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Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
Sat Aug 16, 2014, 11:51 AM Aug 2014

One more final to go and I'll be done with summer semester.

It's a finance class and it's the hardest class I've ever taken. I can still get an 'A' in there, but I have to get at least 79% of the remaining points available to do it. I've got a project still out that needs to be graded. I got a 'B' on each of the previous two in the semester. So if I follow form with that, I'll probably have to get at least a 75% on the final. I got a 74% on the mid-term.

I know this shouldn't bother me all that much, I'm going to pass the class with no problem. But I've got a 4.0 GPA and it's at stake here. I guess I've got a bit of a perfectionist streak in me as well.

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One more final to go and I'll be done with summer semester. (Original Post) Tobin S. Aug 2014 OP
1 B is ok. I have to say that because I had a 4.0 until one stupid requirement magical thyme Aug 2014 #1
I seriously admire you for doing this. rurallib Aug 2014 #2
Thank you very much. I just finished up after 6 hours. I'm going to get a 'B' for the course, Tobin S. Aug 2014 #3
Perfectionism is good, up to a point... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2014 #4
I just let it go. Tobin S. Aug 2014 #5
Hang in there-- you're almost finished ailsagirl Aug 2014 #6
 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
1. 1 B is ok. I have to say that because I had a 4.0 until one stupid requirement
Sat Aug 16, 2014, 12:35 PM
Aug 2014

Stupidest class I ever took. The so-called instructor was a disaster; literally half the class walked away by the end of the class. And she ended up fired and the Biology Dept coordinator (of a primarily allied med university) removed the requirement specifically due to the way she treated me

So instead of a 4.0, I had something like a 3.9 at the end. Still summa cum laude.

But I understand. It's tough to get so far with the 4.0 and have one single stupid class break that streak. Believe me...I fully understand that one!

Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
3. Thank you very much. I just finished up after 6 hours. I'm going to get a 'B' for the course,
Sat Aug 16, 2014, 09:12 PM
Aug 2014

unless the professor grades on a curve.

It was an online class and there was just too much to it. Before I'd really get a handle on one set of complex topics, we'd move on to a new set that were even more difficult. There was enough material there for three classes. And 6 fucking hours for a timed final exam! I actually left a few blank toward the end for lack of time. You don't do that shit on campus.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,694 posts)
4. Perfectionism is good, up to a point...
Sat Aug 16, 2014, 09:14 PM
Aug 2014

Don't let it keep you up nights!

Prepare as you can, do your best, and let the rest go...

Good luck, my dear Tobin!

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