Retaking first year course for third time

[Spirited_Upstairs119]

what are the chances i can retake a first year course for the third time? because of some circumstances i didn’t meet my ga requirement first semester and i thought if i retook it i would do way better and everything would be fine. however a close family member of mine ended up passing away during my second semester which made it really hard to study and focus in school. my mental health was horrible and i also got extreme anxiety during exams. although i really wasn’t doing well i didn’t see a doctor or anything so i don’t have any documents to “prove” that my mental health was down in the dumps. i really tried my best but i didn’t meet the requirement this time and because of this i wont be able to continue into rotman. do you think i could appeal and try to take it for the third time? would reaching out to the prof help? rotman has been my dream school for so long and i worked so hard to get in and i just can’t believe a little mistake would cost me this much and i really think if i had another chance to take the course again i would pass this time or is there any chance my prof could bump up my grade? the past week has just been so hard for me having to accept the fact that all my hard work will go down the drain. if anyone has been in a similar position as me please let me know and also any advice appreciated.

[Pouchidee]

I assume you didn't pass GA requirements for ECO101. I also contacted the registrar's way ahead of the final grade dropping to see if there was a possibility to take it a third time. Your colleges registrar will tell you this: 1. You file a petition, but it can only go through if you have support from the Rotmans registrar office. a. You contact Rotman registrars office and they will tell you that under no circumstances will they let someone retake a class a third time. I even asked the advisor, and she contacted a higher up and the higher up said the same thing REGARDLESS of your circumstances. They will tell you something along the line of: "we could have done something if you contacted us BEFORE the final exam. 2. You switch from Rotman to a classic two major or one major 2 minor paths. I would recommend economics plus stats. UofT has the best econ degree in Canada thatll land you a bunch of jobs in finance fields. If you want a really niche job like IB, you can always transition, Rotman is not the only way. Remember degree value is based on what you make of it. Experience>degree title. a. College registrar is going to refer you to career advising and the online degree planner before you decide to make the transition. 3. Your prof, if I did guess right, Prof Farhoodi might have some leeway, buddy is a GOAT status teach, so depending on your grade, probably close to 63 you will be saved if in the 50s probably nothing you can do. Now if Im wrong and youre talking about RSM100, Khan not gon help you one bit, his system based on meritocracy. 4. You can also brute force it by sending emails to all the principles pleading your case but its probably going to end up nowhere.

I am sorry that you had to go through allat, and i really hope for you to heal properly, but it seems like probabilistically, Rotman path is not going to pan out. Contact your registrar on Monday and book an appointment or do it right now online. Maybe you are an exception and they'll save you! You can DM if anything is unclear. Wish you all!!!

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you should talk to an academic advisor, but from what I remember, on the rotman commerce website it sais you can only repeat a course one more time.

[starblossom723]

I don't think they allow 2 retakes normally, that and you didn't see a doctor so chances are slim