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JustinPopovic · 10-30-2009, 03:48 PM

I can TOTALLY relate. I struggled a lot of my grades in university and it was an emotional thing for me. I went from extremely high grades in high school to barely passing classes in college.

I did not deal with it well then so I applaud you for reaching out and asking for advice.

Personal opinion... what you focus on expands. Your mind is locked in to this negative judgement that 25% of your grade is gone.

Question. Did you get 0% on this exam? I'm guessing you failed but you actually got some marks. Perhaps 10/25? Unless you missed the midterm entirely, you do have some points there to count towards your final grade.

But that doesn't matter. You need to figure out a way to change your mental and physical state so you can transform your feeling of being defeated and move it into a feeling of power and control.

The failed exam is in the past. The opportunity to do AWESOME is here and now. You have the opportunity to use the pain of this event to drive you to new levels of achievement. If you are struggling with the material, find some tutors. Find some study partners and accountability parterns. Ask your professor for practice exams that you can complete during your study time. Ask the Teaching Assistants to give you extra assignments.

BECOME the master of the topic. It is entirely possible if you switch the picture in your mind from helplessness to hopefullness. Listen to some motivational programs like Tony Robbins, Bob Proctor, Les Brown or anyone who gets you juiced.

Make it your mission to do everything in your power to NAIL the rest of the semester. You CAN do it!

10-30-2009, 03:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
JustinPopovic Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 245	I can TOTALLY relate. I struggled a lot of my grades in university and it was an emotional thing for me. I went from extremely high grades in high school to barely passing classes in college. I did not deal with it well then so I applaud you for reaching out and asking for advice. Personal opinion... what you focus on expands. Your mind is locked in to this negative judgement that 25% of your grade is gone. Question. Did you get 0% on this exam? I'm guessing you failed but you actually got some marks. Perhaps 10/25? Unless you missed the midterm entirely, you do have some points there to count towards your final grade. But that doesn't matter. You need to figure out a way to change your mental and physical state so you can transform your feeling of being defeated and move it into a feeling of power and control. The failed exam is in the past. The opportunity to do AWESOME is here and now. You have the opportunity to use the pain of this event to drive you to new levels of achievement. If you are struggling with the material, find some tutors. Find some study partners and accountability parterns. Ask your professor for practice exams that you can complete during your study time. Ask the Teaching Assistants to give you extra assignments. BECOME the master of the topic. It is entirely possible if you switch the picture in your mind from helplessness to hopefullness. Listen to some motivational programs like Tony Robbins, Bob Proctor, Les Brown or anyone who gets you juiced. Make it your mission to do everything in your power to NAIL the rest of the semester. You CAN do it!