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Jan 27, 2012, 12:56 PM
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I just looked at my grade for my test where I went to only one of four lectures.... it's a 53%. Chemistry is hard, but I just can't beleive this I thought I got like a 70%... not 18% lower.....
Should I talk with my instructor to see what I can do to understand the material, and maybe take one of his older tests to see how I do after a week? Or just try to keep going in the class and do better on the next test... yes it's only one test, but since I missed so much due to being in the hospital.... I did my best, but I thought I did better than that... okay that last part was just venting. |
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Jan 27, 2012, 01:58 PM
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Ask around and check out the overall grades on that test; it could be that it was a very hard test and 53% is a good score!
Sure, all of those things :-) Find some old tests/extra material and make sure you understand where your mistakes were so you do better on the final as well as make sure you get to more lectures if you can (to ask questions or note where you don't understand before you run into problems) and maybe start/go to a study group or talk to a fellow classmate that seems to be doing better, etc.
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Jan 27, 2012, 06:22 PM
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It's just that I haven't but in enought time to understand it. The one that got like a 93% said that she had gone through and done all of the extra credit problems... Just have to do that... I guess, and ask for help on tough problems.... I have to much work to do, and not enough mind power to do it all.... help!
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Jan 27, 2012, 10:00 PM
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If you are sick, you can ask to have the credit transferred to the final (in the future.) Sometimes we want to go and write the test and prove how capable we are, even if we have missed lectures (due to illness.) It can sometimes be to our detriment when we don't do as well as we usually would.
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Jan 28, 2012, 02:57 AM
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I agree, you should do all of those things, especially since with math-based subjects how well you understand the later material greatly depends on your understanding of of the earlier material. You shouldn't fret though. You can still easily pass the course with a high grade, and many professors will throw out your lowest test if score higher on the final.
 And as for bad grades, I once had turn in a blank test!If you're not doing quantam mechanics, feel free ask me... |
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