i need a good excuse to drop a class at a university. what is a good one to tell the dean?

Question

The folllwing excuses are I cannot use becuase the school does not allow it. This is what makes it tricky
students may not drop because of: failing the course, registered for too many hours, professor said you should drop, busy with extra activities, on scholarship, on financial aid, rotc, do not need course due to change of major, transferring schools, to protect gpa, didnt check prerequisites prior to adding the course, failure to confirm schedule, documentation does not support reason for dropping, adn No documentation was provided to support the petition

Answer 1

The truth: I need to drop this class. Why lie? Because you will lose more than you gain. You will gain his/her respect if you will tell the truth. Lie to them and it will come back to bite you. Work with honest integrity and you may find you gain even more than you ever dreamed. Honesty opens doors you cannot see while you're scheming in dishonest "excuses." try it and be amazed

Answer 2

Reasons To Drop A Class

Answer 3

Telling the dean the truth would be the best approach. Why come up with an excuse? I'm sure if you're needing extra time or not doing well, or want to change courses, the university can work with you to figure out better options. Doesn't work if you lie about things, though.

Answer 4

You can certainly file a lawsuit. But the cost of the lawsuit would be more than any damages you might receive. I attend DeVry's online Game and Simulation Programming course. I've found most instructors to be average to good. However, some have been as bad as the one you describe. The degree is very new and there are plenty of bugs to work out. I'd have to disagree with your dean who told you that the online classes are easier. I find them much harder, with a lot less input from the instructors. There's a lot more reading and outside work involved. This all makes it critical that the teacher be very involved and available for questions. Considering that DeVry is a private for-profit school, they wouldn't want a well-publicized lawsuit concerning the quality of their degree programs. If you could make enough noise, you might get them to settle privately, but I doubt it.

Answer 5

You have to come up with reasons to drop your classes?

That sucks majorly...at my school the deans are just like "Kay, whatever, this course is required for your _____, you're taking it next semester? Great. Let me sign off the drop form, good luck!" (I go to a school ranked in the top 10)

Good excuse: This course isn't required and my other classes are demanding too much time for me to do well as I know I am capable of doing.

Crappier excuse: I did bad on the midterm and don't want a bad grade.

Answer 6

truth is often overrated when your real reason is bad ( e.g. dont feel like it, too lazy to do it, hate the professor). a white lie can work wonders. tell them something like you got an amazing amazing internship opportunity during the exact time the class is, or that there is an ongoing ( at least for the next 5-6 weeks) seminar/workshop/course that is also during class time and u have to take now or never. if it is on monday or friday, say u need a long weekend to volunteer somewhere. or at any other random morning time if u still have classes ater the one u need to drop, say u r taking a relative to the hospital for some ongoing treatment. express how sorry u are but that that u have no other choice, state it and dont ask for permission, ask what can be done as u cant attend the class, like take it next semester ( next semester u can always say it conflicts with another more important course)

Answer 7

Here are a few foolproof excuses (sans morality): death in the family, taking care of an ill elderly relative, in need of bed rest after a medical procedure, came down with an infectious flu and a high fever. One of these always works. (You may need to get a doctor's note for proof, which will require you to tell your doctor about some fictitious symptoms while asking him for a note).

Answer 8

It may seem like a bad thing to do but in college you learn what you need to do and bend the truth is one of them if you got screwed on a class and need to drop it, lets be grown ups here

Answer 9

Try honesty. As a college/university student you may want to consider that coming up with fake excuses isn't going to prove you to be the grownup adult individual that you're trying to become.

Answer 10

the truth i hear is a good place to start !! you probably need less classes in order to do better in the ones you prefer. don't over-stuff your schedule in order to please someone. have as many classes as u can manage effectively without letting others slide ,, mj