Failing a college class

[ACG]

You can not drop a class during finals week, this week.

The instructor will not intervene. Not his personality. And as a side note, why should he? People should know there isn't always a safety net out there.

As a side note I am going to night at school. Have a good job in management, lots of job experience, just no degree.

[westtexas]

If you have to take the class again, and it will be the same professor next time, I would take the final. That way you can get a rough idea what questions the prof likes to ask and in what manner. It's like taking a practice SAT or LSAT or NAVLE or whatever. Use it as a tool to find where your weaknesses are, that way when you take the class again you know exactly what you need to study up on and when you need to ask questions. Also, if you study hard for the final and shoot for that A, imagine how much easier the class will be next time around because you've already committed that information to your brain.

[badger]

this is going off on a tangent a bit, but I have noticed a couple of my friends who feel they are somehow at a disadvantage or inadequate for not having a degree, even though they are both in well-paid jobs. I keep telling them that a degree isn't necessary, but they both regret not having pursued a degree.

I'm the opposite. I have a degree but stuck in a dead end job.

[szsz]

The instructor will not intervene. Not his personality. And as a side note, why should he? People should know there isn't always a safety net out there.

I love that you said this. Many of my students don't have this understanding and as a prof of a "gateway" class it is an important lesson to learn before the stakes get higher.

Take the final. It shows that you care and it gives you good experience.