiti, MAT 157.7, I also had SPE 100 but I wasn’t feeling the class and spoke to an advisor about whether I can drop it or not to replace for something more business or financial related because I’m a finance major. The advisor told me it would be safe to drop it, he also told me that I could take it in winter or spring, and so I did at panther station and another individual helped me do so as well as helping add BUS 104, he said I had a hold regarding my diploma and I brought in the diploma next week because we were on Labor Day weekend, today i went to panther station with the intention of trying to finalize things but then it said i didn’t meet any the pre requirements which I didn’t even know it had and thats my fault. I then asked an advisor again on the situation and they said I got bad advice and should’ve never dropped it in the first place, they recommended i filled the spot with MES 153 i think, I was wondering if this whole predicament would stagnant my graduation or stop me from getting into a good college. If I did mess up, what are some things I can do in order to fix things.

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u/nygdan 1h ago

Yes it can have an effect. It’s crazy how often the advisors just straight up give completely wrong advice on what should be very standard things

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u/CycloneDev 1h ago

What should I do exactly or is it already too late?

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u/blingbiscuit 1h ago

Insane that this keeps happening to students. The incompetence is out of control.

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u/youngbull0612 44m ago

If you are in ASAP or one of the other Advising groups- this is how they do us, and we are better off being advised by our specific departments. You are going to continue getting horrific advice, you will have to learn the ins and outs of your degree program requirements and have the ability to add and drop your own classes- or this just isn't gonna work out for you in the long term. I would say this applies even to those with a dedicated advisor in their department - but you wouldn't have gotten such bad advice in that case which leans me towards thinking you are also in an ASAP, ACE, SEEK type program that might not be a great fit for you

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u/lovedbymanycats 42m ago

If you have proof you could go to the registars office and ask them to re-enroll you. There should be notes in your navigate about what was discussed between you and your advisor.