So, I am seriously fucked. I have an exam tomorrow that I haven’t studied for.
It’s worth 45%, and I’m going into it with a C.
FUUUUUUUCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKk.
The max. I can study for this is about 5 hours, but it’s a philosophy course so
that’s not much study time at all. FUUUUCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKK.
I was on the honours roll last year, now I may actually get an F. A FUCKING F.
What a waste of time and money.
Any consoling words right now would be excellent. :)
confession n. A written or oral statement acknowledging guilt, made by one who has been accused or charged with an offense.
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It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
— Oscar Wilde
It's kind of like being in someone's head while they're praying or thinking about things they'd never say outloud.
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December 16th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
I’m in the middle of studying now too…try to relax!!! Make a list of the things that you should absolutely study FIRST. Put them in order in a list…try to tackle as many as you can. At least if you can learn one or two things really well it could help.
If there’s a lot of/too many things, maybe you could also try to do a general overview of a bunch of different topics instead; try to learn a bit from each thing. Maybe break the 5 hours up into 1 hour segments. Try to do one “topic” per hour or whatever. Just try to organize your time as best as you can right now. Making a list and organizing will help you focus and make it seem a bit less overwhelming.
Be prepared to accept some losses too. You could’ve studied more but you didn’t. Don’t beat yourself up with “should haves” right now. Just do the best with whatever time you have right now. If you get a C on the final you can still keep the grade you have. Nothing you can do now but try your hardest for the next few hours. Good luck!!
December 22nd, 2009 at 6:30 pm
How did the test go??
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:10 am
Well, the exam went ok I suppose, compared to my expectation. Still did very badly. Will probably get a D in the course, if I’m lucky.
I know it’s my fault for not putting enough effort into the course, but it’s just so hard to find motivation when I don’t even know what I’m working towards. I don’t even know what I’m going to do with this degree after graduation or even if I want it. But I have to finish now…
In the meantime, I’m actually fairly certain that I could get my final grade overturned. I’m pretty sure a grade appeal would be successful, not because the grading wasn’t fair, but because of a procedural issue - the prof didn’t hand back any assignment before the course drop date. So I had no feedback in the course until after it was too late to drop, which is a violation of a senate bylaw. If I appealed the grade, I’d probably be successful. But then again, I don’t want to be known as a sneaky student who appeals bad grades. I’d re-take the course, but that may not be an option b/c it’s only offered every few years.
I’ve never thought about appealing a grade, and don’t know anyone who has. I would kind of feel like I’m taking advantage of a loophole, but then again, I would have dropped the class if I knew my grade on the first paper. Anybody have any experience with grade appeals? Does it look bad for a student to do such a thing?
January 2nd, 2010 at 7:09 pm
I’ve never appealed a grade, but I don’t think it’s a public thing that other teachers will see, so don’t worry about that. It probably just goes in your file. From what my teacher told me, they can only see a list of your grades - if you appeal the final grade will be changed or the course taken off the transcript. You should just appeal it anyways, the worst that will happen is that the grade stays the same. I don’t think other teachers will see it, and if they do, they shouldn’t hold it against you.