<p>I'm in tears right now. I've never failed before and I don't know what to do. I know it's my fault, I accept that. But my graduation ceremony was today, which I participated in. But obviously with a D, I won't be getting my diploma. I've already been accepted to graduate school in the fall. With a D, my grad school will take back their acceptance. I can't make up this class in the summer because my school doesn't offer. I can only take it next spring, which is other year away...because of one class. I made an appointment with my prof to talk about this, but I honestly don't know what good it will do. What should I do?</p>
<p>BTW, I went to see him before the final and asked what grade I needed to pass the class. And he told me what grade, I got that grade, yet I still failed. I guess he changed his mind. </p>
<p>Has anyone been in a situation similar to this?</p>
<p>I’m confused… a D isn’t failing? Its not good… but its not failing.</p>
<p>Anyway, if worse comes to worse, can you get special permission to take the course at a different college during the summer and receive credit so you can get your diploma and go to grad school?</p>
<p>What exactly happened in this class? Why did you end up with a D (or even shooting for a C-)? Did you try hard enough? Was it just very difficult?</p>
<p>It was a hard class. I had a hard time grasping all the concepts. I really did try my best. I never missed a lecture. I made notecards, studied on the bus ride to and from school, read ahead of the lectures. I bought an additional text and the study guide so I could get extra practice. It wasn’t from lack of trying or caring, it was just something that I couldn’t get :(</p>
<p>Why was it required for graduation? Was it in your major or a gen ed requirement? I was in your situation before and ended up withdrawing from the course with 2 weeks to go. There has to be an easy way to make this up and graduate in August.</p>
<p>We’re allowed to pick what upper level classes we want to take. And I picked this class. It’s required for my major. But this class is not offered in the summers or during the fall semester even. It’s only available once a year during the spring semester. I checked the other local universities around here and none offer it during the summer. So, my only option would be to give up grad school and wait a year to retake this class.</p>
<p>Do you guys think I have a chance of getting the D changed to a C-?</p>
<p>I’m willing to do whatever it takes. I’m hoping he’ll feel just a little sorry for me considering my situation. I completely understand it’s entirely my fault :(</p>
<p>At my school I hear of professors sometimes cutting the seniors a break in their last semester and giving them the bare minimum, if it was apparent they were trying. Perhaps you can show him the stuff you made, the books you bought, and make it apparent you tried? Hopefully you get a break, having to put off grad school for a year because of one class would be annoying.</p>
<p>Mama,just killed a man,
Put a gun against his head,
Pulled my trigger,now hes dead,
Mama,life had just begun,
But now Ive gone and thrown it all away-
Mama ooo,
Didnt mean to make you cry-
If Im not back again this time tomorrow-
Carry on,carry on,as if nothing really matters-</p>
<p>Talk to the professor, the department chair, your advisor, etc- it is entirely possible that there’s lots of potential solutions</p>
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<p>Maybe he forgot, or he didn’t realize that “pass” meant a C instead of a D…or if he changed his mind, that could be something that you can appeal your grade based on.</p>
<p>Eh, I realize some schools don’t accept D’s in major - but I don’t like that concept.</p>
<p>An F is fail. Anything else is “not fail” – hence pass. If you think the bar for passing is too low, than give out more F’s. Not D’s which are what here… high fail? A good-effort-but fail? Just pointless.</p>
<p>I hope you can get this worked out and graduate as planned. Definitely talk to the professor and your dean.</p>
<p>But if not, are you sure you would have to retake that exact same class? You said it was just an upper-level elective for your major. Aren’t there other upper-level classes you could take to fulfill the major requirements, maybe even one that’s offered during the summer? Or can you take the class over the summer at a different college and transfer the credits back to your home institution?</p>
<p>You should talk to the professor and describe your situation. Tell him how you put forth effort into the class but still ended up doing poorly. Do NOT have a hostile attitude towards him. Remain calm and do not accuse him of anything. You might get lucky. Or he might be a a-hole and basically say “see ya next year!” It can’t hurt to try.</p>
<p>OK, one more post, but this is for everyone else, not for you Ixi. You gave a lot of emotional details, how hard you worked in the class, you took notes, you worked on the school bus, you read ahead in lectures, you bought additional study materials. Yet you never told us what the class was, what your major is of what the school is. And then there is the part about the class isn’t offered at other universities in the summer and your graduate school is going to revoke its acceptance. It all seems designed to elicit a lot of sympathy.</p>
<p>The more I write the more I think this is a hoax. I just spent a day being duped by someone on another forum and I think I’m developing a radar for this kind of stuff. No one has to listen to me, it is just what I think is going on.</p>
<p>peter_parker, I think the concept makes perfect sense. A D signals that you did sufficient work to pass the course, and the course will count towards your college credits. But it also shows that you lack a significant amount of information or understanding, so it may not be acceptable towards a major - which is, after all, an area that students are supposed to gain a good understanding of.</p>
<p>Think about it this way: a chemistry major needs a better understanding of chemistry than a history major. A standard of work in a chemistry class that is acceptable of a history major who will not continue in the subject may not be acceptable of a chemistry major.</p>
<p>Universities in Europe realize the same idea with different means: they will offer two sections of a class, one for students majoring in the subject and one for non-majors. It is significantly harder to pass the section for majors, but any passing grade will satisfy the major requirements. Unfortunately this model does not work for American colleges because students here do not need to declare a major at the time they enroll.</p>