Not really ponybox related, but I just felt the need to share due to how excited I am for achieving this. My first semester of college, my first time taking finals since freshman year of high school (I exempted most of high school's finals due to having a 90 or above average and not missing too many days), and so far my grades have been fantastic, which is surprising since I haven't been the most studious of students at times.
As of right now, my final grade for Algebra, which gave me a tough time surprisingly, is an 80.7%, my FYE (First Year Experience required by all freshman) I ended with a 103% (Don't know how I exceeded the limit but I did. XD) and my Theater Appreciation class I received a perfect 100%. Not sure what I made on my Geology Lecture final yet, but the lab I ended with a 92.5% which counts as an exam grade for the lecture portion. And my Equestrian class has no grades in it, but I'm sure I did very well since my instructor kept asking if I had taken lessons before, which i haven't, because everything seemed to come natural apparently. I still have one more final to take tomorrow morning and then I am done with my first semester of college and can relax for a month.
It's these kind of things that keep me going despite having difficult times and days when I just don't want to get up due to high stress and depression. Due to pushing myself, I have accomplished a lot, never missed a single class, and have benefited where it matters. I know I won't get any acknowledgement for these kind of achievements and it's only my first year. It's going to get harder from this point forward, but I know I can look back and say I know what I did right and what I need to work on. So hopefully, by the end of spring semester, I can report even better grades to my parents and hope I don't end up as my sister, who couldn't get into her program and ended up having to take a year off. Always have to strive for improvement. I'm not the brightest by far, I don't care for studying, and half the time I have trouble focusing in a large class setting, so any grade remotely decent is a huge victory for me. I don't want to accept an 80% as a good grade. It may be passing, but it isn't good enough for me because that could've been an 85 or a 90 or better. My dad thinks I push myself too much because I complain when I make a B on an assignment, but I feel like I'm not pushing myself enough. I'm just competitive when it comes to this type of stuff.
Well, there's my rambling for the day I suppose.
~Sunlight =^.^=
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