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jcole4lsu 
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| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/11/12 at 2:26 pm to khutch6)
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But we did have one girl scream "I cant do it!", start balling, and run out of the room during the International Trade final.
thats awesome. not really for her, but still. one would think she would have figured out she wasnt understanding the material before getting all the way to the final.
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boom roasted 
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| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/11/12 at 4:22 pm to snake23)
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This whole going to school for free thing is really breaking the bank. If only I was so stupid that I didn't qualify for academic scholarships then maybe I'd go learn how to be a garbage man or something
You're bragging about TOPS when you just got a D in undergrad. Too funny. Quit blaming other people for your shortcomings. Spend more time studying and less time complaining.
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IdahoTiger 
South Alabama Fan
Mobile, AL
Member since Dec 2007
852 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/11/12 at 5:41 pm to boom roasted)
Getting a D isn't the end of the world, it's how you react that will determine your success later. I've gotten one D (spanish 2 at 8am) while in college and that was freshman year while I was pledging a fraternity. Just admit to yourself that you could have studied more, and go to class. That D was a wakeup call for me and I haven't gotten another and don't plan on it. Retake the class, study harder and let it be a turning point. Good luck.
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WPBTiger
LSU Fan
WPB, FL
Member since Nov 2011
960 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/11/12 at 5:53 pm to snake23)
I took Econ in school because all my friends were business majors and thought I had an easy major. I made a B without much effort. YOU NEED TO STUDY MORE AND STOP THINKING YOU ARE ENTITLED TO SOMETHING.
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JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
5515 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/11/12 at 7:04 pm to snake23)
Boo hoo. I had a class where 60% of your grade came from the final.
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GeauxHome
Member since Feb 2008
118 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/11/12 at 7:53 pm to Pumpkins)
I agree Katayama is very reasonable and grades fairly. He did not replace any grades this semester nor did he let us argue points, but he did curve the grade a lot. The OP more than likely received the grade he or she deserved and rightfully deserves a backlash for calling out a decent professor. I am not sure why this had to turn into a majors debate. I am sure you are just generalizing, but it isn't right to lump the OP in as the representative for the rest of us. I am going to cry in a corner now! 
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southernelite 
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Member since Sep 2009
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Mgmt/mkt majors are the fat chicks of the business school. Of course they have to be nice. The hot girls are usually bitchy. It's the way the world works.
MGMT/MKTG majors are full of the suck.
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thiggi22
LSU Fan
Gonzales
Member since Jun 2012
54 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:40 pm to snake23)
all i remeber about my upper level econ was that the grading curve was so big that I made a 35% in the class, and made a C. I remember the teacher saying at the end of the semester, that out of the 40 people in the class, only 2 people had over a 50%. cant remember his name, he was an ass
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TheHiddenFlask 
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| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/11/12 at 11:28 pm to thiggi22)
I almost dropped my first Econ because I thought I was going to get a C. Then the 32 pt curve came in and I made a 107, highest grade in the class.
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brewhan davey 
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Member since Sep 2010
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I almost dropped my first Econ because I thought I was going to get a C. Then the 32 pt curve came in and I made a 107, highest grade in the class.
Jesus.. the fact that a 32-point curve was rendered speaks volumes about that teacher's ability.
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When in Rome
USA Fan
Telegraph Road
Member since Jan 2011
20808 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/11/12 at 11:36 pm to GeauxZone90)
I never went to Katayama's class and still pulled a B. ECON 2035 is simply not that difficult, and it isn't hard to find old exams online to practice tests beforehand. 
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LSUsuperfresh
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
1976 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/12/12 at 12:07 am to snake23)
I've always wondered what it was like to fail a class
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The Easter Bunny 
Georgia Tech Fan
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Member since Jan 2005
40339 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/12/12 at 12:10 am to oauron)
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and yet you still have over 20% of the failing and that's AFTER people drop it because it's too difficult.
really? I never took any business classes, but I figured most people coasted through
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snake23
LSU Fan
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Member since Dec 2011
3028 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/12/12 at 1:12 am to LSUsuperfresh)
The only reason I started this thread was because there was a thread titled "I passed!!!!" That had recently been started so I wanted to do a spinoff and see what happened. It sure did deliver. That's for sure.
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OneMoreTime 
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Florida Gulf Coast Fan
Member since Dec 2008
40720 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/12/12 at 1:14 am to snake23)
Haha you dum
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CtotheVrzrbck 
Oklahoma State Fan
Tulsey Town
Member since Dec 2007
14581 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/12/12 at 3:06 am to snake23)
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freakin foreign econ teacher who can't even speak English didn't curve me to a C. now i gotta retake that shite. :CSB:
I know where you're coming from. At OSU 8 out of 10 of my classes have been taught by foreign grad students. Only the classes in my major have all been Americans.
It's a pain in the arse to have to correct your damn instructor on graphs and math. It truly feels as if I'm paying for a 3rd world education. Cheap sons of bitches.
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BulldogXero
LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2011
275 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/12/12 at 3:37 am to CtotheVrzrbck)
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It's a pain in the arse to have to correct your damn instructor on graphs and math. It truly feels as if I'm paying for a 3rd world education. Cheap sons of bitches.
The quality of education students receive at most universities is in no way worthy of the amount of money they spend.
Don't expect to learn much of value. Just buckle down and get that piece of paper so your resume can pass through that computer program used by your company's HR department to sort through resumes.
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bmy
LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2007
20228 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/12/12 at 4:01 am to snake23)
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i figured we'd get a little more than 2 points as a curve. the aggravating thing isnt that we didnt get a big enough curve as much as the fact that we didnt have homework all semester. 10-15 percent of my grade wouldve been a 100 had we been assigned some homework.
midterm and a final is all you should ever expect.
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BreakawayZou83 
Missouri Fan
Way down in Missouri
Member since Oct 2011
4872 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/12/12 at 4:13 am to snake23)
You dumb fricker.
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NocturnalTiger
LSU Fan
Member since Nov 2011
1146 posts
| re: I didnt pass (Posted on 12/12/12 at 4:56 am to snake23)
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i have more important things to worry about than how the central bank of Uzbekistan develops monetary policy
Just as long as you know how to give me correct change when I order at McDonalds...
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