Last week's discussion post earned me a 30/40 (read: a "C," other wise known as the grade of those who champion mediocrity in normal school, but in graduate school we go all kung fu frickin' intellectual elitist and a C is now reserved for those just above pond scum).
My inner voice of reason: Oh hell, Heather, shut up - you always felt that way about a C - it was a travesty if a B dared show up at the end of a semester.
My inner ideals: Oh you shut up - I have so grown up a bit and am ok with a grade below an A!
VOR: Oh yeah??? Then why this post? Because unlike you, I know where you're going with this.
II: You suck - know it all. Hmmph!
It was my second such grade on discussion posts, bringing my running total to 88.blahblah %. And the thing that kills me? It is all about effort, not my actual level of knowledge. It's the ever elusive element of TIME.
And yes, I do know that no employer will ever care what my GPA was. I do know that I do not have to prove anything to anyone. I know that an A is not the end-all be-all of the world.
But damn how I want it!
And so the gratitude of this post....my most recent discussion post got a PERFECT! 40/40! bringing my grade up to just shy of 90%.
I will get that A. Oh yes....she will be mine.
Best of luck.
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