Changes to transcript

[Melly731]

Has anyone ever heard of a school changing marks from a percentage to pass/fail on transcripts due to extenuating circumstances such as the death of a parent?

[Falling]

U of T has a mechanism for petitioning for such a change, but I do not know anyone who has attempted to do so.

 

Have you contacted the school?

[fugacity]

If that is the case, I am very sorry for your loss. Instead of contacting the school directly, I would contact the professors first. I have had my transcript changed once (2 months after the course ended) due to extenuating circumstances by a professor. I realize you probably have more than one course affected, but only the professors will know how much to change your transcript by. Explain your circumstances and hope for the best.

[Melly731]

I'm asking because I have already graduated. It's been 4 years since my dad passed away but I was in first year at the time. I went to ask the registrar what I could do and they didn't give me any other options other than deferring my exam for a few weeks, but grief doesn't go away in two weeks. Later on in 4th year I went to ask what I could do about my poor first year marks and again they said nothing, but I later found out I could have removed the courses from my transcript and redone them during the fifth year that I took. I feel like my school let me down in my time of need and I want to ask for my marks to become pass instead of %. It would be helpful to know if someone else has done it so I have precedence, when I go argue my case in a few weeks.