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This weekend I've been down.  Feeling sorry for myself and all that, the usual.  I found out today I got a D- or high F on my midterm in one of my hard classes.  I also have a 52 in my super hard class, but that doesn't really matter since they mostly count the final as your real grade, but it doesn't help.  I really tried to study for that midterm too.  I went to see the teacher even and asked the things I thought I didn't know.  I thought I understood it pretty well, I went in there feeling ok about it too, I definetly didn't think I'd fail it.  I came out of it thinking I did the best that I could.  I wasn't super confident or anything though, but I definetly put in a good effort for myself into studying.  If that's not going to cut it, why am I wasteing my time here?  So what if the class average is a C- or high D on it.   
    My motivation is totally shot now, and I have tons of homework waiting for me to do, bad timing.  Maybe I'm just not suppose to be doing this, maybe I don't belong here.  I'm not a quitter, I love that about myself, but if me putting in a reasonable effort and thinking I did the best I could on this test isn't going to get me anywhere, then maybe I need to move on.  It is one test though, but it really bothers me that I don't think I could have done anything more to do better on it.  Was all this just so that I could find out I need to do something else?  What a waste.         


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  • Lioness said on Oct 22, 2007....
    Hi Ninja, there's always a 2nd chance to take that exam.... 
  • silverwhisper said on Oct 22, 2007....
    np, have you considered finding a tutor for those classes? that you did worse than you expected is kinda worrisome. is there someone you can turn to here? are these classes in or not in your major?

    ed
  • ninjapirate said on Oct 23, 2007....
    Lion:  Hellow, How do you mean?  Just do better on the rest?  I suppose I can try, but this has demotivated me so that I dunno if I'll want to. 
     
    Silver:  I've been trying to look up where I could get extra help, but all I can really find are for low income kids or freshmen or other things I don't qualify for.  I guess I could advertise on craigslist, I dunno.  Someone I can turn to?  Just my family, if thats what you mean.  My brother says hang in there, this is just to get kids out who don't want to do this and my mom says I could stop if I want to.  These classes are very much in my major, I'm not sure if I just picked the really hard teachers or what though.  Ohwell back to counseling I go. 
  • silverwhisper said on Oct 23, 2007....
    how about talking w/ classmates? is there a tutoring/mentoring system in the department?

    ed
  • ninjapirate said on Oct 23, 2007....
    Silver:  Ya know I did just make a friend in one of my classes yesterday, so that may be an option now, which is nice!  I'm still not sure about tutoring/mentoring or stuff like that yet, but I have a couple of places in mind to check and I'm gonna go to career services I think and seriously figure out if this is what I should be doing.  To bad it's to late to switch classes though.  I hope something works out. 

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