[~Alchemy~]

Long story short - I have maintained a certain GPA for 2 years until this semester when I missed out on a certain final grade by 1%. I sincerely believe I could have gained that 1% had I been given feedback from one major report PRIOR to handing in the second major report (together these two reports made up 65% of the overall mark and were spaced apart by 6 weeks so there was plenty of time to have report 1 marked and handed back prior to report 2 being submitted). I have worked hard at maintaining my GPA as I am possibly applying for medicine and want to give myself the best chance at getting into certain unis.

Ordinarily I would happily follow protocol and lodge a formal review of my grade and have every right to do this under university policy. I would do it in a respectful and professional manner, however, at the end of the day, I am calling out the course coordinator for not following university procedure of ensuring assessments are handed back within two working weeks. I would lodge the request review without hesitation except:

a) the course coordinator is the overall discipline leader and I will potentially want to approach her for employment and/references in the future
b) she is currently reviewing honours projects and I am applying to do a project directly under her supervision - a project I am passionate about and the likelihood of being published under her supervision is almost guaranteed.
c) she will be heavily involved in a new teaching hospital that I potentially want employment in
d) she is a university 'heavy hitter' and currently 'likes' me when very few students ever cross her radar - I know this because she responds almost immediately to any email I send whereas other students never hear a reply to emails, plus a few other reasons.

I don't want to upset the apple cart so to speak when she holds a lot of my future in her hands.
I also don't want my GPA to drop because of this 1% after working my ar*e off to maintain it.

What would you do in this situation???

[SplashingRainbow...]

I wouldn't challenge. I would not want that person offside.

[Ally'smum]

If you get along with her I would speak to her directly about your GPA, at this stage I wouldn't say anything about the two weeks return policy, but stress to her how unhappy you are and ask her what you can do about it?

[~Alchemy~]

If you get along with her I would speak to her directly about your GPA, at this stage I wouldn't say anything about the two weeks return policy, but stress to her how unhappy you are and ask her what you can do about it?

I have done this. She said I can only get my grade changed by lodging a formal review.

[StudyMummy]

How much is your GPA going to affected by missing out on a particular grade by 1%? Can you make it up with your following units?

[crazyone2989]

For 1% you need to get over it unless it is really going to affect things later on...can't imagine that 1% would though

[poss71]

Doesn't GPA stand for grade point average? If so, it's simple. Make up the extra 1% in another subject.

Also, are you trying to get into medicine or do honours? They seem incompatible in the right now. If you want to get into medicine next year, when will you do honours? If you are doing honours next year, won't medicine be at least another year off?

It seems to me you are panicking at present. Take a deep breath and work out what is more important to you. Then work out how to achieve that goal.

This post has been edited by poss71: 15/12/2012, 03:27 PM

[mondayschild]

I would lodge the review. In ten years time you won't remember this woman's name but your GPA will be on your academic record until you are dead. When I went to uni if I thought I had been unfairly dealt with I followed every avenue open to me to get the error corrected even if it meant stepping on someone's toes.

[~Alchemy~]

How much is your GPA going to affected by missing out on a particular grade by 1%? Can you make it up with your following units?

GPA can never be 'made up' again once it drops. I have a 7. This one mark means it can never be a 7 again.

For 1% you need to get over it unless it is really going to affect things later on...can't imagine that 1% would though

It could mean the difference between getting into a particular uni or not...

Also, are you trying to get into medicine or do honours? They seem incompatible in the right now. If you want to get into medicine next year, when will you do honours? If you are doing honours next year, won't medicine be at least another year off?

It seems to me you are panicking at present. Take a deep breath and work out what is more important to you. Then work out how to achieve that goal.

I am doing an embedded honours so I will graduate with my degree AND honours. No extra time. Medicine is not set in concrete yet but it is well known that the university I want to get into requires a GPA 7 from my particular university. So I may be panicking but it could mean the difference between the uni of my choice and a uni interstate.

[Stellajoy]

I would lodge the review. In ten years time you won't remember this woman's name but your GPA will be on your academic record until you are dead. When I went to uni if I thought I had been unfairly dealt with I followed every avenue open to me to get the error corrected even if it meant stepping on someone's toes.

My uni prof is now top of her field and ten years later I co wrote a paper with her for a peer reviewed journal and we are good friends.

It's who you know not what you know

I wouldn't put that relationship in danger for 1%