1. The hardest
class I’ve had to
take in UF so far has been Financial Accounting. People had told me not to
leave studying and practicing problems till the last minute. I have never had
to study so much in my life. The first exam I studied a few days before and
realized I didn’t have enough time to
study all the material. As a result, I did not do that well on the first exam.
The second exam I decided to buy the Tutoring Zone package for the
class to help me stay updated with the material. I thought this would be easier
and I wouldn’t have to do as much work. So I decided to study for an entire
week, thinking that was still enough time. I got a better grade than the first
exam, but it still wasn’t good enough.
For the final exam, I decided I was going to be studying from the first
lecture. Every problem that I was given, I was going to study them the day of. Finally,
I scored very well, which helped my final grade in the class.
2. I shouldn’t have procrastinated on the
first exam, and probably would’ve gotten a better grade in the class overall. I should’ve listened to my friends and started studying from day
one of the semester. I ended up with a C in the class, but that was the only C I
got in the semester so it didn’t affect my overall GPA by too much.
3. It depends on the situation in which
you fail at. Sometimes, yes, it is embarrassing and other times it is very
difficult. I have failed many times in life, more in my personal life than
academically. It is much harder to deal with failure in your personal life, but
I have been able to overcome those obstacles. Within this class I have seen
different perspectives on success and failure. This class has definitely been
different than others in which there are no exams. Failure in this class would
mean not completing your assignments on time and not following directions. I have
always been a risky person, but this class has showed me how to take a risk in different
ways.
The same thing happened to me before, it was for a business calculus class and I failed my first exam. I then told myself that was going to be the last time. I started studying way before hand and making sure I asked questions during lecture. It's embarrasing but those are learning moments.
ReplyDeleteLourdes,
ReplyDeleteI completely understand, I had the same experience with a grammar class. I thought studying a week before was plenty of time and I put it off and I ended up with a C in the class. I found it so difficult to find the time to study every week leading up to the exam while I was trying to balance my other classes ad extra curriculars. But I've realized it only takes a small window of time every week to stay on top of things. I also agree that I've had more personal failures than academic ones, and I think it all starts with accepting that you're human and that no ones perfect. I think the personal ones left deeper scars for sure though.