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I just created an account to post this. This past year, my 'friend' enrolled as an M1 at a new DO school. He like many struggled through some of his classes, but ultimately passed all but one in the spring. He was given the option to remediate this class during summer. The first time he took the class, he was told he missed the passing cut off by one point, so out of a sum of 600 points, he failed by 1 point (not an actual percentage point if that makes sense). When he asked to see his previous exams and go over them with one of the deans, he was denied the right to do so, stating no one was allowed to see the exams after the review sessions. He studied all summer and took the remediation exam. He was supposed to receive notification of his grade within a day, but instead he had to wait three days.
When the dean finally called him, he was told he failed by 3 points. He was completely shocked, as his best friend is in an MD school, and he had access to all of his old quizzes and tests to study by, and had done wonderful on the practice exams. He asked what he was supposed to do now, and the dean of students told him he would have to meet with the SPC as he had done previously and await their decision.
He met with them. and believed his meeting went well, and that they all told him they believed in him and thought he deserved another chance. The dean of students emailed him, telling him to report to school for a meeting within 36 hours. He explained how he had left his car at school after his exam and flown back to see his family (13 hours away), and didn't even have a car to get back that quickly, especially since classes were to start for M2 in 6 days, and he still had to pack and load his family and drive them down (he has a small child). The dean said if he didn't come it would mean immediate dismissal. so having no choice, he rented a car and made the drive overnight to meet with the dean, who point blank told him as soon as the meeting began he was being dismissed, and handed him paper work to fill out if he wished to submit an appeal.
Here's where things get really strange. The dean told him, as stated in the hand book, that he had 72 hours to submit an appeal, and that the school had 72 hours from the time of that meeting to form a 3 person committee to meet with him. The dean said to not leave town, and keep his phone on him at all times. So for three days he waited, called, and emailed, asking what was going on. and still heard nothing back. ( all the while his wife is back home, working full time, and had to find someone to watch their child). on the fourth day, the dean of students emailed him, said there would be NO meeting with the 3 person committee, and that he was being offered a spot for readmission into the next year's M1 class, which by this point in time was supposed to start within 24 hours.
After talking with his family, he decided to not accept this offer, and began packing up his house to return to his family. A week later....
It comes out at school that this exact same situation had happened to six other students. But ONLY students taking this particular course. Every other course that people failed, they passed their remediation exams. So it just seemed like to me, it was 'almost' rigged. Why would they give a remediation exam and fail everyone? and offer them admission in the next years class? Was it just about the money? Am I looking too far into this? It just seems like a very very odd situation, especially since all other courses were remediated 100 percent successfully. Any advice? Could any legal action be taken? or is this just a case of poor management on the school's part? They for sure violated the 72 hour window of time. Their handbook also says you are allowed no legal counsel during the SPC meetings, or the meetings with the dean, nor can they recorded or taped. Is that even legal? Or can private schools really set rules like this, blow them off, and get away with it? Any advice is truly appreciated. thank you to all who read the entire thing.
When the dean finally called him, he was told he failed by 3 points. He was completely shocked, as his best friend is in an MD school, and he had access to all of his old quizzes and tests to study by, and had done wonderful on the practice exams. He asked what he was supposed to do now, and the dean of students told him he would have to meet with the SPC as he had done previously and await their decision.
He met with them. and believed his meeting went well, and that they all told him they believed in him and thought he deserved another chance. The dean of students emailed him, telling him to report to school for a meeting within 36 hours. He explained how he had left his car at school after his exam and flown back to see his family (13 hours away), and didn't even have a car to get back that quickly, especially since classes were to start for M2 in 6 days, and he still had to pack and load his family and drive them down (he has a small child). The dean said if he didn't come it would mean immediate dismissal. so having no choice, he rented a car and made the drive overnight to meet with the dean, who point blank told him as soon as the meeting began he was being dismissed, and handed him paper work to fill out if he wished to submit an appeal.
Here's where things get really strange. The dean told him, as stated in the hand book, that he had 72 hours to submit an appeal, and that the school had 72 hours from the time of that meeting to form a 3 person committee to meet with him. The dean said to not leave town, and keep his phone on him at all times. So for three days he waited, called, and emailed, asking what was going on. and still heard nothing back. ( all the while his wife is back home, working full time, and had to find someone to watch their child). on the fourth day, the dean of students emailed him, said there would be NO meeting with the 3 person committee, and that he was being offered a spot for readmission into the next year's M1 class, which by this point in time was supposed to start within 24 hours.
After talking with his family, he decided to not accept this offer, and began packing up his house to return to his family. A week later....
It comes out at school that this exact same situation had happened to six other students. But ONLY students taking this particular course. Every other course that people failed, they passed their remediation exams. So it just seemed like to me, it was 'almost' rigged. Why would they give a remediation exam and fail everyone? and offer them admission in the next years class? Was it just about the money? Am I looking too far into this? It just seems like a very very odd situation, especially since all other courses were remediated 100 percent successfully. Any advice? Could any legal action be taken? or is this just a case of poor management on the school's part? They for sure violated the 72 hour window of time. Their handbook also says you are allowed no legal counsel during the SPC meetings, or the meetings with the dean, nor can they recorded or taped. Is that even legal? Or can private schools really set rules like this, blow them off, and get away with it? Any advice is truly appreciated. thank you to all who read the entire thing.