Getting a C

Hey Guys would really appreciate some insight as I am having some difficulty making a decision.

I am currently at a mid-level target school (think Cornell, Emory, Berkley) and have one class giving me incredible difficulty. I have a straight 4.0 and I actually might get a D in a class I am taking now. I am junior, but my 4.0 will drop substantially and the Withdrawal deadline is far passed. This isn't a function of poor preparation on my part, I have managed to take classes for five semesters now and never done this poorly. The professor doesn't grade on a curve, and I realized now that the other students in the class are doing well because they have his previous tests. His teaching style is great, but he doesn't ever test us on material gone over in class. I got a 70 on the first test and a 50 on the second (each worth 20% of my grade): his class has made me want to change to my major to avoid having to list anything but a 4.0 as my major GPA. I have no idea what to do, and I don't think I have time to retake this course.

I am honestly disappointed with how poorly the top courses in the econ program at my school are. I have already accepted a SA position in IB, but was hoping to graduate top of my class. In addition, I don't want a D to be on my transcript in the event I want to go to business school.

Any advice would be appreciated!

 

Yeah P/F deadline passed before I had even taken the first test. I had 100 on all his take-home assignments so I was really not concerned about the course until after I got my first test back. And I am assuming the previous comment (about my offer being rescinded) was simply sarcastic, but honestly if I get a D in the course I can see them being very unhappy with the outcome.

 

Do not worry about it with your background you will be fine I have friend at a target who got a C and nothing happened to him. He got his return offer and just looks back and laughs when we talk about it. On another note you can use it as a time to see how well you can negotiate (which you will need in the future). Talk to your professor and see what you can do to persuade him for a more favorable outcome.

 

Your department chair is required to be confidential and certainly tell them that.....plus if other students are struggling as well, then that's good support. You are paying their salaries, so you deserve for them to be giving you a decent grade if you're putting in effort

 

Are you serious? Just do the best you can and if you get a C then you get a C. Sometimes it is good to be dealt a little humility. If your boss gives you a shitty review, do you go to his boss and complain? No, I didn't think so. I'm not even sure why this is a question to begin with.

 

Didn't mean to upset you with my post... I was really only concerned with how my grade would be viewed by business schools and how the firm I am spending the summer with would react. It's not such much of me going to my boss to complain, it's more of a function of wanting to be engaged in a course that is taught by a professor who cares about his students. Having never received below an A before I simply wanted feedback on the potential outcome.

 

I basically said screw my GPA and had straight C's my last semester. Maybe one B-? . I was part of 26% of a class of petroleum engineers that had a job upon graduation because I hustled hard on the networking side.

My good friend with a 4.0 in my class is now working part time (10 hrs/week) at a biotech startup in a lab and tutoring 40 hrs/week. He tells me "money doesn't matter bro" and "he enjoys his life". He got the biotech job 5 months after graduating.

The sales team I am part of is negotiating a multi-million dollar deal this afternoon.

You'll be fine bro, just hustle a bit. Grades aren't everything.

 

Get on board with kids in class. finish strong and talk to professor about what else you can do to bring it up. Still have a lot of time and can get it up to B- by end of semester. Good luck, but nonetheless not the end of the world and will likely hold zero implications outside of you yourself feeling dejected.

 

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