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An 'F' is a career-altering problem. Are you forbidden from retaking the course/exam. If you get a C on your 3rd try, is that F still visible? When I was at u
by dagw 4y ago
An 'F' is a career-altering problem.
Are you forbidden from retaking the course/exam. If you get a C on your 3rd try, is that F still visible?
When I was at university you where in principle allowed to retake a course/exam as many times as you needed to pass.
- stu2010 4y agoThe problem is that this class is frequently on the pre-med track, and a single F will tank your chances of getting into medical school, even if you retake the course and get an A. The primary objective of students wanting to get into medical school is to get a high GPA, what specific courses they take and what they learned don't end up mattering at all. Very little of what they learn during the 4 years of undergrad will end up applying during medical school, residency, and their careers.
- taylodl 4y agoAs someone above pointed out, this is indicative of a systemic issue and not just a problem with this particular professor.
- decafninja 4y agoAt NYU, your grade for a class is the average of all the times you took a class. So your first F is very much reflected on your GPA. Or at least that was the case when I was at NYU. If you failed with an F, then retook it and got an A, your grade is C. Now, other schools don’t necessarily follow this model.