How to Get Rid of a Grade
Grr...I hate that F...
posted over 13 years ago
I was wondering if any of you knew of a way to get a grade just wiped off your transcript. I got an F back in 2008 and I really want it gone. I had a really crappy first year for reasons I don't wanna delve into, and I WANT IT GONE, lol. As far as I know, the only way to get rid of it is to re-take the class. I would gladly do so, but the class isn't offered anymore!!
It was a topic class (ENGL243 to be exact) and I was told when I asked for help that I cannot retake the class for a better grade if it isn't the exact same topic. Only problem is that the topic was never offered again. Ever. Right now I'm about to take ENGL243 Comic Book Literature this fall with the hopes that by some miracle it will count as retaking the class...but I doubt it will work.
This blemish on my transcript is bugging me...its really dragging my GPA down (I think...). Is there any way to get the grade off my transcript in light of the fact the class technically isn't available anymore? Would a grad school care if I got an F in my first year of college, especially if I've been getting mostly A's in my last two years?
It was a topic class (ENGL243 to be exact) and I was told when I asked for help that I cannot retake the class for a better grade if it isn't the exact same topic. Only problem is that the topic was never offered again. Ever. Right now I'm about to take ENGL243 Comic Book Literature this fall with the hopes that by some miracle it will count as retaking the class...but I doubt it will work.
This blemish on my transcript is bugging me...its really dragging my GPA down (I think...). Is there any way to get the grade off my transcript in light of the fact the class technically isn't available anymore? Would a grad school care if I got an F in my first year of college, especially if I've been getting mostly A's in my last two years?
(edited over 13 years ago)
Selected Answer...
>> Would a grad school care if I got an F in my first year of college, especially if I've been getting mostly A's in my last two years?
Probably not, but it really depends. Several factors include major, course dependency, and your graduate school focus.
1. If the course is outside your major, then you're pretty much safe.
2. If the course is a dependency for a higher level course that you excelled in, then you're pretty much safe because mastery of the lower level course is required to succeed in the higher level course.
3. If the course is in your major but your graduate school focus is in a different area that doesn't necessarily require that course, then you should be okay for the most part.
In graduate school letters, you can explain that there was no opportunity to redeem yourself.
