Hi!
So I’ve currently had the WORST exam experience of my life. Generally I am good with exams and my marks are decent. However, due to certain unforeseen circumstances personal and medical I believe that my performance was not up to par. The exam was worth 50% of my term mark and going into the exam with a 71 does not make me too confident of the outcome. When I say my performance was POOR I am in no way exaggerating. With that said, I am confident that there is no way that I can pass the course due to the amount of time I spent studying and due to the fact that the material that I studied did not correspond to what I was tested on. I really do not want this to affect my GPA. Thus, I was looking for some advice with respect to how to remove the mark from my transcript or I believe I read something about a late withdrawal to appear in its place. Anyways, I am desperate for some advice. Let me know thanks!
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Hi~
Omg, this is actually the most well-written aska question I have ever gotten. Proper punctuation, nothing misspelled, perfect grammar! Like what a perfect start to my day. Four for you, Glen Coco! My logic right now is saying with the way you write, I’m sure you passed your exam. 🙂
Anyhow, here’s the tricky thing for you: once you write the exam, you finish the course.
Now a late withdrawal is out of the question at this point. Logically, by its name, it means being taken out of the course — but that’s no longer possible since you’ve completed it. Likewise, the last day to ask for a LWD is the last day of class (this year, April 5)… but that doesn’t stop a good few hundred students from coming in after the deadline anyway to beg to be let out of the course.
What you CAN do I suppose is attempt some sort of petition to have something done. It would probably be something along the lines of a late withdrawal without academic penalty (different from the previous one), meaning nothing will show up on your transcript regarding the course.
HOWEVER, the university only really grants this in extenuating circumstances, so this would be especially difficult for you since you’ve already completed the course. So you better have a reaaaaaally great statement and a reaaaaaaally good reason. You mentioned “unforeseen circumstances,” so they better be things that reaaaaaally impact your academics. Likewise, make sure you have the proper documentation to support your claims.
xoxo,
aska