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I currently have a 3.75 overall gpa and a 4.0 math and science gpa. I took some of my pre-reqs backwards, chem 1 and 2 (A) a&p 1 and 2 (A) before bio 1 and 2. Currently, I am in Bio 1 with a professor that is well a ....choose your favorite expletive. My 4.0 is being threatened and no amount of extra studying will ensure me an A. It is past the date of dropping without record of a W....I am no quitter....and I know if I was taking the same course with the other hard but reasonable teacher I would be looking at an A.
In case you are interested my only two test grades are 96 and 92 but the subjectively graded lab reports (I spend an average of 10 hours on them each and submit them for revisions and feedback and still only get in the 70% range but curiously the 19 year old blond chicks make in the high 80% and yes I have read their papers and they are not even in the same league - I guess when you are a prof you can be unethical as hell- okay enough ranting) are pulling my grade down to a mid B. Now I am not crazy for the As but hey I want to get into the pharm school of my choice and see this possible B as a potential hiccup in my hard won record.
The worst part is as far as I can tell in reading other student's papers my work is A level....for I surely know how to use spell check and know just where to put the commas....yeesh...and dammit I can get an A in a 100 level bio course...and I love bio too which only adds insult to injury. The deal here I feel is not my level of work or knowledge but a professor who should go get professional counseling...I know there are a lot of them out there....I am not looking for a perfect or fair world however, should I remain in the class and kill myself for the pleasure of receiving his bestowed B or drop with a W when I know for a fact that I can ace this course with a different professor?
In case you are interested my only two test grades are 96 and 92 but the subjectively graded lab reports (I spend an average of 10 hours on them each and submit them for revisions and feedback and still only get in the 70% range but curiously the 19 year old blond chicks make in the high 80% and yes I have read their papers and they are not even in the same league - I guess when you are a prof you can be unethical as hell- okay enough ranting) are pulling my grade down to a mid B. Now I am not crazy for the As but hey I want to get into the pharm school of my choice and see this possible B as a potential hiccup in my hard won record.
The worst part is as far as I can tell in reading other student's papers my work is A level....for I surely know how to use spell check and know just where to put the commas....yeesh...and dammit I can get an A in a 100 level bio course...and I love bio too which only adds insult to injury. The deal here I feel is not my level of work or knowledge but a professor who should go get professional counseling...I know there are a lot of them out there....I am not looking for a perfect or fair world however, should I remain in the class and kill myself for the pleasure of receiving his bestowed B or drop with a W when I know for a fact that I can ace this course with a different professor?