I had to withdraw from a class!

[Orange]

I'm a hard science major (1/2 biology + 1/2 chemistry = biochemistry).

Anyway, so this summer I decided to take a break from science and try spending some time in the humanities building. I register for US history and this European Culture class (and one calculus class that I need for my major).

Anyway, the history class has gone quite well, and the math class sucks but I need to do it. I have complaints all round, but neither was as bad as the European culture class. I thought we might read a little bit of Plato and analyze the different types of European culture that exist nowadays, but I didn't expect ramblings about Jesus. Damn it, not at my uni.

Within a week the teacher started making us read from the bible, and would not stop talking about Jesus for almost the entire lecture. The first exam comes, and it asks about a few of the concepts she talked about in class. I provide accurate descriptions, but when I get the exam back she says she didn't like the way I explained things essentially by giving me the 4th lowest grade in the class of 18 people.

I have a GPA to maintain, and calculated that even if I aced the final (which would be extremely unlikely), I would get a B, or (realistically) a C which would severely damage my GPA.

I guess a good metaphor would be that you have a starving child (a GPA), and you have to decide whether to feed him a hot dog covered in anthrax (a shitty grade) or watch him starve (a passive withdrawal).

So I withdrew. Lawl. Now I'll have a big fat W on the transcript, but honestly I don't think when I apply to grad schools a withdrawal from a weird humanities class is going to make them think I'd be a terrible scientist/doctor.

[XDusk]

You did what you had to do , Hope your school career goes well man. :)

[physicsman09]

Yea, it shouldn't be a problem, and if it comes up in an interview just explain why you did it.

[MRSA]

enjoy your long long career at mcdonalds

[GoryBlizzard]

One W is far from a big deal. I would have bailed out from that class too, just as I did during my first semester when I had to deal with an old/boring/shitty/difficult anthropology professor for Anthro 101.

[darknessdweller]

Ah, fuck that damn teacher. Who needs her? Glad you withdrawed, son.

[mrgreg846]

I say FUCK'EM. You can't win with some teachers. Had a World Religions class at my community college and the teacher was totally biased because he was a Christian pastor. We went over all the other religions SOO quick compared to how much time he spent going on and on about Christianity.

[Punkboyben]

Which Uni do you go to?

[knightsofthecircle]

Aren't there laws about forcing people to do things that go against their religion (i.e. read from a holy book that's not their own)?

[TheThirdSix]

That's really shitty. Hope all goes well.

[Strength]

Instead of taking a third year of Spanish as a language course I decided I'd try learning Chinese. I dropped out of that class in two fucking days, but then again so did half the class.

[DuoFabuloso]

i have a W on my transcript for everyday of the week.

[Orange]

At 6/26/09 10:54 PM, Punkboyben wrote: Which Uni do you go to?

Stony Brook University aka SUNY Stony Brook

we're a public school, and we're best known for BCPM (bio chem physics math) research.

[lvl1forever]

cool story bro

[Armerad]

God for you, I hate people like that who base grades on opinion of you.