Painter Stone
Staff Writer
The University of Wyoming’s fall semester midterms have come and gone, and some students may be struggling with their grades and their potential futures as college students.
For many students, it is not an option to fail a class that they may have spent a large amount of money on. Raising your grade after midterms may seem daunting, but it can be possible to raise your grade in classes even past the midterm point.
“Take a look at what you’ve done, and what has been successful, and if you’ve done things or you haven’t done things and had success with that, think about changing these things,” said Psychology Professor Joshua Clapp.
Clapp said opportunities for extra credit differ from class to class, but talking to your professor can help.
“Sometimes [raising your grade is] hard,” he said. “That’s the time when making use of office hours and going in and talking to your instructor to see what kind of things might be helpful and improve your situation, that’s going to be super important.”
Most professors have dedicated time outside of class in order to help their students outside of the classroom. Office hours are a valuable resource offered by both professors and teaching assistants (TA).
Another way to raise your grade would be to attend Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions. SI sessions are usually held by a TA, students who have passed the course before and come back to help professors and students in the classroom.
There is also free tutoring at UW. Students must qualify through programs like Student Success Services (SSS), Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) or the McNair Scholars.
“If we notice that a student has been struggling come midterms, we try to dig into what the issue is,” said SSS Project Director Paul Hesco.
“If they are not studying correctly [or] if they have difficulties with [the] test. We have ways that we can help them with study strategies and test taking strategies.”
SSS provides students with help for graduation and career planning, financial literacy, and on campus opportunities to further students’ college education such as free tutoring.
