rock bottom?

[teadrinker]

Hmmm, been there, done that. Sounds to me like a bit of professional counselling may be the go. I take it you're a uni student, 2nd or 3rd year? So you're young. You're only "not good looking" in your own eyes - well, you know, almost everybody thinks themselves bad looking.

All those comments of yours in the last paragraph indicate a level of low self esteem, possibly depression, for which I think counselling or even medication may help. (For me: psychiatry in my 20's, anti-depressants in my 40's). If you're at a university, they'll probably have counsellors or a medical centre there for you.

Linear Algebra, eh? It can be tricky at times. Which bit did you find most difficult?

-T.

 

[jdcnow]

@penayforay >> Hang in there, hon.

 

[Sha-Rok]

I feel your pain dude, I suck at math..I'm hoping and praying that I pass these two math courses over the summer since it's the only challenge that stands between me and my degree. I'll be in my senior year come Fall.

S/N: Ashy, Your stressed..that's why your "addicted." I was doing the same thing last year before I found a solid dealer out here.

 

[FirePhoenix]

you know what you do now... go do whatever it is you like to do to have fun and take the night off from studying or whatever and then when you wake up in the morning you will hopefully have a better outlook on things. Things could be so much worse but I know many times we just do not see that while we have problems in front of us.

You sounded just like me on part of that so I know how much it sucks. *hugz*

 

[Callum]

You should watch/listen to JK Rowling's Harvard commencement speech on the importance of failure. It's amazing (and ironic she chose Harvard of all places to say it).

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkREt4ZB-ck[/ame]

 

[jaysizzles]

Can you speak to your Professor about this? If you studied and thought you knew the material and still did horribly on the test, then somewhere there is a disconnect between you and your Prof's teaching method that somehow failed to translate to his testing style. Perhaps he/she can give some guidance on what your options are...whether it'd be make-up test, drop the class or take an incomplete in it rather than having a failure go on your record and effect your GPA...? Set up a meeting and stress to him/her that your grades are very important for your future graduate school acceptance, as well that you also want to understand the subject matter.

Maybe everyone in the class also bombed it and the test will be graded on a curve...or the test will be thrown out...?

I recall when I was taking physics in college...for the life of me I could not do well on the tests, but I always did well in the lab and on homework...actually thought I understood it, especially since I'd also taken it in high school. I should have taken the initiative to speak with him about it...but didn't. It wasn't required for my major so I just kind of blew it off. Unfortunately in that class the grades were based solely on tests and I got a D...which sucked...but I still managed to graduate Cum Laude since I aced many other classes. I got into grad school no problem.

Anyway....grades don't define who you are...your desire and commitment to learning and succeeding that defines/represents you/your character...and it appears you have a lot of that!

 

[Yngbldhwk]

Penayforay: What should you do? I'm going to suggest what you probably will do: keep studying, finish college, maybe go to grad school, and then develop into a person with a successful career. Based on the courses you're taking (and I took a lot of them myself), if you have an average of 88, then you're already successful.

College isn't the real world. In fact, it may be the farthest thing from it. In all probability, the career you ultimately end up in may have nothing to do with your major. It may be in a field or area that doesn't even exist yet. After a few years, the grades you earned in the past or the prestige of the school you attended begins to matter less and less. Employers look at performance. Work, irrespective of the field, has little or nothing to do with taking tests or writing papers. Work is primarily about solving problems, asking the right questions, and dealing with other people.

You probably have a great career ahead of you. Don't sabotage it by beating yourself up. Enjoy your college years -- there's nothing else like them -- but always keep them in perspective. Regardless of your test score, the world will still be spinning afterwards.