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Did I annoy my advisor?
I was re-admitted into a masters program after being dismissed for academic reasons. I needed to be cleared to register for classes, and my advisor cleared me, however she mentioned that I may have a Dean's Hold from previous semesters (since I was dismissed).
I went ahead and emailed the dean and vice dean, as well as the admissions office, to see how I could resolve this issue. I let my advisor know that I did so, and a few minutes later, she emailed me the following:
" I can assist you with hold. It is not a matter for the deans of the school to address. Please email them immediately and let them know the matter is being addressed. Next time, just check with me first. If further action is required, I'll let you know. "
My first impression was that she sounded annoyed with me-- that I contacted the deans first without consulting with her first. I did not mean any harm, I simply thought I was doing the best thing (since it was a DEAN'S hold, after all). Hopefully I am overanalyzing this, because I really don't want to return back to the program with an awkward or tense relationship with my advisor over this. Any thoughts?
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You may have stepped on her toes a bit though I would not be concerned. From what you have written she did not make it clear that she had to find out if there was a Deans hold on your account and have it taken clear of. If it is any conciliation; from what you wrote I would have assumed it was my responsibility to clear the hold.
I do not see the need to apologize as doing so would only stir the pot some more. By you going directly to the dean you may have made it look as if she was not doing her job. Just email the dean and Vice-Dean that you were not aware your advisor was handling this and to disregard your previous email, bcc: your advisor.
In the future in talking with your advisor if something is not clear, question her. Just remember the only stupid question is the one not asked.
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She's not annoyed at you and it's not a personal
thing. She assumed you were going to let her
Handle it and know it was being resolved.
All she has done is pointed out that there is a
Protocol for this and that talking to these people on your
Own can louse it up.
You need to stop worrying. Don't email a soul, dont
Apologize anymore and just know it's resolved
And she knows what she is doing.
This is good it happened for it will teach you that you
Need to be patient and trust others to do what
They said they could. Everything is fine as long
As you contact nobody else and only get in touch
With herif she reaches out to you first.
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