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10-20-2005, 03:48 AM
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so my professor threatened to throw me out of the class....
So I went to my science lab today after sleeping through the lecture, and cutting both on Monday, as is my normal school attendance style.
The school's policy is that a professor is allowed to give you a WU grade (equivilent to an F) once you miss 4 classes, however, so far in 4 full years, and about 40 classes total, about 37 of which I cut more than 8-10 times in a semester, I have had only 5-6 professors threaten to drop me, and only 2 that I felt were serious enough that I dropped the class on my own. I have apparently missed 8 lectures and 7 labs of the ecology class. The professor pulled me asside and said if I missed one more lab or lecture I would get the WU. Now, assuming I pass all my classes, this is my last semester of college. I would like to pass. However, based on past performance over the last 5 years, it is highly unlikely I will not miss another class. My options are as follows: 1. Continue my normal routine and hope the professor is bluffing. 2. Somehow attempt to go to every class - If you reccomend this, pleas explain how I can break a 5 year habbit. 3. Just drop it now myself and get a withdrawal instead of a WU, and take the class in the spring. 4. Same, but take the class in a 6 week summer session 5. Drop out of school. Recommendations??? 
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10-20-2005, 03:50 AM
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Re: so my professor threatened to throw me out of the class....
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Recommendations??? [/ QUOTE ] Quit [censored] around, and either go to college or not.
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10-20-2005, 03:51 AM
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Re: so my professor threatened to throw me out of the class....
if this is the last semester of college, just suck it up and go. If you really don't think you could (which i would 100% uunderstand) then take it over the winterbreak, if offered, and if not, then next semester.
The classes over summer/winter breaks are way easier anyhow.
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10-20-2005, 03:53 AM
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Re: so my professor threatened to throw me out of the class....
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if this is the last semester of college, just suck it up and go. If you really don't think you could (which i would 100% uunderstand) then take it over the winterbreak, if offered, and if not, then next semester. The classes over summer/winter breaks are way easier anyhow. [/ QUOTE ] My school got rid of winter break classes. Summer is cool because it's only 6 weeks, but it's a lab class, so it's like 6 hours a day, 4 days a week.
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10-20-2005, 03:57 AM
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Re: so my professor threatened to throw me out of the class....
wow. Perfect attendence for 2 years of Culinary School. That includes getting up at 5:45 for a year, and one special week when class started at 3:00am. God bless Breakfast Cookery.
Point is, halfway through the semester for ONE class that meets THREE times a week, you are faced with the guantlet of having to attend the remaining what, 15 class sessions? And it probably meets at, what, 11am? And you don't think you can do this? Ok, buddy. Have fun in the real world. I'm sure there are jobs that allow you to miss a day or two a week. I'm just not sure what any of those jobs are....
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10-20-2005, 04:02 AM
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Re: so my professor threatened to throw me out of the class....
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Ok, buddy. Have fun in the real world. I'm sure there are jobs that allow you to miss a day or two a week. I'm just not sure what any of those jobs are.... [/ QUOTE ] I am going to go off on OP in the next paragraph but my job actually allows me to do this. I usually only work 4 days a week and no one cares if I show up or not. I am a programmer for the DoD though. Govt jobs are the best. To OP: You are a effing senior in college. This ish is expected from a frosh but Jesus. If you're not ready to take responsibility for you education at this point you wasted a lot of money over the last 4 years. I hope your parents didn't pay for your school. If so they got ripped off. You should have gotten a McDonald's application instead of a college application if this was going to be your attitude. Skipping a class or two is no big deal but if you're constantly getting threatened to get thrown out of classes you really shouldn't be in college.
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10-20-2005, 04:52 AM
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Re: so my professor threatened to throw me out of the class....
the "should I drop out of college" posts are starting to replace "should I turn pro" as the most irritating posts on the boards. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Third one this week.
It reminds me of that line in the the Jim Carrey movie Liar Liar, where a guy knocks over an ATM and then calls Jim, his Lawyer asking what he should do - Jim yells into the phone "STOP BREAKING THE LAW, [censored]" anyone without the discipline to show up for an 11am class will never make it in the real world anyways....just quit college and play poker full time - you know that's what you want to ask but don't want to look stupid by doing. In my defense I'm glad I didn't drink in college RB
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10-20-2005, 04:07 AM
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Re: so my professor threatened to throw me out of the class....
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Ok, buddy. Have fun in the real world. I'm sure there are jobs that allow you to miss a day or two a week. I'm just not sure what any of those jobs are.... [/ QUOTE ] I've been in the real world bro. Until last month I had been working a full time supervisory job, frequenlty 40-60 hours a week, with a near perfect attendance record, WHILE attendinf 4 classes a semester. I could always motivate myself to go to work, because (a) I am getting paid (b) people depend on me there and (c) I enjoyed the work. Working a job is not the equivilent of going to school in any way.
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10-20-2005, 04:48 AM
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Re: so my professor threatened to throw me out of the class....
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Working a job is not the equivilent of going to school in any way. [/ QUOTE ] Going to school should be considered more desireable than working a job, imo. Presumably you are now studying for personal development, as opposed to training for another job. Then I wonder why you cut classes. Your call, of course. But hell, if you don't want to go, then as Yugo said, just study texts. If you're just [censored] off, you're wasting a spot somebody else who is serious could use. Sooner you graduate the better.
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#10
10-20-2005, 04:51 AM
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Re: so my professor threatened to throw me out of the class....
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[ QUOTE ] Working a job is not the equivilent of going to school in any way. [/ QUOTE ] Going to school should be considered more desireable than working a job, imo. Presumably you are now studying for personal development, as opposed to training for another job. Then I wonder why you cut classes. Your call, of course. But hell, if you don't want to go, then as Yugo said, just study texts. If you're just [censored] off, you're wasting a spot somebody else who is serious could use. Sooner you graduate the better. [/ QUOTE ] I have long since taken all the classes that I would like to gain knowlege from and help my career. I am just finishing damned liberal arts requirements that I put of for 4 years so I can get my degree.
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