<p>Just calm down. You won’t lose too much if you got a ‘B’. What really counts is what you have learned in the courses. You’d better focus on some more significant parts, such as internship, research experience etc. Good luck!</p>
<p>I think the reason why your classes are so easy is that you are taking them at a cc and not a major-oriented college, for lack of better words…</p>
<p>You have a great GPA though victor. I would trade your transcripts with mine any day and I have a very very sharp upward trend. You should be happy that you have a consistent 3.9. Upward trends are only used to separate those who have similar stats like GPA and EC’s…etc. It is a good thing to have if your GPA is low like mine, but it’s not necessary for a GPA like yours. It’s like sports. Do you want a sub .500 team playing hot going into the playoffs, or do you want a top seeded team playing terrible going into the playoffs? Grade trends can both hurt you and help you, but if you are that top seeded team and your playing well going into the playoffs, then you are the favorite to win it all (Playoffs=application period…and Win it all=getting into the school you want)</p>
Reading this and some of these comments really comforted me. I have been really upset about making my first B, but now I know that I’m not alone or crazy for feeling like this.
I made a 3.81 for the semester, so now I have a 3.95 cumulative GPA. I was doing so well and I worked so hard, but I was borderline in Accounting. I had studied so hard for the final, but I screwed up majorly on it. It was my very first final of the week and I forgot my calculator. I also forgot all of my materials to study for my final right after Accounting. Both the calculator and my binder were sitting together on my entrance table, so I went into the final freaking out. It ended up effecting my performance and my ability to think clearly. I couldn’t focus on the material in front of me at all.
I feel liberated now though. It feels good to not be perfect all of the time, because I am only human. My mom wasn’t happy, but I really don’t care. I go to school full time without taking a break and I’m super involved on campus. I’m also graduating early, so I might as well enjoy my time in college while I can before I’m off to graduate school. Still aiming for straight A’s though, but I’ll be able to accept the fact that getting a B every now and then isn’t the end of the world. It’s exhausting being perfect.