http://www.saketvora.com/2006/04/12/theres-always-a-siren-steering-you-to-shipwreck/ there's always a siren, steering you to shipwreck... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:13:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.saketvora.com/2006/04/12/theres-always-a-siren-steering-you-to-shipwreck/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Saket Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:45:09 +0000 http://www.saketvora.com/2006/04/12/theres-always-a-siren-steering-you-to-shipwreck/#comment-19 It feels terrible when you let down a professor that you like. One of the bad tests from my analog electronics professor, Dr. Bilbro. He's my mentor, so I've known him since the first semester. He has written recommendations for me (helped me get the Maryland REU) and I'm going to graduate school in the subject area he teaches in. I ace the first test and do well in class, but I get this test back and it's an 80. What's worse, I got part of two simple questions wrong. One of my mistakes was so amateur, argh. The same kind of thing happened in the two other tests. Mistakes like those are more frustrating to me than when I honestly don't know the material. It feels terrible when you let down a professor that you like. One of the bad tests from my analog electronics professor, Dr. Bilbro. He’s my mentor, so I’ve known him since the first semester. He has written recommendations for me (helped me get the Maryland REU) and I’m going to graduate school in the subject area he teaches in. I ace the first test and do well in class, but I get this test back and it’s an 80. What’s worse, I got part of two simple questions wrong. One of my mistakes was so amateur, argh. The same kind of thing happened in the two other tests. Mistakes like those are more frustrating to me than when I honestly don’t know the material.

]]> http://www.saketvora.com/2006/04/12/theres-always-a-siren-steering-you-to-shipwreck/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Keith Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:19:55 +0000 http://www.saketvora.com/2006/04/12/theres-always-a-siren-steering-you-to-shipwreck/#comment-18 Ugh, I completely empathize with you. On my last two or three tests I did fairly poor especially in comparison to my normal performance. I even had one of my professors, Dr. Zrull, express dissatisfaction in my performance on his most recent test in Biological-Neuropsychology because I scored an 81 which is abysmally low for me. (I have taken several classes taught by him and never scored lower than an 'A' on any of this tests so this only low grade only adds to the insult.) All of the other work I have to complete isn’t helping me with my studies either. Research presentations, data collection, and independent study assignments are mercilessly beating me into the ground as of late. But, stay strong and push through! Only a few more weeks to go...then it's internship time once again! Woohoo! Ugh, I completely empathize with you. On my last two or three tests I did fairly poor especially in comparison to my normal performance. I even had one of my professors, Dr. Zrull, express dissatisfaction in my performance on his most recent test in Biological-Neuropsychology because I scored an 81 which is abysmally low for me. (I have taken several classes taught by him and never scored lower than an ‘A’ on any of this tests so this only low grade only adds to the insult.) All of the other work I have to complete isn’t helping me with my studies either. Research presentations, data collection, and independent study assignments are mercilessly beating me into the ground as of late. But, stay strong and push through! Only a few more weeks to go…then it’s internship time once again! Woohoo!

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