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W: Sam, I didn’t see you in accounting class this morning.
M: [ashamedly] I know. I didn’t make it. That’s the fourth time I’ve missed it
  this month.
W: Wow. I think if you miss any more it’ll start affecting your grade. [serious, but
  without scolding] And it is a required course for our major, you know.
M: Yeah. Not only that, but I actually enjoy the class. It’s one of my favorites. The
  problem is...see, I work part-time waiting tables at one of the restaurants
  across town. We have to stay till midnight to help clean up the place, so I get
  home pretty late. I’ve been having trouble waking up for the early accounting
  class, and I’ve even started skipping some of the assignments for it.
W: It sounds like you have too much in your schedule. If I were you, I’d definitely
  quit that part-time job. That way you could focus on accounting class.
M: You’re right, but...I make so much money waiting tables there. I’ll have to start
  paying back my loans next year, and I have things like car insurance to worry
  about. [despairingly] I really need the money.
W: [upbeat] Hey, you know what? Why don’t you switch into the other accounting
  class, the one that meets later? That way you could get some sleep.
M: I thought of that too. But when I checked the school website, it said that
  section was full.
W: It couldn’t hurt to talk to the professor anyway. If you explain your situation,
  maybe she’ll let you switch even though the other one’s full.
M: You think so? [unconvinced] I’m not sure she would...