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Shiny_Rock
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- Dec 1, 2008
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First off, a huge CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who''s been engaged! I think I''ve looked at everyone''s thread, but I''ve been busy and not on in forever (end of semester). Everyone''s rings look so beautiful, the proposals sound sweet, and it''s exciting that you get to become Brides in Waiting!
This isn''t LIW related, but I figured there enough students, and former students, who may have been through the situation I am in.
I''m taking a class this semester that meets once a week for a 2 1/2 hour lecture, and it has a strict attendance policy. The professor excuses one absence, but if you miss anymore, you''re out of luck.
I''ve had three absences this semester--all of which, with most professors, would be excused. The first two were medical (I had severe bronchitis, and brought a note from the doctor I saw. The second time, I had to get a chest x-ray, and the doctor didn''t allow me to put it off a day.)
So this past Monday, I was in a minor car accident--my BF was rearended, and we had to wait for two hours for the cops to come, so I missed the class. When I saw her today, I brought a copy of the accident report, but she rejected the absence as legitimate.
As it stands with her policy, my grade, which is an A right now, will drop to a C if she sticks to her policy of dropping a letter grade for each absence past the first one. I''ve done all of my work, received As on all of the exams, and have participated in every discussion.
Here''s my dilemma: I''d like to contest the grade. We have a process we can go through here, and if she does give me the C, I''d like to contest it. The problem is, she''s one of my professors that I''ll have throughout the rest of college, because she''s in my major. I don''t want to cause any hard feelings, since I will most likely have her for many more classes.
Do I contest the grade, or let it slide in hopes of keeping in her good graces?
Thanks so much, and Congratulations once again!
This isn''t LIW related, but I figured there enough students, and former students, who may have been through the situation I am in.
I''m taking a class this semester that meets once a week for a 2 1/2 hour lecture, and it has a strict attendance policy. The professor excuses one absence, but if you miss anymore, you''re out of luck.
I''ve had three absences this semester--all of which, with most professors, would be excused. The first two were medical (I had severe bronchitis, and brought a note from the doctor I saw. The second time, I had to get a chest x-ray, and the doctor didn''t allow me to put it off a day.)
So this past Monday, I was in a minor car accident--my BF was rearended, and we had to wait for two hours for the cops to come, so I missed the class. When I saw her today, I brought a copy of the accident report, but she rejected the absence as legitimate.
As it stands with her policy, my grade, which is an A right now, will drop to a C if she sticks to her policy of dropping a letter grade for each absence past the first one. I''ve done all of my work, received As on all of the exams, and have participated in every discussion.
Here''s my dilemma: I''d like to contest the grade. We have a process we can go through here, and if she does give me the C, I''d like to contest it. The problem is, she''s one of my professors that I''ll have throughout the rest of college, because she''s in my major. I don''t want to cause any hard feelings, since I will most likely have her for many more classes.
Do I contest the grade, or let it slide in hopes of keeping in her good graces?
Thanks so much, and Congratulations once again!