<p>I just received my final grade for English: B</p>
<p>What am I to do? Ah, I am panicking. I thought I did very well on the final exam, but apparently it wasn't enough. I worked quite hard in the class, and I would not be surprised if English I Honors is the hardest class that I ever take in High School.</p>
<p>Eek. :eek:</p>
<p>One B won't ruin any plans don't worry about it.</p>
<p>Woah! English? That is the only class I can get A's in.</p>
<p>What was on your final exam?</p>
<p>It was multiple choice. Nothing too fancy: grammar and spelling corrections and reading passages. We took practice tests and I prepared a lot, so I thought the task would be feasible.
To be honest, I thought the test was pretty easy. It was of much lesser difficulty than the SSAT reading section, which I believe I missed one or two questions on. Apparently, I did something wrong.</p>
<p>Oh, my english teachers always gives us short answer exams/tests, which can be annoying because I have to come up with my own answer. His tests are mainly on grammar, books we've read, and writing. I got a 99% on the final, but that was because he gave our class a study guide that was exactly like the exam. :D</p>
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<p>That would have done me in.</p>
<p>They probably didn't grade it and gave you a B based on your quarter grades. Most teachers are corrupt like that.</p>
<p>If it was multiple choice, it should have been easy enough to grade; hence why teachers use scantrons for finals.</p>
<p>The exam was state-wide, so it was graded by machine.</p>
<p>Go ahead, lease that Volvo now.</p>
<p>A B won't kill you; trust me. If it does, call me.</p>
<p>hmmmm, I think an A- could kill you, no I'm being honest, I got a A- in an arts class and brought my rank down from 1 to 4, <em>start pondering what this world's got to</em> ...</p>
<p>What was your grade before? I had a final grade of 89 last semester. Rawr! Only 2 A's out of 5 semesters of English so far (excluding online class)</p>
<p>English only gets harder and wow...that sounds like an easy English exam, you had no timed writing or you didn't have to analyze a short story/write an essay about it.</p>
<p>Chaos, clear out your PM box.</p>
<p>Trust me, you'll do horribly in a boarding school English because it's much more difficult.</p>
<p>Way to keep his mindset up!</p>
<p>The real world is harsh. Face it :)</p>
<p>It's not gonna kill you; also, you're a freshmen, so it's also likely that anyone who cares [I'm thinking adcoms; don't know anything about your parents but probably the same?] will just overlook it. It's not a big deal, so relax. =]</p>
<p>And you said it's probably the hardest English class you're going to take, so look on the bright side - they're only going to get easier!</p>
<p>Buttery, AP English will be the hardest, very, very, very few people get A-s, most get Bs or under.</p>
<p>What you say is true, Masterus. </p>
<p>I will have to hone my English skills. It will be a Herculean task.:)</p>
<p>Right...I should try that sometimes, see if that takes me even further than I've gotten.</p>