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Need Some Finger Crossing (might want to cross your toes on this also!)****UPDATE in OP*****
Long, long story condensed as best I can:
I'm a nursing student, in it for a Bachelor's degree. I have a family. I have a critically ill father. I bombed a test because my father was ill in hospital and the doctor didn't expect him to make it through the day, so I was focused on worrying if my dad would die while I was being selfish and taking a test. Dad lived. I bombed.
The course I'm taking is a nursing course, but not patient related. It's management related. Required. "Passing" is a 77% (C+) or better. ONLY 4 exams on the grade, no classwork, homework, extra credit, no NOTHING. 25% of my grade was determined in that first exam. And, the teacher writes very confusing, convoluted questions that sometimes confuse her (she changes tense, goes from "Mr. X " to "SHE", drops words, and uses bad punctuation - I was an English Major before, these things bother me!)
Anyway, I did okay on the 2nd and 3rd tests. not great, but okay. If I had "passed" the first test, I'd be okay going into the final. However, I didn't, and I'm not. Even if I ace the final, I can't pass the course. I'll end up just shy of the 77%. I'll need to repeat the course, and it's only offered in the Fall and Spring, so I won't graduate until Dec. AND this prof. is the only one who teaches this course.
So, I marched my happy behind to the assistant dean's office today to plead my case. She spoke to the dean and the professor (whom I have spoken to a few times, to no avail). They MAY allow me to take the first test over, IF I pass the final with a GOOD grade (they won't tell me what the mark I am "required" to get is), or they may let me just graduate and let me slide on the grade. Being a decent student pays off!!! I also didn't complain about the prof.'s tests, (big no-no if you have kids in university or are in there yourself - never question the teacher's teaching style or testing style unless it's illegal) I just explained about my dad - he's the only reason I even asked them to consider allowing this. I was okay with just going again next semester, but he's not sure he'll live that long and wants to "see" me graduate (he's still in hospital, and may not be out by graduation).
They will let me "pin" with my class either way, but they won't let me walk unless I pass the course. I'm fine with that - I don't feel that I should steal the thunder of any of the people who have met the requirements if I haven't.
So, while this is not, to my mind, a pixie thing - I'd really appreciate some crossed toes and fingers on Monday at 8AM!
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First thank you all so much!
Secondly - I went to pinning practice today and had a lovely time! Some of my classmates who did not know I was going to be allowed to pin with them after all started crying and hugging me (I really love most of those girls - they're like second and 3rd and 4th daughters!)
Thirdly - I woke up this AM, checked my email, and my Dean had sent me one at 6am - to tell me she was praying for me, and was confidant I could do this! And that she prayed I didn't get too nervous about it and to just put it in God's hands. (Catholic university, normal way for a faculty member to speak).
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Don't count out the possibility that the professor will give you a little slack and give you the grade you need. I went through something similar in college. I needed to pass Physics to get my degree in Biology. I made it through the first semester but I took the second half of the course twice and still wasn't going to pass. After several trips to the professor for extra help, he finally took me aside and said, "come to every class, come to the final and don't bother to come for the extra help sessions. Put your name on the final and do the best you can. God will take care of the rest." He gave me a passing grade so I could graduate, even though I was several points shy of the goal. Never underestimate the good will of a professor. And since I never used what I learned in Physics, no harm was done.
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Good luck on your test, Teresa. The meeting with the Dean sounds pretty promising though. I hope they really do work with you on getting you a pass in the class.
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