I got a really bad grade on my report card. My parents are disappointed, and I am frustrated (at myself). How can I cheer myself up?
I might be late on this one, but this is what I would do the night of the bad grade:Eat something tasty and watch an episode of your favorite TV Show.Do some extra studying on a subject that you enjoy and do well at. Remind yourself that you can like and succeed at academia.Get a goodnights sleep. Try and fall asleep listening to your favorite song.Tomorrow when you get home from school:Hit the books. Cut out an extra hour to study for the class(es) that you are struggling in.Do all of your homework. Homework is free points.Do not let your free time get in the way of your studying, but make sure you get some, and plenty of sleep. A brain deprived of free time or sleep will become stressed and that will both hurt your grades, and, more importantly, make you unhappy.Repeat this process everyday till your teacher announces the next test. Since you've been studying every night you should be well prepared. HOWEVER, you're going to go home and study an extra 5-10 hours over the weekend before the test just because you're a stand-up guy/gal.There's one very important trick to all of this however!!! Have fun with it. Seriously. Really turn studying into something you're interested in. Throw yourself into the subject, make yourself curious about it, and not only will you be more likely to study more, but you'll be happy as well.Good luck!
How did your parents punish you for a bad grade on a report card?
I have a funny story though. My father once punished/caned me for a bad grade. It was the only time and I believe the punishment was justified.I started poorly as a kid in school and my father was a little worried. I was improving slowly but that was because the number of pupils in class reduced every session. Then one day, My dad came home visibly worried, and called me and my sister, then he promised to get a bicycle for anyone who comes top three in class(I was 7/8 in primary 3, my sister was 5/6 in nursery 2).Surprisingly , in less than two months, the result was out and I performed excellently well. I was third best in class and I still remember how my class teacher praised me for my sudden rise in good grades. I was motivated by the reward of a bicycle. Yes, bicycle was a big deal then, a really really big deal. Did I mention that i went from 7th in my class and 13th overall(because we have two classes ,A and B) to 3rd in class and 4th overall.Plot twist; The reward was acquired and I went on being top 3 for another session then I started backsliding and playing again. In primary 4, I came 5th in class with a lower number of pupils and 8th overall. My report card assessment from my class teacher and headmistress were incriminating; it says I needed close monitoring and i was becoming too playful.When my father sat down with me to revise my grades, he noticed I was unserious and couldn't answer or grasp things easily. We went through my marked sheets and he flogged me up to 15strokes of the cane. I remember my granny begging him on my behalf. I think my bicycle was seized for a while, my movement in and out of the house was controlled also.The punishnent worked magic and I came 2nd in class the next session. By the end of my primary 5, I was the best overall in class ,scoring the highest in common entrance examinations. I wasn't just 1st in my class, I was first overall. I got a bigger bicycle as reward.
I got my first C ever on my report card....?
Okay first of all, breathe. Think about the bright side, since its ap bio, C is actually like a B. Although it will say C on the report card but when since its AP class it will be weighted. I took AP bio in highschool, I know how frustrating it is, although now I'm in med school and it just seems little compared to my classes now haha. But yeah sometimes it just happens, don't get discouraged, take it as a challenge. Work hard. Maybe get a tutor. You will be fine. Yeah, your parents will be mad for a while, but assure them you won't repeat this again. Oh and also just make sure you score well on your AP test, that will cancel out this grade a bit for colleges. Hope this helps. Keep smiling. Believe in yourself :)
Nervous about pre-AP classes? Perfectionist? Is this normal?
I am currently in all pre-AP classes in middle school. (7th) All of my grades are above 94. I freak-out whenever I get a grade below an 85. Even sometimes I freak out when I get anything lower than an 89. All of my teachers say nobody is perfect. I know that, but you can come close. I want to be close. I freakout and cry if I do not understand my assignment, and when I have tests, I take pages and pages of notes and study extremely hard. But sometimes I feel like that isn't enough when I don't make the grades I want. This is my first year taking pre-AP classes and I already have to work super-hard to feel my standard of smart. Do you think I could survive pre-AP 8th grade? Through highschool? Does anybody feel or has felt like me? PLEASE HELP ME! I AM FREAKING OUT ABOUT SCHOOL!
HELP! REALLY BAD JUNIOR YEAR FIRST SEMESTER GRADES!?
So first off I am a good student. A's and B's, a C here or there in Math (but never as an end of the year grade). But today I got my report card for my first semester of junior year. I got an A plus in Service Learning, a B plus in Theatre, C pluses in AP English, AP U.S. History, Honors Spanish 3, and Trig, and last and worst a D plus (so close to a C) in Honors Chemistry. My Chemistry teacher won't budge and give me the .05 of a point to get a C so needless to say I've been crying for the past five hours. If I can get all A's this next semester I can secure a 3.9 GPA. Currently with my grades I have a 3.4 and I'm in the top 25% of my class. Will colleges still accept me if I get stellar SAT scores and all A's this semester? Or am I screwed? I have really unhelpful teachers this year, but I know I can get all A's if I really just drop everything and devote the rest of the year to studying.
Got a C+ in precalculus?
So after taking my final I am 95 percent sure that I ended up with a C+ (79.49) in precalc honors in my first quarter. I am a junior in high school and I do not know what I should say to my dad. The report card hasn't come out yet but he might make me quit my job and is probably going to shout at me. Everyone in the family thinks that I am good at math but I AM NOT THAT GOOD AT MATH, they only think I'm good because I've taken honors math in all three years of high school. (Which I have been forced to) What should I do/say to help me keep my job and not get my parents angry at me?