what do i do?

[scylis]

ok, here's the deal... my final for Western Civ is tomorrow. there are four items that are graded in this class: two papers (which didn't get done), the midterm, and the final. now, the final is only worth 30% of my grade, and i got a B- on the midterm. that means that even if i ace the final, i still won't pass.

so the question is.. do i bust my ass and finish studying for a test in a class i can't pass, or do i just blow it off and just go with the notes i already have?

 

[Azwed]

Umhh don't even go to the final. I did that for my Engineering C++ class. By the middle of the semeser i knew i could not pass it and stopped going to class. I did not take the last test or the final.

If you can't pass it is not worth your time. Conentrate on other classes you can pass.

 

[Lasz]

get fucking wased woo hooo its soooo much fn

 

[Batgirl]

Don't ever give up, so what you won't pass - its not the end of the world. The important thing is that you at least try.

 

[Moridin187]

I'd say Moridin's 10th Rule of Life definitely applies here (if you look at my info on AIM they're all there)


10. When in doubt, just screw it.

 

[Problem Child]

Why do you need to study Western Civ? Just read ppman's posts and you'll know all about it. Of course your head will be filled with bullshit and fallacious arguments, but that never slowed him down.

Study for your other tests, it ain't the end of the world...unless you flunk all of them too.

 

[scylis]

i can't give up on that and concentrate on the classes i can pass b/c, well, i gave up on everything else already. English, Calc, Kendo... stopped going to all of them. i chose the wrong english class, i can't do calc, and as for kendo..i don't really know how to describe it..it just felt wrong for me to go. it's not that i didn't like it, it just...felt wrong. i don't know.

guess i'm just one big fuck up...

 

[Problem Child]

uh-oh.

 

[scylis]

uh-oh.

well said.

 

[Willing and Unsure]

i can't give up on that and concentrate on the classes i can pass b/c, well, i gave up on everything else already. English, Calc, Kendo... stopped going to all of them. i chose the wrong english class, i can't do calc, and as for kendo..i don't really know how to describe it..it just felt wrong for me to go. it's not that i didn't like it, it just...felt wrong. i don't know.

guess i'm just one big fuck up...

*smacks you upside the head* you are not a big fuck up. things happen and life really sucks sometimes. trust me, i feel the same way right now. i gave up on my intro to nuclear engineering (which is supposed to be my major) because it really doesnt matter what i do there is no way i can pass it, i just have to be able to explain this to my parents somehow, so i can at least say i tried by going to the final (even though that doesnt matter).. the rest of my classes, i'm at least going for a D in them, and i'm doing about the same in all of those.. just relax honey, take some deep breaths. dont necessarily study, but at least go to the final so you can say you tried (even though you know it wasnt enough)

 

[scylis]

oh, it's not whether or not i go to the final (i will no matter what), it's whether i finish studying or not..

 

[Moridin187]

I've gone down that road before Scylis.. About the best you can do is what the clearer heads are advising, give it your best shot and try again next time around.

 

[Willing and Unsure]

oh, it's not whether or not i go to the final (i will no matter what), it's whether i finish studying or not..

sweetie.. i quit studying about 4 hours ago for my final that's this morning.. and i didnt start studying till about 5 hours ago.. and while i was studying, i was watching tv, talking to my roomie, and eating some pizza.. i dont think it'll hurt you to quit studying now

 

[scylis]

oh, btw...you pic is done..

 

[seXieleXie]

singin' the college blues

i'm on page 16 of a 20 page paper due at 5 pm tomorrow. woooo! i have a final on friday that i MUST get a B- or better on or i will lose my scholarship. la la la... AND i'm posting to lit. brilliant, non?

 

[Juspar Emvan]

well you fucked that one up then. Think of it as a growth exercise, I did a year of that too. On the one hand it was a total waste, on the other hand, I never made the same mistake again.

I'm reminded of a line, author forgotten right now . . .

Failure is an event not a person.

Enven if you've quit on this one, don't give up entirely.

 

[Moridin187]

oh, btw...you pic is done..

Thanks man, much appreciated

 

[LadyDarkFire]

Scylis, Best advice that I can give you, study for it now, and concentrate on it. Just do your best and show that you can do this final right, even if it's just to yourself. After all, that's who you really need to prove it to, and it gives you a sense of "Hey, at least I learned the stuff I needed"