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But NYU does not. At least not when I attended many years ago. Your final grade is the average of all the times you took the class. So if you got an F, then a
by decafninja 4y ago
But NYU does not. At least not when I attended many years ago.
Your final grade is the average of all the times you took the class.
So if you got an F, then an A, your grade on the transcript and GPA is a C.
Like you said, other colleges may overwrite instead of averaging. I envied my friends that went to schools like this.
- foxyv 4y agoAlso, a lot of colleges like to put you on an Academic Improvement Plan if you fail a class which feels a lot like being punished or shamed and my friends would drop a class instead of risk it. It shows up on your transcripts too, even if you re-take the class. So, when you apply to graduate programs or for a transfer, it can hurt your chances and lower the GPA. Schools are run too much like pressure cookers sometimes. I hated the stress so much, despite loving the subjects. It seems like a lot of the students come out pre-burnt and still ignorant anyways.
- decafninja 4y agoMany years after graduating I sometimes started reading up on subjects I absolutely loathed in school, only to find them fascinating and interesting. Slight tangent, but I feel the same way about leetcode too. Solving leetcode problems is actually quite fun - if you take out the timed pressure cooker “your career and future depends on it” environment of an interview.