I Cant Wait To Transfer To A University

[Ooph]

I have come to the conclusion that my English teacher grades of her bais's. So my English class was one of my favorite classes this semester until she puts a sour taste in my mouth. Half way down the semester we have our conference with her about our grades and what not, she tells me that she thinks I am depressed and even tho I show a lack of interest in class I should try harder. I mean this really came off as inapropriate, how can she make those strong judgements when she doesnt even know me? I thought college was a place where you earn your grade through the work you have completed not by how someone "APPEARS" to be. Well at that point my grade was a high C, with the exception of getting a D in a previous paper. So the semester passes and we reach the point of our final paper.

Through the papers we have done I have recieved the following grades:

B - 20 Point paper

B - 30 Point paper

C - 20 Point paper

D - 20 Point paper

Now if we assign numbers to this:


A - 4
B - 3
C - 2
D - 1
Fail - 0

(3 + 3 + 2 + 1)/4

2.25 is probably a C- to C


That is an overall C, so next week is our final week and she told us our grades again on Friday and she said I had a 66%.


Now I dont know what type of math she is doing but shouldnt my grade of raised or stayed the same since the last time I spoke with her? I mean after I got a D on that paper the two last papers (not considering my final paper that still needs to be done) I got a C and B on them, a B on the 30 point paper. There were other small assignments I missed like a 10 point outline I was suppose to do but would that really lower my grade nearly a whole letter grade? especially when her whole course is based on 4 major papers and a Final paper?

Sorry guys I am really stressed out and had to let this out and see what you guys thought about it. I sent her an email about it and am currently awaiting her sob story of how she doesnt "feel" I did well in her class. I am really close to giving her a piece of my mind if she does send me back an opinionated email.

/rant

[Scheetz]

You think it will change at a University. I have been enrolled in 4 schools and they are all the same. However, for your grades, I am sure those "small" points you missed are killing you. Is there an attendance grade or a grade based on how hard you are trying in class?

[Ooph]

You think it will change at a University. I have been enrolled in 4 schools and they are all the same. However, for your grades, I am sure those "small" points you missed are killing you. Is there an attendance grade or a grade based on how hard you are trying in class?

Nah. Her syalabus outlines the points in which each is worth. Nothing about attendance.

[TheScotsman]

You think it will change at a University. I have been enrolled in 4 schools and they are all the same. However, for your grades, I am sure those "small" points you missed are killing you. Is there an attendance grade or a grade based on how hard you are trying in class?

You beat me to it.


It's no different anywhere else, maybe a bit worse in bigger schools.
The sooner you learn to say what they want to hear, and go about your merry way, the better off you will be.

[Geiseric]

You have a better chance of gaining sympathy in a community college. In a big university you are just a student ID. I make a point of always sitting right in front of the professor in all of my classes, and constantly chatting with them when nothing is going, so they attach a name to me. Getting on a first name basis in university is next to impossible, especially outside of your major, but I try for a 50% rate, and when you break through, they will help out considerably. I used to go to a small university, and it was sooo different. Yes, you had to deal with professors who thought they knew everything about everyone, but you could communicate with them and work out issues without having to go to a secretary or aid. It was nice. But pre-law just isn't an option at most small colleges and universities, so here I am.
There is loads of other issues, but I won't go into them. I'm sure you have reasons for changing schools, but don't go in expecting great things.

[dude3516]

no, you got the 66..well assuming the B's are 80%'s C 70% and D 60%

-on the other hand there should be 40 more points according to my scale so she's not doing grades to date, but grades out of 100 possible by end of semester..some of my teachers do that. I.E. By the end of the semester there will be 1000 points possible and right now he shows that I have 740 out of 1000, but my final is tomorrow so I know I've already passed Edited December 2, 2007 by dude3516

[Scheetz]

You have a better chance of gaining sympathy in a community college. In a big university you are just a student ID. I make a point of always sitting right in front of the professor in all of my classes, and constantly chatting with them when nothing is going, so they attach a name to me. Getting on a first name basis in university is next to impossible, especially outside of your major, but I try for a 50% rate, and when you break through, they will help out considerably. I used to go to a small university, and it was sooo different. Yes, you had to deal with professors who thought they knew everything about everyone, but you could communicate with them and work out issues without having to go to a secretary or aid. It was nice. But pre-law just isn't an option at most small colleges and universities, so here I am.
There is loads of other issues, but I won't go into them. I'm sure you have reasons for changing schools, but don't go in expecting great things.

I agree with that. I started at a small school as well. Most people stay to themselves, but when you join a sports team or come to the school being recruited everyone knows you. Cant tell you how many people I would walk by that said hi to me and I had never seen them in my life. Professors were great too. With less than 25 people in each class they knew your name from week 1. Hell, I had a transfer issue with a class and called my old school and spoke with my professor about a grade change from a C- to a C. As soon as I said my name she instantly remembered me, asked how I was doing and how I like my new school. She even named what school I was at before I said anything. Now you look at a large school, such as mine which has 23,000 students. I have yet to see a professor call me by name. Even one I was working closely with in business for my own business could never remember my name.

[GiantSquid]

Yeah I'm at Kent State Trumbull right now. I can't wait to just go to the main campus and be away from parents.

[gaia.plateau]

You have a better chance of gaining sympathy in a community college. In a big university you are just a student ID. I make a point of always sitting right in front of the professor in all of my classes, and constantly chatting with them when nothing is going, so they attach a name to me. Getting on a first name basis in university is next to impossible, especially outside of your major, but I try for a 50% rate, and when you break through, they will help out considerably. I used to go to a small university, and it was sooo different. Yes, you had to deal with professors who thought they knew everything about everyone, but you could communicate with them and work out issues without having to go to a secretary or aid. It was nice. But pre-law just isn't an option at most small colleges and universities, so here I am.
There is loads of other issues, but I won't go into them. I'm sure you have reasons for changing schools, but don't go in expecting great things.

I don't think that this applies to all big Universities... how many people attend yours, and where is it located?

There are over thirty thousand undergraduates at my University... which is frequently referred to as the best in the world for Biochemistry, among other disciplines (I'm in my senior year for International Conflict and Co-operation), and I have been on a first name basis (theirs and mine) with almost every Prof I've had without trying, and with only 3 exceptions that I can think of.

[btuner]

Try going to a school(USF) with over forty six thousand undergrads and seeing how well your profs know your name, when your class is held in a movie theater next door with over 500 people in it, and it's not like I'm taking freshman level bio or psych class, I'm a junior in criminology!

[gaia.plateau]

when your class is held in a movie theater next door with over 500 people in it

Dear lord, that's obscene. The highest population for any class at my school is 160, highest I've ever seen in a 2nd-year course is 50, and the highest I've ever seen in a 3rd-year course is 30. The seminar I'm currently finishing has 21 people in it, and that's considered quite high; the course was designed for 10-12.

Maybe go to a school with a better professor:student ratio?

[btuner]

yeah not all the classes are like that, just this one that all criminology majors have to take. usually class size is around 60-90 students for junior level classes. but i just thought it was funny that we have to go next door and sit in theater 14 for class lol

[MechAnt]

Man, all of you have it easy! My university is only 18,000 and my biggest class is 860 people. First day it was over 900. People were sitting in the aisles and everything. My second biggest classes are two each at 350. My smallest class is 250

It really isn't so bad. As long as you get your shit done and make yourself with good grades and can show that off, that's what gets you the high paying job. Do your thing man. I believe in you and you can be successful in anything you do regardless of where you go. It's all up to you.

[ASUSEAN1]

my smallest clASS this semester besides one lab (which was 25 people) was 300 people

[btuner]

yeah my freshman year classes were all that big if not bigger. I'm saying wait till your a junior and see if your class size is still over 500 people