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Hello,
As some of you may have read, my mother recently (February 15th) passed away. Since then, school has understandably become incredibly difficult for me. Though my professors have been extraordinarily kind -- allowing numerous deadline extensions, taking exams/tests at a later date, etc -- I still find myself struggling to keep up. As withdrawing from the semester is not an option (as my college has a requirement that you live in the dorms for at least the first year, I had not found an apartment to live in. With my Mum being my only involved parent and all other family members making it clear that they are not willing to take me in/allow me to stay with them, I am homeless at the moment and dependent on the dorms for shelter, food, etc) and dropping classes would cause complications later down the road (in terms of having enough credits to graduate), I have been exploring the idea of petitioning to change one or two of my classes to Pass/Fail, both to salvage my GPA and relieve some of the immense pressure I feel weighing down upon me.
Though I am likely being incredibly neurotic (with everything going on, this would not surprise me), as long as the P/F courses are not pre-reqs, this will not harm me significantly later on when it comes time to apply, will it? In light of everything else I have lost, I would hate to detriment my chances of attaining one of the few things that has kept me going (ie, my long-term, career goals).
Thanks.
Star
As some of you may have read, my mother recently (February 15th) passed away. Since then, school has understandably become incredibly difficult for me. Though my professors have been extraordinarily kind -- allowing numerous deadline extensions, taking exams/tests at a later date, etc -- I still find myself struggling to keep up. As withdrawing from the semester is not an option (as my college has a requirement that you live in the dorms for at least the first year, I had not found an apartment to live in. With my Mum being my only involved parent and all other family members making it clear that they are not willing to take me in/allow me to stay with them, I am homeless at the moment and dependent on the dorms for shelter, food, etc) and dropping classes would cause complications later down the road (in terms of having enough credits to graduate), I have been exploring the idea of petitioning to change one or two of my classes to Pass/Fail, both to salvage my GPA and relieve some of the immense pressure I feel weighing down upon me.
Though I am likely being incredibly neurotic (with everything going on, this would not surprise me), as long as the P/F courses are not pre-reqs, this will not harm me significantly later on when it comes time to apply, will it? In light of everything else I have lost, I would hate to detriment my chances of attaining one of the few things that has kept me going (ie, my long-term, career goals).
Thanks.
Star
