What to do if you are failing core college classes
Failing core courses like accounting can tank your GPA, threaten internship return offers, and force difficult decisions about whether to switch majors or push through. Even though it can delay graduation or linger on transcripts for years, many people still manage to graduate, find jobs, and build careers.
What people tried
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What to do if you are failing core college classes
- 1Talking to other students to see if courses are universally curvedDid this help you?
- 2Attending on campus tutoring from a professorDid this help you?
- 3Watching YouTube videos to understand basic conceptsDid this help you?
- 4retaking the class to replace the failing grade on the transcriptDid this help you?
- 5explaining the failed grades directly to employers if askedDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I had to submit my resume to Deloitte and I had 2 Fs on there from 8 years prior that showed up on the first page the way the transcript was presented.”source ↗
“It took me 10 years to get through school, with multiple degree changes and more than a couple failed grades. Still got hired and still going mediocrely through the workplace.”source ↗
“What to do if I just barely passed financial accounting, and am currently failing managerial. Should I just call it quits? Should I pivot into a different business degree?”source ↗
“I may not pass the class since I received an F, which could negatively affect my GPA. I’m worried about how much this could impact my internship return offers, especially since the firms I’m considering require a transcript once I graduate.”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
- 6Why can't I understand my accounting teacher in class?
- 8Why won't students do the reading assignments?
- 3Special education pull-out services during core instruction time
- 3Why do I fail exams despite studying for months?
- 6Why do mandated teaching methods fail in the classroom?
- 2Scared of failing intermediate accounting after forgetting everything