<p>Crap. So I took this "fitness lab" class (you work out on your own time and log it into a computer) for credit/no credit this semester (for 1 unit) but then the first few months I had migraines every few days (seriously) and couldn't go. </p>
<p>Finally, I started doing better and hauled ass to try to pass the class, since I didn't want to drop. I need 30 visits to pass. The maximum visits the computer will log in each day is 3. Tomorrow is the last day to log in visits... and I won't be able to get higher than 29.95 visits. That's 2 minutes off from 30 visits. I spoke to the "teacher" on duty, and he told me anything lower than 30 means a D, and he said it in a "sucks for you, you should have tried harder way".</p>
<p>So... what the hell should I do? I need advice on how to argue my way out of this. I have a legitimate reason for not being able to come earlier in the semester, and it's obvious I worked my butt off.</p>
<p>And if it doesn't work, and I have to report the NC to UCLA... how bad IS it? I'm thinking they wont care about PE, but who the hell knows? </p>
<p>I will die inside if it is a 1 unit PE class that wreaks my future. Maybe on the outside too.</p>
<p>Apparently your teacher has no sympathy for you, so I say lie,lie, and lie some more. I wouldnt want to take the risk of a dumb PE class ruining your future at UCLA. Say you were injured for the beginning of the semester. Try blaming the injury on the class depending on what kind of class is. Say he didnt teach you proper stretching techniques and it led to you pulling your hamstring and you will go to the head of the board if he does not pass you. Do this AFTER you try being really really nice.</p>
<p>There are reasonable people in charge of making these decisions. Rescinding your admission because of that stupid class would be unreasonable. I don’t think you need to worry, just tell them what happened and most likely they’ll make the reasonable decision.</p>
<p>I don’t know if that would work. It’s not led by anyone; we do whatever aerobics/cardio we want. I really, really, really need advice on what to do if they tell me I’m not going to pass. Who should I go to for help? I don’t know who to speak to if I have a dispute about a grade.</p>
<p>Please, please, please, if you have any ideas tell me, I can’t believe they wont give me a break for 2 minutes.</p>
<p>talk to someone higher up, like the head of PE department or the dean. i would think they’d be willing to help you in some way if it meant putting your admission to UCLA in jeopardy over something so small.</p>
<p>I would try to talk to someone higher up and explain about your migraines. Maybe they will give you an extension so you can add more hours? If you have a legitimate medical condition, I feel like they almost have to work with you.</p>
<p>If you still have enough credits to transfer without the class, I really doubt UCLA is going to care about the NC, especially if you explain your headaches and that you’ve been able to make up almost all the hours. All in all, if you’ve got enough units to transfer, I don’t think you really need to worry.</p>
<p>dude… if you’re really that close to passing, for the coach not to allow you that extra few minutes is almost criminal… </p>
<p>follow vmason’s advice… go to a higher up… talk to your school’s president if that’s what it takes… there’s no way anyone with any trace compassion in their bones would allow that to happen, if it’s as close as you say it is… no matter what the excuse. </p>
<p>If you’re not getting help from someone, ignore them. Send an email to all the counselors at your school, especially the transfer counselor. Send an email to all the deans. Tell them that you are a (insert GPA) student in jeopardy of losing your UCLA admission due to a 1-unit PE class. Act very dramatic. Blame no one. Ask for their help. I did this in February when I HAD to get into a late-start class in order to transfer, and it totally worked. They did like a full-on investigation and the transfer counselor pulled a bunch of strings and it was awesome. Seriously, your school wants you to succeed. They love success stories, and cc students with high GPAs who transfer to prestigious universities make them look really, really good. Plus cccs are overcrowded and they don’t want you to stay an extra year. Just because your stupid teacher says no doesn’t mean you can’t work around it. </p>
<p>Or you can just contact UCLA and see if it even matters.</p>
<p>talk to the dean, trust me. They understand that you transferring to a good school makes your ccc look better so they will help. To be that close and fail is ridiculous</p>