I'm a Sophmore currently majoring in in Neuroscience for Pre-med. In addition I have two minors: Psych and Japanese. My overall GPA is a 3.2 before this 1st quarter is over. My problem is that my freshman year biology was a shock and I got a C overall. I am now retaking it; studying hard as ever - and still getting a C. I have a 99% in Lab, a 94% in quizes, but the exams I'm failing. In fact, out of 260+ students, 50 got F's, 45 got D's, and over all only 15 got A's. What can I do to better my Exam grades?! If you asked me any questions on the 26 page study guide I could tell you no problem; but why am I doing so poorly on the exams? As far as my other grades I have straight A's its just Biology 101/102 I don't know what I'm doing wrong. What should I do?!
Struggling Sophmore! Help!
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It would be better to take a W for the course than to destroy your GPA. Consider retaking at another school that doesn't have such harsh grading practices.
i would talk to the teacher, as well as the students who got an A... it seems like you know the material, you just need to learn how to take that professor's tests... its kinda hard to give better advise without actually seeing the exam
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You may just not be a memorizing type person. I've got buddies who will pull all A's in chemistry while I struggle to pull B's and those same people have trouble memorizing a boatload of information in biology struggle to pull B's while I get A's pretty easily in biology. I think you just need to work harder because there is always someone out there who works harder and longer than you. Just buckle down and get stuff done even if it means waking up early tomorrow to get to the library at 7AM to study. Talk to the professor bc you seem to understand the information, but not the concepts.
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Step 1: Learn how to correctly spell sophomore.
Step 2: Analyze the difference between your preparation (from the study guide) versus the exam. Is the study guide just a list of facts, but does the exam have longer essay/discussion type questions? Try writing out concepts in your own words. Are you running out of time on exams? You might have to increase the pressure when you study.
Step 3: Talk to the professor and/or past students. What strategies have successful students used in the past? How can you apply those techniques to your own study skills?
Step 2: Analyze the difference between your preparation (from the study guide) versus the exam. Is the study guide just a list of facts, but does the exam have longer essay/discussion type questions? Try writing out concepts in your own words. Are you running out of time on exams? You might have to increase the pressure when you study.
Step 3: Talk to the professor and/or past students. What strategies have successful students used in the past? How can you apply those techniques to your own study skills?
