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Ever failed a course or final?

randomuser
edited November 2007 in General
Anyone ever fail a course, or you were at the final exam and you knew what you had to get to pass the course and knew you didn't achieve it?

Going into the stat 203 final exam I needed something like 55% to get a c- in the class. I knew I didn't cause I wasnt able to answer all the questions. I never failed a course ever and I was freaking out then when marks were submitted I ended up with a solid C thanks to the wonders of scaling.

I remember how bad I felt, cause when I got home I then proceeded to re-enroll but was put on a waitlist for the course, I literally jumped up and down when marks were posted

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  • Broken Lizard
    edited November 2007
    got a d once, lol.
  • siuying
    edited November 2007
    i've been in triple's case.. and i've also been in your case.. coincidently it was also a stats course.. i rmb going into that course knowing next to nothing and a high fever that i got late afternoon.. the exam was at 7pm.. it was the 2 most excruciating exam hours i've ever taken and when i gout out of there i pretty much figured i'll fail the class.. but yeah.. thanks to the wonders of scaling.. i ended up with a C+ even though i did really bad on the exam..
  • Broken Lizard
    edited November 2007
    yeah when I got my D, i finished my exam so quickly, i didn't proof read it because I felt so bloody sick I had to get out of there as quickly as possible. First one done, in like 30 mins for a 3 hour exam.
    it sucked so bad, lol
  • baby e
    edited November 2007
    When I took BUS 251, Im pretty sure that I failed the final....but scaling or the curve or whatever its called made sure that i got a C in that course and not an F.
  • gawdawaful
    edited November 2007
    failed math 151... badly

    yah that about sums it up, no excuses
  • [kirbyjess]
    edited November 2007
    hahaa i failed 151 horribly too....the worse part was i couldnt even pass it if i aced the final...nothing worse than that feeling that youre not goin pass no matter what!!

    ive had my fair share of D's and F's....haha frankly im surprised i didnt get kicked out by now!!
  • meeshmeesh
    edited November 2007
    I've never failed a course or final ... but i've definitely thought that I should've failed a course. Like cmpt 120, i was sooooooooooooooooOoO incredibly bad in it. I didn't put time/effort into the course, I just barely passed some of the major assignments, and I skipped some labs. BUT somehow I managed a C+ in the course. You should've seen the look on my face when I found out my grade--I was more confused than happy about why i didn't fail! that is the first, and last, CMPT course i will ever take...
  • Insatiable
    edited November 2007
    I've never failed anything (in university, high school is another story.....). Yet at times I have felt almost guilty for receiving the marks I did in certain classes while considering how much work I put in. Failing at SFU is really no big deal--just retake the class (you have up to five times to do so which should give you plenty of time to sober up and take things seriously).
  • imelting
    edited November 2007
    im still carrying a lovely F from CMPT250, and another D as well for somethin else (i actually had 2 more D's, but i retook those courses and did ok in em heh)
  • Morro
    edited November 2007
    I took math 151 my first semester and after a week decided I would do it later. Called up the registrar and got them to drop the class. Cool, right? Well, it never got dropped. Imagine my surprise when my marks came back - zero percent. Booya. Booya. And, best part, they didn't believe me. So I still have it on my transcript. Hoping to overwrite it this spring. Should do wonders for my GPA. :p
  • siuying
    edited November 2007
    ouch morro.. =( i wouldn't have let them off the hoook so easily.. especially when you called and talked with the registrar.. but then again.. i really do question their work efficiency some times.. they just give off the lazy ass vibe...
  • Insatiable
    edited November 2007
    Morro;17123 said:
    I took math 151 my first semester and after a week decided I would do it later. Called up the registrar and got them to drop the class. Cool, right? Well, it never got dropped. Imagine my surprise when my marks came back - zero percent. Booya. Booya. And, best part, they didn't believe me. So I still have it on my transcript. Hoping to overwrite it this spring. Should do wonders for my GPA. :p
    Sacriest bloody thing I've ever heard. How could you let them do that to you man? Should have fought for your rights; never too late to complain though.....
  • baby e
    edited November 2007
    What could he do tho? Thats why everything you send must be in writing. I feel for you tho. That really sucks.

    I still would have tried to fight it tho. I would have put up such a fuss!
  • Morro
    edited November 2007
    baby e;17147 said:
    What could he do tho? Thats why everything you send must be in writing. I feel for you tho. That really sucks.

    I still would have tried to fight it tho. I would have put up such a fuss!
    Oh, believe me, I fought that battle for over a year. There was one guy behind the counter who would see me coming, and go for lunch before I could get to his desk. He was the only guy working there, so he was the only one I felt like I could yell at. I can't yell at girls. :(

    But yeah, I fought that one long and hard. The official answer was "it is the responsibility of the student to be aware of his/her academic standing at all times." In other words, I should have known that the bitch on the phone was only pretending to drop the class, it's my fault, and I can go screw myself. That was my FIRST semester at SFU. It almost made me transfer to UBC. =P
  • Agentbob
    edited November 2007
    Aren't anyone of you guys scared of academic probation? First year at SFU and I'm taking discrete math and calculus (bad, bad idea), and I'm freaking out already. I haven't failed yet and not really close to and I'm scared.

    *cries*
  • Morro
    edited November 2007
    You'll chill out as you're here longer.
  • siuying
    edited November 2007
    i've actually been on AP.. got out of it in the next semester.. don't worry you'll be fine.. =)
  • Student0667
    edited November 2007
    Nope, I an an Arts students. I only take classes that I know I will have no problem passing.
  • cassie1013
    edited November 2007
    Yes, and I am soo mad about it. It was Geo 111 and it was my very first semester - actually the entire semester was just TERRIBLE and a total embarassment. I'm still paying for it with a low GPA that should be gone by the end of this semester (yay!).

    I thought Geo 111 would be "easy" like Geo 12 - WRONG. The midterm was 40%, and I ended up doing bad on the lab portion which had tons of math on it. I squeaked by, but the final worth 40%? Not so much. The memorization and math were interwined, so I couldn't answer the questions properly because I only knew half the answers (and I'm sure not even all of those were right). I ended up with an F, despite that my labs were all at 90% (thanks friends), they were only worth 20% of the grade. Anyway, it's offered in intersession or something in the summer so I'll be redoing it then... I'm not looking forward to it at all but gotta do it.
  • [kirbyjess]
    edited November 2007
    Agentbob;17603 said:
    Aren't anyone of you guys scared of academic probation? First year at SFU and I'm taking discrete math and calculus (bad, bad idea), and I'm freaking out already. I haven't failed yet and not really close to and I'm scared.

    *cries*
    o man i remember my 1st year, 1st sem i took macm 101, math 151, cmpt 150, cmpt 120, and phil 100....did not turn out pretty...hahaa i got an F in math, a D in macm and a C in 150...

    and i sure as hell was on AP!! hahaa 2nd semester was the scariest semester of my life!! i was stupid and took 5 classes again too...!! pretty much everyone i know that was on AP got kicked out and i was the only surviver! most everyone that got kicked out are back tho...haha

    so try not to get on AP, but if you do its def possible to fight back...rare, but def possible!! and if you happen to actually get kicked out, well thats cool, alot of ppl transfer back in! just dont psyche yourself out^^
  • Agentbob
    edited November 2007
    [kirbyjess said:
    ;18042']o man i remember my 1st year, 1st sem i took macm 101, math 151, cmpt 150, cmpt 120, and phil 100....did not turn out pretty...hahaa i got an F in math, a D in macm and a C in 150...

    and i sure as hell was on AP!! hahaa 2nd semester was the scariest semester of my life!! i was stupid and took 5 classes again too...!! pretty much everyone i know that was on AP got kicked out and i was the only surviver! most everyone that got kicked out are back tho...haha

    so try not to get on AP, but if you do its def possible to fight back...rare, but def possible!! and if you happen to actually get kicked out, well thats cool, alot of ppl transfer back in! just dont psyche yourself out^^
    Don't you get blacklisted for 2 years after getting kicked out?

    Btw, do you happen to know the marking scheme for macm and math?
  • EricJ
    edited November 2007
    meesh;17090 said:
    I've never failed a course or final ... but i've definitely thought that I should've failed a course. Like cmpt 120, i was sooooooooooooooooOoO incredibly bad in it. I didn't put time/effort into the course, I just barely passed some of the major assignments, and I skipped some labs. BUT somehow I managed a C+ in the course. You should've seen the look on my face when I found out my grade--I was more confused than happy about why i didn't fail! that is the first, and last, CMPT course i will ever take...
    I am currently at 96% in CMPT 120 :D

    But I am failing Math 151 at the moment.
    I think I calculated I need ~75% on the final to get 60 overall :(
  • collegestudent
    edited November 2007
    Agentbob;18045 said:
    Don't you get blacklisted for 2 years after getting kicked out?
    no. i've never been on ap, but my friend was and ended up getting kicked out after her semester on ap. she's back now. she did one semester at a community college, got good grades and got back in.
  • cassie1013
    edited November 2007
    No, I'm pretty sure you don't get blacklisted. My cousin's friend was kicked out after her first year and was back by January of her second year...she spent a semester at Langara.
  • imelting
    edited November 2007
    my post secondary academic track record is very messy

    got ap, rtw, back in, ap, rtw, back again :) good times : /

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