School

[yonkyu]

My class is officially over. My final grade a B. 89.64

I am so relieved this class is over and I can relaxed and focus on a new class next week. Though I'm REALLY REALLY nervous about my writing ability as a continue to move forward in the program.

My last grades for assignments were a 3.6 - 4.0 - 3.75 - 1.6

The 1.6 is the paper assignment. I pretty much flunked it and it is what it is. I was never going to make this teacher happy no matter what I did.

Goodbye to the 4.0 GPA I had in the program.

I was overjoyed that I had this GPA in a program full of writing. Writing and I don't go well together. Though I overcame it and pushed forward. I achieved these grades and earned them while going to work full time.

Sadly, I wonder if I will be able to make it through the next 4 classes till graduation. Clearly it's my writing that will never get a makeover and for me to see the progress. I'm a quite disappointed in myself for the low grades this term, but I put my heart and soul into the assignment. I didn't follow the directions clearly enough to get a better mark. It's more like I didn't write it appropriately in graduate standards.

I'm glad it's over, but I'm going to be on edge over my grades in my future classes. I don't have words to explain how I feel.

Comments

[blackrabbit42.livejournal.com]

That's tough, when you worked so hard for your 4.0. But a 4.0 isn't everything. A couple years down the road, and *nobody* cares about it. They care about your work ethic, which, clearly, you have in spades, you've worked so hard on your writing, even when the results were not particularly rewarding.

And just BTW, as an instructor, if it's over an 89.5, I would have rounded that up to a 90, which would be an A-. Either way, it's a grade you should be proud of!

:)

[majestic-duxk.livejournal.com]

blackrabbit is absolutely right - once you get to the end, people don't look at the marks, they look at the degree itself. and 89.5% that's still pretty damn good.

the other thing about writing is that there is a lot you can't help but be subjective. can you improve? absolutely, but maybe this teacher will never like your style. Just in the few months I have been reading your work, I can see it maturing and improving.

you should be proud of yourself. and in case you are not (and even if you are!) I am proud of you <3