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For my first semester, I managed a 3.0 GPA. I was really bloody stoked by that. Like, beyond words stoked [Especially when that consisted of an A- in Contracts and a B+ in Torts]. Even my other two grades weren't bad. C in CivPro which still confuses me and a B- in Crim... which I was actually surprised at given that my teacher had issues with my writing. I'm sorry that I use polysyllabic words and write in sentences longer than five words but it's how I write and I've been doing it for a long time. But I digress.
Still, I was THRILLED. Utterly thrilled. Went into this semester feeling good about things and ready to take on the world, as it were.
Then, today, we got our rankings.
100/201.
I now feel like shit. I know I'm an over-achiever, but that's just how I am. I'm a perfectionist. And I KNEW I wasn't going to be in the top 10%, but I had hoped (especially after talking to some of my friends and hearing that we all did roughly the same) that I'd be sitting in the top 30% of the class.
Not... edging into the top half by the fucking skin of my teeth.
Still, I was THRILLED. Utterly thrilled. Went into this semester feeling good about things and ready to take on the world, as it were.
Then, today, we got our rankings.
100/201.
I now feel like shit. I know I'm an over-achiever, but that's just how I am. I'm a perfectionist. And I KNEW I wasn't going to be in the top 10%, but I had hoped (especially after talking to some of my friends and hearing that we all did roughly the same) that I'd be sitting in the top 30% of the class.
Not... edging into the top half by the fucking skin of my teeth.
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Date: 2010-01-27 08:36 pm (UTC)I'm a perfectionist too and I'm trying really hard not to be upset that I fell from Excellent standing to Good standing after last semester. I should just be grateful that I passed Anthropology since I was expecting to fail, but my average makes me sad.
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Date: 2010-01-27 08:40 pm (UTC)(We don't get official rankings or quartiles; I'm just using the numbers from last year.)
*sigh*
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Date: 2010-01-27 08:50 pm (UTC)It's gonna be crazy-competitive.
You're doing well! You've got a 3.0! You've got 101 classmates who aren't doing nearly as well. Remember - you're awesome and that desire for perfection is going to come in really handy once you're a lawyer.
♥
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Date: 2010-01-27 09:25 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-01-27 09:38 pm (UTC)/hug
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Date: 2010-01-28 04:30 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-01-28 07:14 am (UTC)Focusing entirely on the awesome here!!!!
Because YOU'RE DOING AWESOME!!!!!!!