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nicoley


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My professor lost my final exam.  And i have two options now:

a. Keep my current grade without calculating the final exam
b. Retake the exam at the begininning of the quarter after spring break

I am not fond of either option.  First of all I studied my butt off for this exam spent tons of hours studying so that I can get a better final grade for the class, so taking my current grade would mean I did all that work for nothing.  And then retaking the exam means Id have to do all that studying over again.

Im really frustrated and feel its unfair that I am put in this position to make this kind of decision when it wasn't my fault that the professor lost the exam.

Is there anything I can do, or do I have any other options???



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Kelly


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I know it's unfair to you, but what other options does he have? I mean, he has no idea where your exam is or what kind of grade you got on it, so there isn't a whole lot else he can do. I'm sorry though, this really sucks.

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Farrah


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Look on the bright side, at least the prof is admitting it is his fault and he/she is not accusing you of skipping it. If you REALLY need to improve your grade I would retake it because studying again, etc will be worth it. On the other hand, if you are just trying to go from a B to an A I would just skip it.

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lynnie


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i agree w/farrah, i wouldn't retake it if I had a B.  But probably would if I was on the brink of a B, or less.  Not if I had to get 100% or anything to change my grade.



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nicoley


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I have a C+ and would need a 85.6% or higher on the final to move me up to a B- 

I think im leaning towards retaking the exam.  

Thanks for the advice

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squishy


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good luck! hopefully you'll do even better the second time around.

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I suggest a retake, with the caveat that he gives you the higher of the two possible grades you could get. But why would you have to wait until spring? Can't he or a TA proctor the test in a reasonable amount of time, since this is his problem, not yours?

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