Dec 20, 2007 18:40
Last week I got a call from the course convenor of Intro to English. She wanted to know why I hadn't handed in the first essay. I told her that I was having a lot of trouble with it and kind of had a freak out about it and despite trying for weeks after it was due just didn't get it finished. She then informed me that I had done really well on the second essay and had enough marks to pass the subject without the first essay at all, but it was a requirement that all work be submitted. She was really nice about it and very kindly gave me until the next day to submit something so I could pass. Well, yesterday I got both essays back in the mail. I did indeed do very well on the second one. And it turns out I did really well on the first one too before my late penalty was deducted. So, I did some calculations trying to work out my final grade and (provided my calculations are correct) it looks like I may end up with a Credit. And here's the kicker: If the essay I submitted late had have been submitted on time, I'd be looking at a Distinction. And here I was thinking I didn't understand the subject and was going to fail. This has definitely been a lesson learned. From now on, I'm going to stress less about uni and just do it.
As you can possibly tell I was to lazy to do my own. LOL!