After taking AP Calculus BC in high school I felt very prepared for the
calculus courses I would have to take in college, especially after scoring a 5
on the AP exam. So, once I got on campus and the time came for my first
Calculus II class I felt ready. The first couple classes went without a hitch
and what we covered in class was essentially review of what I just did in high
school. I still felt pretty good. Then came the quizzes. Out of 10 points on
the quizzes I was getting 7 and I was getting very frustrated with myself. Then
came the test. The first test of my college career. I walked out of Zimmer Auditorium
once I completed my test feeling still fairly confident. When I got my grade
back, it was an 85. Not bad so far. However, when the second test rolled around
I had cold sweats during the test. A lot of it seemed like a foreign language
to me. It didn’t look like what we had gone over in class. I finished it to the
best of my ability and shakily walked out of Zimmer Auditorium. This time: 65.
Holy crap. It was like a slap to the face. I had never gotten that low of a
grade on a test. Why didn’t I study more? Why didn’t I know the material
better? Why why why?
I looked back on my week. In reality I hadn’t used my time wisely because I didn’t budget time to study. I just breezed through the online homework and didn’t take the time to get really familiar with the material. In high school I could get away with doing just that. Studying hadn’t been a priority. I’m just disappointed in myself that it took a 65 on a test to wake me up and get me on track.
I chose to represent my feelings towards my calculus incident in a Wordle. I feel that describing the feelings I had relating towards my revelation were best shown juxtaposed with one another. The raw emotions I felt were captured in one word or phrases because of how simple my feelings were.
I looked back on my week. In reality I hadn’t used my time wisely because I didn’t budget time to study. I just breezed through the online homework and didn’t take the time to get really familiar with the material. In high school I could get away with doing just that. Studying hadn’t been a priority. I’m just disappointed in myself that it took a 65 on a test to wake me up and get me on track.
I chose to represent my feelings towards my calculus incident in a Wordle. I feel that describing the feelings I had relating towards my revelation were best shown juxtaposed with one another. The raw emotions I felt were captured in one word or phrases because of how simple my feelings were.