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What's interesting is that I had a very similar experience as a white male (first to go to college out of my siblings/family), and got a 0.4 the first semester.
by ericclemmons 12y ago
What's interesting is that I had a very similar experience as a white male (first to go to college out of my siblings/family), and got a 0.4 the first semester.
Things seemed easy in high school, so I thought I knew what I was doing, until I realized that University is serious business academically.
With friends failing out right and left, I forced myself to attend paid tutoring sessions (worth it) and meet others who had study groups.
In the end, it worked out after years of making up for that one mistaken semester, but I had to buckle down on my own because of the fear of telling my parents how bad I performed...
- psbp 12y agoUniversities should weigh the first semester less and cap the number of hours taken. I know plenty of people who fucked up their first semester due to culture shock/feelings of isolation.
- gte910h 12y agoMIT has pass fail for the first term. http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/first_term_freshman_year http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/first_term_freshman_yea...
- rahimnathwani 12y agoAt Oxford the first year exams (prelims or mods) don't count towards your final degree grade, but you can be kicked out for failing them.