EPThow exactly were you studying?
When Best Students Get F's - Page 2
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Deleted User 3420
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how exactly were you studying? | ||
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imDerek
United States1944 Posts
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EsX_Raptor
United States2801 Posts
Though, it would make more sense if I threw in the fact that I'm the kind of student that listens to the likes of Disturbed and Limp Bizkit to get pumped up for an exam, or while simply studying. I treat academia much the same way many people treat working out; you want to rip shit apart. Test days often feel like getting in the freaking octagon itself against Cro Cop or Fedor. lol If someone had recorded what happened today, it would've looked a lot like this: Btw, happy birthday imDerek. | ||
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crazeman
664 Posts
On October 28 2010 06:04 AnodyneSea wrote: 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 A: Oh I did SO bad on that test What did you get? A: I don't want to tell you <she hems and haws and finally tells me he got like a 85 or 87 or something, and I got something like 65-75> A: Yeah you fucked up that test... I thought it was ezpz /walks away lol thats like every other asian at school. Seriously, it's only one test don't freak out about. Since the professor knows you like a son, you should talk to him. he should knows how hard you work and will probably weigh the midterm less for you if you get good grades for the final and everything inbetween. | ||
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Cr4zyH0r5e
Peru1308 Posts
If the prof. were to wight the midterm less just for him then it jeopardizes the accuracy of the curved scores for the class and it's unfair. Sometimes you just have to learn from obvious mistakes. I wrote a philosophy paper last week in which we had to be as concise as possible about our arguments (500 words). I assumed the prof would understand the arguments and positions he himself argued in class; turns out he decided to play devils' advocate and from the perspective of someone with no knowledge on the matter I left many things unexplained. I got a B on that paper when it could have been an easy A... boy was I upset, but after you got fucked over for 1 wrong assumption (mistake), then you (being a top student) should learn to never make that mistake again, and if the test does end up being curved then you'll destroy the final and subsequent assignments. Everyone else said it: "1 test is not that big of a deal, even if it's a midterm you can still make it up" It's just gonna be that much harder and that means you'll put much more effort and be more careful about not committing the same mistakes. | ||
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United States228 Posts
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Duka08
3391 Posts
If I could give any tips I have discovered or others have taught me, it would be: - Push yourself to be the best, but don't always go too far. Compare yourselves to others. Sometimes teachers and classes will just totally blast everyone on exams and shit for no reason. If you didn't do well, find out why and improve yourself, instead of worrying about the grade way too much. - Find a way to enjoy it. You said it yourself you study a lot and actually prefer it, so you have to find some aspect of the learning fun. This could be the good rewards of being studious, could be that you really enjoy the material/area you're studying, could be that you find a way to study that works well for you and isn't totally stressful... etc. I spent about 40 hours between Friday and Monday writing a lab report, and the whole time I had Proleague vods running in the background. I could just glance over and keep myself occupied, then use the chatter as white noise when I was really in the zone. Music is obviously fantastic too, depending on what your style is. Just find anything that makes your studying even less of a chore and more enjoyable (probably sounds so nerdy to some but whatever, some people actually enjoy what they're in school for >_>), it'll improve your overall retention of the shit in the first place, but also take a load off your shoulders and not psyche you out about info overload. - Take advantage of the relationship between you and your professor. If you feel bad about it, be honest. Profs almost always have office hours and time to chat, and some of my greatest learning experiences have come from 1 on 1 questions with a teacher I actually like and/or vice versa. If he really could pull strings and all that stuff, don't get all depressed and tell yourself that he's all SON I AM DISAPPOINT forever now... Go meet with him and be honest, that you studied crazy hard and really wanted to do well, but just couldn't pull through. Ask him about the stuff that gave you the most trouble and really try and connect. GREAT professors will try and dig to find a way to explain something that just clicks perfectly for you personally. Good luck bro. Honestly, if you have the drive (which you certainly do I can tell, putting off other things others would deem infinitely 'cooler than school'; respect) to do great then you can, and you have until now. If you keep working at it it'll click. Now I need to take my own advice and pick my ass up lol | ||
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stenole
Norway868 Posts
As for failing as the "best student", you just need to get over it and move on. As time goes on there are several times life will give you a slap in the face and you just have to smile back at it. In the grand scheme of things one F is not a big deal if you handle the situation right. | ||
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Kaal
Djibouti2466 Posts
On October 28 2010 06:15 heyoka wrote: The more descriptive term is "asocial". Antisocial refers to an extreme position, typically involving steps towards the destruction of social constructs (think unibomber). You're correct. However, in common speech "antisocial" is used as a synonym for "asocial." | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
Everyone does poorly on tests and quizzes once in a while simply because there's not enough time to learn all the materials from all courses properly; ergo, tests are more or less like lotteries especially if they cover advanced/abstract/difficult topics. I wouldn't sweat it. | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17722 Posts
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blankspace
United States292 Posts
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mardi
United States1164 Posts
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Alou
United States3748 Posts
On October 28 2010 06:19 travis wrote: i don't understand how u fail a test if u study all week for it how exactly were you studying? Same. If you studied for more than a week and still failed, you either need to ask for help as you don't understand the material or need to learn how to study. And, it's one test. Just accept it and move on. Study better (not necessarily harder) for the next one. | ||
Chill
Calgary25961 Posts
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Meta
United States6225 Posts
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Scorcher2k
United States802 Posts
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Cofo
United States1388 Posts
On October 28 2010 05:17 SubtleArt wrote: 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. This. If you studied as well as you could, then just accept that there's nothing you could have done better. You just had a bad day or something. The professor won't think less of you if you go talk to him and just explain your situation. | ||
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techn1cal
United States68 Posts
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Laerties
United States361 Posts
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