<p>Ok, so my professor just failed me. I had a very high grades and honestly speaking, I am the one leading in class. I never had a single test failed and submit every paper on time with very promising structure. However, toward the end of the sem, i had lots of absences. She only allows three but i had at least six to seven, but those are not in a row. She never liked me even during the beginning of the sem because i asked her if i could just pass the course (it was an advisor that suggest me to ask her) and she might have taken me wrong and thinks i was being boastful. Any advice? I dont want to repeat the course. Is there anything i can do??please help me.</p>
<p>What an insane professor.</p>
<p>I’d say try to reason with her by saying why exactly you had those absences (are they legit reasons?) and trying to use arguments about how you gave your intellectual best and etc (basically try to suck up to how great her class was and how much you enjoyed it, etc without seeming like you’re sucking up. Professors love to hear how students enjoyed their courses that they do put a lot of work into [usually] ). </p>
<p>If not, talk to your advisor or department chair or something.</p>
<p>Sounds like it’s a small class, a composition type class. </p>
<p>It was your decision to miss those 6 or 7 days, when the professor clearly states you can only miss up to three days. If they were excused absences, then talk to the professor about it. If not, you’re SOL.</p>
<p>Being good at a class does not give you carte blanche to disregard the professor’s rules. If she said you can only miss three days, then you can only miss three days. Sorry.</p>
<p>I think that if you know the material and can pass the course (and do very well, no less) you should get the credit. I hate arbitrary rules.</p>
<p>That’s quite unfortunate.</p>
<p>Most classes have an absence policy clearly stated in the syllabus. For instance, in one of my classes this semester, I could miss two days. For every day after that, it was 5 points lower on my cumulative grade. So, if I missed seven classes with an A, I would have had a C. If it was miss 3, and then say, a full letter grade off after that (which I’ve had before) then you would indeed be failing. </p>
<p>It’s hard, if not impossible, to appeal something stated in the syllabus. The syllabus is a contract, plain and simple, that is there to tell the students what’s expected. Professors don’t kid around.</p>
<p>Even if you can convince someone that her absence policy is unfair, I don’t think you’re going to be able to do much. It sounds like she had a clear policy in place, you basically flaunted it, and she didn’t particularly care to make accommodations for you.</p>
<p>Now, if you had compelling reasons why you had to be absent, that’s another story. But I’m doubting that’s the case.</p>
<p>You get 3 unexcused absences. You had 7. Welp.</p>
<p>Exactly chuy. You missed seven, she said you could only miss three. Therefore, you fail.</p>
<p>I had a theatre recitation like that. If you missed more the four recitations, you would be dropped (or was it failed?) from the course.</p>
<p>You guys all have a point. This is my faukt and i should suffer the consequences. But maybe ill talk to my prof first before entirely giving up. Thanks all for your help.</p>
<p>Placing a cap on absences is absolutely moronic. It’s typically only done by profs in small humanities/lit courses where students would otherwise never attend. It is your fault for ignoring the syllabus requirements, but I hope you manage to turn it around.</p>
<p>In humanities/lit courses discussion is pertinent to your education as well as the education of your classmates, and it makes sense to have an absence rule.</p>
<p>I say this as someone who had 26 absences in a 3 absences only class last semester. lol. I think like two thirds of them were excused but my professor was still not happy with me.</p>
<p>IDK i agree you should pass the class bc you know the material but if the professor says you can only miss 3 classes… then you can only miss 3 classes. I mean seriously a teacher doesn’t have to pass you if you can’t follow simple rules that are probably displayed on the syllabus. Also why would you miss 7 classes? I find it pointless to miss class if i’m paying to be there.</p>
<p>In my current school if you have more than three absences of any kind then you automatically get withdrawn from the course. Of course, it’s at the professor’s discretion as well but I’ve personally seen professors drop their students… Oh yeah, they can even drop you the last week of class so you would have to retake it. If she allowed only three unexcused absences then it’s your fault to be honest.</p>
<p>While abscences can irrelevant in large lecture-type classes, it’s quite different in small discussion-based courses.</p>
<p>I’d assume that this is one of them. Correct me if I’m wrong.</p>
<p>In this situation, the contributions you make to discussions in class, the exercises of debate, etc. play a huge role in how well you did in a course. Papers and exams serve to verify some aspects of your understanding of material, but the discussion is yet another aspect. Missing too many classes in such a case is almost akin to missing a midterm.</p>
<p>It’s called following rules. This one was not even that hard to follow.</p>
<p>The professor gave 3 absences and you took 6-7.</p>
<p>Ok so i went to the school today to talk to my prof but she was not there and she will not gonna be there. She took off. I went to the dean and made an appointment with him tomorrow. Do you think my appointment with him would make any difference?</p>
<p>Doubt it. Usually professors have the upper hand when it comes to student’s grades. Unless the professor did something really inappropriate or unfair THEN the Dean might intervene.</p>
<p>yeh but my prof left. Does that mean that there is no way to fix this?</p>