I just found out that I got a 4.0 for my GPA last spring semester at my Univ. (I don't like to show off abt. my GPA, but I just want to write down my feeling at the moment) I guess I am happy in a way. However, I feel as if I don't deserve it. At first, I know for sure I have one solid A in my speech communication class. However, I was at the border line between an A and B for other classes. I didn't expect my professors to give A's. I know high expectations will only leave me disappointed.
Why do I feel this way? How can I get over this feeling?
2007-07-03 09:58:23 · 4 answers · asked by ocean09 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
"After physicist Richard Feynman won a Nobel Prize for his work, he visited his old high school. While there, he decided to look up his records. He was surprised to find that his grades were not as good as he remembered them. And he got a kick out of the fact that his IQ was 124, not much above average. Dr. Feynman say that winning the Nobel Prize was one thing, but to win it with an IQ of only 124 was really something. Most of us would agree because we all assume that the winners of Nobel Prizes have exceptionally high IQs. Feynman confided that he always assumed that he had.
If Feynman had known that he was really just a bit above average in the IQ department, we wonder if he would have had the audacity to launce the unique and creative research experiments that would eventually win him the greatest recognition the scientific community can give.
Perhaps not. Maybe the knowledge that he was a cut above average, but not in the genius category, would have influenced what he tried to achieve. After all, from childhood most of us have been led to believe that ordinary people don't accomplish extraordinary feats.
Most of us fall short of our potential because of little things we know or assume about ourselves. And the most self-defeating assumption of all is that we are just like everyone else"
2007-07-03 12:51:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you're having an identity crisis, before you were in the average bracket, but now feel pressure to keep up the higher grades.
Just put things into perspective and realize that in the long run, grades really don't matter. Sure, some of us have certificates from the dean, but we don't hang them up at work, it just seems petty.
2007-07-03 17:02:41 · answer #2 · answered by germaine_87313 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
College is tuff sometimes, just going to class deserves an A. Be happy for yourself, and know that you have gotten this far in life (into college I mean) that you deserve an A or 2 once in a while.
2007-07-03 17:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by Amy H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
isn't it high time for you to give your best on your studies. think of the positive side of the situation. your grades should inspire you to work hard and think how good it feels to have those A's. you might be dissappointed along the way but never regret in giving it your best shot. always remember that things might not turn out the way we want it but that's life.
you'll never know what you've got til you tried. keep up those grades and work hard to maintain it. good luck!
2007-07-03 17:16:40 · answer #4 · answered by Lola 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋