4.29.2009

I failed?


Last night, I was checking to see if my grades had posted from last Winter semester. This last semester was the last semester that I had to worry about keeping my grades up for my scholarship and so I took some generals to try and boost my GPA and make the semester a little easier.

My stomach dropped when the page loaded and I saw an E next to my general chemistry class (FYI, in BYU language, an E means you failed, it's an F).

I FAILED?

I had attended every single day (okay, maybe ditched a couple), taken all the tests, done all the homework, and had a pretty decent grade. There was no way that I could have failed.

But the computer said I had.

I was freaking out. Failing would mean that I would lose my scholarship and that Aaron and I would have to pay another $5,000 in tuition for next year and it would mean that I had failed and would have to take the class again. I e-mailed my professor and stalked gmail all night trying to see if he would e-mail me back. That morning I was e-mailing my TA, my professor (again), and the scholarships office.

But...

The next time I had logged on, my grade had been changed from an E to a B+. Oh my goodness. Instant relief. The pit in my stomach was gone and everything was good again. The only thing I can think of is that because I changed my name in the middle of the semester, my professor had me listed under my maiden name, but the university and all of my assignments were turned in under my married name. I'm just glad it's all sorted out.

I PASSED!

3 comments:

Lauren said...

That is so nice of BYU to not give F's.. but what does the E stand for? E-verybody did better than you?
Glad you got it all straightened out!!!

Lauren said...

Hey! I just saw that you have like every McCombs on your blog list. How do you know them?!
They were in my ward in Reno!

Lauren said...

Hi! ME again...
I felt so dumb when you replied and it said Rachelle McCombs! Duh.. I guess you're related to them!! They are a super fun family. That's cool you married in!