Question by R0CKSTAR!: Should I withdraw..Or gamble this class? HELP!?
I’m a sophmore at university, and I’ve never struggled academically like I have this semester. The math class is what worries me.
I do my homework, but i bomb EVERY weekly quiz. She let’s us correct them for half credit, but sometimes she decides I haven’t written down enough of my “how I solved the problem”.
She’s a really nice lady, has been teaching for 30 years..but I just dont get the material at all. I have perfect attendance, and yet it’s like I’ve never been to class when I sit down to take the quiz.
A month into the semester, I started meeting with a tutor. I pay $ 30 an hour. My tutor is a math professor at the university (I take my math class at the community college). When my tutor helps me fix tests, it all makes sense.
But still, I keep getting 1 out of 10 on quizzes. And a lot of the time my tutor looks and them and goes “that was the right answer…just not reduced quite enough. most teachers would have counted that as correct though.” or “you were so close–but then you just took a wrong step.”
I’ve done all the extra credit assignments. Today I met with my teacher, and asked if i should withdraw (the deadline for a W is next week). I’m only at a 58%. She said I have the option of a W, or taking the final, and she will count the final AS MY GRADE. She also said “I’ve been seeing improvements.”
I met with my tutor, and asked what she thought I should do. See, ALL of my classes in the fall hinge on this class– I cannot take Precalc, or chem without this class as the prereq. Meaning I either pass now, or take it over the summer. The college DOES NOT offer this class online. So I would have to take the class in person–meaning I wouldnt be able to work, be a camp counselor, or go on a trip. The only college that offers this class online is across the state, and I would have to jump thru hoops and enroll there and then get into to the class and it would be a huge pain in the ***.
So I can withdraw now, and just have W, or take the final, and risk gambling and getting a D, which stays on my transcript…FOREVER.
My teacher allows us to use notes on the final, and my tutor said we could rig up a step by step problem guide, so I could just follow it and be ok. She also said I’ve improved a lot since WE FIRST STARTED meeting, and in most teachers classes, who grade easier or for effort on a quiz, I would already be in the passing range.
What should I do? The final is 40 questions–10 TAKE HOME, and 30 in class.

Best answer:

Answer by gmcoffee
If you really think you can’t get better than a D in the class, you should drop it. Have you made sure that this class counts as a prereq for the other classes you mentioned even if you get a D? I know some classes, you have to get a C or better. But as you said, withdrawing will create other major problems.

But if you think you can get a C or even a B -, study really hard and take the final. I’ve had a physics class like that where I understood absolutely nothing. I had to read the textbook for the class several times before I even began to understand what was going on. Literally, I would read the same sentence or paragraph like 5 times, over and over again. If I still didn’t understand it, I marked it and then asked the professor the next day. It really comes down to how determined you are. If you really want a better grade, and you are willing to work for it, you’ll get it!

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