should i take the F or attempt the final ?
hey so i’ve had some medical and family issues that popped up literally right before spring break and i haven’t been back to school since then up until this week. i’ve been able to keep up to date with almost all of my classes expect for one - microbiology lab. since ive been out of school and this professor doesn’t post work online i haven’t been able to stay up to date, i know from classmates that ive missed like 5/6 quizzes and i personally don’t think ill do even remotely good on the final as a result.
ive already emailed the professor and asked if he would consider giving me a WU or INC grade but he has said no 😬😬
quizzes are worth 25%
midterm 30%
final 45%
my grade on the midterm was a 76 (88 with curve) and the quizzes i was able to take (we had one every week) i got usually 80-90 but at this point the missed quizzes probably outweigh the ones i actually took.
should i just take the F ? or should i attempt the final ??
my dilemma really is that if i take the final and for example do well enough to get a D (or even a low C which is pushing it), that even retaking the class won’t get rid of the D from my transcript my new grade and the D will just average out, whereas with an F which is guaranteed if i don’t take the final, will disappear from my transcript when i retake the class
if there are any other options i haven’t thought of or you have any suggestions please let me know!!