Yesterday I got a letter in the mail regarding my summer semester exams. I had written four exams in a week, unusual for my distance program.
My third exam was calculus and it took me the entire three hours. I was in a hot, sticky classroom until 9 pm at night, darkness bleeding through the window, as well as a musical of emergency sirens due to what I presume was an accident outdoors. My invigilator actually offered me extra time “off of the clock” but I declined because I didn’t think it was fair. Despite all of this, I felt fairly confident I had passed because I knew a lot of the content (I also struggled with a lot though) and there were two high mark questions that were written word for word, number for number on my cheat sheet (they had been taken from the practice exam questions and assignments). My calculator failed on the first question but I tried not to let that get in the way, and it was only needed for two questions anyway.
All of my other marks in the course were high 80′s and low 90′s. But yesterday the letter said that I had failed the calculus course. They offered me the opportunity to rewrite the final at a cost of $250. I can’t afford that kind of money just for an exam that I had thought I did well on.
It crushed me, I worked so hard in that course only to be told I’m not good enough due to ONE ASSESSMENT. I would understand if I had consistently demonstrated a lack of knowledge, but I proved through every other assessment that I knew my stuff. I had one bad day with odds stacked against me.
I wouldn’t mind so much except I am currently trying to get my paperwork sorted to transfer universities for next semester. Because I already have fails on my record due my previously university’s negligence (I had a medical withdrawal that they never fixed up for me) I can’t have this one on my record as well.
But, with all of that said, I am fighting. I contacted my loans office and they recommend I get my previous history wiped and requested a doctors note for their own file. I reached out to said doctor who sent me home originally and reminded her that I still need that letter almost a year later. I’m still preparing my application to transfer. I reached out to my current university so that I can appeal my final grade for calculus.
Moral of the story, don’t let other people tell you that you’re not good enough. You are good enough. You are hard working, you are smart. When people try to put you behind, stand up. There’s always a way when there’s a will.
I will update you when the process unfolds and I get through.
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