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It sucks and I suck

It does suck and now I have my first late assignment because I haven't had internet at my house since Friday
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Im expecting a gpa lower than a 3.0 by the end of the semester and I feel so crushed.

MrMelodramatic posted...

Im expecting a gpa lower than a 3.0 by the end of the semester and I feel so crushed.

What's going on, playa?

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MrMelodramatic posted...

Im expecting a gpa lower than a 3.0 by the end of the semester and I feel so crushed.

Have you not been able to keep up with your workload? Are they going to let you stay in the program?
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RCtheWSBC posted...

MrMelodramatic posted...

Im expecting a gpa lower than a 3.0 by the end of the semester and I feel so crushed.

What's going on, playa?

Bro who even knows. I tell myself its just school on top of work being too much, but idk. Im not motivated to do the work, I guess. I understand it all fairly well, and have been doing well on essays and exams (above the class average, at least) but homework and attendance and participation is horrible for me, and a lot of emphasis is put on those things in most of my classes.

Jen0125 posted...

MrMelodramatic posted...

Im expecting a gpa lower than a 3.0 by the end of the semester and I feel so crushed.

Have you not been able to keep up with your workload? Are they going to let you stay in the program?

Its really more an issue of me oversleeping and not getting myself out of bed to go to school <_< I can stay in the program with a 2.5, but I need a 3.25 by the end of next semester to retain scholarships.

MrMelodramatic posted...

Bro who even knows. I tell myself its just school on top of work being too much, but idk. Im not motivated to do the work, I guess. I understand it all fairly well, and have been doing well on essays and exams (above the class average, at least) but homework and attendance and participation is horrible for me, and a lot of emphasis is out on those things in most of my classes.

Legit sounds like me in my program. Attendance points annoy me; if I decide that showing up to your class isn't necessary for me, then oh well. Grad school blows. Are you working full-time or part-time?

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Two part time jobs, about 30-35 hours a week total. Which feels like a lot to me but I feel like Im exaggerating my workload to myself lmao

Nah that is a lot. And just because it may technically be possible doesn't mean it's the best idea to do for you.

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I talked to my professors. It looks like if I keep my head above water and dont absolutely bomb my final projects, two of them are willing to give me a B.

The third professor agreed to change my actual grade to the grade I get on the final exam. So if I can make an A on the final, Ill get an A for the whole thing.

My final class I would need to make a 98% or better on the final to make an A, but I can easily make a B.

So if I try really hard I can end up at 3.0 or 3.25

Hmm... I didnt know that attendance points for grad school classes was a thing. I wouldve thought they would treat students like actual adults by then. I am sort of interested in grad school but at the same time I dont really know if its a good idea for me yet.

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Jen0125 posted...

It does suck and now I have my first late assignment because I haven't had internet at my house since Friday

Couldn't you have used your phone as a hotspot?

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jramirez23 posted...

Hmm... I didnt know that attendance points for grad school classes was a thing. I wouldve thought they would treat students like actual adults by then. I am sort of interested in grad school but at the same time I dont really know if its a good idea for me yet.

It can be good. I take my classes online so attendance isn't an issue. And it's not typically counted towards your grade. From what I have known and seen, it's just all or nothing type if thing: you miss more than a couple classes, you fail