{"id":6449,"date":"2014-01-27T14:30:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T19:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=6449"},"modified":"2019-08-17T14:54:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T18:54:11","slug":"failing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=6449","title":{"rendered":"failing&#8217;s not all bad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a first-year student and I failed one course, but am doing?exceptionally well in the others, my question is basically: What happens?now?<\/p>\n<p>???????????????<\/p>\n<p>hey there,<\/p>\n<p>depends on the course. if it&#8217;s a prerequisite for the program you wanted to pursue in second year, you may wanna retake it (or look into a different subject POSt). if it&#8217;s just an elective or a breadth requirement filler, then there&#8217;s less damage control to be done. you&#8217;ll just have to make up for that course somewhere else, either by taking another course in the summer or in your 2nd, 3rd or 4th year.<\/p>\n<p>there&#8217;s nothing OFFICIAL that has to be done. you don&#8217;t have to like, write an <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/harrypotterumbridge.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">apology letter<\/a> to the university or anything. no one&#8217;s gonna slap your wrist for this. just assess the damage and plan ahead. it&#8217;s all up to you, <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/keep-calm-and-carry-on-my-wayward-son-49.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my wayward first-year<\/a>. you&#8217;re making the decisions now.<\/p>\n<p>good luck,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a first-year student and I failed one course, but am doing?exceptionally well in the others, my question is basically: What happens?now? 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