<p>I'm currently in high school taking other community college courses for interest.</p>
<p>I was recently enrolled in a Community College course. I dropped the class for a W in the 2nd week. They OK'd the drop and told me everything was OK. Okay, sure, I thought.</p>
<p>A few weeks later past the deadline for dropping with a W, I looked back on the unofficial transcript and I had a glaring F. </p>
<p>I went back to the CC and complained but they said that there was nothing they could do to fix it. Trust me, I went back many times so they told me I just had to accept the F due to some incompetent worker dropping my course?</p>
<p>TL;DR -- Community college made a mistake and gave me a F instead of a W. What options are available to me?</p>
<p>I know I have to turn in all Community College transcripts to colleges that I apply to. All my other courses are B+ and A- and A's but there is that one glaring F because of the mistake made in admissions.</p>
<p>What options are available to me in terms of applying to college?</p>
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Trust me, I went back many times so they told me I just had to accept the F due to some incompetent worker dropping my course?
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<p>No, do not accept it. You are required to send every college transcript you have (even if it was in high school) to a lot of places who do not want to see an F, and this includes graduate school. My understand is that you have a right under FERPA to discuss this with them, and if the do not agree to change it, you may add a statement to your transcript.</p>
<p>Thanks for the above advice. I will be contacting my Community College with my right under FERPA as you advised and hopefully have a formal hearing... </p>
<p>If the amendment to my transcript is denied, is there any place in the College Application where I could attach a note explaining the situation?</p>
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Thanks for the above advice. I will be contacting my Community College with my right under FERPA as you advised and hopefully have a formal hearing...</p>
<p>If the amendment to my transcript is denied, is there any place in the College Application where I could attach a note explaining the situation?
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<p>I am do not and am not licensed to practice law anywhere. Any actions taken are with the understanding that no information I provide is to be constructed or interpreted as legal advice and you receive any non-legal advice at your own risk.</p>
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Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information.
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<p>Because this happened at a college, you are an "eligible student."</p>
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If the amendment to my transcript is denied, is there any place in the College Application where I could attach a note explaining the situation?
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<p>In addition to the above, one of the measures of enforcing FERPA is that the schools government funding may be canceled for failure to comply. It should be noted, however, that this has never occured.</p>
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I was wondering that even without the FERPA hearing, is there any section of the college application I could insert a side note?
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<p>I guess you could attach a note, or put it under additional information, but I wouldn't recommend that. Colleges you are applying to may not take it seriously. Your college transcripts follow you forever. If you have to get this dealt with before you send your applications in (particularly if you are a senior) I'd get your counselor to send a letter explaining the situation.</p>
<p>I have filed a request to my school for consideration to amend the records...and if that doesn't work, I'll probably add an additional note explaining the discrepancy...</p>
<p>.. However, will this F factor into my college GPA?</p>
<p>For example, when I am admitted to a 4 year college and I take courses there, will this be factored into my overall college GPA (from the community college course?)</p>
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.. However, will this F factor into my college GPA?</p>
<p>For example, when I am admitted to a 4 year college and I take courses there, will this be factored into my overall college GPA (from the community college course?)
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<p>99.999% of colleges do not factor grades earned at other schools into their grade point average (except for programs like overseas study). However, some places like law school will factor the F into what they consider your overall college GPA for admissions. </p>
<p>My point however, is that when (and if) you apply to graduate school, or some jobs, you will be asked to send in every college transcript. Organizations like the National Student Clearinghouse can verify if you have sent every applicable transcript, and you do not want to be writing notes for the rest of your life nor do you want to try and clear this up 20 years from now.</p>
<p>Two other thoughts: did you get some kind of receipt for the drop? This is evidence for your position. Also did you try to contact the professor? Sometimes the prof can change the grade administratively for such a situation. I almost failed wine tasting (I kid you not) senior year of college because I did not take the exam, and the prof did not want to let me drop the course. My division allowed drops for 8 weeks, but the division offering the course only allowed 3 weeks, and this was after 3 but before 8 weeks. The Asst. Dean of my division went to bat for me with the prof and after alot of crying (on her part as well as mine) it was solved for a drop.</p>
<p>^ I was supposed to get a receipt for the drop but the person said OK, and did not giveme one. I didn't know about the process/regulations so I didn't think much of it...</p>
<p>the professor doesn't work locally so my CC didn't have contact info and so the quarter has ended already.</p>
<p>OK, so apparently FERPA only works on the basis that I have documentation? The CC redirected me to the Dean of the course where I will hopefully beg and plead ): since I have ZERO documentation of it happening ( I never received a receipt).....so looks like I'm screwed.</p>
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OK, so apparently FERPA only works on the basis that I have documentation? The CC redirected me to the Dean of the course where I will hopefully beg and plead ): since I have ZERO documentation of it happening ( I never received a receipt).....so looks like I'm screwed.
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You shouldn't have to have documentation. If the college is telling you this, they are probably just trying to get you to go away. If they won't have a hearing, you can report them. See if you can find the person who was suppose to drop you and ask if they remember you.</p>
<p>You would be amazed at the incompetence of some people. I am exempt by law from CC tuition in my state. The financial aid department tried to convince me that I needed to fill out the FASFA (My financial records said my total fees were $0).</p>
<p>I did eventually contact the dean and she helpfully referred me to contact the teacher who I requested fill out a new drop form for me. So hopefully, it will all be settled!</p>
<p>Yea, when the CC talked to me about FERPA saying that I needed documentation, I was confused myself but I did not want to seem belligerent to people who were already helping me. Overall, though, I hope it will be settled soon.</p>