<p>Well, I unfortunatly failed an advanced math class and its brought my GPA so low, its not even funny. The worst part is, is that the class is entirely unneccesary for me. I had chosen Computer Engineering as my major but since I was doing so bad in that class, I decided to change my major to something simpler but I was too late to drop the course without a grade.</p>
<p>Is there anyway I can get this course removed from my records? I'm guessing not, as universities just love to take your money and try to give you as bad grades as possible, I really feel as if my university is my sworn enemy.</p>
<p>it can't be removed completely, but if you retake the course, the failing one won't be factored into your GPA. i doubt it can be erased completely, or everyone else who ever failed a course could just wipe it from their records.</p>
<p>That's exactly what I was going to say. Best way to clear the record is to take it again and do better. </p>
<p>OP, If you don't need the class, you may not want to take it, but you could improve your GPA if you do. Not easy questions, and your advisor should be able to help. And remember, the college doesn't "give" you grades. Sorry about the adversarial feel you get from your school. Been there, done that. Not pleasant.</p>
<p>I had talked to an advisor a while back and checked out their website and found out that if you retake the course and do better, they'll average the grades from it and the previous time you took it. So, I guess if I got an F the first time and an A the second time, I'd get a C in the couse, isn't that just freaking unfair? I mean, I learned and I should just keep the A, and I'm paying a lot of money to take the course twice! Anyone else as angry as me?</p>
<p>at my school both grades show up on your transcript. </p>
<p>It's fair to average the grades because you were given twice the amount of time to master the material as the other students, so it SHOULD be easier for you to get an A the second time. It also makes sense for there to be accountability for failing a class, otherwise people would just take a class, fail it on purpose but learn the material, then take it again for an easy A. You earn every grade you get, and they should all show up.</p>
<p>It wouldn't be fair to the person taking the class for the first time to have someone sitting next to you, included in the curve, who has already taken the class, and have your A's count the same.</p>
<p>Well, equine99, you have a point, but you're also paying money to take the class again, nobody wants to fail and then pay to retake the class and relearn everything all over again.</p>
<p>I really, really wanted to drop the class early on but if I did, I would have had too few hours to qualify for my scholarship. But now, my GPA is so low because of this infernal class that I'm most likely going to lose it anyways.</p>
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<p>Which could lead to a situation in which those with a great deal of money could basically buy a high GPA.</p>
<p>At my school (Olin) we're allowed to take a certain number of restricted classes Pass/Fail. There is a date during the semester by which time we have to declare this option, but that could vary from school to school.</p>