I got a "C"

Trilby · 02-27-2007, 01:41 PM

I got my thesis paper back today. I got a "C." I know, I know; there are bigger problems that deserve your attention and in the scheme of things this means nothing...but I feel v. sad and depressed. I've NEVER gotten a "C" before. I've gotten all A's for the past 5 quarters. You all know I've no self esteem and that I'm trying to prove something to someone who doesn't even care anymore...which is why it hurts so much. Like anyone cares.

Getting a "C" is horrid to me. I'm so ashamed of myself because I DESERVED it.

Just needed a shoulder. Thanks.

Flint · 02-27-2007, 01:42 PM

Was that from the ignoring-you guy?

Trilby · 02-27-2007, 01:50 PM

welll......he WAS ignoring me at the first but then he got rather friendly (checking out my ass and grinning, etc) and I want to please 'Daddy'--whomever that may be at the time--and getting a "C" in his class is like I was caught sucking off the local gas station attendant in the filthy men's room.

Totally NO OFFENSE meant to our many gas-station attendants.

Shawnee123 · 02-27-2007, 02:01 PM

I know you're disappointed, but think about it. You've been doing A work all this time, and the worst you can muster is one average grade? Not too shabby, Bri.

Hell, when I was in school I was on the dean's list. The dean's OTHER list!

You should hold your head up for being so smart and dedicated.

glatt · 02-27-2007, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

Getting a "C" is horrid to me. I'm so ashamed of myself because I DESERVED it.

We tend to beat ourselves up over this sort of thing more than anyone else ever would. Try to take it easy on yourself. You shouldn't feel shame for a "C."

elSicomoro · 02-27-2007, 03:32 PM

Sorry, Bri...I feel your pain. I started putting together my thesis yesterday (with a presentation and paper due June 14).

On the bright side, you passed, right?

monster · 02-27-2007, 03:55 PM

I feel for you. That sucks.

When you're ready to look on the bright side, it's that one C which makes all the As in life meaningful. And it's not even a failure, just an average. Fate is saving your below average grade for another experience -maybe that gas station attendant.....

And if you were doing it to impress/prove a point to someone who's gone/doesn't matter any more, that means you're now doing it to impress the one person who really does matter and who will always be there -you. So it's all good. Been there, done that, have a PhD.

Good on you, Bri, for sticking with it.

Sheldonrs · 02-27-2007, 03:57 PM

If it makes you feel better, remember...

"C is for cookie. That's good enough for me!".

Perry Winkle · 02-27-2007, 04:39 PM

I'll see your C and raise you 3 years worth of nothing but Cs. I've still got an F, two Ds, and a semester full of Ws in my bankroll.

I graduated with a 2.9x GPA (I think I got some As there in the last 2.5 years). And to think, if I had it to do all over again I wouldn't have even gone.

wolf · 02-27-2007, 04:42 PM

Consider it incentive to do better ... how's your overall class grade?

I'll see your "C" and raise you an "F" in Russian II. Dungeons and Dragons was far more fascinating than grammar.

lumberjim · 02-27-2007, 05:05 PM

You must not really think all that much of this prof if you only got a C whilst trying to impress him. you said yourself that you knew it rated a C. at least this guy was honest with his grade.

it hurts? rub some dirt on it, nancy. now get back out there and hit somebody!

Beestie · 02-27-2007, 06:10 PM

I failed my very first college class. It was English 101 at a small college that took a lot of pride in its English Department. They wanted to send a message with a very strict grading policy.

I hated that grade but I think I write better now because of that smack upside the head. That was 30 years ago and I remember it like it was two hours ago.

Don't let it bother you. Use it to motivate yourself.

warch · 02-27-2007, 06:24 PM

Embrace your C and keep moving on! Do your best and let the chips fall.

DucksNuts · 02-27-2007, 07:43 PM

But he was checking out your arse and thinks your smoking hot, right??

Pfffff to the C!!!!

He succumbed to you and you werent even trying, thats an A in my books

Sorry luvie, not making light of your C....5 quarters of A is friggen awesome and I can see that you would be disappointed with the grade. (offering cyber shoulder here)

SteveDallas · 02-27-2007, 08:07 PM

I know it's cold comfort, but as long as you passed and get your degree, nobody will care what grade you got in five years. (Go ahead, ask me how many potential employers swooned over the magna cum laude or the phi beta kappa key.)

02-27-2007, 01:41 PM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I got a "C" I got my thesis paper back today. I got a "C." I know, I know; there are bigger problems that deserve your attention and in the scheme of things this means nothing...but I feel v. sad and depressed. I've NEVER gotten a "C" before. I've gotten all A's for the past 5 quarters. You all know I've no self esteem and that I'm trying to prove something to someone who doesn't even care anymore...which is why it hurts so much. Like anyone cares. Getting a "C" is horrid to me. I'm so ashamed of myself because I DESERVED it. Just needed a shoulder. Thanks. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-27-2007, 01:42 PM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Was that from the ignoring-you guy? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

02-27-2007, 01:50 PM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	welll......he WAS ignoring me at the first but then he got rather friendly (checking out my ass and grinning, etc) and I want to please 'Daddy'--whomever that may be at the time--and getting a "C" in his class is like I was caught sucking off the local gas station attendant in the filthy men's room. Totally NO OFFENSE meant to our many gas-station attendants. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-27-2007, 02:01 PM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I know you're disappointed, but think about it. You've been doing A work all this time, and the worst you can muster is one average grade? Not too shabby, Bri. Hell, when I was in school I was on the dean's list. The dean's OTHER list! You should hold your head up for being so smart and dedicated. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-27-2007, 03:55 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I feel for you. That sucks. When you're ready to look on the bright side, it's that one C which makes all the As in life meaningful. And it's not even a failure, just an average. Fate is saving your below average grade for another experience -maybe that gas station attendant..... And if you were doing it to impress/prove a point to someone who's gone/doesn't matter any more, that means you're now doing it to impress the one person who really does matter and who will always be there -you. So it's all good. Been there, done that, have a PhD. Good on you, Bri, for sticking with it. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-27-2007, 03:32 PM	#6
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Sorry, Bri...I feel your pain. I started putting together my thesis yesterday (with a presentation and paper due June 14). On the bright side, you passed, right?

02-27-2007, 03:57 PM	#8
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	If it makes you feel better, remember... "C is for cookie. That's good enough for me!". __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

02-27-2007, 04:39 PM	#9
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I'll see your C and raise you 3 years worth of nothing but Cs. I've still got an F, two Ds, and a semester full of Ws in my bankroll. I graduated with a 2.9x GPA (I think I got some As there in the last 2.5 years). And to think, if I had it to do all over again I wouldn't have even gone.

02-27-2007, 04:42 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Consider it incentive to do better ... how's your overall class grade? I'll see your "C" and raise you an "F" in Russian II. Dungeons and Dragons was far more fascinating than grammar. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-27-2007, 05:05 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	You must not really think all that much of this prof if you only got a C whilst trying to impress him. you said yourself that you knew it rated a C. at least this guy was honest with his grade. it hurts? rub some dirt on it, nancy. now get back out there and hit somebody! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-27-2007, 06:10 PM	#12
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	I failed my very first college class. It was English 101 at a small college that took a lot of pride in its English Department. They wanted to send a message with a very strict grading policy. I hated that grade but I think I write better now because of that smack upside the head. That was 30 years ago and I remember it like it was two hours ago. Don't let it bother you. Use it to motivate yourself. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

02-27-2007, 06:24 PM	#13
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Embrace your C and keep moving on! Do your best and let the chips fall.

02-27-2007, 07:43 PM	#14
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	But he was checking out your arse and thinks your smoking hot, right?? Pfffff to the C!!!! He succumbed to you and you werent even trying, thats an A in my books Sorry luvie, not making light of your C....5 quarters of A is friggen awesome and I can see that you would be disappointed with the grade. (offering cyber shoulder here)

02-27-2007, 08:07 PM	#15
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I know it's cold comfort, but as long as you passed and get your degree, nobody will care what grade you got in five years. (Go ahead, ask me how many potential employers swooned over the magna cum laude or the phi beta kappa key.)

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