Freaking out. 'L' grades from 2005.

[_Tully]

Hello, I just got re-registered at my school. I attended extremely briefly, probably only a month, back in 2005, before joining the military. I am now back in the system, and when I clicked on my 'GPA' section, just out of curiosity, to my horror three classes are listed as 'L' grades (I don't even know what that is) and one as an 'F', all '0.00' GPA. I thought I had gone through the proper channels when I left to prevent this.
I am planning on starting anew as a Freshman this Spring semester, is there a way to get this huge blemish stricken from my record and start fresh, or am I going to have to deal with this huge strike to my GPA for my entire enrollment?

I've been trying to get in contact with the school, but it's very hard seeing as it's Thanksgiving and all. I am just extremely upset and nervous about this now.

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving =).

 

[lisab]

Well, first let's consider the very worst. Suppose you can't get them off of your record. And let's suppose you attend school for the next several years, get your degree, and apply to grad school. If your grades and references are good, it really won't matter. It's five years ago and your more recent work is much more relevant as an indicator of how well you'll do in grad school. Also, you get a chance to explain such things in your grad school application.

So, while is sucks that you probably feel like you're starting the race a mile behind everyone else, it probably won't matter much in the long run. You can use it as a motivator to keep your grades up.

Oh and when you find out what the "L" is I"d like to know - never heard of that before!

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!

 

[_Tully]

Well, first let's consider the very worst. Suppose you can't get them off of your record. And let's suppose you attend school for the next several years, get your degree, and apply to grad school. If your grades and references are good, it really won't matter. It's five years ago and your more recent work is much more relevant as an indicator of how well you'll do in grad school. Also, you get a chance to explain such things in your grad school application.

So, while is sucks that you probably feel like you're starting the race a mile behind everyone else, it probably won't matter much in the long run. You can use it as a motivator to keep your grades up.

Oh and when you find out what the "L" is I"d like to know - never heard of that before!

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!

Thank you for the reply and yea I think that is definitely the best way to look at the situation, as of right now. In actuality, if they count or not, doesn't change the fact I need to do my best. It's just a giant weight on my shoulders right now, especially because I don't know either way. Even knowing that they do in fact count and there is nothing I can do about it will be a 'relief' in a way, because it means I can move forward. I hope to work it all out by Monday at least. I suppose I am freaking out a little early, because of the Thanksgiving situation and not being able to talk to anyone, haha.

It's frustrating even just seeing it their online, like it's taunting me, =P.

 

[fasterthanjoao]

It's frustrating even just seeing it their online, like it's taunting me, =P.

Don't worry about it (especially since you don't even know what the 'L' means!), and don't worry about getting it sorted immediately (or expect it to). Administrative duties can sometimes take quite a while to sort out in universities, at least it does at mine. You have a clear explanation for what happened when you left, so it shouldn't make any difference to your record if everything is as clear as you've said.

Just head down to your school registry (it's often easier and quicker to just do it in person) and explain what you're seeing on the record, and ask the questions you've asked here. You should be able to get a pretty quick answer, or at least an idea of who to speak to or what the procedure is.

I wonder if 'L' means 'leaver' or something like it..