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Posted by Gee on October 9, 2006, at 14:10:37
So, I failed my midterm. I huge 45%. The frustrating thing is I know what I'm doing. It's not like I just didn't study, or not go to class, I did all of that. My prof was even like "What happened?" I didn't do so well on my last quiz, and I'm pretty sure I didn't do well on the one we just had. For awhile now I've been feeling like school is impossible for me. Now, it feels like it is. I don't want to keep going, but I'm afraid of dropping out. I don't konw what to do...
Posted by Phillipa on October 9, 2006, at 22:39:53
In reply to failing..., posted by Gee on October 9, 2006, at 14:10:37
Gee don't quit get to the docs appointment or call your Mom for the results. Love Jan
Posted by Gee on October 10, 2006, at 7:09:15
In reply to Re: failing... » Gee, posted by Phillipa on October 9, 2006, at 22:39:53
I have the results, but I don't know what to do with them. I could go to disability services, but for what? 7 weeks? I don't know what to do... I have told my mom, but she hasn't said anything yet
Posted by Phillipa on October 10, 2006, at 19:48:29
In reply to Re: failing..., posted by Gee on October 10, 2006, at 7:09:15
You need to do something. Both I think. Love Phillipa
Posted by Lindenblüte on October 14, 2006, at 15:51:25
In reply to failing..., posted by Gee on October 9, 2006, at 14:10:37
Hi Gee,
in my first semester at college, i took physics. my roommate sat next to me in lecture. she fell asleep every day. i did all my hw assignments, but always had errors on them.The first test, the prof put up a little histogram of student's scores (he was trying to tell us about statistics- bad example)
i still remember it to this day- the max score was 60. the peak of the distribution was around 50, and the bell curve kind of ended at 40. then there were 2 other points. one was the person who left halfway through the exam and announced loudly that she was dropping the class (she got a 22) Then there was me. I had a 29. the next highest score was 39. my roommate got a 45. (C+).
Devastating. I tried SO hard. went to all the study sessions, asked the prof for help during lab, and talked to some physics students to see if i was doing my homework right. I studied my butt off on the final. I ended up with an A- in the final and an A- in the class. A freaking miracle. I think my prof noticed that I was trying so hard, and he told me afterwards that he wanted to grade students on their LEARNING, not on their KNOWLEDGE. he said that my dramatic improvement during the semester showed that I was learning a lot, and that I had truly earned my A-.
Gee, please don't be so hard on yourself. It's okay to feel badly for a few days, but keep trying your hardest. Get extra help. Show them that you care. It hurts SO bad to fail. But it feels so good to get a C on your homework and know that it's better than the D 2 weeks ago. Sometimes you have to start at the bottom to make progress. Maybe you have to take this class twice, but you CAN do it. I know you can.
-Li
Posted by Gee on October 15, 2006, at 1:51:29
In reply to Re: failing..., posted by Lindenblüte on October 14, 2006, at 15:51:25
Thanks Linden. I don't know what else to say, but thanks.
Posted by sekou on November 12, 2006, at 6:44:22
In reply to Re: failing..., posted by Lindenblüte on October 14, 2006, at 15:51:25
Li - and Gee -
Such awesome advice and encouragement from Li.
No one could possibly understand you as much
as we do. In undergrad, I failed (that means "F'd) 2 courses - the "F" is the grade.
I think it was 3 courses. After one semester off,
and 1.5 extra years in college, I received my BS in Bio and Chem.
It was so long ago. Just think, now I am up for candidacy in a PhD program.You CAN do it - no matter what the outcome
of this class is.
And whenever you feel this way,
just reach out.
I am sure many of us share your experiences and
your feelings about them.
Keep working hard and don't stop believing in your abilities.
Grades create more anxiety than
they are really worth. -J
Gee, please don't be so hard on yourself. It's okay to feel badly for a few days, but keep trying your hardest. Get extra help. Show them that you care. It hurts SO bad to fail. But it feels so good to get a C on your homework and know that it's better than the D 2 weeks ago. Sometimes you have to start at the bottom to make progress. Maybe you have to take this class twice, but you CAN do it. I know you can.
-Li
Posted by Gee on November 13, 2006, at 8:44:02
In reply to Re: failing..., posted by sekou on November 12, 2006, at 6:44:22
Thanks. How's the pHD candicy going?
Posted by Lindenblüte on November 13, 2006, at 8:50:05
In reply to Re: failing... » sekou, posted by Gee on November 13, 2006, at 8:44:02
Hi Gee and Sekou,
I'm curious too- how is sekou's candidacy going?
I very much burnt myself out writing the damn dissertation proposal 45 pp and defending it. (2.5 hour meeting).
That was about a year ago. What do you have to do to become a candidate, sekou?
And Gee, how's your semester going? I'm sleepy. That pretty much sums up my semester. but at least I woke up early this am to do "work". (like I'm doing now)
well, toodles!
-Li
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