I was pretty excited to get back to my dorm and see all my friends and to catch up with my roommate. Unfortunately, when I got back my roommate was gone! Her family is having financial issues so she couldn't afford to come back. I'm so bummed cause she was one of my best friends and we have the best times together. I'm definitely NOT excited about getting a new roommate. How can you be excited about losing a best friend? I'll try my best to be welcoming.
On top of the fact that my roommate isn't coming back, I'm already freaking out about some of my classes. For example, I was sitting in my applied calculus class listening to my professor go over how she grades, what's expected when it comes to homework, make up procedures, etc. And then she tells us that we'll be having oral exams.... WHAT?! Oral Exams in math??? Math and I already don't get along and now I have to be able to work out derivatives and profit word problems in front of my professor with logical reasoning behind each step (I always thought thats what showing your work on the paper was for)? Great. I don't know how I'm going to pull this off, but I can only cross my fingers that it ends well.
Through all the things that have been going on these past few days, my friends and I decided to order some chinese food and just relax. When we all get done with our food, we have a tradition of opening up our fortune cookies at the same time and then we read them to each other. My fortune cookie read:
"You don't become a failure until you're satisfied with being one"
After I read that, I realized that I shouldn't just shut myself down so fast. I'm definitely not okay with failing and failing has never been an option in my life. As long as I try my best and put effort into all my work, I can't fail. So for everyone out there who gets stressed out like I do about "failing" just remember not to ever settle for failure. Work hard and accomplish your goals. Sometimes you just gotta take a breath and remember that you can do it! That probably sounded really corny, but it's true. I wish everyone the best of luck with whatever goals you have set.
Sounds just like my, except losing your roomate... and the oral exams. That's crazy! I could barely take exams in calculus on paper, I can't imagine having to say it aloud. I'm sure you'll do fine though, who knows it may just end up being easier.
ReplyDeleteYou don't sound like a failure to me. It is just the winter time blues!
ReplyDeleteHey Kris, great post, I can't imagine oral exams in math either! Luckily we didn't have any of that over here in the UK, would have thrown me for 6.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you ended on a positive :-) sounds like you are going to do fine, best of luck xxx
Oral exam? I'd die!
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