Cal States' "Golden Four"?

Question

I've been accepted as an upper division transfer to two Cal States (CSUN and CSULA) for Fall 2013. On my application, I indicated I would complete Statistics (one of the "golden four") this Spring and am taking it now. Everything else is great; GPA of 3.68, all other coursework completed, AA finished, etc., BUT I just got back my first Stats test and it's an F!!! 20 people got Ds and Fs, only 16 got a C or above.

The professor is proud of being a difficult teacher and doesn't curve. He says that most people will drop or fail his class, because in his mind that makes him an awesome professor, so I'm worried. Checking on RateMyProfessors confirms he is what he says he is. Taking this to administration would be a losing battle.

Will these Cal States still let me in? They only consider work completed by Spring, so that rules out Summer School, even if that were an option. I'm an Art Education major for crying out loud. Math is my weakness.

Has this happened to anyone else, and what happened? Should I drop Stats now to protect my GPA (and work full time to save more money, which is available to me right now), or keep trying hard until the end, even though I could fail no matter what?

Answer 1

You can ask Northridge and LA, but personally, I have my doubts. A math level beyond intermediate college algebra is one of the big areas they want. I can't say if they will make an exception or not, since you would only be missing the math area. Maybe you can do trig instead.



That professor is a jerk, so look at the syllabus to see if there is even the slightest possibility to rescue the C. If not, drop. Getting an F may not turn out well because CSUs may rescind an admission offer due to not passing all the final classes.

Answer 2

I would be exceptionallly angry and would definitely go to the principal on that one. If those books were not put out I would complain to the schoolboard about it. There is no reason for the censorship of this book. If the librarian doesn't like it, she doesn't have to read it. No biggie. If the parents don't like the book, I'm sure they could mention that fact to their children. As for the writer who stated the Bible is banned in schools, I have seen the Bible in schools. Of course I am in Canada so maybe that has something to do with it. I have also seen the Koran and the Torah (written into book form in English) in the schools as well as books on other religions. They are used as reference books in the library and if a child choses to bring one from home for free reading, no one is taking it away from them. At least not here. The problem is when one religion tends to override every other religion and make themselves the "special", the "best", and the "only right" religion. To take a book, written by an Atheist off the shelves (or in this case not putting it on), shows that the librarian is one of those who has decided that her religion is the special, best and only right one and that everyone should be agreeing with her.

Answer 3

Unless the class is required to transfer, drop it. Call Admissions at CSUN and CSULA and ask if it will affect admission if the class is dropped.

http://rcc.edu/services/transfer/files/UpperDivisionTransferFlyer.pdf

If a Professor espoused such beliefs and results at Stanford, he would not last very long.

Good Luck!