Too many Fs in transcript, how will that impact me?

[Nixi]

When I first began my degree journey, I had an F in a course that I thought I had withdrawn from. I didn't discover the bad grade until I pulled my transcripts almost 13 years later.

Granted, my reasons for not finishing that course were because I had to fly across the country to be with a parent who was dying from cancer and I had to get permission from the military at the time to go because I was also dually enrolled in the language school. There was so much going on in my life at the time that I never did think to follow up on whether they approved my request to withdrawal.

Literally 13 years after I was enrolled to take that course, I wrote the college a brief letter regarding my request for academic forgiveness and asked that they turn my F into a W. I did send them a copy of my parent's death certificate so that they could verify my story as well. It took about a month but the college agreed to change my grade to a W.

If you have a good enough reason, it might be worth requesting academic forgiveness. If you explain your goals, what you have learned, and are very humble in your request, perhaps they'll be willing to make the change. The worst thing they can say is no.

I'm glad to read your college replaced your D with W, you truly deseved it. I'll definitely try your suggestion, thanks!