I have been working for a 3.7 all semester and i need to maintain above a 3.5 for my graduate progam that I plan on attending. I have straight A's in everything excpet for my calc class and last week I notfied my instructor that I was going to drop the class if i got anything below a B on my exam due to the fact that I am sturggling wiht a C+... today i went to pick up my exam and got a C- on it and have a week till the final and he basically told me that it was impossible to get anything above a C...
but then lectured me that IT would be ridiculous if i dropped the course becasue it is a required course for the college and I have already done the work.
My responce? I was gonna just take Calc I and calc II over the summer and get them out of my way. I have till tomorrow to drop the class and I need immediate help. What is your opinon. Stick with the C and deal with something lower then a 3.5? Or throw away months of hard work?
2006-12-11 04:53:25 · 10 answers · asked by eden 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I have already asked if i could do extra credit and went to see him numerous times about it and stressed how badly i need to do well. He simply said Grades are overated. Its about learning the concepts.
Then He told me to come to his office at 9 tomorrow and go over the test whereas I was looking over the test and he wrote smart comments on it like "You didnt study this at all!!!" however I was in his office 6 times before the test getting help from him and then i have a tutor :( I am not exactly a math major thats for sure.
2006-12-11 05:05:31 · update #1
I think you should stick with it. Even if you drop it now and take it later, there is no guarantee you will get better than a C. You have already done so much of the work, and you have already paid for the class. Just try your best on the final.
PS - Does your school give you the option to take a course on a Pass/Fail basis? I know my school will let you take up to six courses that way so a bad grade in one course won't wreck your GPA.
2006-12-11 05:03:00 · answer #1 · answered by NJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ditch the class if you can without it affecting you. A Withdraw on your transcript will look bad, but some schools won't put a W on your transcript unless you withdraw right before finals (Stanford might still do this). So what if you've put in time. If you're willing to put in more time to take it again, why not?
If you can, just take it another time. Classes are easier the second time around. One class, I didn't have the concepts click in my head until the middle of the final.
You can also try taking it at a Community College. Grading's easier there. Summer school courses also tend to be easier.
The grade and getting into that graduate program is your paramount concern. Don't let pride get in the way. Be smart about it. Don't win the battle only to lose the war. Actually, in your case, it's more like "Don't barely escape total defeat in a minor battle only to lose the war."
2006-12-11 06:39:52 · answer #2 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. That's a very hard decision. If I were you, and if I had enough time in my schedule to retake Calculus, I would drop the course, take this time to restudy and practice the Calculus material so that you can get an A or B the next time around. I had the same situation with one of my Economics courses, I was in danger of getting a C- for the final grade. I dropped the course, spend the summer restudying and mastering the material, and then when I took the course this semester, I received a solid A. You know what you can afford to do and what you can't.
2006-12-11 05:04:41 · answer #3 · answered by R J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you really are focused on the high grade point and don't mind redoing the work, then drop the class and optimize your performance on your other ones.
Then when you do take it, the material will just be that much more familiar, and you should hopefully do much better, not to mention that you won't be distracted by other classes.
I suspect that's what you want to do anyway. It's not crazy. It's not optimal in terms of your time or your money, but if your focus is that graduate course, then it would help optimize your grade.
2006-12-11 05:04:18 · answer #4 · answered by T J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't know how your school works but isn't too late to drop? my school has an 'add/drop' period that allows you to get a grade of W which won't affect your GPA.
in my school, dropping a week before finals gives you an automatic F.
if this is not the case at your school, go ahead and drop it but it may be harder over the summer. but on the other hand, you may be able to get a better grade the next time around.
2006-12-11 05:04:01 · answer #5 · answered by morequestions 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should drop the class.
You don't want to do anything that would jeporadize your grad program.
If you take it again, it wont be as hard because you have already taken the class, and will retain the knowledge.
It might be inconvenient, and it sucks to do work you have already done, but in the long run, you wont regret it!
2006-12-11 05:03:30 · answer #6 · answered by Rob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drop the course and take it with another instructor. Don't expect to get through both calculuses this summer though.
2006-12-11 05:09:30 · answer #7 · answered by cng 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your professor if there's any extra credit projects that they'd let you do, or some way to boost up your grade in the class. Let them know how sincere you are in wanting to do well in the class, and tell him that you are willing to do pretty much anything to get your grade up.
2006-12-11 04:59:45 · answer #8 · answered by Souris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been in that same situation and I did drop the class. The bigger picture was to keep my standing in the program I was in and everything turned out fine .
2006-12-11 05:03:42 · answer #9 · answered by DECEMBER BABY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think u should stick with it, as all the months work and effort would go to waste
2006-12-11 04:57:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋