Nothing hurts more than a B+. I would rather fail a class than have the teacher tell me I was "this close" to an A. ...bastards *please ignore the obvious venting/grudge/dirt-slinging tone of this comment, I'm still working through some issues (not really... but a little bit, yeah)*
In truth, I sort of risked posting this in that it may hit close to home for a lot of people. Rest assured, I've gotten my share of horrible grades. I agree, B+'s hurt, and I've gotten my fair share of those too. I think that's why I love the A- so much: It tells me I've just made it. Just.
Is it wrong of me to love the B+ ? I guess that signals how horrible of a student I am. I'm hoping for a D+ on a paper I just turned in. It really deserves an F but all the stressing I did, is worthy of a D+. I'm rambling. I need to get to my thesis....make it worthy of a C at least.
LOL, this is an excellent post, extremely spot-on. I got an A on an essay in english at the beginning of the course and my teacher decided to use it as a "model example" and photocopied it for the rest of the class. It was devastating. Now people have a tendency to shout things like "DID YOU GET ANOTHER 'A', TASH?" across the classroom everytime we get an essay back, lol :( Poop.
Yeah, it's kind of crappy, isn't it? A's should make you feel good, and half the time--depending on the context, of course--they do exactly the opposite. Oh well.
I can sympathize. Boy can I sympathize. Please also add David's Calculus BC class...I got a C on my quarterly report card for the first time in Oakwood History. I had a *COMPLETE* meltdown, cried until I dehydrated myself, and was *convinced* I would never, ever, in a million years get into college, and would have to move into my parent's basement for the next forty years. Nevermind the fact they don't even have a basement...I probably would have dug a hole in the ground and made that suffice.
Ditto some of Garrett's chemistry/physics exams. For some strange reason, I nailed quantum mechanics with a freakish A- (?!?!?) and then practically flunked thermodynamics, which is arguably much easier as at least people understand it. Go figure.
Anyway. That was really amusing. I enjoy reading your gradings of things a lot, maybe you could compile enough to publish one day :)
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*please ignore the obvious venting/grudge/dirt-slinging tone of this comment, I'm still working through some issues (not really... but a little bit, yeah)*
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I can sympathize. Boy can I sympathize. Please also add David's Calculus BC class...I got a C on my quarterly report card for the first time in Oakwood History. I had a *COMPLETE* meltdown, cried until I dehydrated myself, and was *convinced* I would never, ever, in a million years get into college, and would have to move into my parent's basement for the next forty years. Nevermind the fact they don't even have a basement...I probably would have dug a hole in the ground and made that suffice.
Ditto some of Garrett's chemistry/physics exams. For some strange reason, I nailed quantum mechanics with a freakish A- (?!?!?) and then practically flunked thermodynamics, which is arguably much easier as at least people understand it. Go figure.
Anyway. That was really amusing. I enjoy reading your gradings of things a lot, maybe you could compile enough to publish one day :)
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