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Professor ruined my GPA!
xxariana39
Registered User Posts: 19 New Member
I finally finished my first semester of college and i got a 2.5 gpa! I only had 4 classes: Comp, pre-algebra, history and child growth/development. I ended up getting B in pre-alg, A in comp, D in history, and incomplete for child growth (im not done with that class yet). since pre-alebra is not a college course, the B doesnt go towards my gpa. So i only have grades A and D towards my gpa. I cant believe i got a D in history! I worked really hard in that class. I knew i was failing that class because for my mid term grade i also got a D. I talked to my professor and he told me if i passed the final exam and did extra credit i can get my grade up to a B. Well.. I just got my grades back in, and i still have a D! I almost withdrew from that class, but he was against it because he said he was sure i could raise my grade!.Should i email my professor?
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Replies to: Professor ruined my GPA!
Did you do the extra credit? What did you get on that?
You mention extra credit. You don't mention getting the answers right on the tests.
You were failing at the midterm-- what did you do to increase your grade other than ask for extra credit? Did you attend office hours? Get a tutor? Put in extra time on the reading? Do any outside research?
Your grades are your responsibility, not his. You speak of what he did. You had a D at the midterm. How did HE ruin your grade??
What did you do?
He said that if you passed the final and turned in extra credit, you could raise your grade to a B. Translation: it is possible for you to raise your grade to a B, but you would've had to have done well on the final and turn in the extra credit (and potentially do well on that, too).
In general, professors have no desire to ruin your GPA or any particular investment in the grade that you get for a class. In fact, most professors want to see most of their students do well. You get the grade that you earn.
You need to be more aware that effort counts for nothing in college (with a very, very few exceptional cases). It's all about achievement. If you achieve at a high level, you get a good grade, no matter the level of effort expended; similarly, if you achieve at a low level, you get a low grade, regardless of effort expended.
As a college professor, if I had the power to instantly change one thing about K-12 education to better prepare students for college, it would be to somehow teach students early on that effort is important for but not determinative of academic success.
Apparently you didn't.
Your 9 pages may not have directly answered the questions; or may have been a combination of terms and discussions that didn't make sense. The quantity of pages does not mean a thing if you didn't answer the questions correctly. Most people can ramble on about a subject and not make any sense.
The students who get A's also work "hard" but they put in extra efforts. I have a dd who attends every tutoring session, office hour, and study group even though she's an A student. She said she learned early that the A students attend office hours and study groups.
Use this as a learning experience. Next time, you'll do better.