So, i stupidly bombed chem139 and failed. is there anyway that mark can go away? its bringing my gpa down so much. Im in first year. And I want to (ironically) go into pharmacy. I feel like this would be detrimental to me getting in, although i am retaking it in the summer… any hope? or any suggestions?
thanks 🙁
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Hey hey!
Long story short, you saw the course all the way through to the end sooooo you’re kind of sort of basically stuck with that grade.
You can try talking to your registrar to get into more complicated matters (e.g. petitioning for that grade to become a Late Withdrawal on your transcript), but unless you have a real reason for having done poorly — like you had something hindering you mentally — I highly doubt anything will change. Sorry dude!
But for now, retake CHM139 in the summer and work hard! The failed grade will always be on your transcript, unfortunately, but if you scored? an 82 or something in your second time around that would look pretty good. And if the failed mark is really bothering you come applications to Pharmacy, you can always accompany your transcript with a letter explaining why you did so poorly — but again, that’s only worth anything if your reasons are beyond the usual “OMG I just had so much work because I saved it for the last minute” and the like.
Cheers!
aska