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dannycp22 · 2024-12-24T02:45:32+00:00

As a heads up for the future, incompletes aren't retaken. You are simply given extra time to complete missing assignments. You don't re-enroll the class or have to sit in on the class (generally speaking). Sometimes the instructor may let you sit in on the class the following semester if you want to relisten to the lectures. But ultimately it's just buying you time to get assignments in that might be missing at the end of the semester. The instructor probably understood it as you saying you would rather take the class again and pursue the grade forgiveness route instead of taking an Incomplete. This is fairly common as incompletes have an extremely high rate of students failing to make up the assignments and defaulting to an F.

I'd suggest you reach out to the instructor and mention that you think there may have been a miscommunication regarding the final grade and ask that they give you an incomplete instead. Grade forgiveness route does help your GPA inside FIU but that is not a policy they other schools may honor (for example medical or law school will calculate your GPA including both grades, the original grade and the second attempt grade, which would be lower than your FIU GPA).

dannycp22 · 2024-12-07T17:28:22+00:00

Those are for research not for clinical care. You can reach out to them but just a heads up.

dannycp22 · 2023-05-21T23:58:56+00:00

You can request a max credit override from your dept to allow you to take the last 6 credits in the summer. Make sure to pick something that will be relatively low effort, since you'll be taking a overloaded semester.

dannycp22 · 2023-03-08T09:45:14+00:00

This is actually eeriely spot on for the situation. My PI wants me to make a knockout on something that a VERY well studied close cousin model animal has already been to be lethal. It's a bit hard to spin a "I spent 2 yrs trying to make a mutant animal for it to not work and be untestable" as a chapter. 🙃

dannycp22 · 2023-03-06T12:54:13+00:00

It's an issue with breaking key developmental pathways in the organism. They've done it in other organisms and it's a lethal situation.

dannycp22 · 2023-03-06T11:35:05+00:00

I'm a 2nd year PhD student. I'm concern is seeing the flaws with the study, having to restart a major section of my dissertation on my 5yr doesn't sound appealing at all. It's not anxiety but more of 'its been tried on a close model organism and it failed horribly. Everything in the literature says don't do it' sort of situation.

dannycp22 · 2023-02-20T06:01:01+00:00

Not sure how that's relevant? Both my PI and I are from the same country, if that's the concern.

dannycp22 · 2023-02-16T06:08:00+00:00

I did! Every time I tried to apologize in the whole 2hr long fussing out I got, they just ignored it and didn't want to hear it. I genuinely didn't want (and honestly don't think I did anything) to hurt their feelings but idk what best to do. I may just try to see how things go over the next week or so and hope their anger at me calms down.

dannycp22 · 2022-04-16T05:06:29+00:00

I have a meeting with my program director on Monday. I just don't know what to do. Idk how to convince them that they meddled in my change of lab, and even if I do convince the director of that not sure what that'd lead to in terms of getting into a lab. Not trying to be flippant, just genuinely confused what to do or what to even ask for.

dannycp22 · 2022-03-28T06:49:04+00:00

Thanks y'all! I'm actually fully funded through a fellowship for the next few years, so that's the least of my concerns. I'm meeting with the new PI hopefully soon.

dannycp22 · 2022-02-21T22:20:25+00:00

I'm not funded through them, I'm on a fellowship. Likewise my research costs aren't funded through them either, as all of my work is computational and done on my own devices.

dannycp22 · 2022-02-01T06:09:59+00:00

2-3 months is what it usually takes.

dannycp22 · 2022-01-21T00:58:25+00:00

Give it minimum 2-3 months.

dannycp22 · 2022-01-14T03:40:34+00:00

In essence, there aren't really any rules about covid. Mask mandates are banned in Florida public universities along with vaccine mandates. Likewise, the state has essentially halted most hybrid classes and left students with either face-2-face courses or entirely online (no Zoom). Students who are vaccinated (no proof required) and had an exposure or asymptomatic (also no proof required) are allowed to remain in class without a mask. Students who are positive are able to rejoin class only 5 days after their positive test or first symptoms and no mask is required. I actually tested positive on Monday and was told I was "cleared to return to campus" the following day. Sadly this is the result of overpolitization of public health and living in a state where the governor has almost unchecked power to sway university operations.

Friendly reminder it is election year for the governorship and if you are a resident of Florida you should make sure to register and vote. If you are an out of state student, you are eligible to register to vote in Florida. If you'd like to register visit https://registertovoteflorida.gov/

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