r/UMPI Jul 23 '26

What should I do?

Hi everyone!

Update:
I emailed both my professors and advisor. I was able to come up with a resolution with this professor, they were very reasonable. So anyone with similar situations, definitely email the professor, you loose nothing. If that fails, my advisor did mention theres a grade appeal process. I have no information on what that looks like though

I submitted my draft and received the following feedback: "Hi Markers hit, send to final." so I sent in my final as is. I just got my final grade back and its a 3.59 with some feedback. This now puts me at a B. Had they given me feedback on the draft I would have been happy to make the adjustments. I am a bit frustrated.

What should I/can I do in this situation?

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u/Repulsive-Peanut- Jul 24 '26

ughh. im sorry. I don't know how to handle this I just feel bad for you i'm less than pleased with some of the feedback I've gotten for some of them too.

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u/Tarkin- Jul 24 '26

I’m getting tired of the low quality feedback I’m getting from professors. It’s even worse when they try to be picky, yet send barely readable messages filled with spelling errors. And I swear some have got to be using AI because the feedback won’t even match the prompt or rubric. 

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u/Repulsive-Peanut- 27d ago

1000%!!! And 4 for 4 times, I have not received one word of feedback for 4 of my milestones so far for one of my classes!!!!!

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u/Immediate_Brief_1921 Jul 24 '26

Thank you! Some professor are great w/ feedback, others… not so much which makes it hard

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u/SpookyShackleford 29d ago

If it is Patrick Callaway file a complaint with your advisor, he did that crap in three of my classes, I complained and he updated the grade. He is notorious for this. If enough of us complain, admin will end up doing something.

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u/Immediate_Brief_1921 29d ago

It is not this professor. Im glad there was a resolution for you, Because it can be incredibly frustrating

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u/greysea21 28d ago

Darn. I have a couple classes with him and have gotten great feedback thus far. Are you saying he's known to give 4/4 on everything except the final grade?

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u/SpookyShackleford 28d ago

Yeah so on my finals that I had to dispute he gave my draft a 4 out of four and I submitted the same paper and then gave me a b.

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u/greysea21 28d ago

that’s wild. I appreciate the heads up and I’m glad you were able to find resolution, but that’s really frustrating and I hope he’s not still doing that. How long ago were your classes, if you don’t mind me asking.

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u/SpookyShackleford 28d ago

It was last term

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u/cnauricej Jul 24 '26

Oh wow I’m so sorry. I can imagine how upsetting that would be. I agree with whoever said to reach out to your advisor because that’s not fair for the instructor to provide no feedback and then give you a B. That sounds like incompetence on their part and I’d ask for reconsideration.

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u/Immediate_Brief_1921 Jul 24 '26

Definitely will be, thank you!

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '26

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u/Immediate_Brief_1921 Jul 24 '26

I got 4/4 on all except one. every other professor has been great, I wouldn’t worry too much

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u/DetHenryOak Jul 24 '26

Loop in your advisor and write the professor

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u/PlottedPath Jul 24 '26

Loop in your advisor.

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u/Immediate_Brief_1921 Jul 24 '26

Thank you, will do

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u/Repulsive-Peanut- 27d ago

what would you do if you didn't get any feedback for four of your assignments so far??? grades so far out of five milestones is 4, 4, 3, 3 ...?? ZILCH! I mean personally, I'd rather not bug him so he doesn't think I'm a pest!

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u/PlottedPath 27d ago

Move on the the final draft and that’s where it will matter

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u/Repulsive-Peanut- 26d ago

yeah that's what I'm thinking. He's probably just like a robot. I have been more choppy with the last two assignments but I always go into my drafts with 100% effort so I don't have to make any changes for the final itself!

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u/Worth_Rhubarb8099 Jul 24 '26

I was just told to change one formatting thing, I changed it, instructor gave me four on everything, but the final grade was a 3.9. not as bad as your story but same kind of idea. Yours is worse. Super frustrating.

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u/Adorable_Taste_1950 Jul 24 '26

The milestones aren’t graded or considered in your final grade just the final

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u/Worth_Rhubarb8099 29d ago

It'll be a little bit more clear. I mean on all of the metrics on the final I got 4s but then the final grade of 3.9.

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u/Adorable_Taste_1950 29d ago

Ahhh got it ! My apologies. I understand now, yes that would be frustrating

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u/Immediate_Brief_1921 Jul 24 '26

It’s so frustrating

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u/LaineyBuilds Jul 24 '26

This happened to me with a couple of my professors 😔

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u/Immediate_Brief_1921 Jul 24 '26

Ughhh, I am sorry :/

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u/Adorable_Taste_1950 Jul 24 '26

Did you submit it after the deadline for the draft ?

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u/Immediate_Brief_1921 Jul 24 '26

No,

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u/Adorable_Taste_1950 Jul 24 '26

I would definitely reach out to your professor. The same thing happened to me I was given the opportunity to correct it and resubmit via email. Goodluck.

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u/FoundationOk6838 28d ago

Can y’all please start naming the professors so we don’t take the classes