Was hoping to just vent a little and get some potential words of inspiration.
I am a non traditional student. 33 to be exact. I was a biochem several years ago then got hit will an illness that took me down for a while and about 6 months ago had a concussion which makes daily life hard sometimes. After going through all of that, I determined life was too short to let it pass me by so I wanted to go back and finish my biochem degree. Granted I am not going to school to get this degree to get a job, I already have a great paying job and 4 years working in laboratories. I just am doing because I love chemistry. However…
So far this semester in calculus I and gen chem II I made a C+ on both of my first exams. I put in so many hours and a lot of effort to do well and when the day for the exams came. My mind blanked out. I am feeling a little defeated and just trying to keep my spirits up. I know my head injury has a lot to do with this but I am trying to keep hope and not let defeat take over.
Ultimately chemistry is my passion and I really love it. Just things like this take me back and make me wonder a bit.
C+ in those classes isn’t horrible, but it sounds like you could do better. You could see if the U’s disability office could help you if you think that there is something that would help - sometimes you can get an accommodation for more time on the tests, for example, although that doesn’t sound like it was your problem.