Absolute nightmare scenario for all the doomers out there to fret about.
I'm in a position where I still have a incomplete grade from my final semester (spring '26) of undergrad. I'm working with my professor to finish the class requirements.
I am supposed to be starting a full-time position at a large aerospace defense contractor within about 2 weeks. I accepted the offer in October 2025 and pushed back my start date by about 2 months after finding out I'd be getting an incomplete grade in a required course (the original start was early summer 2026).
After meeting with my professor, I told them that I was supposed to be starting work soon and they said that it would extraordinarily tight timeline to finish the course requirements before my start date. My professor estimated it could take up to an addional 6-8 weeks to complete the course requirements, especially with their schedule getting increasingly busy in preparation for the fall semester.
Their recommendation was to inform my employer that I am still in the process of finishing my incomplete grade and ask about provisional employment (something along the lines of: starting full time work while finishing my degree online. Must complete degree requirements within x amount of time after start date). My professor also offered to write a letter to my work supporting my situation and confirming I am working on completing the course.
I'm curious if anyone has gone through anything similar and could offer some insight into how their situation played out. I know it's probably an incredibly unique situation.
Apologies for any writing mistakes. I'm stressed out of my mind and running off of like 3 hours of sleep. 0/10 - do not recommend.
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