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Old 12-16-2010 at 12:08 PM   #1
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asking prof to pass u?
Is it a good idea to contact the prof, asking them to pass u...like i had this dream that i failed my chem exam BADLY,....and i don't know if i should contact my chem prof or not about JUST passing me in the course!!!
Old 12-16-2010 at 12:11 PM   #2
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That might do more harm than good.
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Old 12-16-2010 at 12:11 PM   #3
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No. Bad. Unprofessional.
Old 12-16-2010 at 12:12 PM   #4
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Nope never a good idea
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Old 12-16-2010 at 12:13 PM   #5
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What I would suggest is to head over to CSD and talk to one of their very qualified psychiatrists so you can dissect the meaning of this insanely common dream!
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Old 12-16-2010 at 12:22 PM   #6
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Blackmail them. What could go wrong?

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Old 12-16-2010 at 12:23 PM   #7
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terrible idea, especially since you haven't gotten your marks back.
Old 12-16-2010 at 12:44 PM   #8
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Please email the prof, and post screen caps of the conversation that ensues.
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Old 12-16-2010 at 12:50 PM   #9
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never do that before marks are posted, that would just be silly. profs have the ability to go in and change marks afterwards, so at best wait until marks are released. and if you are going to do it, i would recommend not emailing and rather going in person. also do not beg or come across needy...
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Old 12-16-2010 at 12:59 PM   #10
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Don't do anything, especially emailing your prof about your dream, until you get your marks back.

Actually, don't email your prof about your dream at all.

It's not entirely hopeless though. I took a course last fall, failed it, then took it again in the summer and...failed it again.

It was a lot closer the second time though.

Anyway, I went and saw my exam, noticed what could have been marking errors, so I asked the prof to remark it. I only needed one or two more marks on it to pass, but when he got back to me, he said there wasn't anything he could do.

Not willing to accept my fate, I went through and calculated all my marks, realized I did pass with the exam mark that I got, then sent my prof my proof. Turns out he marked a quiz out of 16 instead of 13 for some reason, and because of that, I passed. He said his mistake didn't affect anyone else in the class, but I'm still a little hesitant to believe it.

Granted, in my case, everything was marked by hand so distribution of part marks was subjective (as opposed to first-year Chem, where everything except the labs is marked by a computer), but if you can stay rational in your communications then you might be able to do something.

Wait until marks are up first though. Chem solutions are up pretty fast though, can't you just check roughly how many questions you got right and calculate your mark from that?
Old 12-16-2010 at 03:36 PM   #11
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chem is the weed out course hate to say it but its true its not likely they will pass u , sorry
Old 12-16-2010 at 04:04 PM   #12
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