[Julia_anika]

Hi everyone!

I’m graduating next fall… but there is one trouble professor who doesn’t give a grade higher than a C+ to anyone. I already took one class with him and ended up with a C+. Right now I’m taking another class with him (I had no choice. He’s only one teaching that class). I’m pretty sure I’ll have a C+ again.. and then, he is also teaching the last class that I need to take next fall.

Before I started taking classes with that professor my GPA was 3.5.. now it’s already 3.25…I can’t imagine what my GPA will look like after another two C+’s…

This is very depressing. There is no one at school I can talk about it, because I’m afraid of retaliation. I spoke with that professor directly and that’s what he basically said to me: “if you question my grading policy you question my authority and competence. If you believe you are worth a grade higher that a C+ I’d give you an F.. and you have to take that class again to prove you can do better…”

I project my GPA will drop down to 3.0 when I graduate. I don’t work right now. I’ll start looking for a job once I’m done with CPA. Do you think that 3.0 GPA will affect my job search?

thanks

NYC, NY
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[Anonymous]

Had a professor just like this in grad school as well. I got with the department chair (who I had as my audit professor in the same semester) and she set her straight. Fortunately since I had the department chair as a prof she could attest to the type of work I did and my overall diligence in academics. Turns out, this lady had a history of complaints by students so it was no surprise.

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