<p>Long story short. For a personal reason, I have missed weeks of lecture on this course (biochem biophysics molecular bio - bbmb), along with the first test. Our grades are based on 4 tests + the final, and we get to drop 1 test from our grade. So if I do well on the next 3 tests + the final, I still have a chance at a decent grade.</p>
<p>The course moves at a fast pace (1 chapter/lecture), and I have missed around 10 lectures. I still want to get an A in this class. In total, I'm taking 3 courses + 2 jobs. One of the jobs adds to my courseload being undergraduate research, keeping me above full time. </p>
<p>Again, I still want to get an A, so basically, I have to go ballz to the wall to get through this. Has anyone had to experience something similar to this?</p>
<p>Fairly regularly. Every few semesters I get horribly ill and really should withdraw and instead I self-teach entire courses over the course of a day or two in order to pass, having missed half or more of the lectures. It’s not something I would recommend doing unless absolutely necessary, and I wouldn’t expect an A, but I suppose you’re not doing it for five classes at a time like I’ve had to do.</p>
<p>yea, the stuff on my agenda aren’t excruciating: 12 credit hours, no engineering courses this semester (actually 1, but it’s really programming), 1 morning job, another job application pending. And within the 3 courses, 2 of them are actually enjoyable to me.</p>
<p>May I ask, why are you missing so many classes? Are you partying? Are you not invested in your education? If that is the case, I’d either a) buckle down or b) quit wasting your time and drop out of school. I’m not saying this to be rude, but if you are missing so many lectures without a legit reason, I would say you aren’t ready for college.</p>
<p>And no, I haven’t been in this situation. But I have missed a ton of class due to being HOSPITALIZED last quarter, and I still managed to push out a couple of As.</p>
<p>If you want to do some digging in my older posts, I actually wanted to take this semester off and make it up during the summer. A couple of weeks ago, I was in terrible shape (emotionally). I would be happy one second and in tears the next, dunno what came over me. And I didn’t want to risk my GPA, so it was in my best interest to drop my courses.</p>
<p>But I couldn’t do that because of my immigration status. I negotiated with an international student adviser, and he told me that I could drop below full time just this once. The ensuing days involved appointments with professional psychiatrists provided by student assistance asking me questions like “have you ever thought about committing suicide recently?” …</p>
<p>Now, I feel much better. I realize that I can avoid the psychiatrists if I remain above full time. That would mean to drop my 2 engineering courses, and keep BBMB, which I thought I was going to drop, but changed my mind in order to remain as a full time student.</p>
<p>which brings me to my current situation: a pretty light schedule and 1 course that needs a lot of work. My adviser told me that I have $120 dollars of tutoring money at my disposal provided by the international student office. Something I’ll definitely use. Other than that, I guess life just goes on.</p>