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Overreactions
Oct. 13th, 2004 09:28 amYesterday, I got a small paper back from my Psych class, and got 7/10. I also had an exam the same day, and now I'm freaking out about how I did.
Originally I thought the 7/10 was really a 14/20, but now I realize I have a second paper later which is also worth 10 points, so if I ace it, I'll have 17/20 - which I can live with.
But, after the exam and getting my grade on the paper, I called my professor to ask for extra help. Now, in reality, I'm a big girl, and should be able to solve this problem myself - but I felt so helpless - and upon further reflection, embarrassed about my poor grade.
Alizahs DO NOT get C's. (Except in economics where I got a D+, but I plan on that being the ONLY poor grade I will EVER receive from now on.)
The odd thing was, that this is what I'd term as my hardest class this semester, and considering I have 3 A's in other classes already, I was almost preparing myself to accept that this may be my lowest grade of the 5 classes I am taking. But, when it happened, I was stunned.
So, I am currently replaying my voicemail in my head, and conjuring a new voicemail to apologize for my hasty message, and concisely explain my situation. Last year I had a long email dialogue with this professor with regards to my mother's illness and he advised me, I am trying to find a way to incorporate that into my message without sounding melodramatic. I was also contemplating the new voicemail simply saying "Dr. --, I want to apologize for my hasty call for help the other day, if you remember last year, I asked for your advisement with regards school in connection with my mother's terminal cancer, and she has since passed and I am still in a state of having distorted values. I was simply embarrassed at my perceived poor performance but I realize now, that I am a "big girl" so to speak, and I this is something I can definitely improve upon myself. My apologizes again for taking up your time, and I'll see you in class tomorrow. Thank you."
That, or "Dr. -- I want to apologize for my hasty voicemail the other day, and I want to explain myself, but voicemail is not the place. I realize now there is no rush to meet you outside of office hours this week, so I will stop by your office hours next week. I'm still available at this contact information "---" if you wish to contact me. Thank you for your time."
Thoughts? Advice?
Originally I thought the 7/10 was really a 14/20, but now I realize I have a second paper later which is also worth 10 points, so if I ace it, I'll have 17/20 - which I can live with.
But, after the exam and getting my grade on the paper, I called my professor to ask for extra help. Now, in reality, I'm a big girl, and should be able to solve this problem myself - but I felt so helpless - and upon further reflection, embarrassed about my poor grade.
Alizahs DO NOT get C's. (Except in economics where I got a D+, but I plan on that being the ONLY poor grade I will EVER receive from now on.)
The odd thing was, that this is what I'd term as my hardest class this semester, and considering I have 3 A's in other classes already, I was almost preparing myself to accept that this may be my lowest grade of the 5 classes I am taking. But, when it happened, I was stunned.
So, I am currently replaying my voicemail in my head, and conjuring a new voicemail to apologize for my hasty message, and concisely explain my situation. Last year I had a long email dialogue with this professor with regards to my mother's illness and he advised me, I am trying to find a way to incorporate that into my message without sounding melodramatic. I was also contemplating the new voicemail simply saying "Dr. --, I want to apologize for my hasty call for help the other day, if you remember last year, I asked for your advisement with regards school in connection with my mother's terminal cancer, and she has since passed and I am still in a state of having distorted values. I was simply embarrassed at my perceived poor performance but I realize now, that I am a "big girl" so to speak, and I this is something I can definitely improve upon myself. My apologizes again for taking up your time, and I'll see you in class tomorrow. Thank you."
That, or "Dr. -- I want to apologize for my hasty voicemail the other day, and I want to explain myself, but voicemail is not the place. I realize now there is no rush to meet you outside of office hours this week, so I will stop by your office hours next week. I'm still available at this contact information "---" if you wish to contact me. Thank you for your time."
Thoughts? Advice?
