I want to cry a little

[Ivory]

I know some people will probably scoff at me for this, but I kind of need to rant...

This September/October was really rough. We had the hurricane, I was in a wreck (not my fault), my depression resurfaced, and I got really sick for a few weeks. Through it all I managed to maintain decent grades. I had A's before and when all this started happening, I began to get B's on some of the tests/quizzes, which eventually brought my grades down to anywhere from an 87-89. I'm borderline in every single class. My two most important classes are Animal Science and Biology- both of which I'm at an 88 for. Well I just took my biology test and I got a high B on it. It's not going to push my grade up into the A-range. We still have the final exam but I want to cry, because I know I can get an A, maybe I'm just freaking out too much. I could pretty easily do all of the application problems but for some reason I didn't re-read my chapters, so I know it's my fault that I was one question away from an A.

So I know what I have to do but it's still so frustrating. I soooooo want to pull A's in these classes because I know that I understand them! I KNOW that I can get A's to reflect that. And it's so close. It's just so frustrating. It's been a really hard semester.

 

[pamnock]

I can relate - I want that A in anatomy/physiology so bad, but it's such a hard class.

I was getting a 96% before midterms, got an 88% on midterms and I think I totally blew the exam last night. Very stressed because I've got a lab exam and a lecture exam coming up and I'm studying to the point that I'm almost in tears. There is an immense amount of info to cover and I just don't have the time to cram it all into my head. One lady actually quit her job to devote full time to this class!

Hang in there and try not to be too hard on yourself.

Pam

 

[TinysMom]

:hug1

I'm sorry - I can understand how frustrating that must be.

If you pull a high enough grade on the final - could it bring your grade up to an A for the course(s)? I didn't know how much the final was weighted for the GPA...

 

[Ivory]

Ugh Pam I'm so sorry! A&P is a hard class. I've only had it in highschool so far but it's just so much info. And this biology class is like that too! I hope you did okay on your exam, best of luck to you for the rest of the class.

Peg- the final for bio is 30% of our grade, plus some of the online quizzes. I just hope that he curves this grade slightly so it brings it to an A. :?If I get an A on the final I should get an A in the class. The game isn't over yet but I hate having it all on the line! I had three tests this week and it's just soooo much information.

 

[Michaela]

Aww sorry it's like this for you. I can understand a little, but haven't yet reached that kind of pressure (the stage I'm at can be tough but I know it will get so much worse).

I'm sure you will bring it up to an A, you were so close this time, I hope it all comes together for you in the last one. :hug:

 

[missyscove]

I know exactly how you feel; I felt that way all through high school, calculating just what I needed on finals and such to get an A.
Now I'm just focusing on not outright failing intro bio and intro chem. If I have to retake them it screws up my schedule and really ruins my chances of being prevet.

 

[kherrmann3]

Ugh. A&P SUCKS!

I passed regular A&P, but "Advanced" A&P wiped the floor with me...

 

[pamnock]

kherrmann3 wrote:

Ugh. A&P SUCKS!

I passed regular A&P, but "Advanced" A&P wiped the floor with me...

Great.

I have a reallytough teacher for advanced A&P next semester. Nobody passes his classes. :X



Pam

 

[kherrmann3]

Our Adv. A&P was super-hard partly because our teacher was from India and sounded, how should I put this... Authentic? I am good at understanding accents, but his was too much :?

 

[Ivory]

Z.O.M.G.

Our teacher put a slight curve on the grade...

I have an A.

OMG OMG OMG

I. Love. The. Miraculous. Curve.

Apparently so many people did so badly, he curved it slightly. Apparently in the 80s was exceptionally fantastic.

YAY

 

[BlueGiants]

:great::woohoo:great::woohoo

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! Nice job!

 

[pamnock]

Ivory wrote:

Z.O.M.G.

Our teacher put a slight curve on the grade...

I have an A.

OMG OMG OMG

I. Love. The. Miraculous. Curve.

Apparently so many people did so badly, he curved it slightly. Apparently in the 80s was exceptionally fantastic.

YAY

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kherrmann3]

Woohoo! Congrats!

*tosses bits of confetti*

:biggrin2:

 

[Ivory]

The grades must have been really horrible- I went up almost ten points. I almost had a perfect score. People REALLY must have messed it up.

 

[BlueGiants]

:shock: Wow! That test must have been tough! Good for you! (I don't remember much of my P&A classes... I think I've blocked them out for the sake of my sanity! I wanted to be a Medical Illustrator! THAT didn't work out... Had to settle for Technical Illustrator instead.)

You GO girl! arty:

 

[Aina]

Well, first of all, I'm glad I'm not the only one. I am making a B in algebra and I really want an A and I know the material and just make stupid mistakes and I can't fix them because I don't see them and there is no way to practice for stupid mistakes and it is just so annoying! I hope it is ok to cry over that sort of stuff, because I do. Spoiled brat that I am, lol.

Isn't it nice when the professor curves a lot? I made a 91 on my last biology test (the only A in a class of 100) The mean was so bad she curved it 20 points. I hope it counts for this test since I didn't need it last test because the next test is on Monday and I am going on vacation all weekend.

 

[pamnock]

Our professor took pity on us and made the essay on the lecture exam worth 20 points because of so many "F's" on the multiple choice exam scores. My essay score scooted me up to an "A" on the exam. The rest of the year should be easier. Only a few more exams primarily focusing on anatomy and not quite so much physiology!



Pam

 

[BlueGiants]

:great: Awesome Pam! You ROCK!

 

[pamnock]

BlueGiants wrote:

:great: Awesome Pam! You ROCK!

Not Really - I didn't get an "A" based on how well I did - I got it based on how poorly everyone else did. LOL

Pam

 

[BlueGiants]

NO! You obviously scored higher than the majority of the class... thatstill makes you a whole lot smarter than them, with a better perception/understanding of the material. Take your accolades and go with it!