Aug 27, 2010

End of Summer Term

Musings of A Beautiful Mess
You all have been with me through this whole year of school and have been the best supporters EVER! I wish I could do something super all kinds of exciting for each and every one of you, but sadly, I'm not rich (yet). But what I can offer you is the truth. I've never once lied to anybody on my blog. I've told y'all about the deepest darkest hole I was in when I was depressed about my mom's death. I mentioned Dirty's anxiety and never once did I get a comment telling me to grow up or get over something, you all have been SO amazing. And for that, I will confess to you that summer term SUCKED! Seriously sucked! I really enjoyed my psychology and health class, but typing and sociology, not so much. I WANTED to love sociology as much as I loved the other 2, but I couldn't. I could not grasp the theories or the theorists. I studied for every test and never once did I get anything above a C. I was so frustrated because I wanted SO badly to do well in this class and have everything stick, but it never happened. I ended up with a C in the class. The first time I've gotten a C in anything, in my college career, and I'm OK with it. I don't know if I'll take it again or not, but a C is what I got. It is what it is. I honestly did my best, that's pretty much all I can do.

Now typing is a completely different thing. I didn't struggle in this class because I can't type, obviously I can. I can actually type pretty fast. Getting the "home keys" down was a pain in the ass, but eventually I got em and ROCKED that class. Or so I thought....reading the syllabus is rule number ONE to succeed in college and guess who didn't do that? Yeah, that would be me. I was so focused on getting through the chapters and getting it over and done with that I didn't realize that all the work had to be turned in BEFORE finals week. So when I went to turn in my work the Monday of finals week and was told "I don't accept work the last week of term", I knew right then and there I failed the class. I screwed up, it's nobody's fault but my own, I own that. I got my first F and it feels just as shitty as I thought it would. I'm upset with myself, but also I know that beating myself up over it isn't going to change my grade. The best I can do is take it again in the fall or winter and get an A in it and hope that the ONE F on my transcripts won't screw up my chances of getting into the universities I want to get into to. Any thoughts?

The good thing about this is that if I'm going to fail a class, failing a one credit class is the way to go. It didn't even effect my GPA much, my GPA went from a 3.76 to a 3.70...so if I'm going to put a positive spin on this whole thing, that's going to be it.

So, yeah...that sucks, but life isn't over and I know it's my fault and I can do better and I will.

6 friends have commented:

..al on August 28, 2010 at 12:40 AM said...

Well dear you must know that you too have been there for us! And I appreciate it completely.

Well, maybe your Waterloo paper is like what I felt for Statistics in college. My percentage did not not drop only because I did better in other papers, but I sucked horribly, and managed only an average grading...

Well we will love you for anything...and I hope you do better!

..al on August 28, 2010 at 12:40 AM said...

And remember, I will let you give me an injection, and that is love.

Shelly- Mom Files on August 28, 2010 at 4:19 PM said...

Good work on your summer courses. My hats go off to all of you education junkies of the world. Lord knows we have more idiots than we need :D

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a tough summer...onward to fall! Love you!

Danielle on August 30, 2010 at 10:49 AM said...

Oh it's alright. You're allowed one screw up ;-) Have you checked if you take the class again if the new grade cancels out the old grade? I know at my college that's what happened. <3 you!!

Anonymous said...

That last line, that's it, and that's why you kick arse.

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