[winterglen]

I might not be able to get into the practicum. I waited too long to register and compounded my error by accidentally marking an email as Draft instead of Send. So I've been waiting for days for a reply on an email that I never sent.

I've already missed one opportunity to make an appointment.

I've tried calling the office today but nobody's there on the weekend.

The teacher I'm supposed to talk to is supposed to be there on Monday, but she's going to be really peeved if I show up unannounced. I sent her an email but she'll probably not check it until Monday morning, because,hey, it's not her fault that I've been so stupid and careless.

I'm sure that she's going to tell me that it's too late to apply and that even if there was a way to register late, she won't help me because I've been so irresponsible -- maybe next time I'll learn to apply earlier. She might suggest I just drop out of the program if I can't bother to take the scheduling seriously.

Another bridge burned. When will I ever learn to stop being such a bother?

[mazing]

Wait and see what she says Monday. Most people are pretty understanding and willing to work around it if they can, especially since a large part of the error was an oversight (drafts instead of sent) - I'm sure everyone has done that at some point! There may be a way to apply late.

No matter what she says though I would try to see it not as a bridge burned or failure but as a learning curve. What can you do to make sure that it doesn't happen next time? Mark your calendar to register at least a week before closing? Double check that the email has sent?

We all make mistakes, get distracted, or put things off too late but it is an opportunity to make sure that next time it doesn't happen the same way. Try to not be too hard on yourself.

[Perna]

That's hard. I sent money to a bill with Western Union the other day and did not look at my emails and just found a week later that they cancelled it instead of sending the money I owed! It's a mistake is all. You just, "fix the mistake, not the blame".