I am in a class with a very strict professor. I put my hear and soul into a paper, and ended up getting a D on it. She told all of us that we need to utilize the writing center at out university, explaning that she is going to grade papers harshly that have grammar, punctuation or APA errors. She said she shouldn't have to grade off on those things, because the writing center is a place that catches on to those mistakes before the student turns in the assignment. I put long hours into this paper, and I had 2 appointments with the writing center. One was on a Sunday night, the other for that Tuesday. And then I was going to turn it in on Tuesday. I showed up for my Sunday night appointment, and they said they didn't have me on schedule. I showed them my schedule card, and as it turns out, the person who entered my dates in the computer, enterd them for December, not November. And yes, the appt card was correct, with my November dates. So I couldn't get my paper checked on Sunday or on Tuesday. They guy looked at the schedule for Tuesday, I wasn't on there, and he couldn't squeeze me in because they were already booked.
They did end up writing my professor about it, and they expalined that the mix up was completely their fault. I saw the email they sent her, because it was CC'd to me.
Well, I got my paper back and got a D. She said I had grammar/apa errors, and it was opinionated. She took 5 points off for the grammar/apa. She also wrote at the bottm "Use writing center".
I feel like I should have been graded less harshly. I tried using the writing center twice, they messed my appt up, and she was notified of this. I would like to ask her to reconsider my grade, but how can I ask someone that, especially a professor who acts like Judge Judy. Uggh. I think I deserve extra points, because had the writing center proofread my paper, I would have been able to make the corrections, and then I would have gotten a better grade. I tried, dammit, I tried. I would like to email her about this, but what should I say? I don't want to walk up and confront her, because I think she will feel a little violated. I have to be very careful with how I word things with her. What should I say, and do you support me in doing this? My friends know her, and are telling me to let it go, that she won't care.
