I need to vent. I signed up for two online classes with my university in August-- two electives that I did not particularly want to take, but a letter they sent me indicated that I needed to take 6 credits above and beyond my AA requirements in order to graduate in December. Later, a school advisor told me there was no such requirement and she didn't know why I received such a letter. But I spent a good chunk of money on the classes and since I was past the refund date, I stuck with them.
Fast forward to now- I just got my midterm grades back (three weeks after I took them-- thats how organized this university is) and my freshman history professor gave me a 44% on my project. I was sure it was a mistake and I emailed him days ago, and today he finally got back to me about it and told me that it was indeed my grade. I was floored reading the email- the reason for the grade was that I got a couple words backwards reading the directions and accidentally wrote the papers on history events to emphasize how they were significant to today's culture instead of past culture. Actually, I covered BOTH, but catered much more to today's emphasis because I mistakenly thought that was what he wanted.
I know I don't deserve an "A" on these papers, but good grief, am I wrong to think a 44% is very harsh when I did the same amount of research and work as everyone else in the class? I have gotten 100% credit on all of my other assignments in this class and I just can't fathom why I would deserve this grade for making a simple mistake. If he won't be reasonable about it I will have to audit the course- 2 months of work and $400 tuition money down the tubes. I emailed him for an appointment to talk to him about it but I haven't heard back yet.
Thanks for letting me rant.
As sick as I am of petty little projects in classes that I could test out of, this is just a slap in the face after all my work. I can't wait to start testing out of courses so I can leave this kind of BS in the past.