<p>Okay, so I just took a chem midterm and I feel like ***** right now because I made some really lame mistakes on it... so what do you guys do if you screwed up on the first midterm you ever took? Is it usually as bad as it seems or do you have enough of a chance to fix it by the end of the quarter?
Sorry if the question is really vague but yeah... midterms are EVIL!!!</p>
<p>Which class?</p>
<p>So it was... 20-25% of your grade? Yeah, you have time to repair things. If anything, once your professor releases the average grade of the exam, and tells you the SD, you'll have an idea of what mark you'd get if you continued at the same pace.</p>
<p>Chem... Gelbart. Retrospectively I guess it wasn't that hard, but I don't test too well. Thanks for the quick feedback. Makes me feel better :)</p>
<p>lol electrifice i'm feeling the EXACT same way and about gelbart's chem midterm also</p>
<p>instead of subtracting an electron i added one for #3 and then on #2 i just messed up royally</p>
<p>haha... for #3, well I just made the problem harder than it was (I counted the positive charge 4 times and got a screwed up diagram). I always do bad on first tests but its not as much of a problem in HS..!
r30028, are you a girl? You might be in my discussion...</p>
<p>For North Campus, 90%.
For South Campus, 70%. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>nah i'm not, i've got andrew lech as a ta</p>
<p>70% for what?</p>
<p><em>sry for double post</em></p>
<p>In response to your thread question, there is no answer since it completely depends on the specific scenario (teacher, strength of class if its curved, etc)</p>
<p>In response to your actual post, take it as a wake-up call for your next exam. The extent on the damage depends on how you actually did in comparison to the rest of the class (you may be fine if the rest of the class did as bad too, or if you didn't, how detrimental it is depends on what percentage this exam counts for and how both you and the rest of the class do the rest of the quarter)</p>
<p>For a B+ or higher. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>^ I'm very curious as to where you're pulling those two random percentages from ... and especially curious of those north campus courses</p>
<p>rofl i forgot to put brackets around my lewis structure for number 3 and did something funky for number 2 part b that i think is wrong</p>
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For South Campus, 70%.
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<p>From a macroscopic point of view, a math and science class USUALLY depends on how well you fare compared to other students in the end. (everyone knows that I hope).</p>
<p>I can speak for math courses; a well administered test would have an average of around 70% (SD of about ~7.5) as flopsy said. This allows for the hardworkers and people who know the material to do well (probably 80s or above) and secure at least a B+.</p>
<p>My only advice is to learn from your first few midterm mistakes. Find a strategy for studying for midterms/exams. The "study the day before" strategy during high school won't will equate to much lower success at the college level (unless you are a genius or gift).</p>
<p>I completely agree with BoelterHall regarding learning from midterm mistakes.
I transferred from a CC, and I took my first UCLA course during the summer, and I used the good ol' "study the day before" strategy that has always given me at least an A- grade in my old school.</p>
<p>Result? lol... let's just say I'm very very thankful for the curve system, or I would have completely failed the midterm. Thus the lesson learned, the least you should do to prepare for the final (even if it's 5, 6 weeks away) is to contribute at least 2 hours each day (1 hour if you are sure you know the material fairly well) on reviewing the day's material and studying for the next lecture's material in advance. I did this and got an A in my Final.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if the North Campus was a joke, but I'm a North Campus major and I have yet to have a class where the majority scored 90ish. Well, I kind of consider economics a fake North Campus major. It's not reading intensive, its not essay intensive, its math intensive, and its located in the North! Sounds like a mix to me!</p>
<p>90s? I'm a North Campus major and the highest I've seen is 80s...and that was few and far between.</p>
<p>good to be .5-1 sd above mean? It's really hard to give a percentage because almost all south campus classes are scaled or curved. Just study and do your best.</p>
<p>It's better to TRY to be 1+ standard deviation above the mean. In that case, you are most likely guaranteed an A-.</p>
<p>yea i took that midterm too...
i messed up on the second question... didnt incorporate the fact that it was 90% ionic...
i remember turning in that midterm and not even feeling like i knew how well i did... i was so unsure of my work/answers ><</p>
<p>yep i did absolutely horrible thanks to stupid mistakes, god i hate chem</p>