<p>As a current community college student, I've already been admitted to UCSB/UCD/UCI, and I'm still waiting for UCLA and Cal (probably won't get in, but meh). I'm a business economics major.</p>
<p>I'm likely to fail my public speaking class this semester. The class is very easy, and the professor has even singled me out several times in order to praise my speech skills, but I've already missed two classes and I'm about to miss a third. He has said in class that missing two classes is grounds for an F.</p>
<p>This speech class is neither required for IGETC nor a prerequisite for my major. However, getting an F is quite significant, and I'm wondering if this is possible grounds for being rescinded.</p>
<p>I should note that this is my second time taking the course. I received an F the first time, for - big surprise - not showing up the last two days of class.</p>
<p>My experience form comunity colleges and such policies like the “dont show up 3x and u can get dropped/failed” is that they wont do it unless they have a reason to. Like say you dont show up 3 times near the beginning of class. they will assume you are not going to show up and so will drop you. Or during the middle of the semester, you go missing randomly for like 2 weeks (like 4 classes i suppose) without any warning/reason. Or you are always missing from class. And doing poorly, academically .Then the teacher can, and sometimes will drop you. </p>
<p>More likely than not, if you are showing up most of the time, or are not even showing up, yet are still doing good work/scoring well on tests when you are there, the teacher will not drop you or fail you. If you are really that concerned, go ahead and talk to the teacher and double check. This is all from my experience, and also from watching others who have been in danger if being dropped from the class.</p>
<p>Of course this might only apply to my school, so thats why i think you should really talk to the teacher.</p>
<p>^ Obviously, speech classes are a little different.</p>
<p>The first speech class I took, I showed up every single time until the last two classes, and I was earning a B. But instead of earning a D, which is what it would have mathematically amounted to, I received an F.</p>
<p>As for my current speech class, this teacher has essentially said that everyone will get A’s, as long as they show up and do the assigned work. Since the “assigned work” is giving speeches, this is my third time doing neither.</p>
<p>But anyways, can anyone answer my original question, which is whether or not UC’s will use this as cause for rescinding me?</p>
<p>I think the answer everyone is thinking but doesn’t actually want to tell you point-blank is that yes, this places you in jeopardy of having your admissions rescinded. Really, there HAS to be a way work this out with the teacher. Teachers want their students to do well and go off and do bigger and better things, and I’m sure that if you explain it really well, offer to do extra work, beg and plead and give legit reasons for your absences, you can work something out.</p>
<p>ya, I mean missing 2 classes= F is kind of ridiculous. and c’mon…-it’s speech! That’s like the easiest class my CC offers. lol. Just go to class and beg-</p>
<p>^ Yeah, but today makes three missed classes. Even if he excused missing two, this just seems like complete disregard for what he made explicit to all of us.</p>
<p>It’s particularly awkward because the last time I attended class, he actually invited me to an invite-only speech/debate competition. This wouldn’t the first time I’ve disappointed a teacher who liked me early on. :/</p>