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I am the best student in a certain class. The professor knows me like a son. Just before the semester began, I found out the class was closed. I begged my professor to open up a slot for me. He agreed, and went through hell in doing so, but at the end, I was in.
He did it because, at that moment, he had said he knew I was a "serious guy" and "would excel without a doubt." But I just had a test today, and I failed it, and horribly.
Now, with what kind of face will I show up to him on Monday? Where the hell will I hide? I sit right in front of him; I feel there is no escape.
To me, it is not about passing or failing, but about acing. That is what I have been doing for the past three years. Please understand that this is my nature, this is how I am, I love being like this. Yes, I am an antisocial and have no girlfriend, but I'm willing to postpone all of that just to get out of here with good marks and into grad school.
However, all of a sudden I am starting to feel like I will flunk my senior project as well as the four other classes I am currently enrolled in. There is so much pressure going on around me, both in and out of school. I respect the "chillness" within you guys and wish I was like that at times, but please understand my "nerdness" as well.
For this test, I studied everyday for more than a week. I have no idea what just happened.
 
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So you failed one quiz, big deal. Rather than sulk, go over the test (maybe with your professor) and see what you did wrong cause you obviously did something. There's really no reason to be embarrassed, everyone has a bad day.
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Take a deep breath, get a good night's sleep, look at your test and find out what went wrong, there is nothing you can do about it, but you can recover. Don't make it too hard for yourself, stuff like this happens. Good luck though and I'm sure your teacher will understand 
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United States24497 Posts
What type of class is this?
How did the rest of the class do?
Why do you think this happened. "I have no idea what just happened" implies you haven't thought about this enough and are not being meta-cognitive.
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First off, good call on not naming the class, otherwise you'd get a lot of "Oh, that class was easy!" remarks (probably).
Second, do you think it was the pressure itself? Were you relaxed while taking the test? Or did your mind race about things impertinent to the task?
I wouldn't worry about it. Just keep studying and do well on the next one. GG.
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Did you forget to answer the back page of questions? Because I find it hard to believe that a straight-A student who also studied for a test everyday for a week could just all of a sudden get a F.
Otherwise, shit happens. Count it as fluke bad luck, don't let one test ruin your confidence, and just ace the next test. Not a big deal at all.
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lol, best student in a certain class and you failed a test?
someone needs a heart to heart with their ego.
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It was a midterm.
The second I got out of class I got two guys and went over it (He let us take the test with us. All we did was give him the scratch paper). I already know what I did wrong and how to solve everything he asked.
The problem will be the bone-breaking punch in the face (grade) and having to sit in front of him on Monday.
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United States24497 Posts
In 11th grade I failed a math test. That was very uncharacteristic of me (I was always good at math and wasn't even on the advanced track).
In the morning I was walking down the hallway (didn't get the test back yet so I didn't know my score) and my teacher sees me and says, "yo, <name>, you ever fail a math test before?"
I say "no"
and he yells back "YOU DID NOW!" He then made one of these faces and walked away:
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I then went on to get an A+ in his class, ace the final and SAT math, etc, and he wasn't surprised for a second.
Don't assume because you did poorly that the instructor is thinking what you'd expect. Most likely he's not going to judge you by one bad performance... especially if a lot of your lost points were ones where you understood 75% of the material but only earned 50% of the points due to the way it was graded.
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Dude it's ok
you have an awesome accent
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The class is called "Neuro-Fuzzy Systems" and yes, I found my hands were shaking all throughout it. Time flied; it felt as if we had only 15 minutes to complete it. My self-esteem just went down the drain even after knowing everyone in there didn't even do the second problem (It was a two-problem test).
fml
edit 1: But thanks for your comments, I really needed them as well as venting this out ._.
edit 2: To answer one of your questions, micronesia, the best reason for my failure, which I could see after going over the test, was that I focused more on other chapters.
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United States24497 Posts
Your nervousness about disappointing your instructor is probably what's getting to you. Maybe everyone else bombed also, we'll see right?
In the future treat yourself like a normal student... not one who should do well because an exception was made to let you join (btw instructors open new seats all the time for students it's very common and I've had it done before).
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I don't know about you, but I'm much rather an underdog. There is no pressure, pressure is usually what kills you. Just act like as if there is none, and see how you do your next test
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Can´t help you, you seem like the extreme opposite of me in every way although I am by no means chill or social.
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You're putting too much weight on yourself, no-one expects you to ace everything 24/7. In fact, no-one probably cares what grades you get. Do you really think the teacher will break out in tears at the mere sight of you? That he'll cry out "Why have you forsaken me!?" in a a dramatic Titanic-esque scene?
No, he'll probably just say "wut happened?" and you'll say "dunno, nervous I guess?" and he'll be like "can't win em all" and you both continue your lifes. No need to overthink this, he's there to teach and you're there to learn.
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That's ok happens to everyone at one time and another.
I'm one of the best student (top3, hard to be more precise) in my promotion at the university, I too got some really bad results in my scholarship at a point or another (like 20-30%), I even got some during the university.
You just recover because this is no bigdeal, you don't go to school for grades (it just matters if they are a prerequist for where you want to go next) you go there to learn, if you fail a test, you recover and ask why what you did is wrong.
Now the thing is facing your professor, just tell him you didn't understand it and want to go over it (ask about specific things). I don't know about every teacher but having taught myself at the university the students that I liked the most were not the one with good grades but the one that were interested in finding why they were wrong etc.
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I don't know how to say this, but I'm feeling some strong teacher's pet ITT. Boohoo, the authority figure might be displeased!
How will you go through life if you are reduced to a slobbering mess every time this happens?
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EsX antisocial? I do not believe 
Anyway, pretty well agree with Micronesia here. It happens. I just almost failed an exam a few weeks ago which I totally did not expect, expected a pretty good mark actually.
I wouldn't stress it, just try a bit harder for the next one that's all.
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Usually when top students said they did horrible on a test it just turns out they got like A-....... wtf? Maybe you should wait til you see what you actually got on the test before you kill yourself mentally
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Katowice25012 Posts
The more descriptive term is "asocial". Antisocial refers to an extreme position, typically involving steps towards the destruction of social constructs (think unibomber).
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