I have a bit of a unique situation here. First a bit of background, I am in my last semester of senior year. However, last semester I failed my nursing course by 2 points due to myself not handing a breakup well and going through a period of depression. I met with the dean of my school and I was allowed the chance to re-mediate that course and graduate on time as I explained my situation while also having my record of good grades previously to back me up, so long as some conditions were met. I needed to hand in all assignments on time, and may not miss a single day of class or clinical. I also, under my own direction, started speaking to a therapist to better myself and work towards not allowing the end of relationships to affect me so greatly that i neglect my obligations in life.
Fast forward to now, I have a 4.0 currently in the last two classes i need to graduate, have not missed a day of class or clinical, scored in the top 94 percentile on the HESI exam, highest in my class.
Unfortunately however, my grandfather who i was very close to, lived directly behind my house and who I helped care for these past few years has just passed away of unexpected cardiac arrest in his sleep on Thursday. I received the news from my mother while at my clinical site and asked to be excused so I can go be with my family. My instructor was very understanding and allowed me to do such. The other issue I had was an assignment for the remediation course that was due the next day at 4pm. This assignment included watching a video and then making your own video or audio response. Naturally I did not feel I was in a proper state to be able to record myself hours after his death and the following day I was tied up at the funeral home helping make arrangements as my mother was in very bad shape over losing her father.
I emailed my professor who is in charge of the remediation and my contract of missing no time in the hopes of a extension on this one assignment. I had other assignments such as online practice exams and a case study, all of which are completed and I will hand in on time. However, my teacher has still not responded to my repeated email attempts as to my situation and missing that voice recording assignment. The other accommodation I asked for is to be able to miss the day of his funeral this week as I am to give his eulogy. This leads me to worry that I am going to be dismissed from the program and to have to repeat the semester next year as I have been given no response.
I know nobody here has any answers besides my professor but I am curious as to your thoughts on this situation. Looking back I wish I just completed the assignment, even if I had to record my shaky voice and wipe away tears in between. I hoped that given this circumstance I expected such a small accommodation as an extra day on an assignment that required me to speak and share it with others that also failed and are in this class. I emailed her an hour after I found out myself and asked her for the extended time, but never received a response as to a yes or no. I wish she would just tell me that she at least received the emails i sent. I do know she was traveling as she sent an email to one of my friends last night stating as such, but why did she not offer me the same courtesy so I know my emails have been read. I can even provide death certificates if they are concerned as to the truthfulness of the story. I am not sure what else to do however or if I should contact my dean. I dont plan on missing extra days, even if they tell me I can not attend his funeral I shall miss it, I do not plan on asking for any other extensions on assignments or tests. I just needed an extra day to consolidate myself so I can speak clearly at my computer.
Thank you for any feedback or input into my situation you may provide me.
Hello all, thank you for your kind words and thoughts. Figured I would give an update on case you were all wondering. Turns out whe didn't respond as our school email directory has two emails listed for her. One that is his main .edu email and another that goes to an email box that our school website uses called direct 2 live. I didn't realize this so I was sending an email to the one she doesn't check very often. I guess that's one way to get yourself in a panic lol. She was very understanding, she checked and saw I was trying to contact her. I was excused the day of his funeral, although we had a field trip to the state Capitol that day so i was given a paper assignment as a make up for this class objective. So moral of the story don't trust gmail by typing in a name rather than a full email address.
Im sorry for your loss, I do understand that it can be devastating & hard to get back on the ball after such an impact to your life. Perhaps due to your remediation circumstances, this instructor needs time to figure out what is or isn't allowed. Maybe they have to meet with the Dean to discuss or review policy? I don't know how much time has now passed, but if not much, try to be patient & follow up as needed. Good luck to you.
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Hello all, thank you for your kind words and thoughts. Figured I would give an update on case you were all wondering. Turns out whe didn't respond as our school email directory has two emails listed for her. One that is his main .edu email and another that goes to an email box that our school website uses called direct 2 live. I didn't realize this so I was sending an email to the one she doesn't check very often. I guess that's one way to get yourself in a panic lol. She was very understanding, she checked and saw I was trying to contact her. I was excused the day of his funeral, although we had a field trip to the state Capitol that day so i was given a paper assignment as a make up for this class objective. So moral of the story don't trust gmail by typing in a name rather than a full email address.
Thank you everyone