<p>Hey so I would like to preface everything I say by first stating that what happened is my fault and my fault alone.</p>
<p>My OoA was withdrawn from UCLA because I got an 'F' in one of my classes. Not only was the class a prep for major class, but also, and in my opinion more importantly, it was my mathematics requirement class. For the record, I received the low grade because I really didn't put any effort into the class until it was too late. I know that I could have easily gotten an 'A' in the class if I had actually consistently studied throughout the course and not waited for the final, which was the only way of determining the grade.</p>
<p>As of now, I am planning to retake the class during the Fall of 2009. Is there anything else I should be doing? Will my transcripts still show that I got an 'F' my first time around? If it does show that, is there any way to get that 'F' off of the transcript? </p>
<p>Once this class is completed, I will have all the requirements for UCLA met. I'll have enough units and all of the prep for major classes for Poli Sci, and in addition I'm still honors certified. Are there other things I can be doing to improve my chances of being accepted a second time? Is being accepted a second time even a consideration at UCLA? Is there something that I am missing here, meaning are there variables that I have failed to see/foresee?</p>
<p>Word of advice... Don't be like me.</p>
<p>EDIT: Also, thanks for taking the time to help me out.</p>
<p>To be honest I think it is a good thing. Because I’m so used to just acing everything at the CC’s. For example, in one of my honors classes, we were supposed to write a ten page paper with ten sources. I wrote the paper overnight, had no sources, and turned it in about a week and a half late. My professor gave me an ‘A’ in the class and told me I was her best student. I don’t know about everyone else, but I consider the vast majority of CC classes to be immensely easier than those that HS’ take to get into UCLA.
In any case, I don’t think I would have done well with the mentality that I previously had. This class sort of shook me up, in all my years at CC this was the one professor who I think treated me like I would have been treated at the UC level. If I had some other professor, I’m pretty sure I would be going to UCLA right now, and I’m also pretty sure I would have subsequently failed over there.
So I’m taking this as a lesson, and I’m just looking to see how I can learn from my mistakes.</p>
<p>A lot of people transfer off with that same mentality but end up fine once they get there after they realize within the first week how much harder it is. Your situation sucks because you have to play the waiting game/chance game again…you are also putting your life on a 1 year hiatus just because of one single class…</p>
<p>You need to ask your registrar how Fs are handled on your transcript, but at many schools they remain on your transcript and the 0 points for credits attempted and failed are factored into your gpa along with the points and credits for the retaken class (so if it’s a three credit class and you ace the retake, you would have the equivalent of six credits of 2.0 – three at 0.0 and three at 4.0 – factored into your gpa).</p>
<p>Taggerung-If you re-take the same exact course and get a better grade (A-C) the new grade replaces the F and it does not get factored into your UC admission GPA. However, it is impossible to have it removed from your transcript. At some community colleges, you can fill out a form AFTER you re-take the course and they will only count the new grade into your overall GPA. So, the F will still be there, but it won’t be factored into your GPA. Ask your admissions and records office though.</p>
<p>Also, s**t happens. An F isn’t a death sentence. I had a D from many years ago, I repeated the course, got an A, and was still accepted to Berkeley and UCLA. Just keep your overall GPA up as high as humanly possible.</p>
<p>wow… reading your story is almost surreal. I was in exact the same position last week. </p>
<p>I too am a poli-sci major with only a mathematics course left in my course requirements. I took the class during the spring, but half-assed the entire course (pretty much studying for a grand total of 3 hours during the entire quarter) up until the last week. I crammed my ass off the last 3-4 days before the final, but I went into the final, positive that I would fail. </p>
<p>When the time finally came to take the final, I was positively screwed. Let me put it this way: I didn’t use a calculator at all during the math final. Well, it turns out I have angels on my shoulders and although I flunked the final, I still passed with a “C”. I am grateful. </p>
<p>I’m glad that your making the best out of the situation and has a positive outlook. And, youre still pretty young… I can’t believe your ready to transfer at 18 years old… thats pretty damn quick if you ask me. Make the best of the next year, and its going to go by quickly.</p>
<p>The other day I was talking to my sister on AIM and noticed I used “there” when I should have used “their.” I don’t even know how it happened, one minute everything was okay, the next minute…</p>