pyonir
Lifer
- Dec 18, 2001
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Usually if you do it after the first two class periods, it will show up on your transcripts as a withdrawl. And you still have to pay for it if then too. You can drop and get a "W" for like the first half of the sememster, otherwise it'll show up as a incomplete or F
By first two periods you mean first two class meeting?
How does it work for UC's for dropping a class without incomplete or fail? Can any UCRiverside students confirm??
So if you're not sure you're going to do well in your class and you have approximately 3 weeks of class left, you can drop and have it not go on your records?
Depends on the school. At mine (a Cal State):
- you can drop w/o instructor's signature within weeks 1-3 w/o record of enrollment.
- dropping in weeks 4-12 requires some sort of reasonable excuse, the instructor's and dept. chair's sig and leaves a 'W' (withdrawal) on your transcript.
- after week 12, you can only drop if you provide substantial documentation of a serious accident/illness, and requires the sigs of the prof, the dept. chair and dean... and of course still leaves a pretty 'W' on your record (a drop/withdrawal at this point I hear is almost never successful for obvious reasons).
Note: 'W' does not equal 'F' or 'NC' (no credit) and does not affect your GPA as it does not add any grade points, nor units.
Another option later in the semester is convincing the professor you've run into extraordinary circumstances, but that you've learned enough to the point where you can 'make-up' an exam/quiz or two at your or the teacher's leisure within the next calendar year. Your professor would file for an 'incomplete' on your behalf in this case.
You will likely get a grade in the vicinity of whatever you were 'on track' to get. That is, you'll temporarily receive an 'I' as your grade for that class (GPA unaffected) until you do whatever the professor deems necessary to prove proficient in the class. Your final grade will replace the 'I' on your record.
That's how it is at my school.
Gooberlx2
Lifer
- May 4, 2001
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Yeah, sophmore year of College I intentionally took a D+ in my Molecular Cell class because I wasn't going to do as well as I wanted anyway (Distractions such as g/f, and lack of study time). This way with the D+ I could still get the credit/pre-req and advance forward to my Genetics course the next semester and then retake M-Cell the semester after that. I also "strived" for a D+ because my new grade (I got an 'A') simply replaced the old one, whereas if I had gotten a 'C' they would have averaged together, stupid huh?
Anyway, it all worked out for the best.
Anyway, it all worked out for the best.
DT4K
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- Jan 21, 2002
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I've dropped a few, ok, more than a few.
And on several occasions, I didn't technically drop them so yeah, I've had a couple of F's.
Usually they give incompletes, but if you don't make them up, they turn into F's.
And it's kinda hard to make up an incomplete for a class that you never attended.
I've never gotten less than a C in a class that I attended at least 50% of the time.
First bachelor's degree GPA (general science): 2.1
Second bachelor's degree GPA(computer science): 3.8
When I went to UCR it was like the 4th or 5th week of the quarter when you could drop the class no questions asked (right around the time most classes have their first midterm). Afterwards you get an incomplete. The last drop day should be on their website somewhere.
And yes I've failed quite a few classes. Take it from me, if you dick around in school the 1st or 2nd year, you end up paying for it in the 3rd and 4th year.
this should have been a poll and NO, if you fail a class you are moronic. unless you're in a hard science/math class. then you have my utmost sympathy and respect 
Nope, never failed a class. Your school determines the add/drop policy. For all engineers here, we can drop a class up until about a month before finals.
I have "failed" a class meaning I didn't understand jack sh!t but still did well enough on the tests to pass
I have "failed" a class meaning I didn't understand jack sh!t but still did well enough on the tests to pass
I failed GYM / PE in High School.... yeah i stopped attending class ;-) lol.
Also failed spanish.
edit* in college yes , retook it though hahah
Also failed spanish.
edit* in college yes , retook it though
hahahI'm the record-holder according to the Accounting Chair at my college..
7 drops and a D from Managerial accounting. (Good friends with the professor after the years though.)
2 drops from Intro to Stats.
3.1 GPA, nearly straight A's in English/Philosophy.
7 drops and a D from Managerial accounting. (Good friends with the professor after the years though.)
2 drops from Intro to Stats.
3.1 GPA, nearly straight A's in English/Philosophy.
clamum
Lifer
- Feb 13, 2003
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No and I hoping I won't know that I'm at a university. I think the lowest grade I've gotten was a B, and once a C but the teacher somehow "lost" several of my assignments and said I didn't do them when I remember perfectly doing them and handing them in. Bah but it didn't really matter the class blew.
Failed 8th grade english... failed 9th grade english twice... and countless other classes.
<--- the lazy kid in HS that never did a damn thing yet still somehow graduated...
<--- the lazy kid in HS that never did a damn thing yet still somehow graduated...
I failed 2 classes my freshman year in college.. 1 (calculus) because I just.. don't get calculus.. I TRIED at that one, took it again and got a D, 5 credit class, too.. ouch! 1 (intro to mass comm), because I didn't go.
my freshman year was really a waste, from an academic standpoint.. cruised through highschool with no effort and low A average, slack naive girl gets a reality check.. I learned a lot about life that year though.. so don't really regret it. moved out of the dorm (too many distractions), changed majors (too much math! if it took me 2 tries to get a D in the first one and I needed 7 more, I must be in the wrong program..) got on track after that. didn't get many A's, but.. only got one more D.. (another episode of slackness).
was scared to death to send my first kid off to college last year, the memories don't fade! she did well though, never was slack, probably never was as naive, and is way more idealistic.. came through with a 3.9 and her values unchanged (but her opinion of her peers somewhat tarnished).
my freshman year was really a waste, from an academic standpoint.. cruised through highschool with no effort and low A average, slack naive girl gets a reality check.. I learned a lot about life that year though.. so don't really regret it. moved out of the dorm (too many distractions), changed majors (too much math! if it took me 2 tries to get a D in the first one and I needed 7 more, I must be in the wrong program..) got on track after that. didn't get many A's, but.. only got one more D.. (another episode of slackness).
was scared to death to send my first kid off to college last year, the memories don't fade! she did well though, never was slack, probably never was as naive, and is way more idealistic.. came through with a 3.9 and her values unchanged (but her opinion of her peers somewhat tarnished).
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