Need help, recieved a C in a class I know I deserved at least a B in

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BullyCanadian

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The last day to appeal our grades was LAST thursday. I was out of the country since writing my last exam. I emailed my student advisor and they said they cannot do anything because the last day has passed. I'm on hold with the registrar's office right now, what can i do? Any advice? A few of my friends also recieved the same mark and told me after appealing recieved B+'s.

I'm getting frustrated, what can i do?
 
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Ns1

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Q: I'm frustrated what can I do?
A: Masturbate furiously
 
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BullyCanadian

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Well it matters to me right now, I've emaild 6 people about it, I'm going to make a big deal if it does not get changed. Its going if its going to affect me getting into a large accounting firm from a small one, I'm going to get it changed.
 
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nageov3t

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right after I graduated, I got a B in a class I should have gotten an A in... I had an A going into the final and there's no way in hell I could have done *that* badly on it to lower my letter grade that much.

I was pretty annoyed about it at the time, but 4 years later? meh. doesn't really bother me.

honestly, the only grade from college that still bothers me is the C I got in poetry workshop.
 
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Lifer
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I've heard people complain about getting B's before when they should have gotten an A, but those people are overachievers and its normal for them to whine... but you're complaining about an average grade, when you should have gotten a slightly better than average grade? weirdo.
 
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Originally posted by: loki8481
right after I graduated, I got a B in a class I should have gotten an A in... I had an A going into the final and there's no way in hell I could have done *that* badly on it to lower my letter grade that much.

I was pretty annoyed about it at the time, but 4 years later? meh. doesn't really bother me.

honestly, the only grade from college that still bothers me is the C I got in poetry workshop.
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I would have been pissed about a C in poetry as well. I mean....if I didn't get an F in a class like that, I'd have to cut up my man card.
 
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nageov3t

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I would have been pissed about a C in poetry as well. I mean....if I didn't get an F in a class like that, I'd have to cut up my man card.
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I can't really blame the teacher, I did skip an entire month of the class (I had a mini-breakdown after 9/11... 2001 fall semester was a pretty bad time in my life), but you'd think she'd just give me a pass since I'm a published writer who's actually won awards (and not those "we'll publish your poem if you give us $200 for our crappy book" things)


Originally posted by: MrWizzard
Grades don't matter in the real world.....
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your GPA probably matters for your first job/internship, but yeah, after that it's all about your professional experience.
 
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BullyCanadian

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Well to become a Chartered Accounting in Canada (HIGHER, and Prestige than CPA) you need at least a B- average. I'm not saying this is going to kill my average to below a B- BUT I dont want it to be a flaw on my transcript when apply to large firms either.
 
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If your professor feels you deserve a "C", then speaking as a former college instructor, you are screwed.

We were given pretty much absolute and complete autonomy when it came to how we handed out grades. We weren't
even required to show how we came up with the grade we assigned, unless the grade was appealed-- in which
case, we could make up whatever grading criteria we wanted ex post facto to justify the grade.

If you had an ahole professor it can be somewhat unfair, but most professors make their grading policies clear at the start
of the semester.

Bottom line is, if you have a problem with your grade, take it up with your prof and pray he has mercy. Otherwise, learn to get over it.
It certainly won't be the last time you'll be denied something you thought you earned, so let that motivate you to do even better next
time around so you simply cannot be denied.
 
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Originally posted by: DocHolliday
Originally posted by: Ns1
Q: I'm frustrated what can I do?
A: Masturbate furiously
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definite profit in that course of action
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Profit is generally sale price less cost.

So, looking at it "basically", we would define profit in this situation as how much can he sell his "furious masturbation" for, vs what it would cost him to obtain or provide "furious masturbation".

Let's assume, in this example, that it costs him 0 dollars to masturbate. Then his "profit" would simply be what he could sell furious masturbation for. This leads us to our next point, should he sell "furious masturbation" as a tangible good? A service? What if he say, records himself, and posts it online? OR what if he records himself and then sells it to a 3rd party. Would he receive royalties for his work?

Of course, if the OP chooses to record himself, we would have to change our profit formula. We would have to allocate overhead, direct labor, direct material costs: ie the cost of the camera, tape, utilities, etc, etc, etc. It would be an accounting NIGHTMARE.

And what if, after all this, he can't actually SELL any of the product. We would end up not with profit, but with a net loss. So what can he do with the net loss? Well, if he had a REAL profit motive, he can write off the losses on his 1040 Sch. C. Then again, if it was a hobby, as masturbation usually is, he's shit out of luck.
 
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Originally posted by: BullyCanadian
Well to become a Chartered Accounting in Canada (HIGHER, and Prestige than CPA) you need at least a B- average. I'm not saying this is going to kill my average to below a B- BUT I dont want it to be a flaw on my transcript when apply to large firms either.
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Was this an English class?
 
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imported_Imp

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Question is how you 'know' you deserved better... Clearly the instructor didn't think so, and if appeals work that well, the instructor has to suck.

Meh, move on. I got my grades a few weeks back, they were the highest I've ever gotten in my college 'career'. It's nice to look at them once in a while, but I'll forget about them in a month or two.
 
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Chryso

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I remember one time I got a C. I couldn't get the job I wanted after college because of it so now I am a greeter at Wal-Mart.
 
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