<p>Oh my gosh. I feel like such a failure. I'm a sophomore in high school, and my final exams are today and tomorrow. Two of the exams I took today have been posted, and boy am I mad at myself with one!!!! My biology grade is a 89.2, I got an 88 on the final exam and if I had gotton a 91 I would have gotton an A. So this means I'll have 2 As, 2 B's, and a C. GRRR!!!! And plus, everyone here at CC has recieved straight A's their whole life and is taking something like BC Calc and Differential Equations as a sophomore, while I STRUGGLE to get a high C in Algebra II. I feel like such a LOSER!!! I want to go to an excellent college too like all the smarties out here, but I feel like I just totally blew it!!! I know that really the only thing I can do is to try my hardest junior year (which I plan to do), etc, etc, but I still can't help feeling REALLY inferior here!!!! Is there anyone else out there like me? Anyone who can understand? Maybe someone who has been though the whole high school experience, got grades like me, and makes a good living for themselves today??</p>
<p>I’ve had 2 A-'s before…if that cheers you up at all.</p>
<p>not really…but good for you, i guess. A-'s compared to A’s is not that huge.</p>
<p>If the teacher’s nice, ask for a special consideration.</p>
<p>Don’t be afraid to do some serious negotiating/begging with your teacher!!! She/he may just fold under the pressure and give you a higher grade…if it’s reasonably close.</p>
<p>None of my teachers will ever change it… But honestly it’s not the end of the world 
maybe you could study math over the summer so you are prepared for next year? I’m probably going to end up with one B+ this year if that makes you feel better…</p>
<p>You’ll have a 3.2 GPA with 2 A’s, 2 B’s, and a C. This isn’t a sign of the apocalypse.</p>
<p>I’ve started going to a tutor and that helps…they said I had some weak spots so I’ll be working on those during the summer. So hopefully junior year comes along and I can wow the teachers with my amazing numerical skills I’ll have acquired. I’m trying to stay positive but its pretty hard.</p>
<p>I know it’s hard, but just remember that if you always work your hardest, you’ll have nothing to regret. Just do your best, math isn’t worth having awful/stressful days for.</p>
<p>The best things that have helped me get better grades are:
1)Reading more
2)Sleeping more
3)Exercising more
4)Playing music more</p>
<p>When I actually get more than 6 hours of sleep, (not gonna happen tonight) I’m more focused and do better in school. Try getting more sleep next year, and see how well you do after nights when you get a lot of sleep.</p>
<p>At least you’re only a sophomore dude. Don’t freak out, you still have time. If you manage your time better and work harder to get those A’s next year, that’ll look great on your transcript, and colleges love improvement. So just chillax. I’m the one who should be worrying because i’m in a similar position as you except i’m a freakin junior -___- sighh. but just stop worrying and dedicate yourself to doing your best next year. and don’t be afraid to get tutoring if you really need it. that’s all i can say.</p>
<p>jerevedeparis-yeah i’ve thought about it and have decided to go from honors to normal level math next year on top of tutoring. I literally spend 90% of my homework time worrying/studying for math. so super stress isn’t worth it, and ill be working just as hard and get better grades.</p>
<p>ifax-hmmm. i always took the advice that says, “get a good nights sleep, exercise, eat a good breakfast” not very seriously. I’ve been raised to believe that raw brainpower will always work despite other factors. Maybe I’ll work these into my routine this summer and see what happens next year.</p>
<p>wilddreams-well there is always senior year too!!! Either way, its nice to be the average joes/janes here on this site. Everyone else here has achieved grades I thought could only happen if you’re a robot…lol…no offense to anyone, i do admire you. Go us!!!</p>
<p>I got a 60 on my spanish III final and my semester average for the class dropped 5 points to a B+</p>
<p>Feel better?</p>
<p>I’m not particularly upset by it - I’m just glad I’m done with spanish.</p>
<p>Who cares grades r just letters that represent ur knowledge based on society at the time</p>
<p>pinkberry-have you ever read the report card? its a childrens book but its a book on exactly what you said, if that makes sense. </p>
<p>Guess what everyone?? my friend reminded me there was some extra credit so maybe there is hope for me after all :)</p>
<p>If it’s any consolation, first semester of this year I got a 92.9% in AP chem and 93 + is an A… so I wrecked my gpa because of .1%</p>
<p>I’m actually still bitter about it lol because my teacher wouldn’t round it lol</p>
<p>^Same thing happened to me!!! But with scripture class…I’m horribly bitter about it…</p>
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[quote[Who cares grades r just letter that represent ur knowledge based on society at the time
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No, they determine your self worth and your value as a human being. Your grades should be the only thing you care about in your life. Forget “enjoying learning” or “absorbing new knowledge,” grades are all that matters in the world.</p>
<p>That is called sarcasm.</p>
<p>Lol ifax. Well some extra credit kicked in and now I have an a! Barely but still. Thanks for all the words of advice guys and for listening to my rant in the first place.</p>