That W(ithdrawal) should be an A! It’s the principle of the thing!
So, this is a quixotic and probably ridiculous idea, particularly because I have a good GPA, but I have been thinking lately about this course I was forced to withdraw from in undergrad, where I deserved an A more than anyone else in the class, and the professor even told me that my work was the best in that session, but because I was in an accident and had to miss classes, she told me I had to find a way to do a late withdraw or she would fail me.
That is not an exaggeration; she was a firm believer in the University policy that said that if you miss three classes in a certain level course you cannot pass.
It just really galls me that young undergrad me never stood up to this, and while going over my old writing I found my stuff for that class, and it got me thinking.
On a scale from 0 to bicycle-made-of-fireworks, how ridiculous would it be to dispute this grade?
“… the University policy that said that if you miss three classes in a certain level course you cannot pass.” What’s the gripe. Policy is clear — you deserved the W
Legit medical emergencies with hospital stays seem to make concepts like desert not really applicable here, especially given that this (without considering Karma) totally undeserved chance event accident was the only thing between me and an A.
Of course, if you would say, “Desert and fairness are not relevant because those were the rules,” a sort of “Life’s not fair, kid!” thing, well, then, you and I have different feelings on bureaucracy in general — which is okay.
Agree to disagree either way.
