Don't you hate it when you think you did well but you didn't?!
10-21-2011 at 06:35 PM
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i hate it when people get like 80s or 90s+ and they say they did bad
come on ur not in highschool any more
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Its actually a 75.... sooo not that great if you ask me. are your standards lower or wat. besides this post was just for jokes i just wanted to see how other ppl thought wen they did worse than wat was expected cuz wen u come out of the test and ppl ask how how it was, your all like mannnnn that was easy actually, but then BAM it hits you...
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10-21-2011 at 06:53 PM
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well i failed my midterm.. so yea
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10-21-2011 at 07:08 PM
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75% isn't that bad at all, don't worry about it. I've gotten much worse on midterms (51%) and still managed to pull a great mark in the course. It does suck when you think you did well and your mark isn't that great - but 75% is pretty good!
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10-21-2011 at 08:28 PM
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on topic i agree, i hate the feeling when youve over estimated your self and you find out you didnt do that well...
usually what i do is ill go back over the test at the end and mark off every question i was hesitant about, that way ill know the absolute minimun ill get ( i just tried it out this year, so well find out if it works or not in a week or two when i get my marks back) but yea.....
at the same time i dont like the feeling when you go over the test and you find that there were more questions than you thought that you were hesitant on which makes it all the worse cus the agonizing wait to see if you actually did do that bad or maybe betteR?
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10-21-2011 at 08:52 PM
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On the other hand....don't you love it when you think you did really bad and end up do amazing?! haha
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10-21-2011 at 09:07 PM
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I always do what Chevalier does. If there's a remote chance it's wrong, I'll assume it is. Also, this test was out of 12 questions ಠ_ಠ ? I'm pretty sure there were 25 last year and for a few years before that as well.
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10-21-2011 at 09:09 PM
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Yeah, I try to do that too. If I'm the least bit hesitant - MARK IT WRONG. Unless I'd like a little boost, then I err on the side of uncaution.
Also, did you know that was an Accounting rule? Overestimate your losses, underestimate your profits. Heh, fun fact of the day.
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10-21-2011 at 09:45 PM
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Yeah, I try to do that too. If I'm the least bit hesitant - MARK IT WRONG. Unless I'd like a little boost, then I err on the side of uncaution.
Also, did you know that was an Accounting rule? Overestimate your losses, underestimate your profits. Heh, fun fact of the day.
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its called Conservatism
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10-21-2011 at 10:30 PM
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I got 8 wrong LOL I was upset at first but no use worrying about what's done. You still have one more worth 20% plus the exam, and other extra stuff so don't worry!
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10-21-2011 at 10:37 PM
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Its actually a 75.... sooo not that great if you ask me. are your standards lower or wat. besides this post was just for jokes i just wanted to see how other ppl thought wen they did worse than wat was expected cuz wen u come out of the test and ppl ask how how it was, your all like mannnnn that was easy actually, but then BAM it hits you...
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this reminds me when i walked out of my econ 1b03 and my 1p03 thinking i aced them
unfortunately avenue says other wise :(
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10-21-2011 at 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RememberTwce
I always do what Chevalier does. If there's a remote chance it's wrong, I'll assume it is. Also, this test was out of 12 questions ಠ_ಠ ? I'm pretty sure there were 25 last year and for a few years before that as well.
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loool naww the chem mid term was 25 questions loooll why is everyone saying its not??? I did the test myself so I should know haha. besides if last years test had 25 questions how can they just suddenly reduce it to 12! right??
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10-21-2011 at 11:00 PM
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I got 8 wrong LOL I was upset at first but no use worrying about what's done. You still have one more worth 20% plus the exam, and other extra stuff so don't worry!
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yea you're right. i wasn't sulking about it at all. its funny cuz back in high school id be pissed at myself for getting a few things wrong on tests. i kinda shrugged this one off and literally said to myself "i guess i'll hafto try harder next time" which is weird cuz I NEVER EVER do that
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good luck to both of us on our next one
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10-21-2011 at 11:01 PM
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this reminds me when i walked out of my econ 1b03 and my 1p03 thinking i aced them
unfortunately avenue says other wise :(
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same here man
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10-21-2011 at 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by omgwtfitsp
loool naww the chem mid term was 25 questions loooll why is everyone saying its not??? I did the test myself so I should know haha. besides if last years test had 25 questions how can they just suddenly reduce it to 12! right??
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I just assumed it was 12 questions because you said you got 3 wrong and got 75%.
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10-21-2011 at 11:22 PM
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I just assumed it was 12 questions because you said you got 3 wrong and got 75%.
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It's probably because of the three-markers...remember those? S/he got those right, so that probably boosted the mark.
Wait, no, that doesn't make sense....
How DID you get 75% when you got only three questions wrong?
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