To drop or not to drop that is the question.
Not to take a reference from Hamlet(?) but that question seems to be extremely relevant today. So i hate Chemistry, with a passion that fuels my soul, i despise it. We had a test on Monday and though i studied the whole weekend, the test only consiting of 20 questions doesn't leave much leeway when taking the test, because each question is five points each. He said the majority of the test were good, but if you made less than a 60 then you have two things to think about 1) maybe you should study better 2) maybe you should drop the course getting a W on your transcripts.
The whole day i have been biting my lip comtemplating what to do. I can't risk failing another class and my GPA looking crappy, but then i want enough credits next semester so i am considered a sophmore. I have no idea what to do....I mean i have a partner in lab who doesn't show up, the test will get harder, and whats worse, a 0.00 on my transcript or a W. But then again i hate being a quitter and i want to push myself to pass this class, i want to be caught up with everyone else in my year, instead of being 15 credits behind. WAY BEHIND. i could make a 4.0 this semester with all the rest of my classes, but that 0.00 would bring it down dramtically like it did last semester. And lab bites the bullet, i mean my partner didn't show up last week which meant that i was the only one without a partner and the last one to leave. And then she wasn't even in class today which makes it seem like i will be working alone today.
Its like being caught up in a catch 22, i know what i should do if i totally bombed the test, by my stubborness and belief that some how i will pull off a miracle, my partner will be there and i will become a chemistry genius by the end of this semester, prevents me from wanting to do that. I'll ask my mom what to do, even though i'm sure i know the answer will be. I'll have some idea what to do at 3. Until then i will be in a state of uncomfortable comtemplation.
4 comments:
It is from Hamlet. You should read that section actually, its pretty relevant to your situation. He asks himself whether it is better to suffer through life or to just bypass all the suffering and just die. Replace "life" with "chemistry" and "death" with "withdraw" and you got yourself a rockin science analogy!
Anyway,
I would wait until you got your mark back. If the mark is good then keep going! But for sure talk to your TA about getting a new lab partner, that's not fair at all. Maybe you could join another group of two and leave early all the time!
If the test goes bad, I would withdraw. If you have a 4.00 in your other classes, just stick with that. If you are 15 credits behind one more won't hurt - but a failing mark will kill the GPA.
Anyway, I am sure it will turn out nicely for you!
yeah xraye is right if the test is good then keep going and ask for a diffrent lab partner, if its a bomb then maybe leaving the class is best and just work yer ass off in all of yer other classes to help aleviate the problem with the dropped class.
hth
DD
go talk to the TA or professor - they want you to pass. unless they are total, total jackasses (which isn't impossible). explain your situation re: lab partners, etc.
and i second the suggestion to read hamlet. it's my favorite shakespeare. if you don't feel like reading it, i advise the kenneth branagh film version - it's very true to the text of the play and does a very nice job with most of the characters and scenes. kate winslet is ophelia! can't go wrong.
good luck with chem. i almost failed high school chemistry, which was partly what set me off the path of being a doctor and onto the path of being a lit major.
Hi from México !! :)
Post a Comment