If I know Im gonna fail a class, should I just not go to the final. [necro warning]

[darkxshade]

In the schools I've been to, not taking a final = Incomplete which is worse than an F, at least that's what I was told.

 

[ngvepforever2]

Let's see my Formal Methods and languages class....

Midterm- 47/100 (I believed It was curved to 60=100 so I ended up with a C or so) This is 35% of the grade
Quizzes.- Every Wednesday .- My average 3/10. This is 30% of the grade
Final.- I will take it next Monday. I will study like mad, but I am not expecting much...although I have seen other people's grades and they are about the same as mine (1 point give or take on quizzes ).
Yes, my reasons for taking the final even though being pretty sure I will flunk this class are:
-If I take the class again I will know how the final will most likely be
-The last thing I can ever give up is hope, there might a be curve that might save my grade.

Regards

ng

 

[Analog]

I have several students that have mathematically eliminated themselves from passing the class, regardless of the Final Exam grade. Take it anyway - you'll get to see what's on it for the next time.

BTW, I gave a final this morning at 8 AM (electronic communications), and 1 student didn't show up - he was failing badly.

 

[cirrhosis]

I once took an astronomy course during my junior year. I didn't do that well on tests. I think I got a fat D on the mid-term. My final project was just a C. My final exam was an F. But I never missed one day in class throughout the semester. I showed considerable interest in the subject material. And the outcome? I got a C.

So take that test!

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

I had a 43% in a class my freshman year. I didn't go to the final becuase I figured, "What difference does it make." 40% of the my final grade. Didn't go. Made a C in the class. Now I wish I had gone, becuase I didn't realize how much the curve was going to be.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Should have dropped it with a W.

 

[igowerf]

Take it anyways. Even if you fail and retake it, you'll know what the final will be like next semester.

 

[the jman]

all of you have positive advice but what if im taking a remedial course that monitored by the department i now if i get a 100 on the final i still fail so is it worth going like i said the its department monitored the profesor doesnt even grade the papers three other profesors do and no curve even if i take the final i fail even if i get a 100 lol that how bad my grade is and i know its my fault should have sought extra help etc. but i got a 8 on the first midterm 25.5 on the second midterm with a 100 on the final i still fail lol the finals worth 35 percent too i alredy calculated my grade and department monitored since precalc is a remdial class at NJIT lol so no curve is going to be given its just the papers which are graded y other profesors so theres going to be no added stuff to my grade im pretty sure even if there is i have a 18.00 so i dont know if its going to help advice plse should i go or even bother studying

 

[Tweak155]

Still go, and in the meantime work on punctuation. Also hone your skills in finding threads less than 10 years old.

 

[thesmokingman]

Why you no drop it before? Three consecutive F's is a pretty damn clear sign you should have dropped the class no?

 

[Stopsignhank]

Just make sure you get to the final on time and not 11 years later.

 

[gorcorps]

all of you have positive advice but what if im taking a remedial course that monitored by the department i now if i get a 100 on the final i still fail so is it worth going like i said the its department monitored the profesor doesnt even grade the papers three other profesors do and no curve even if i take the final i fail even if i get a 100 lol that how bad my grade is and i know its my fault should have sought extra help etc. but i got a 8 on the first midterm 25.5 on the second midterm with a 100 on the final i still fail lol the finals worth 35 percent too i alredy calculated my grade and department monitored since precalc is a remdial class at NJIT lol so no curve is going to be given its just the papers which are graded y other profesors so theres going to be no added stuff to my grade im pretty sure even if there is i have a 18.00 so i dont know if its going to help advice plse should i go or even bother studying

I know this is a necro, but:

Even if you know you'll fail, by taking the final you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect when you re-take the class. The "screw it, I'm failing anyway so why bother" attitude is probably why you're doing so poorly in the first place.

 

[kt]

What's with new people signing up for an account just to necro a thread recently?

 

[RossMAN]

the final exam is weighted heavily (right?) and there might be a curve...why not brush up and take a shot?

Best sig :thumbsup:

 

[Tweak155]

I know this is a necro, but:

Even if you know you'll fail, by taking the final you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect when you re-take the class. The "screw it, I'm failing anyway so why bother" attitude is probably why you're doing so poorly in the first place.

Yeah not to mention if everyone else fails, he has to pass someone!

 

[Fritzo]

Spoken like a real go-getter.

 

[Ichinisan]

What's with new people signing up for an account just to necro a thread recently?

"Recently?"

When it's not a spammer, a situation like this is obvious: They came across the thread on Google.

This is a positive thing for the forum. More content (decades). More search hits. More users. More ad hits. More ad revenue.

 

[Humpy]

From what I understand, after moomoo40moo skipped his stats final he never did retake the class that following semester. He went all-in with the party life, eventually getting into trouble with the law, and sadly ended up in prison where he died from severe anal trauma. In a great irony, his stats class failure led to him becoming a statistic.

 

[sandorski]

I know this is a necro, but:

Even if you know you'll fail, by taking the final you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect when you re-take the class. The "screw it, I'm failing anyway so why bother" attitude is probably why you're doing so poorly in the first place.

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[sandorski]

From what I understand, after moomoo40moo skipped his stats final he never did retake the class that following semester. He went all-in with the party life, eventually getting into trouble with the law, and sadly ended up in prison where he died from severe anal trauma. In a great irony, his stats class failure led to him becoming a statistic.

 

[Indus]

Most of the time final is 40-50% of grade along with attendance.

 

[RossMAN]

We need the Mod extraction team to find the OP and their eventual grade.

Or will this be another Syringer/spider fiasco?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Figure out your chances of getting high enough on the exam to pass. If the effort required is going to hinder your efforts on all your other courses due to the time it will consume then you're better off just dropping out. Drop out of it, don't just fail it, it will look slightly less bad on your record (I think?). Then retake it next year and try to pass this time.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Damn. The OP could have kids in college by now.

 

[kjitu86247]

I've pretty much not bothered going to the finals of my failing classes.