Grades

ITT: Everyone gets better grades than me ;-;

ITT: Everyone gets better grades than me ;-;

here I'll help you feel better

ACG2025 - F (I'm a computer major that was forced to take this, it was terrible. ._. Changed my major to IT during this semester, which doesn't have this, thankfully.)
ECO2023 - B (Most people failed this class... personally don't see how.)
CIS4250 - C (Started out bad, picked up the pace later on.)
COP3530 - F (Like 75% of the class got an F. o_o)

Yeah, this semester was TERRIBLE for me. Mostly my fault... had all As and Bs the semester before and I really plan on picking up the pace this coming semester. x_x

I was gonna not post this out of shame but Khoi made me feel bad for him.

here I'll help you feel better

ACG2025 - F (I'm a computer major that was forced to take this, it was terrible. ._. Changed my major to IT during this semester, which doesn't have this, thankfully.)
ECO2023 - B (Most people failed this class... personally don't see how.)
CIS4250 - C (Started out bad, picked up the pace later on.)
COP3530 - F (Like 75% of the class got an F. o_o)

Yeah, this semester was TERRIBLE for me. Mostly my fault... had all As and Bs the semester before and I really plan on picking up the pace this coming semester. x_x

I was gonna not post this out of shame but Khoi made me feel bad for him.

I wasn't expecting pity, haha! But wow, I can't really type "holy crap", because I've done worse, probably. It really depends on which professor(s) you end up getting. Some of them claims that the lectures and notes will be relevant to the exam(s), but then you find out they're wrong, and etc. That's how a certain professor was for me this semester.

Some of them just plain ol' cannot teach for sh`it.

Some of them just plain ol' cannot teach for sh`it.

Haha, it didn't really help that my Data Structures professor was a newbie, that was his first time teaching as a graduate. :x

My Accounting professor was almost prejudiced against those who weren't an Accounting major. He favored those in the major and almost ignored those who weren't. My other two teachers were great, I would have gotten As if I wasn't so lazy this semester, lol.

For everyone who got a D or an F in a course, I want you to think about two major reasons as to why you received low marks. I want you to then think how you feel about receiving a D or an F as honestly as possible and whether you believe that you are following on the right educational track. Then I want you to think of three realistic methods for you to increase your score in the future taking into consideration the ideas you thought of for the previous two comments.

I honestly don't care about the fact that you received bad scores. I have my own fair share that I've accepted on my transcript. Rather for me it is more important to see that you consider the results of the semester and plan accordingly while the iron is hot. It is not the results that make us human beings, it is the ability to adapt to the conditions presented before us on a daily basis. Wishful thinking is not sufficient to compensate for mistakes and deficits.

For everyone who got a D or an F in a course, I want you to list two major reasons as to why you received low marks. I want you to then list how you feel about receiving a D or an F as honestly as possible and whether you think that you are following on the right educational track. Then I want you to think of three realistic methods for you to increase your score in the future taking into consideration the answers you put down for the previous two comments.

This wouldn't help me because I already know the answers well enough in my head without having to even think about it, but having the strong resolve to try to make it better involves a lot of commitment. I get easily distracted and irritated in classes too, and this is really dependent on which professor I get for classes. I've found that with nicer and more easy-going professors, I just tend to perform better academically. Especially ones that ya know.. gives you notes that are relevant to the exam questions . . .

This wouldn't help me because I already know the answers well enough in my head without having to even think about it, but having the strong resolve to try to make it better involves a lot of commitment. I get easily distracted and irritated in classes too, and this is really dependent on which professor I get for classes. I've found that with nicer and more easy-going professors, I just tend to perform better academically. Especially ones that ya know.. gives you notes that are relevant to the exam questions . . .

INFS2120-D Visual Basic Programming B+
SOCI1010-G Principles Of Sociology D (LOL. I hate this professor so much....)
ELIT1040-B Reading Literature: Coming Of Age C (Considering I never once opened any of the 4 books assigned.. This isn't bad.)
INFS2150-B Intro To Web Dev & E-Comm Tech B+

It is obvious that you do well in what you are interested in as evidenced by the fact that you got strong scores in both Visual Basic Programming and Intro to Web Dev & E-Comm Tech. However Principles of Sociology and Read Literature: Coming of Age were low scores because they are completely outside the framework of computer science and internet analysis. I assume that these two courses were part of your humanities requirement. I'd suggest that you try to take more relevant info-tech based humanity courses so that you can gain some interest and maintain a B or above.

Strong resolve, commitment, irritation, and distractions are feelings that exist for a reason. The part of this is to not get caught up in those shōjo-esque feelings, but to find out why you have those feelings and what you can do in order to generate a more positive feeling rather than having to cage your personality in. Having will power to make things work only lasts for so long. A couple of weeks, a couple of months? Regardless there is a point where it will fail and all those thoughts will come pouring out like a pent-up dam.

This is not to shoot down your previous suggestion of finding professors who will teach the material according to your like & dislikes. That is also another method of making you happier and more compliant to study. However there will be cases when you will have to deal with bad professors and should plan accordingly. Perhaps you might write about in on Southperry to maintain interest as an individual pet project or you could try at other strategies to make it a recurring theme that you hit that undesirable textbook on a regular basis.

In my own opinion the results of your transcript show that you do well in what you are interested in as with many individuals. The problem is not "dampening" your emotional abilities, but rather to find out how you can make studying enjoyable, practical, and efficient. Attempting to find valid reasons for failure and designing practical solutions is one such tactic to turn bad grades into a strong case of personal benefit. Do not gratify business marketers with the sad note of personal guilt if they do decide to touch upon that D or F in an interview process. Rather explain how it has benefited you as an individual and allowed you to make respectable decisions for the future rather than being caught in the traps that tripped you up in the past.

If you have thought this out then I apologize.

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Personal Example: I noted that during my second and third year of college I was always exhausted. I rationalized that my exhaustion was the result of walking miles to and from each class while carrying a heavy burden of books. I then proceeded to rip out relevant pages of the textbook for that week instead of carrying the entire book with me everywhere I went so that I could always read when I made long walks around campus, sitting down to eat, and... you get the picture.

INFS2120-D Visual Basic Programming B+
SOCI1010-G Principles Of Sociology D (LOL. I hate this professor so much....)
ELIT1040-B Reading Literature: Coming Of Age C (Considering I never once opened any of the 4 books assigned.. This isn't bad.)
INFS2150-B Intro To Web Dev & E-Comm Tech B+

It is obvious that you do well in what you are interested in as evidenced by the fact that you got strong scores in both Visual Basic Programming and Intro to Web Dev & E-Comm Tech. However Principles of Sociology and Read Literature: Coming of Age were low scores because they are completely outside the framework of computer science and internet analysis. I assume that these two courses were part of your humanities requirement. I'd suggest that you try to take more relevant info-tech based humanity courses so that you can gain some interest and maintain a B or above.

Strong resolve, commitment, irritation, and distractions are feelings that exist for a reason. The part of this is to not get caught up in those shōjo-esque feelings, but to find out why you have those feelings and what you can do in order to generate a more positive feeling rather than having to cage your personality in. Having will power to make things work only lasts for so long. A couple of weeks, a couple of months? Regardless there is a point where it will fail and all those thoughts will come pouring out like a pent-up dam.

This is not to shoot down your previous suggestion of finding professors who will teach the material according to your like & dislikes. That is also another method of making you happier and more compliant to study. However there will be cases when you will have to deal with bad professors and should plan accordingly. Perhaps you might write about in on Southperry to maintain interest as an individual pet project or you could try at other strategies to make it a recurring theme that you hit that undesirable textbook on a regular basis.

In my own opinion the results of your transcript show that you do well in what you are interested in as with many individuals. The problem is not "dampening" your emotional abilities, but rather to find out how you can make studying enjoyable, practical, and efficient. Attempting to find valid reasons for failure and designing practical solutions is one such tactic to turn bad grades into a strong case of personal benefit. Do not gratify business marketers with the sad note of personal guilt if they do decide to touch upon that D or F in an interview process. Rather explain how it has benefited you as an individual and allowed you to make respectable decisions for the future rather than being caught in the traps that tripped you up in the past.

If you have thought this out then I apologize.

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Personal Example: I noted that during my second and third year of college I was always exhausted. I rationalized that my exhaustion was the result of walking miles to and from each class while carrying a heavy burden of books. I then proceeded to rip out relevant pages of the textbook for that week instead of carrying the entire book with me everywhere I went so that I could always read when I made long walks around campus, sitting down to eat, and... you get the picture.

Strangely, what you said actually made sense. The problem here is that some of those humanities courses are actually Core classes, meaning I am required to take them, regardless of my feelings towards those courses. I am required to take some mathematics, and that's fine with me because math will always be involved in life and technology. I feel really irritable when I'm forced to take classes such as Literature or Sociology, something I could care less about. Sociology was the more-fun one of the two, yet I got a lower grade. You'd figure it'd be the opposite, considering that I didn't pick up a single book during Lit and just sat through class listening to lectures.

Where as in Sociology, I actually devoted some time towards studying, yet I got a D. It was really frustrating to see my score in that class, really. I was expecting either a D or a low C in the class, because I've been trying to keep a track of my scores. But this professor counts all of the grading based on exams only, there are no assignments or anything, which also bugged me.

Now, this part gets even more interesting. In HTML, I really never opened my book.. not once. I purchased it, but used mostly websites to gather information to helped me along the way. Even then, I didn't really devote as much time as I had wanted in that class and amazingly passed with a B+. In VB, I gave more of an attempt than normal, and gained a B+ because I apparently had an easy-going professor. As long as I was in the class, did the assignment that was given during class time, as well as trying to participate during class discussion, I was to be given "points". This was also a huge reason for why my grade in VB was higher than expected, I really expected a C for that class...

Overall, irony here is, the class that I gave most efforts into, I did terrible. Sadly, not trying at all would definitely make it worse. I'm not going to bother making excuses for why I did bad now, because you do have a point there, but rather, see the light in it and try to improve myself for the future. So, thanks, Swerve.

Also, my slacker-attitude can be extremely unsettling because it compromises my grades. This doesn't make my situation any better because I get so easily distracted, and I slack off. I'm admitting to this. You're also right about classes that are relevant to my major, those ones seems to make my grades go higher too. Especially since I feel like I should know the topics, and that they're extremely important for my future career.

Spot-on.

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@ Khoi: Thank you for the compliment despite me being off mark on the analysis. If I were you, I might expend effort in planning courses so that I could be able to follow the path of least resistance as that seems to net you the best results. I'm surprised that a sociology class swindled you. I would imagine that if anyone would enjoy that course and do well in it, it would be you. Again I don't want to hijack this thread into a guidance counselor session, however I am concerned when fellow members are having trouble with courses and hope that they are able to improve upon their situation in the future.

@ Harrison: Good show Harrison. Biochemical techniques as a freshman must have been difficult. Critical writing is often hit or miss depending on the professor teaching the course. Overall good job for the semester. I'm waiting for my horrible grades to appear in a couple of days. And trust me, they will be horrible. :mad laughter:

@ Khoi: Interesting. I would expend effort in planning courses so that I could be able to follow the path of least resistance as that seems to net you the best results. I'm surprised that a sociology class swindled you. I would imagine that if anyone would enjoy that course and do well in it, it would be you. Again I don't want to hijack this thread into a guidance counselor session, however I am concerned when fellow members are having trouble with courses and are able to improve upon their situation in the future.

@ Harrison: Good show Harrison. Biochemical techniques as a freshman must have been difficult. Critical writing is often hit or miss depending on the professor teaching the course. Overall good job for the semester.

In all honesty, and don't get me wrong here.. I enjoy discussing topics that deals with sociology because it expands my knowledge and broadens my views. Problem here is that the professor made it extremely uninteresting for me, I didn't really understand why he was relating every. single. topic with prostitution. I was actually complaining about this to other classmates, and they agreed that the guy is a bit of a wacko. I really think my interest in the course, as well as the professor's way of teaching can greatly impact my grades. I really can't pull up my transcript and just scan it, then put it up on here or anything.. but I can say that with teachers that are more determined to "teach" the students, instead of babbling on about their personal lives, tends to help me do better.

I'm not one to actually say that I'm a studious person either, really, I'm not. I just observe and learn better, that's just the type of student that I am. See it once or twice, learn it. I tend to get bored easily cracking open a book and trying to memorize things, as this never worked during my previous 3 years in college. I've pretty much gotten up to this point because I learn by observations, rather than reading things and gaining information that way.

I wish I could change the way I am, honestly. I think it'd make my life a lot easier.

PS: This even applies to how I play competitive video games, I read things, but it doesn't sink in as well unless I observe something in action a couple of times before I fully understand how it works.

For everyone who got a D or an F in a course, I want you to think about two major reasons as to why you received low marks. I want you to then think how you feel about receiving a D or an F as honestly as possible and whether you believe that you are following on the right educational track. Then I want you to think of three realistic methods for you to increase your score in the future taking into consideration the ideas you thought of for the previous two comments.

I honestly don't care about the fact that you received bad scores. I have my own fair share that I've accepted on my transcript. Rather for me it is more important to see that you consider the results of the semester and plan accordingly while the iron is hot. It is not the results that make us human beings, it is the ability to adapt to the conditions presented before us on a daily basis. Wishful thinking is not sufficient to compensate for mistakes and deficits.

This. I KNOW that I'll be getting a D or an F in Intermediate Organic Chemistry (praying to God for a D so I don't have to retake it), and it's honestly my own damn fault. While my professor truly did suck, and no one went to lecture, and I was very limited on time in the middle of the semester thanks to working on the 2010 election, my lazy ass didn't work hard enough in the beginning of the semester, and so things snowballed to a point I couldn't get out of, no matter how hard I worked these past 7 weeks since November 3rd. Ultimately I've learned exactly what I need to do for next semester and those that follow to once again have a straight A semester (work > everything else. Spread out the work necessary in all courses, and make sure you get DONE what you actually plan to do. Even if it means sacrificing a party).

Also, Swerve, thanks for the encouragement boost as well as giving me a chance to re-evaluate myself as a student. Not being sarcastic.

Math: 59
Science: 57
Guitar: 74(FCUK YOU GUITAR HISTOOORYY)
History: 63
Woo pretty good compared to last years math and science. o_o

@ Harrison: Good show Harrison. Biochemical techniques as a freshman must have been difficult. Critical writing is often hit or miss depending on the professor teaching the course. Overall good job for the semester. I'm waiting for my horrible grades to appear in a couple of days. And trust me, they will be horrible. :mad laughter:

Biochemical techniques was my favorite class this quarter. Even though it was difficult because I haven't taken molecular biology and biochemistry, I was able to keep up because my professor is nice and taught so well. Also, my TA, a graduate student, made it his business to know us personally and helped us prepare for tests, even though it wasn't required. I was the only freshman in all four sections of the lab. My lab group had a fourth year and a fifth year, who gave me hell for being a freshman, and for being the only freshman. Apparently, it took people years to get into the class, and I got into it the first quarter. They're not bad people, but they liked to leech off of my work both inside and outside of the lab, since I bothered to do it. I kinda gave up at the end of the quarter after this one time, when I was doing everything, they told me to move aside halfway through the lab and took over.

Despite biochemical techniques being difficult, critical writing was actually the worst. The entire class was taught by a graduate student trying to get her Ph.D. in Literature, who didn't teach (or know at all what she was doing, for that matter). We had three papers. We weren't given clear instructions on how to write them, and for each paper, she gave at most 2 A's out of our 15 person class. Since I was below the average within the class, I ended up with a bad grade.

I honestly hope your grades aren't horrible. Within the context of Southperry, you're one of the most brilliant people. It would be unfortunate if your grades didn't reflect that. :/

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I was really happy with these, considering how bad my grades have been the last few semesters. I actually really enjoyed this semester (being my first semester of a degree in business), as opposed to practically hating the rest of my time at university. My grades really show that switching from music to business was the right choice for me, and a good confidence boost too. Hopefully I can keep this up.

In Highschool. Pretty sure I'm getting a B in everything, which is actually the worst I've done so far. Every other year I've gotten a few As. But apparently my grades don't matter for the possible few universities I'm going to until grade 12 (DPA includes Physics 12, Chem 12, Math/Pre-Calc 12 and English 12, I'm doing Computer Engineering, Computer Software Engineering, or Electrical Engineering)

Business Statistics - B
Intermediate Accounting I - B
Disciplines of Christian Living (lolprivateuniversity) - A
Principles of Management/Essential Bible credit - B (thought I was going to get a D, yay for miracles)
Federal Income Taxation for Individuals - B
Management Communication - A
University Chapel (lolprivateuniversity) - Pass

And next semester will be just as fun. Intermediate Accounting II; Technical Writing (to finish my English minor); Principles of Marketing; Principles of Macroeconomics; Principles of Auditing; and an internship with the IRS doing the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program.

I can't wait to go back. I miss my apartment-mates. Home is so boring.

Intro to Computer Science: B
Intro to Biotechnology: B
Ethics & Technology: C

I did okay for barely putting any effort into that quarter.

Woop woop, A in my C++ class.