As what I have mentioned on my previous post during my birthday, I promised my friends to treat them as soon as my school problem is solved. So here it is, I’m going to share this problem to all my readers.

This problem started just recently before the sem break. I was shocked, surprised, and any more adjectives similar to that of two when I learned about my grade in my Engineering Drawing subject. What’s my grade?! Hang it up first. So, right after our final examinations, we are allowed to consult our professors regarding our grades. Basically, only those students who feel that they have a very low or worse, failing grades, are always present during the consultation days. I was there on the first day of consultation, it was not because I felt like failing with College Algebra but I just want to know my grade in this “major” subject as an Engineering student. Fortunately, I got an average grade, not bad!

I didn’t attend the next consultation days already since Algebra and Drawing are only the subjects which really burden me. Aside from this, 150 pesos will come out of my wallet once I go to my school. I was just waiting for the consultation day for Drawing to come. Several of us were nervous about our grades with that subject. Honestly, it’s not with the professor like what several would think. Our drawing professor is a fun guy who loves to crack some jokes – green jokes..whoops! But then despite of this fact that he is a jolly person, he is very strict in terms of our works especially when it comes to the dimensions of the solid figures which we are making. Actually, I failed twice on my activities but my grades were just less than ten points away from the passing grade. Blame the tech pen which I was using!

I think this is enough, I’ll just go straight to the point that I failed in Engineering Drawing on my first semester! 5 – that was the grade given to me. I wasn’t able to talk with my professor during the consultation day because I was not able to come. My block mate just texted me telling that I failed in drawing. At first, I thought it was just an old-school joke but he was serious. And so I was serious also – seriously thinking why! But during that moment, I have nothing to do since I was just at home fixing my uncle’s junk IBM computer. I really don’t know what to do, I thought of rushing to the school but I think it will just make no sense at all. My professor might be leaving by the time I will be on the way there.

I need maintain this scholarship given to me. The maintaining grade is just 2.5, unlike other scholarships which demand 1.75 or 1.5, many would think that 2.5 is just easy. Well for me, honestly, when I knew about it, I just smiled and felt confident about this matter. Unfortunately, we, together with my 47 other block mates are in great misfortune with the line-up of professors given to us. How sad!

Upon knowing my failing status in Engineering Drawing, I grabbed a paper right away and I listed down all my anticipated grades which I based on my performance. Luckily, my average would be 2.49 including that failing mark of 5 in Engineering Drawing. I felt relieved upon knowing that thing, but fast as lightning this thought entered my mind – “No Failing Grades!” whoops! Definitely, my scholarship is at RISK!

As for the moment, we’re doing possible ways to do something about this. We’re not going to cheat or something. This will just be “mabuting pakikiusap lang”. Well I hope something good will happen. And that “something good” is my birthday wish.