Better to leave a fail for a pass/fail class on transcript, or get letter from therapist about how mental health issues

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, you sound as scattered and incompetent as your son.

Whether or not he can still withdraw and get a W is likely available on a school website somewhere. Research it before talking to prof. And do that today, because often there is a deadline well in advance of the final day of classes.

At some schools, you can withdraw and not have anything appear on your transcript. As long as you withdraw by certain date. Then there is a period where you can withdraw and have it show as a W on your transcript. Then there’s a deadline after which you were stuck with the grade. There’s probably a policy in place about this. Research it, talk to the dean or professor if you can’t find anything once you find out the answer, then figure out the process for withdrawing.

Scatterbrained ds and I are both aware that it is past the date for withdrawing. Which is why we are researching what the other options are, and seeking advice on what makes most sense to pursue, as the many helpful posters on here have helped with.

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Anonymous wrote:Most required prerequisite classes cannot be taken pass/fail.

If his grade was so close to failing that one missed assignment brought him to an F, he doesn’t have a good grasp of intro material for his intended major, which is a significant issue even if the school does allow prerequisites to be pass/fail.

I’d suggest retaking the class or rethinking the major.

He got an 85 on the first essay. This is the second, which will now be a 0. Then there;s a 3rd. Thats 75% of the grade, There are weekly quizzes, for a total of 10% of the grade, which he's gotten b/w 75-90% on. Then participation points on an online forum, which I assume he's been doing. I'm trying to figure out the math on this, maybe he's confused about the calculation, he's never been a math person. And frankly I'm not sure how to calculate it either. I'll recheck tomorrow. I think he needs 70% in the class for a fail. This isn't his declared major, but he was planning a minor, if not double major in this class. he always does things on a whim without thinking it through, i didn't know he was taking this pass/fail. He's smart, but does these crazy things which make a mess of things and I can't reel him in.

this is not yet a fail based on the math you posted and assuming he does 85 or above on that 3rd essay, does all the rest. YOU do not need to look at the math, HE needs to talk to the professor immediately. If he indeed is going to fail (which means he is not telling you the whole truth), many professors will allow a late withdrawal and it goes on transcript as WNP , withdraw not passing. Then they retake it. No job or grad school will care about one of these so early on in college. It is a learning moment that is all.

Lol, the other poster calculated that it would be a fail. I know they have a website to calculate it, and I think thats what dc used to determineit was indeed a fail, but I will double chceck.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Help him focus on the future.

In college, he will get syllabi on Day One.
He should immediately add notifications to his phone. Not only with deadlines, but reminders on the days he needs to begin the assignment.

My kid took a pre-college workshop from this group that we thought was useful.

Sorry, I forgot the link:

https://thinkingorganized.com/

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure why a kid who is already in therapy feels pressure to start taking college classes early.

They should gave just enjoyed their last summer as a child.

I would not worry about it. Grades only matter for grad school. Do you see that in his cards? Even if you do, 4 years is plenty of time for him to overcome one F.

No pressure. He wanted to, because he was bored. And due to traveling with his father, a job was out of the picture. I did not want him to take this. Originally he was going to take 3 summer classes, which his dad told him was fine. I had to get in there and be the bad guy to insist he couldn't take more than one. And, yes, Grad school is very much in the cards, which is the concern. It's pass/no pass, so won't affect the GPA, but the no pass will be on the transcript, which can't be great.

[Anonymous]

You might also research if the college has a do-over policy which would eliminate the bad grade if passed later. Long shot but worth checking.

[Anonymous]

Yes, HE needs to speak with the professor ASAP. Good luck! I would request an option to get partial credit, or ask the teacher if it is still possible for him to pass the class. And I hope it is a good lesson for the future!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You might also research if the college has a do-over policy which would eliminate the bad grade if passed later. Long shot but worth checking.

Op, I think many of us had to do a redo class.
Many places allow certain "redo" each year.
Also, some places do an average of both (original vs retake grade) or allow you to keep the retake higher grade...all depends on their policy.

Can I remove a fail from my transcript?
You must meet with a counselor to determine if you are eligible to pursue forgiveness for failed courses. If a grade is forgiven it is removed from the GPA, but it will still remain on your transcript.

[Anonymous]

He didn't just have poor executive function "this week." He doesn't yet have the skills to correctly calendar due dates and work backwards to get it done on time. This is an all-the-time executive function problem, and you do him a disservice by getting him an excuse letter so that he can overlook this. He needs help growing his executive function skills or he's going to keep having this problem. (It would be different if you said he had had some sort of crisis that kept him from doing the work, but that's not what happened.)

[Anonymous]

Fails of pass/fail courses were included in my college transcript GPA. Just an FYI. I would verify with the registrar. Passing grades were not included, only fails.