{"id":16467,"date":"2016-01-13T13:44:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T18:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=16467"},"modified":"2019-07-20T21:26:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T01:26:45","slug":"math-again-wrath-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=16467","title":{"rendered":"math again, wrath again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey,Without an announcement on blackboard for MATA30, I checked Rosi to see a failing mark of 45%, which is down 15% from what I had going into the exam. I am in Physical and Environmental Sciences program which also requires MATA36 semester two. I immediately re-enrolled in MATA30 and kept MATA36 for my second semester at UTSC without knowing if it will actually allow me to do this. I am wondering if that is the easiest way for me to make up the shockingly failed course. Or what other possible suggestions allow for me to continue without tuition change\/summer classes.<br \/>\n(I know exams and holidays means business but id appreciate the closest available help since I don&#8217;t know of any possible deadlines)Thank you<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>hey there,<\/p>\n<p>first thing&#8217;s first: i&#8217;m glad you signed up for MATA30 again and secured a spot in that class. THAT WAS SMART; DON&#8217;T DROP IT. <em>however<\/em>, since MATA30 is a requirement for MATA36, they&#8217;re probably not going to let you take MATA36 until you&#8217;ve finished the former course. you can always ask the department (nothing&#8217;s stopping you), but i doubt they&#8217;ll make an exception.<\/p>\n<p>so: what you have to do now is drop MATA36. you can consider taking it next year, if you don&#8217;t want to take anything in the summer. you still have a while until the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utsc.utoronto.ca\/~registrar\/calendars\/calendar\/Sessional_Dates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drop deadline<\/a>, but the math department has the authority to pull you from the course at any point, so it&#8217;s best for you to do it before they do.<\/p>\n<p>i know it&#8217;s frustrating to have to contemplate altering your plans, and i&#8217;m sure you just want to get first-year math out of the way. but taking MATA36 in fall 2016 instead of winter 2016 (or even in the summertime) doesn&#8217;t have to completely disrupt your schedule. feel free to talk to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utsc.utoronto.ca\/~registrar\/general\/contact_info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the registrar&#8217;s office<\/a> if you need further help with planning.<\/p>\n<p>cheers,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey,Without an announcement on blackboard for MATA30, I checked Rosi to see a failing mark of 45%, which is down 15% from what I had going into the exam. I am in Physical and Environmental Sciences program which also requires MATA36 semester two. I immediately re-enrolled in MATA30 and kept MATA36 for my second semester at UTSC without knowing if it will actually allow me to do this. I am wondering if that is the easiest way for me to make up the shockingly failed course. Or what other possible suggestions allow for me to continue without tuition change\/summer classes. (I know exams and holidays means business but id appreciate the closest available help since I don&#8217;t know of any possible deadlines)Thank you \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hey there, first thing&#8217;s first: i&#8217;m glad you signed up for MATA30 again and secured a spot in that class. THAT WAS SMART; DON&#8217;T DROP IT. however, since MATA30 is a requirement for MATA36, they&#8217;re probably not going to let you take MATA36 until you&#8217;ve finished the former course. you can always ask the department (nothing&#8217;s stopping you), but i doubt they&#8217;ll make an exception. so: what you have to do now is drop MATA36. you can consider taking it next year, if you don&#8217;t want to take anything in the summer. you still have a while until the drop deadline, but the math department has the authority to pull you from the course at any point, so it&#8217;s best for you to do it before they do. i know it&#8217;s frustrating to have to contemplate altering your plans, and i&#8217;m sure you just want to get first-year math out of the way. but taking MATA36 in fall 2016 instead of winter 2016 (or even in the summertime) doesn&#8217;t have to completely disrupt your schedule. feel free to talk to the registrar&#8217;s office if you need further help with planning. cheers, aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[90,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-failing","category-math"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16467\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}