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Have you ever dropped a course late into the semester?

randomuser
edited September 2008 in General
I'm just curious, what was going through your head when you did it, why you did it, and at what point in the semester you did it.

I was sitting doing this reading for CRIM300W and I felt like I could go on no longer, I cursed the class a few times under my breath and wondered if I should drop it, as I'm working full time and a full time course load.

I then realized its a required course and I don't have much of a choice whether or not I want to take it :confused:.

Theory classes are absolutely awful.

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  • IVTIVT
    edited September 2008
    that's a hard situation to be in...
    my advice is this: we are almost done week 4. It went fast and it will go fast. Just stick to it! Also, if its required and you quit now, then you will have to redo the last 4 weeks worth of stuff.

    Just hang in there! Good luck :)

    edit: I disagree...I find theory classes enjoyable. But maybe Crim theory is awful, i don't know.
  • Broken Lizard
    edited September 2008
    i liked 300.. haha
  • DaNoobie
    edited September 2008
    I dropped psyc 280 pretty late into the semester, got out of it right before the deadline I think

    but like you said, theres no way around 300 so you'll have to do it eventually
  • siuying
    edited September 2008
    yeah.. crim300w is just... unGh.. i don't like the readings either..
  • randomuser
    edited September 2008
    DaNoobie;37736 said:
    I dropped psyc 280 pretty late into the semester, got out of it right before the deadline I think

    but like you said, theres no way around 300 so you'll have to do it eventually
    That class was lol, did you take it Spring 08? I heard lots of people failed the semester before.
  • DaNoobie
    edited September 2008
    what you're in crim siuying?
    um, I think I took 280 is Fall of 07, so the semester lots of people failed. Glad I got out of it before I became a statistic :-D
  • siuying
    edited September 2008
    yes i'm in crim danoobie.. what made you think i wasn't? =P
  • DaNoobie
    edited September 2008
    because I havent seen anyone in my class named Fiona? duh
  • randomuser
    edited September 2008
    Have either of you taking an upper division with Fabian?
  • Student0667
    edited September 2008
    The latest I have ever dropped a class was in week 1, when I dropped one of my HUM class and replaced it with a HIST class.
    Triple;37730 said:
    i liked 300.. haha
    This is Sparta!!! Oh wait, you are refering to Crim 300, not 300 Spartans.
    siuying;37764 said:
    yes i'm in crim danoobie.. what made you think i wasn't? =P
    You are in Crim!?
  • DaNoobie
    edited September 2008
    I had 321 with her and 220
    God and the semester after fucking Cartwright takes over for 220
    such rigged bullshit and his 5 page paper
  • siuying
    edited September 2008
    DaNoobie;37781 said:
    because I havent seen anyone in my class named Fiona? duh
    well you would only know if you were my tutorial.. i don't normally go and shut out my name in a lecture room you know..=P so are you going to attempt to hunt me down now?

    @randomuser: haven't taken a class with fabian yet.. heard good things abt her though? what's your take?

    @student: yes student i'm in crim.. what's with all the surprising responses?!! :confused:
  • DaNoobie
    edited September 2008
    attempt? pshaw, more surprised I some how missed it in the bushels of files I already have on you!
  • siuying
    edited September 2008
    lol... what? you have files on me? and bushels of em too?
    what the eh? :confused:
  • randomuser
    edited September 2008
    i had fabian for 104 and it was a disaster, 103 was a walk in the park im comparison

    i saw one course i wanted to take this semester with fabian and decided against it immediately.
  • DaNoobie
    edited September 2008
    tried to make it seem like I'm stalking you :( fail
    I had Cartwright for 104, finished the final in 30mins and managed to get a B+ somehow...
    I guess thats still a letter grade or two below his class average though!
  • randomuser
    edited September 2008
    fabians 104 required: tutorial participation, tutorial group presentation, 10 page paper, midterm, and final...C+ ;-( her class made me drop below 3.5 that semester
  • DaNoobie
    edited September 2008
    104 for me, we had to present on a chapter in tutorial, write a 6 page paper, midterm and final... maybe something on attendance/participation, dunno was a long time ago
    but to give you an idea how easy Cartwright's classes are, he tells you whats on the exam; I didn't take the plastic wrap off my text books until I had to do my paper and the class average for his 104/131 classes are consistently B+ at least I think

    Actually most people took 131 with him so I'm sure you know.
    props on the high GPA!
  • randomuser
    edited September 2008
    didnt take him for 131 but i heard everyone loves him, i got martin bouchard who taught the class really well as well, got out of that with an A

    what have you heard about lynn belle as opposed to gail anderson for the bio crime classes?
  • ac07
    edited September 2008
    Is it bad to have a WD notation on your transcript?
  • randomuser
    edited September 2008
    yes and no, its all relative to what you're going to be doing with your grades
  • siuying
    edited September 2008
    DaNoobie;37803 said:
    tried to make it seem like I'm stalking you :( fail
    well if you had kept the act up i might have actually believed you.. :tongue:
  • DaNoobie
    edited September 2008
    go with Gail, I've heard bad things about Lynne
    siuying;37818 said:
    well if you had kept the act up i might have actually believed you.. :tongue:
    Well I wouldn't want you looking out your window every 5 minutes! ... or do I? :O
  • JayDub
    edited September 2008
    I have Lynne right now for 355 and she is ridiculously easy.
  • siuying
    edited September 2008
    DaNoobie;37837 said:
    Well I wouldn't want you looking out your window every 5 minutes! ... or do I? :O
    lol.. which is why a girl's gotta love her gun.. =P
  • randomuser
    edited September 2008
    JayDub;37840 said:
    I have Lynne right now for 355 and she is ridiculously easy.
    I think its more CRIM 355 is ridiculously easy to begin with...for the advanced bio crim courses though...
  • meeshmeesh
    edited September 2008
    going back to the original question, i once dropped a course on the last day where a WD notation wouldn't show up on my transcript. it was a spur of the moment thing too. that day i sat in class, realized how much i didn't like it, went out while the prof gave us a break, and dropped it at the computer lab.

    although i couldn't get money back, it was probably the best decision i've made in university haha (it was a math course! *shudder*)
  • JayDub
    edited September 2008
    randomuser;37863 said:
    I think its more CRIM 355 is ridiculously easy to begin with...for the advanced bio crim courses though...
    Which CRIM course is this that you are refering to? As in, which number?

    Anyways, 355 is definitely not a hard course that is for sure, but any prof can make a class as hard or as easy as they want. Her breakdown is ridiculous and I have had harder times in first year classes. 20% tutorial participation for just showing up, 40% for an essay on an episode of CSI and 40% for a seen final.

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