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<p>Boston University runs a very comprehensive study abroad program in London. They own their own classroom spaces and dorms/apartments. They have relationships with several schools in London where their students attend classes as well. Even though BU had full control over the study abroad program in which my son studied…it wasn’t until HIS year that they did some “consideration” of the grading issues and difference between the London school and BU. Before that…kids with close to 4.0 GPAs were coming back with barely B averages or less. AND in every case they told my son…“forget about the grades…the experience is invaluable.” They were right.</p>
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<p>Your story is encouraging and thanks for sharing. I am currently on a study abroad program in Santiago, Chile (International Business), and while the university has a “good” reputation, their classes do not prepare you for the tests. Granted, their classes are geared towards “real world” application but there are so many inconsistencies it is frustrating. I also have a history of A’s and B’s, I guess it is a good thing I am taking these classes (4) Credit/No-Credit. Cheers!</p>
<p>This thread is from 2009!</p>
<p>^^ Yeah. 
I was scratching my head at oldfort’s d having done study abroad recently, and then REALLY scratching my head at Sydney being in summer. </p>
<p>Mods, can you lock this thread and put another reminder to NOT resurrect threads that are this old?!?</p>
<p>maybe Oldfort could update us on how her D resolved this and if it ultimately caused her any harm.</p>
<p>Here is the update.</p>
<p>We brought it to D1’s study abroad director’s attention. They told us that they would inform other students in the future and have better coordination with other Unis. D1 had more than enough credits to graduate, so getting a fail didn’t impact her graduating. She took another similar course at Cornell and received an A on it. On her transcript, if showed she got 9 credits instead of 12, but there was no glaring fail. She graduated with around 3.7. She submitted her final transcript to her current employer(it was a condition for employment), and she has been working there for a year.</p>
<p>So there was a way to list the other Sydney courses on her transcript, with grades, and simply omit that one course from her Cornell transcript? It was as if the passing courses transferred, and were listed, but the one that did not confer credit (because of the F) was simply not considered to have transferred over?
I must thank you for posting this concern back in 2009 and then the update. Many lessons learned, just from reading it.</p>