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AfterBurn · 03-03-2005, 05:04 PM

ok i pretty much bombed my math mid term and i get a call from some lady from my college who asks me why im fucking up and that i should goto remedial and then asks me how im doing and shit..wtf..has this ever happen to anyone? is this a normal college thing? im kinda worried heh

hambone · 03-03-2005, 05:08 PM

I have never heard of that....is it a local community college? big university?

strange...

AfterBurn · 03-03-2005, 05:10 PM

comm college

yellowchef · 03-03-2005, 05:18 PM

do you go to a private uni? I attend a private college thats got just a few thousand students at my campus and our professors are all kinds of nosey and we have a student success center and such that offers free tutoring so its possible. Larger universities dont have the resources or time but if your administration/faculty to student ratio is pretty low then they have time to be nosey... Ive never really done bad so I cant say Ive had the same thing happen but I know my school keeps on top of grades and your records really well.

AfterBurn · 03-03-2005, 05:26 PM

maybe, i know a guy who never went to class or did anything for math but i dont think anyone called him heh

Church · 03-03-2005, 05:37 PM

Ya, we have a lady like that at my college too. Believe it or not, she's actually there to help you. If you have any problems in school courses, you should go see this lady. She can work stuff out that will let you actually stay in school.

thatoneguy · 03-03-2005, 06:05 PM

Yeah, I agree with Church. Some colleges/universities are better about things like that than others. Obviously you feel like it's very intrusive, but (as Church said) they really just want to help you out. I know I've been completely overwhelmed in a few classes I've taken, and it helped to have someone to talk to that knows how things work, so I knew I wasn't screwing myself over.

Those types of departments can usually help you out, hook you up to tutors, things like that. So, if you need any kind of help, I'd definitely talk to her or someone else there, it can't hurt.

Carno · 03-03-2005, 06:08 PM

Yeah my college has something like that. Our advisors are notified if our grades drop below a certain limit and then they call and try to help out the students with studying or whatever the issue may be.

outdoor · 03-03-2005, 06:12 PM

I was on "academic probation" for my first semester of college. I got a phone call and a letter. It was a smaller private school. Take it as a wake up call and get your stuff together. It's not too late...yet.

Locke · 03-03-2005, 06:17 PM

Back when I was at a community college I ended up on academic probation. It made me feel pretty crappy so I turned it around. Since then I average about a 3.6 out of 4.

Jeff · 03-03-2005, 07:47 PM

I just bombed my math midterm today.

Definately gonna hit those books a little harder now.

icksters · 03-03-2005, 10:07 PM

I go to a private college, i think there are 250 girls (all girls school) in my class, but yeah, when ever i slack on school work i get emails and letters in my school and home mail box saying i need to go speak with the dean....i appreciate it, but it can get annoying. As of right now im actually on academic probation

SitizenVZ · 03-04-2005, 12:26 AM

Never heard of someone calling you after blowing one midterm. Usually if you bomb a semester at my college they like to ring you up. Was it the professor or just some random lady from the college? I don't see why they'd call you if you can still get a passing grade in the course for the semester.

03-03-2005, 05:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
AfterBurn Psycho	kinda worried about college.. ok i pretty much bombed my math mid term and i get a call from some lady from my college who asks me why im fucking up and that i should goto remedial and then asks me how im doing and shit..wtf..has this ever happen to anyone? is this a normal college thing? im kinda worried heh __________________ smoking weed everyday keeps the doctor away

03-03-2005, 05:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
hambone Zeroed In Location: CA	I have never heard of that....is it a local community college? big university? strange... __________________ "Like liquid white from fallen glass, Nothing to cry over"

03-03-2005, 05:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
AfterBurn Psycho	comm college __________________ smoking weed everyday keeps the doctor away

03-03-2005, 05:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
AfterBurn Psycho	maybe, i know a guy who never went to class or did anything for math but i dont think anyone called him heh __________________ smoking weed everyday keeps the doctor away

03-03-2005, 05:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Church Tilted F*ckhead Location: New Jersey	Ya, we have a lady like that at my college too. Believe it or not, she's actually there to help you. If you have any problems in school courses, you should go see this lady. She can work stuff out that will let you actually stay in school. __________________ Through counter-intelligence, it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble makers, and neutralize them.

03-03-2005, 05:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
yellowchef Addict Location: Shalimar, FL	do you go to a private uni? I attend a private college thats got just a few thousand students at my campus and our professors are all kinds of nosey and we have a student success center and such that offers free tutoring so its possible. Larger universities dont have the resources or time but if your administration/faculty to student ratio is pretty low then they have time to be nosey... Ive never really done bad so I cant say Ive had the same thing happen but I know my school keeps on top of grades and your records really well.

03-03-2005, 06:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
thatoneguy Crazy Location: Omaha, NE	Yeah, I agree with Church. Some colleges/universities are better about things like that than others. Obviously you feel like it's very intrusive, but (as Church said) they really just want to help you out. I know I've been completely overwhelmed in a few classes I've taken, and it helped to have someone to talk to that knows how things work, so I knew I wasn't screwing myself over. Those types of departments can usually help you out, hook you up to tutors, things like that. So, if you need any kind of help, I'd definitely talk to her or someone else there, it can't hurt.

03-03-2005, 06:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Carno Junkie	Yeah my college has something like that. Our advisors are notified if our grades drop below a certain limit and then they call and try to help out the students with studying or whatever the issue may be.

03-03-2005, 06:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
outdoor Tilted	I was on "academic probation" for my first semester of college. I got a phone call and a letter. It was a smaller private school. Take it as a wake up call and get your stuff together. It's not too late...yet.

03-03-2005, 06:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Locke Insane Location: The reddest state ever. :(	Back when I was at a community college I ended up on academic probation. It made me feel pretty crappy so I turned it around. Since then I average about a 3.6 out of 4. __________________ CUBS WIN, CUBS WIN!!!! - Pat Hughes "Don't surround yourself with yourself." Yes

03-03-2005, 07:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jeff And we'll all float on ok... Location: Iowa City	I just bombed my math midterm today. Definately gonna hit those books a little harder now. __________________ For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command or faith a dictum. I am my own God. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us. --Charles Bukowski

03-03-2005, 10:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
icksters Tilted Location: New York	I go to a private college, i think there are 250 girls (all girls school) in my class, but yeah, when ever i slack on school work i get emails and letters in my school and home mail box saying i need to go speak with the dean....i appreciate it, but it can get annoying. As of right now im actually on academic probation

03-04-2005, 12:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
SitizenVZ Tilted	Never heard of someone calling you after blowing one midterm. Usually if you bomb a semester at my college they like to ring you up. Was it the professor or just some random lady from the college? I don't see why they'd call you if you can still get a passing grade in the course for the semester.