Overreaction

eek. i find myself in the same poisition. school can be rough. hang in there.

It will be a stretch, but I think it’s achievable. You were sick, your score doesn’t say anything about your true ability. It does, however, show that you’re willing to try even in the face of illness, and if anything, that’s to your credit.

Wait, don’t you just need a D to pass? An F to a D isn’t far at all. Or even a C. Who says you need a B? ~I’ll be

Someone needs a bitchslap.

Don’t worry, you still have the same reputation, but it’s not a bad thing. I just like to tease you. I’m glad that you’re feeling more optimistic today. Like I said last night, I have confidence in you, Matt. You’ll get the grades that you need in order to graduate.

I had the overachieving smart kid reputation up until last year when I got senioritis. Not to say that I was failing, I wasn’t. But I definitely slacked off. And now, in college, eh I’m doing okay. But I’m definitely no longer the overachieving smart kid. Good luck with everything. 🙂 TTFN and have fun, ♥ Andrea

OOh. Well Matt, I think you’re worried for no good reason. You’ve passed all of your other years of college fine, right?? This will be no different. It’s a minor setback. Hakuna Matata my dear!! ~I’ll be

Oh by the way, failing a test won’t rid you of that reputation. In fact, this freak out RIGHT NOW is just reaffirming that reputation. So, no worries on smart-kid-overachieverness either. You’re fine. ~I’ll be

I don’t think you really get it: I probably need a B in this class to graduate and I have a fucking F in it with 25% of my grade. I’m not freaking out because I’m an overachiever, I just want to get by with the minimum 3.0 and graduate. That is it.

Uh, he’s freaking out because if he doesn’t get a B average, he won’t have a JOB. For those of us in the REAL world, that’s a big deal.

Random noter here, but after reading the last entry and this one, and after your comment about your “previous” reputation, I really would make the effort to go talk to the prof. Even if it’s after the fact, and even if it doesn’t necessarily affect the test grade, it could have an impact on your final grade if she/he knows how out-of-the-ordinary this circumstance was for you. Anyway, just my two cents. (I added you to my favorites in case you want to respond.)

I agree with the above noter. I would still try to talk to the teacher. I know most teachers have the no re-takes policy… but you never know, sometimes they are willing to work with you. And I’m guessing this teacher doesn’t do the “drop your lowest test score” thing? Well I hope things work out Mat… Miss you!!

ryn: Glad to hear it. Having been in college off and on for a completely embarrassing number of years, I’ve seen far too many people (including myself, when I was younger) not communicate enough with their professors about crises. I never understood how much most of my profs were invested in seeing me succeed until I was way older than you are. Good luck!

Stressful! I bet you can do it, though. I mean, if it’s mathematically possible, which is your job to determine. Good luck!

You can do it but you are right, it’s tough to pull up a grade like that. I’ve been in similar situations before. I hope it all works out for you and you are still the smart Matt we all know and love in the OD world!

A thong has more material in the back whereas the g-string is literally a string of material… ~I’ll be

If there was insinuation up there that I am not in the real world, you are sorrily wrong, other noter! ~I’ll be

Sorrily? Hahahahaha. I’m not sorry and I’m not wrong. You’re just in denial. If you disparage and minimize someone else’s problems while exaggerating and dramatizing your own, do you REALLY live in the REAL world? Think about it.

Whatever, I know Matt’s a smart kid and that he’ll pull through this. Which is all I ever meant in the first place. ~I’ll be

That really sucks. It reminds me of math class when my teacher would map every score on a grid. I always knew I was one of those awful low dots, but I always hoped for the best…But I didn’t have the head cold excuse!

OMG your comment section is like an on-line forum!!!!!!!!!

I understand this. I’d freak out too. Just work incredibly hard. And I too would try to talk to the professor. If not to retake it, to show that you care and are not just another face taking it like “oh well I am just going to fail now then.”

ryn: I’m sorry to disappoint you and the rest of my noters, but I don’t have a photogenic cell in my body. So I’m afraid that you’re just going to have to use your imagination.

that sucks big time. have you talked to your professor, explained that you were sick, thrown yourself at his mercy? not that most professors have any, i’ve found. good luck with this. ryn: no, i’m the one with the chin scruff in white on the bottom row, the one with the dorky toboggan on.

You can leave me notes about anything you want, basketball included! ~I’ll be

Hell yes, five notes in the space of ten minutes from my Mattface. My day? Made. RYN: Private notes because I’m feeling self-conscious lately.