Originally Posted by mike_302

And this is what I mean about developing the maturity to deal with the situation. "Fail rate was 15%", "The University doesn't consider cases", "Prof gets a kick from failing students".

What is the fail rate of a typical class? 15% means nothing if that's a typical fail rate. What is the class average compared to other classes in the University? For all anyone knows, you are whining and stating negative things about the class because you failed, rather than looking at it as a much bigger picture.

"The University doesn't consider cases" ---- what? The Ombuds office is meant exactly FOR that. If there's a legitimate case, the Ombuds office helps to escalate it and to see a change.

"Prof gets a kick from failing students". Oh, well NOW I know you're looking at this objectively and fairly, and that you're not simply being your typical pessimistic self.......

It especially doesn't help anyone to believe that you're a reasonable, rational person when they have to read about how your department of study was worse than AIDS...

Originally Posted by GeorgeLucas

Whatever you say mean macinsiders dude.

mike_302 have you ever heard of the the term hyperbole? its not a crime to overexaggerate

mike_302 have you ever heard of the the term hyperbole? its not a crime to overexaggerate

Actually I did not exaggerate. 15% failure rate in that particular course was taken from my conversation with the TA.

But does he know, right? He's just a TA that did the marking. Pff.

Originally Posted by 2Dream

mike_302 have you ever heard of the the term hyperbole? its not a crime to overexaggerate

Originally Posted by GeorgeLucas

Actually I did not exaggerate. 15% failure rate in that particular course was taken from my conversation with the TA.

But does he know, right? He's just a TA that did the marking. Pff.

I think the "hyperbole" comment was regarding your signature, which says that your program is worse than AIDS.

I think the "hyperbole" comment was regarding your signature, which says that your program is worse than AIDS.

Meh, you don't pay 10k a year for AIDS.

Lol....

{facepalm} My case on maturity and doing useful things, has made itself.

Thank you and good day.

My case on maturity and doing useful things, has made itself.

So if you are all about maturity and doing useful things, why do you keep replying?

GeorgeLucas I 100% agree with you. Had a terrible TA first year who had it out for me no matter how hard I tried
in the course, how many office hours I had revisiting my essays/ looking to improve, etc. I actually had essays
returned to me where he had given me a B+, crossed it out and put down C instead. As a naive first year who
wanted to maintain a full courseload, I foolishly did not drop the course and ended with a near failing grade.
Sought out the prof for help and also got no help; he chose to rely on the TA's judgement. Yes, I did understand
the course and material very well, took similar courses that I aced.


Spent the next 3 years working my ass off to get no grade below an A to make up for this near failing grade. Due
to this one course, 4 years down the road it was a huge struggle getting into some of the top law schools I had
applied to (as most look at cumulative GPA), but with effort I finally managed to get into Osgoode.


No, profs and TA's are not godlike entities whose grades determine our futures. I've lost respect for many profs
over the years because they would sooner screw over a student, rather than help them out (P.S. I was a TA too,
have had many personal conversations with profs over this matter).

Originally Posted by mike_302

{facepalm} My case on maturity and doing useful things, has made itself.

Thank you and good day.

Originally Posted by GeorgeLucas

So if you are all about maturity and doing useful things, why do you keep replying?

He never said it was s strong case Mr Lucas!

I've had a lot of shit courses throughout university, but if your grade is differing by 8-9 points between each time you've taken it; it's pretty unlikely it's the professors fault. Believe it or not, you probably just tried harder than you did before.

Also, who cares. Most employers care way more about your personal projects than your grades.