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Mixed Bag: A Midterm Report

Finally, all my midterm grades are in but the results are not what I expected. So on one hand I feel successful and proud on the other i feel like a failure.

Mass Media and Social Behavior: 100%

I'm happy about my accomplishments in this class. I really enjoy the subject matter and have impressed my professor with my analyses and theoretical treatment of mass media and society. She always makes really nice comments on all my papers. It's a lot like getting those gold stars from grade school.

Rome and the Caesars: 95%
I was not expecting to do so well in this class. I like the material but I don't love it. The biggest surprise came when I picked up my graded exam and the professor stopped me to say i did a great job. I thanked him and began to walk away when he stopped me and said "No, you did really good. Your answers are above and beyond what I expect from students." Wha?! Then he went on to ask me if I was a Political Science major (which i'm not) and suggested that I would do well in Politics. He told me I should consider changing my major. Wow!

Geography: 89%

I freaking hate this class. I hate the professor and I hate her stupid multiple choice tests. I am disappointed in myself for not nailing the "A" but whatev.

Anthropology: 76%
Ugh. a "C" really? Fuck. This is my FAVORITE class, my favorite professor. How did i fuck that up? I am so embarrassed and pissed at myself. The worst part is that I nailed the essay questions, which can be overwhelming and difficult for some students, and totally screwed up the true/false ones. What the hell? I mean I get it, I know that I am better at forming my own thoughts than picking an answer in a lineup but still I got a "C" and that SUCKS. A serious redesign of my study habits will have to be made to redeem myself. I guess I should have spent more time paying attention to the details than crying over the plight of the world's vanishing cultures.

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Comments (3)

I need to study with you. Consider yourself my school mentor.

ha! you did read the end of the post where i got a C in my favorite class, right?

my study skills need help. you dont want me as a mentor.

erin:

100%=overachiever

Don't sweat the T/F -- it's a ridiculous question format. We had a couple on my health econ midterm too. However, I just took the final for that class (crazy early, right?) and the T/F had been trashed, leaving only the much friendlier short answer Qs. I wish you the same kind of luck.

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