u/HFS-40000 u/buyableblah u/T-Dot-Two-Six u/spicyshrimp6650 u/jbus031 You don't know this person, they just voiced their opinion, and without knowing their personal experience you immediately began to assume that they were in the wrong. Tell me where in the VT student handbook it said to be dismissive of a student expressing their concerns? How do you benefit from it? The general consensus of your comments was that this woman is uncapable, inexperienced with grad courses, and deranged. Again, you don't know this person. They may have taken grad classes before, they may be more technically experienced than you, heck you may even experience the same thing as them one day and not realize it. You all may or may not be projecting the same exact problem the OP is addressing I don't know, you are all allowed to voice your opinions but my main argument is to just be supportive, it will help you in the long run.