I am a professor. First, don’t be so sure you will fail. Often things are graded on a curve and a passing grade may be much less than you presume. I teach thermodynamics and many more students are pleasantly surprised than disappointed.

Second, unless this is your chosen field of study (and even if it is) failing an exam does not make you a failure. I hold 3 chairs in a major university and I failed more than one exam. Ten years from now, you will not even remember this, you will have more important things to do.

Do your best…..it is all you can do. Because you care so much and try so much, it is a foregone conclusion that you will be a success (and contribute something to the world) wherever you are meant to do so.

So……smile, life is ahead and it will be rich for someone who cares and tries like you. I promise!!!!!!!

I failed freshman English my first semester of college…..

Now I’m a second year Med-Student…

I must say…it seems as if you are placing the blame on the professor…. if you felt as if the instruction was inadequate preperation for the exams, you should have seeked help when this initially became an issue. She may have been able to provide tips on how to perform better….

10 years down the road, the F wont make or break your career…. but from this point on, your “screwd up in class” passes are all gone..

Even some competitive positions will ovelook a replaced grade if the rest of your transcript is really good and you have good activities.

If you take the “F” it will affect any scholarship and GPA and will be on your transcripts forever.

I took an Incomplete then finished it the next semester with another prof and pulled out a great grade. The Incomplete goes away and the “F” disappears when the new grade shows up on transcripts

That will also help you when you get a job.