After reluctantly dropping out of Studio 2, I met with my advisor Andrew to plot out a
strategy so that I might stay on track with my class. I had already deferred for one year to recover
from my daughter’s trauma, and I was hoping to not lose too much more time.
He said
that perhaps I should take it more slowly, that the turbulence of my daughter’s
disease might continue, and that fewer courses could be enough to
handle.
I think
this was very wise advice. I am now
slated to take only three classes in the fall, and I will not be joining my
classmates with Studio 3. I will be a
year behind as they charge ahead. But I
am beginning to think that Andrew has thrown me a lifeline – indeed this is
exactly what I wanted, a way to study architecture at a slower pace that dovetails with my full life and my
responsibilities as a parent.
Thank you,
Andrew! Thank you, CCA.
