<p>Ok, I'm a 2nd semester freshman and I just got my midterm grades back, and I literally have an F in Microeconomics so far.</p>
<p>I'm devastated, really. I've NEVER failed a class in my life or received a grade this low in high school or anywhere. and I know I'm only half way through the course, but the grading in this class is based entirely off of tests and quizzes and we only have a few left. So, theoretically if I were to score As on every exam until the end of the semester, the highest I may be able to score is a high C, or with god's blessings maybe a low B. But with my level of understanding in this class, I don't know if that's going to be the case.</p>
<p>I missed 2 quizzes, one because I was going out of town for a funeral and the other because I was 10 MINUTES late and he has this stupid rule of locking the door after a certain amount of time, despite it being a commuter school in a city full of heavily congested traffic. I talked to the professor to see if I could make it up, and he basically dismissed me as if I was burdening him to ask if he could give me a 10 point quiz during his office hours. I've had some pretty bad professors so far and teachers in the past, but this honestly has to be the WORST I've dealt with in a long time. </p>
<p>He's an older gentleman, with an extremely hoarse voice (He acknowledged he was a heavy smoker at one point), slow, poor usage of classroom resources and is very sloppy in his teaching. He seems like one of those people who really don't give a damn whether the whole class fails or passes. Anything I've learned in this class is by me spending hours reading the textbook on my own.</p>
<p>I apologize for my rant, I'm just extremely stressed right now with college and I want to know if I fail this course, will it permanently show on my transcript until I retake it and will it hinder my cumulative GPA and transfer acceptance chances?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>