With only a few days left to this semester I can’t
believe it went by so fast. Senioritis kicked my butt this semester. I use to
think I that people were just making stuff up when they said that so they had a
reason to be lazy and try and be carefree. But now that I am in my senior year
I know everyone wasn’t making it up! I am an honors student (an over achiever
and proud of it). However all of that went out the window this semester. With a
majority of my grades probably ending this semester will be C’s I am very
disappointed. But even more so I am worried about grad school now. I have tried
my hardest to keep my GPA since I have been here at ASU with nearly a 4.5 but
after this semester it will drop drastically. I know most students might be
grateful to just get C’s and pass but just getting by isn’t me style. With the
MPA program here at ASU if you have a 3.5 or higher you don’t need to take
you’re GRE. I am probably the worst test taker there is. I have extremely bad
test anxiety and now with my GPS dropping I am worried I will have to take the
GRE test. I will have one semester to improve my GPA but I am afraid it won’t
be enough. I would have to get straight A’s for every class next semester in
order to even make up a little bit of the damage that I did this semester. It’s
funny how your senior year you just lose all motivation to do anything. I am
sure it didn’t help the I piled on a ton of different stressers this semester,
with surgery, moving the first month of school, Starting a new job and taking
19 credits a semester. I think that life
and circumstance just got the better of me this semester. I really hope I can
pull off next semester and still get into the MPA program.
You know I had to post on this specific post because when I saw the title I was forced to sing the epic 80's song out loud for everyone to hear! It gave me a good laugh and put a smile on my face which I needed because I have been super stressed. You are doing an awesome job! The semester is tough I'm sure but just remember the end is in sight! Don't Stop Believing (now you'll have a song stuck in your head)!
ReplyDeleteI completely feel the same way. I took 18 credit hours, worked 15 hours a week at my internship, and 12 hours at my part time job. I am exhausted! My motivation this last month has been lacking and I hate feeling this way, but I also feel like I am completing a month long mental marathon.
ReplyDeleteMy advice is don't give up!!! And don't get down on yourself. True that bad grades stink, but we all have times in our lives when we can't function at the caliber we are used to. I have a couple of grades this semester that are not where I want them to be either, so just know you are not alone! There are definitely some classes I let slip under the radar because I was just so busy, but that's life sometimes. We are both so close to graduation and this stressful semester will seem so far away once you settle into your full time job.
You can do it :)
Tammie,
ReplyDeleteSenioritis is real and I have also encountered it. I continually get asked if I am excited to graduate and my answer is more than I am looking forward to getting it over with than anything. I hope you get into the MPA program and I recommend talking with the graduate advisor just to make sure how things are going and what you can do to improve your outcome. 19 credits sure seems like a lot, but I am positive that once you get into the rhythm of life - it will work out.