Reasons for deferring admissions to graduate program

[mistborn]

hey, i'm an undergraduate senior at an engineering school and i've applied and gotten accepted at a good engineering graduate school for fall 2011. however, one of my classes this final semester is really tough and i fear that i may have to retake it (and unfortunately, it's not offered during the summer).

do you think it would be possible for me to defer my admission to the graduate program till spring 2012, if i do need to retake the class?

i'd like to hear from people who have deferred admissions before and what the process was like. thanks for your responses!

Edited March 28, 2011 by mistborn

[beanbagchairs]

Dont worry about something that hasnt happened yet. You still have half of semester left! Try very hard to pass. Good luck!

In the case of failing to pass the class, you can ask if you can take the course simultaneously while going to grad school or defer your admission.

[mistborn]

Dont worry about something that hasnt happened yet. You still have half of semester left! Try very hard to pass. Good luck!

In the case of failing to pass the class, you can ask if you can take the course simultaneously while going to grad school or defer your admission.

hey thanks for the reply and i will definitely try very hard to pass!

also you bring up an interesting point! simultaneously take the class........but i'm going to a different grad school, i don't know if that's possible.

[neuropsychosocial]

also you bring up an interesting point! simultaneously take the class........but i'm going to a different grad school, i don't know if that's possible.

Could you take the class at your grad school and transfer it back to your undergrad? Or take it at another school this summer and transfer it back? Is it required for your degree?

Good luck - I'm sure that you're working as hard as you at it. Don't forget to go to office hours and to see if there are tutoring resources available for the class. My undergrad institution was quite good about providing tutors for most classes; my best friend's school was not, and she hired a grad student to tutor for one class that she needed to graduate that she just didn't "get." It allowed her to squeak through the class and her degree was definitely worth the $200 she spent for the tutoring, even though it was hard for her to find that money at the time.

[lewin]

Dont worry about something that hasnt happened yet. You still have half of semester left! Try very hard to pass. Good luck!

This is good advice. Not to be a pessimist, but many grad school acceptances are conditional on graduating and providing a final, official transcript. So the bigger problem is if they withdraw your acceptance based on failing or poor grades.

Edited March 28, 2011 by lewin00

[mistborn]

Could you take the class at your grad school and transfer it back to your undergrad? Or take it at another school this summer and transfer it back? Is it required for your degree?

Good luck - I'm sure that you're working as hard as you at it. Don't forget to go to office hours and to see if there are tutoring resources available for the class. My undergrad institution was quite good about providing tutors for most classes; my best friend's school was not, and she hired a grad student to tutor for one class that she needed to graduate that she just didn't "get." It allowed her to squeak through the class and her degree was definitely worth the $200 she spent for the tutoring, even though it was hard for her to find that money at the time.

thanks, these are very good points. im gonna ask my professor about these and also my undergrad office about what options i have.

has anyone heard of this happening before? because im not only worried about the fact that i may need to stay here to retake the class, but it's also an F in a class. i've never had an F before, in my 4 years of college and one in the very last semester looks really bad!