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Originally Posted by justdesserts
I think that repeatedly pressuring your professor for a response after he had told you no, especially over the difference between an A and and A- may demonstrate poor boundaries and a lack of an ability to accept the answer, "no." In no way, do I see it as as proof you're not meant to be in graduate school or to become a therapist. Graduate school, especially to become a therapist, is about more than academic learning. It's about learning to navigate interpersonal relationships and to show that you can handle yourself under distress. While I was in school, the most difficult parts were the interpersonal relationships. I hope the referral is designed to help you and teach you so you can move forward successfully in the program. In my experience, it's never a good idea to call someone with power over you an a**hole. It's always come back to bite me.
Best of luck--Don't give up!
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To be clear: it stopped being about the 1 point/A- when he told me he was lenient in grading. At that point I was offended bc I don't turn in anything that requires a Professor to grade leniently, and if ever I lose points on anything, I am speaking with the Professor after class to ask the reason for each deduction if it was not written on my paper. The price we pay for courses, feedback should be included and I have never had a Professor refuse to tell me what is wrong with my paper, except this one. (I believe he never read the paper, to be honest.)
And I didn't call the Professor an asshole to his face, I told it to my academic advisor who is supposed to be "helping". In my experience my academic advisors have always been cool with letting me vent if I had an issue. My normal one recently quit and this guy was new. My fault for being honest with him when I didnt know him and didnt realize he too was an asshole.