Wow you can always count on Coldplay to tell it how it is. We are coming towards the end of the first semester and last assignments and grades are coming fast. Then we only have finals and it’s over. Everyone is starting to stress, trying to do their best on everything and having meltdowns. It’s honestly not healthy how much pressure people put on themselves to do well, and sometimes the amount of pressure family members put on college students to get amazing grades.
Here is some personal information: I have a 67 and 69, which are in fact Ds, and I’m not stressed about it. It’s not that I don’t care about it, I do. I would love to take my finals and bring those both up to a 70. I’m not stressed because a number cannot tell me my worth. Unfortunately, a Lot of us do let a grade tell us our worth. If you can’t get an A, you can’t go to medical school. False; one class isn’t going to kill your chances and if it was really bad you can retake the course. I hate to break it to you, but you can’t be perfect at everything and not every course is going to be your forte.
You are not a robot, you are human and sometimes I think people forget that. A grade is not worth it if it’s going to affect your mental health severely. Believe me guys, I know because I used to stress about grades so much that I would cry about them it really ruined my self esteem. I couldn’t ever reach the standards and expectations I set for myself, and I felt as though I was never good enough. Now, I do my best in my classes and hope for A’s, B’s and C’s, but if I get a D it’s okay. The world doesn’t end because of that, and I’m not flunking out of college, so I’m not stressing. Everyone take a breath; you are doing your best and that’s all you and anyone else can ask.