Degree Planner Allows Students to Include Future Q-Drops

With registration approaching, the Howdy Portal degree planner has been updated to include a new feature allowing students to outline when to use their four university-permitted Q-Drops. Although little Q-Drop data has been gathered this fall, the decision was based on  administration’s prediction that the 145-year trend of Texas A&M University students not having their shit together will continue on forever.

When asked to comment, Interim Provost Tim Scott voiced his support for the new feature. “We know our students use Q-Drops for many reasons that are unavoidable, such as family tragedies,” Scott said. “But if we’re being honest, they really exist to ensure that students with terrible time management skills can retain their in-good-standing, tuition-paying status. And who knows, they might actually be able to learn the material on their second or third time around.”

This feature, although available to all students, was originally proposed by advising staff within the College of Engineering. According to the advisors, this tool allows them to be more honest with students about their plan to graduate and enables them to paint a far more realistic picture of future semesters than students are currently submitting.

“Seriously, you should see what these students are sending me,” said Jeanie Stephenson, a Materials Science and Engineering advisor. “You barely passed POLS 207 during a semester where you could use Chegg on every exam, and now you’re telling me that you’ll be fine in 18 hours with labs. With this feature, I can point to specific classes and say ‘Yeah sure, register for it. But plan to be out of there by November.’”

 

— MSC ALITTLE