OCHEM Trouble

[winniekate07]

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I have had some health concerns this semester (I am a type 1 diabetic), plus I lost my job to COVID-19, and my service dog died. I have had a mentally and physically trying semester and I missed a bunch of OCHEM labs. I thought I was in better standing but it looks like I will get a D in the lab. The professor is just unwilling to allow me to make up work.

I am waiting to hear back from 5 schools. I have not gotten a D before and from what I understand if accepted this with result in a rejection. I am attempting to see if I can get a medical withdrawal or an incomplete and take OCHEM over the Wintermester to fulfill the requirement.

Has anyone been in a similar position? I am panicking (naturally) and while I am not very confident that I will get in this round, I fear that my health has negatively impacted my ability to get into vet school.

 

[finnickthedog]

Acceptances are generally contingent on successful of the prerequisites before whatever deadline the school sets. I'm not sure that receiving a failing grade would automatically result in rescinding the acceptance if you still have time left to repeat the course before that deadline. But I think only the schools in question can answer that for sure. I haven't been a similar spot so I can't really speak from experience.

 

[calliesmom2014]

I am so sorry this happened to you. Professors should be understanding of the toll COVID is taking on student health, mentally and physically. The fact that he is not allowing you to make up the work is frustrating and wrong. My advice to you is to breathe. It will work out. Withdraw if you can, if not just retake it. 1 lab (that is 1 credit hour I presume) will have little effect in the long run. Ochem is a beast we all struggle to tame under normal circumstances. Schools understand.

 

[britzen]

Get your dean's office involved as well maybe. Medical reasons are often exccused absences that should have requirements that allow you to make them up. If not, do what you gotta do to finish the prereqs by the spring - you probably won't lose your spot as long as you finish everything on time.

 

[thankdog]

I have had some health concerns this semester (I am a type 1 diabetic), plus I lost my job to COVID-19, and my service dog died. I have had a mentally and physically trying semester and I missed a bunch of OCHEM labs. I thought I was in better standing but it looks like I will get a D in the lab. The professor is just unwilling to allow me to make up work.

I am waiting to hear back from 5 schools. I have not gotten a D before and from what I understand if accepted this with result in a rejection. I am attempting to see if I can get a medical withdrawal or an incomplete and take OCHEM over the Wintermester to fulfill the requirement.

Has anyone been in a similar position? I am panicking (naturally) and while I am not very confident that I will get in this round, I fear that my health has negatively impacted my ability to get into vet school.

I 100% agree with @britzen about getting the dean involved. Back during swine flu I had a professor try and fail me even though I was really sick and half of the school was quarantined to their dorms. I got the dean involved and he forced the professor to accept my late work. Your situation definitely warrants compassion and if your prof isn’t capable of that then hopefully the dean can talk some sense into him. Also I’m so so so sorry about your loss of your service dog. I’ll be sending you good thoughts and I hope this works out for you.

 

[max_wildlife]

so it's not exactly similar since i had no good reason for this to happen, but i was able to do the inverse - withdraw from an organic chem lecture and keep an organic chem laboratory. I was so frustrated and embarrassed and instead of following up or explaining the situation to the schools i applied to - i ghosted them. i dropped my communications, didn't send my updated transcripts -- i totally freaked out (even after the admissions coordinator from my dream school called me to ask me if i could please send my transcripts. i look back and that haunts me). i ended up ultimately being rejected. i'm still not in vet school or anything yet, but this year i finally owned up to it and called the schools i'm applying to ask about all of this; for what it's worth, they said that they're not holding my old ochem withdrawal(s-- I withdrew from lecture twice! i really psyched myself out) against me. i agree with contacting the dean but also try contacting the schools you applied to and if they are willing to share their perspectives on it. at least then you'll know for sure how to approach it.

i'm so sorry this happened to you, and hope that everything resolves smoothly.

 

[thankdog]

so it's not exactly similar since i had no good reason for this to happen, but i was able to do the inverse - withdraw from an organic chem lecture and keep an organic chem laboratory. I was so frustrated and embarrassed and instead of following up or explaining the situation to the schools i applied to - i ghosted them. i dropped my communications, didn't send my updated transcripts -- i totally freaked out (even after the admissions coordinator from my dream school called me to ask me if i could please send my transcripts. i look back and that haunts me). i ended up ultimately being rejected. i'm still not in vet school or anything yet, but this year i finally owned up to it and called the schools i'm applying to ask about all of this; for what it's worth, they said that they're not holding my old ochem withdrawal(s-- I withdrew from lecture twice! i really psyched myself out) against me. i agree with contacting the dean but also try contacting the schools you applied to and if they are willing to share their perspectives on it. at least then you'll know for sure how to approach it.

i'm so sorry this happened to you, and hope that everything resolves smoothly.

I bet a lot of us have some ochem withdraws on our transcripts 🙂

 

[winniekate07]

I bet a lot of us have some ochem withdraws on our transcripts 🙂

so it's not exactly similar since i had no good reason for this to happen, but i was able to do the inverse - withdraw from an organic chem lecture and keep an organic chem laboratory. I was so frustrated and embarrassed and instead of following up or explaining the situation to the schools i applied to - i ghosted them. i dropped my communications, didn't send my updated transcripts -- i totally freaked out (even after the admissions coordinator from my dream school called me to ask me if i could please send my transcripts. i look back and that haunts me). i ended up ultimately being rejected. i'm still not in vet school or anything yet, but this year i finally owned up to it and called the schools i'm applying to ask about all of this; for what it's worth, they said that they're not holding my old ochem withdrawal(s-- I withdrew from lecture twice! i really psyched myself out) against me. i agree with contacting the dean but also try contacting the schools you applied to and if they are willing to share their perspectives on it. at least then you'll know for sure how to approach it.

i'm so sorry this happened to you, and hope that everything resolves smoothly.

Ooof! I am so sorry this happened to you as well. Ochem is just the worst, I can't believe people actually like it! Sending you good vibes for round!

I was able to have a medical withdrawal approved and I enrolled in an online Ochem wintermester course. This means I will have my Ochem grade by the time fall grades are due. Which is a relief. I am not sure if I should send an explanation or just send the grades yet though!