How Do You Fix A Bad Grade?
A bad grade can devastate a student who plans to apply to colleges, scholarships or graduate schools, in terms of both self-esteem and future prospects. Here are some suggestions for dealing with low or failing grades. Step 1 If you feel you’ve received a grade in error, ask the teacher to review it. Or if you misunderstood an assignment, ask if you can redo it. Visit during regular office hours and remain calm while you discuss the matter. Step 2 If you deserved the poor grade, ask the teacher if you can do an extra-credit assignment to make up for your performance. Ask to retake the test if you have a legitimate excuse, such as an illness or a death in the family. Step 3 If you are doing poorly in a class, check with the registrar’s office to see if you can take the class on a pass or no-pass basis, or drop it entirely, to avoid marring your transcript with a bad grade. Step 4 Visit the registrar’s office if the grade is already on your transcript. Ask if the school has a policy on r
School work is a challenge, and successful pursuits in school are often a precursor to successful endeavors in other areas of life. That’s why a bad grade is more than just a reflection on your performance; it can also be perceived as an indication of your true character. Sometimes, in spite of your best efforts to grasp course materials, the results of your test scores or your term papers are less than satisfactory. Sometimes, let’s face it, you may not have put your best foot forward in your studies, and your grades reflect that lack of effort. Regardless of how you arrived at the destination, at some point you may find yourself coming face to face with a bad grade, and your remorse, while too little and too late, is real and you want to find a way to redeem yourself. There are a couple of ways to go about this with some hope of a positive outcome. The first approach is to attack the problem with all the integrity you can muster and schedule a private appointment with the instructor
