<p>So, because I chose to be an idiot last quarter, I got a C- in an upper division chemistry class. I am thinking of emailing my professor to see if he could give me a D or F so that way, I can retake the class. Has anyone tried that before? How did it go for you?(I.E did the professor agree/disagree) </p>
<p>From How</a> to Repeat a Class , it seems like one D or F is much better than a damn C- because it won't be calculated in your cumulative GPA. I am sure I will get at least a B+ if I retake that class. So... yeah. Any input appreciated.</p>
<p>Or can I retake the class another way somehow? (At some other college... etc, anything. I really just want to retake the class, doesn't even matter if the grade and GPA stay that way)</p>
<p>It can’t hurt to ask for a lower grade. I know two friends who tried, but they were denied.</p>
<p>lol is this pchem with kim?</p>
<p>don’t think so, beancurd said the professor’s a “he”</p>
<p>dr. kim is hard, though. i had her for pchem lab during her first quarter of teaching. talk about high expectations, she was coming from caltech and MIT =/</p>
<p>also, i’m of the opinion that a C- is better than a D or F. only because i got a handful and still made it into a decent PhD program w/o being questioned about them, but i doubt that would have been the case if the adcom had seen a D/F on my transcript.</p>
<p>if you really just want to take the class to learn the material, etc and don’t care about the change in your gpa you can just take it again at a community college or at the UC, just won’t get credit for it</p>
<p>Thanks for the input, guys! Nope, it’s not with Dr. Kim. The professor I took the class with wasn’t even difficult. Was completely my own fault.
@Stigmata, but I thought CCs don’t offer upper div. chem classes… besides a handful offering organic chem. It’s not organic chem.</p>
<p>Also. Is this “Dr. Kim” Dr. Judy Kim? I have P-chem with her next quarter. LOL :(</p>
<p>I think astrina makes a good point. A C- is certainly not an impressive grade and is not helpful to your GPA but it is a perfectly acceptable “satisfactory” grade. A D or F, even if you repeat it will still be on your record, even if it is not used to calculate your GPA, and it is a real academic scarlet letter that will be seen and influence the attitude towards you of employers, graduate schools and professional schools that you might apply to in the future. If you apply to medical school, when AAMCAS calculates your GPA they will include the D as well what you get in the repeat.</p>
<p>Also, you would be asking the professor to compromise his academic integrity. As a professional educator he has an obligation to give you the grade that in his opinion your performance earned you, not the grade that would be what you believe is most advantageous to you in working the system.</p>
<p>actually, students beg for higher grades all the time. the only interesting point about begging for a lower grade is that you’re fully in control of this situation – if you just left a few questions blank on your final, you could have easily dropped into flunking range.</p>
<p>and yeah, the one and same dr. kim. she’s really nice though! and pchem’s commonly regarded as the hardest undergrad chem class. the standards for you aren’t that high. :)</p>
<p>oh oops lol didnt see that op wrote “he” haha.</p>
<p>sorry if this is off topic, but how bad does a C/C+ in a ge writing class (muir 40/50 or warren writing) look to professional schools like pharmacy schools? i thought i wouldve at least gotten a B-, but i guess either the TA was too harsh or i just wrote really bad. i know gpa isnt everything for professional schools, but that C/C+ in the class dropped my gpa like crazy :(</p>
<p>I see. Guess I’ll just suck it up and work harder then. Really appreciate this. Thanks people!</p>
<p>@diablonecros: I don’t think it will matter that much. Especially if you’re a science major applying to a grad school related to the sciences.</p>
<p>@beancurd oh sorry i just assumed o-chem, but yeah cc won’t normally have upper division chem.</p>