AT> to your question the topics are not given to us ahead of time and th
AT> point that causes me great proberlems if we had the topics ahead of 
AT> time then myself and other students that have this pirticular proble
AT> would pass this exam with no problem! the only reason that my colleg
 
Hello Andy,
 
   I don't believe I asked in my earlier message, what class are you 
taking where this is a problem?
 
AT> career hangs in the balence is because i am an immigrant and the vis
AT> that i am on does not allow i-students to fail classes.  :(  
 
   Thanks for clarifying that, many times students will over-dramatize 
the situation (if the world ended a fraction of the times one of my 
daughters thought it would, we would have been looking for a new planet 
eons ago) ;)  Actually some of my students are in a similar situation, 
as I teach Air Force ROTC, if the students don't maintain the required 
academic standards they are in jeopardy of 1) losing a scholarship or 
2) being removed from the program and naturally if the grades are low 
enough, they would face academic probation from the university. 
 
   Interesting to note the average GPA for a new freshman at our 
university is something like 1.81 on a 4.00 scale -- I thing our 
freshmen cadets average just a little over 3.00 comparatively.  Many of 
my university students that I'd advise (I have about 25 or so advisees) 
are currently on academic probation...GPAs in the 1.50 to 1.75 range.
 
AT> well what did santa bring you for christmas? 
AT> and did you have a good christmas?  
 
Yes we enjoyed a very nice Christmas thanks, albeit a cold one: -30F in 
Fargo on Christmas day.  As I look out the window it's snowing...again,
we're supposed to get another 8 or so inches today.  We've already had 
48" to date this winter with about half of that still on the ground.  
Hope you enjoyed your holidays.
 
Regards,
 
   Dale
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