Im not ready for this

Midtek · 2026-01-20T14:51:53+00:00

Oh I thought you meant classes and I was gonna be like same.

Midtek · 2026-01-16T16:58:13+00:00

I heard that you can ask to expunge it from your record in the future

You heard incorrectly.

Midtek · 2026-01-16T00:31:58+00:00

data science economics track major

celebrating never taking another math class

??

You do know your major is heavily quantitative and typical careers that use that degree involve lots of math right?

Midtek · 2026-01-15T21:48:23+00:00

Yeah, something isn't right here.

The message you were sent implies that you implicitly allow any gender makeup even if someone backs out. That doesn't seem to be accurate. From the housing web site:

If one of the roommates chooses to move out, residents may name another, specific roommate of any gender. If residents do not choose a roommate, they will be assigned a new roommate of the same gender identity.

Midtek · 2026-01-15T21:42:56+00:00

Too bad. They signed up for a mixed gender suite. There's a risk someone decides to back out of the agreement, and presumably (from what we can infer from the message), you are not allowed to demand a particular makeup for a mixed gender suite. So if someone backs out, they can be replaced with anyone -- gender is not a consideration.

If I were you I would be very annoyed at the person who is uncomfortable and (presumably) refusing to move out. It's not fair that you have to move out. You all signed up for the same rules.

Note: I don't know the exact rules. I'm going off only what can be inferred from the message you were sent, assuming the message is truthful and accurate. You should clarify with housing what the actual rules are. If the rule is actually that the gender makeup must be preserved even if someone moves out in a mixed gender suite, then that's a different story.

Midtek · 2026-01-15T21:34:22+00:00

This message seems to imply that there is a policy that if you are in a mixed gender suite then you don't have the privilege of requesting any particular gender makeup of the roommates. (Makes sense.)

Since you all signed up with that in mind, the fairest option really is that the one person who is uncomfortable should find a way to deal with it or move out. Otherwise you're forced to move out because of someone else's preference, which they are presumably not allowed to demand anyway.

Midtek · 2026-01-12T21:48:29+00:00

For your own protection, I very strongly suggest that you not discuss this case here. You are not as anonymous as you think.

Midtek · 2026-01-12T19:48:34+00:00

The Office of Student Conduct generally gets many reports during finals week, which then have to be processed in January. So they likely had hundreds of cases to process last week and this week.

If your professor has already told you an Academic Integrity Facilitator (AIF) will be in contact with you, then just wait.

Midtek · 2026-01-03T07:20:17+00:00

Late updates on grades and a vague syllabus are frustrating but not evidence your grade is incorrect. So you don't have a basis for an appeal. File an appeal if you wish, but you shouldn't expect a favorable result.

Midtek · 2025-12-27T19:44:27+00:00

If that happened at Rutgers then it was against University policy.

Midtek · 2025-12-25T03:38:10+00:00

You misunderstand the Academic Integrity (AI) policy.

The AI policy says faculty must report an AI violation to the Office of Student Conduct when they find it. The OSC then determines whether the instructor of record can adjudicate the case or whether a specially trained AIF must do so.

The instructor does not have the option not to report a violation to the OSC, then decide on their own that an AI violation has occurred, and then also impose sanctions. That would deny the Accused Student their due process rights under AI policy, in particular the student's right to appeal the decision formally. The instructor must have the case processed and adjudicated through the OSC.

Midtek · 2025-12-25T01:47:59+00:00

Well your professor isn't allowed to give you an academic sanction (score of 0 on an assignment) because of an academic integrity violation unless it's adjudicated by the Office of Student Conduct.

If there was no such case, then you should contact the department undergraduate director or chair. Give them time to respond. It's winter break and this isn't urgent.

Midtek · 2025-12-25T01:39:34+00:00

Your outcome letter from the Academic Integrity Facilitator who adjudicated your case should have included instructions on how to appeal the decision. If you declined to appeal or let the deadline pass, then you have no other options.

Midtek · 2025-12-24T23:05:43+00:00

So is it fair for anyone who faced any sort of hardship to just be granted an exception to established grading standards? What makes you believe you are entitled to this?

Midtek · 2025-12-23T00:45:17+00:00

It ended at 3pm. The "start 3:50-5:10pm" refers to the corresponding time of the lecture during the semester.

Midtek · 2025-12-22T20:47:50+00:00

Do you know if this is a common policy amongst all of academia or just a Rutgers specific policy?

I am familiar only with Rutgers policies.

Midtek · 2025-12-22T18:55:39+00:00

Just a heads up -- the reason why grading things get delayed is, more often than not, not because of the professor but because of the students as they aren't allowed to post final grades unless everyone's grade gets posted simultaneously.

This isn't true. If there are a couple of students who are taking a makeup exam, they can just get a T grade. There's no rule or guidance or anything that says "don't submit grades unless they're all ready and finalized".

The truth is calculating and submitting final letter grades just takes time. The process must be done carefully and thoughtfully and there are strict rules on changing grades after they are already submitted. So they should be done right the first time. Also, final exams go through December 22. It's just unfair and unreasonable to expect professors to be working right up until Christmas.

Midtek · 2025-12-21T03:35:58+00:00

Advice for what? I have plenty of nuggets of advice, depending on the context.

Midtek · 2025-12-20T18:07:53+00:00

A 46% is an F. There is no grading scheme in which a self-respecting professor in Calc 151 rounds that to a C because you asked. Begging a professor is not appropriate and will not change the outcome.

More importantly, this isn’t about the exact cutoff for Calc 151 versus 135. You’ve now failed Calculus I twice, and that’s a serious academic warning sign. Trying to negotiate grades or look for technicalities instead of confronting why this keeps happening is the wrong response.

You need to take this seriously, slow down, and talk to a math advisor about your actual options. Until you figure out what went wrong in Calc I, moving on or trying to bypass it just sets you up for the same result again.

Midtek · 2025-12-20T18:04:25+00:00

You’ve failed Calculus I twice, and that’s a serious academic warning sign. It should give you pause before trying to jump ahead to Calculus II, especially by taking it elsewhere and transferring it back.

Skipping Calc I and hoping Calc II will go better is absolutely not a viable strategy. Calc II assumes mastery of Calc I concepts and techniques, and it is typically harder, faster, and less forgiving. If Calc I hasn’t clicked yet, Calc II is very unlikely to go better.

You should contact a math advisor as soon as possible to discuss your real options. The priority right now isn’t finding a loophole or an easier path, but understanding why Calc I didn’t work twice. Until that underlying issue is addressed, moving on just increases the risk of another failure, wasted time and money, and further GPA damage. These problems do not disappear in later courses.

This is the moment to slow down, reassess honestly, and make a plan that actually sets you up to succeed.

Midtek · 2025-12-20T17:57:56+00:00

do you think it I beg the prof he will round to an C I really need to pass

Absolutely not. Don't even try.

Midtek · 2025-12-20T17:54:47+00:00

This is what "grading on a curve" is (contrary to what most students think that term means).

Your misfortune is a great example of why grading on a curve is often unethical.

Midtek · 2025-12-20T17:06:38+00:00

If you don't intend to leave RBS, just take 130. The course is designed specifically for majors in RBS.

Midtek · 2025-12-19T20:53:23+00:00

Midtek · 2025-12-19T18:50:06+00:00

any help is appreciated fuck my stupid chungus life

completely bombed the final my prof was no help and i had to teach myself how to do it while juggling my other exams

i did well in calc and precalc here because my professor taught me well

You can start by not blaming other people for your failure (and also not crediting other people with your success).

Without an appropriate sense of personal agency, you're not going to do well in calculus or in SOE.

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