Recovering from a bad first midterm grade...

[PCxX]

Okay, so I'm taking a finance class for a Business minor (figure a Business background is useful for any major, even medical).

So I'm doing pretty well, making As on the homework, studying diligently every day and getting through the practice exam with no problem.

It comes time to take the midterm, and I blow through it without even breaking a sweat. I walk out thinking, "That went pretty well."

One week later, I check to see I got a big fat 75% on the test.

Has anybody ever been in this situation?

The midterm is worth 25% of my grade, so it's a pretty sizeable portion. It's curved, but I don't know how big the curve will be and the curve happens at the end of the term.

For anybody in this situation, what did you do get get out of it and finish with an A in the class (any class works)?

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[petlee1]

I get really depressed for a week and then I get over it and start studying for the next one harder

 

[Cleavername]

i like pie

 

[Anesthetic]

Thank god it wasn't a 74.

 

[JenniferRU]

Thank god it wasn't a 74.

It's a 75 that will probably be curved to an 80 since it was curved, what was the class average?

 

[EyEnStein 07]

Yeah class averages always matters so long as your professors curve. Im sure everyone has been in this situation. Just do better next time. Getting a low grade on one midterm usually does not mean you will not be able to get an A in the course.

(Also since this isnt a science class, does it matter how you do even if you get like a B? is there a certain minor GPA requirement you are trying to meet?)

Anyways, evaluate where you may have gone wrong when studying/preparing for the first midterm and just bounce back. If it makes you feel any better class averages in my electronics quizzes have been 40, and exams have been 60. Just make sure your ahead of the average.

 

[PCxX]

Yeah class averages always matters so long as your professors curve. Im sure everyone has been in this situation. Just do better next time. Getting a low grade on one midterm usually does not mean you will not be able to get an A in the course.

(Also since this isnt a science class, does it matter how you do even if you get like a B? is there a certain minor GPA requirement you are trying to meet?)

Anyways, evaluate where you may have gone wrong when studying/preparing for the first midterm and just bounce back. If it makes you feel any better class averages in my electronics quizzes have been 40, and exams have been 60. Just make sure your ahead of the average.

Nah, I just kind of messed around last year and am now working my ass off to get back on top.

The class average was apparently a 62, so I got curved up to an 88 (though not officially, curve takes place after the term. She just put up a chart to give us an idea).

After getting my exam back, I saw that my mistake wasn't lack of understanding and preparation, but due to careless stupid mistakes.

It's like a kick in the pants XD

So, here's another question, one I'm sure that many may find beneficial - how do you go about reducing careless mistakes. It seems that no matter how hard I try, I often times end up doing something stupid.

 

[JenniferRU]

So, here's another question, one I'm sure that many may find beneficial - how do you go about reducing careless mistakes. It seems that no matter how hard I try, I often times end up doing something stupid.

I think many people find my strategy silly, but when i begin an exam, i'm in my own little bubble I work very slowly and double check everything. I approach each exam with confidence and a good nights sleep