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19/f. Sophomore in college.
I've always been a good student. I'm not saying I get straight A's but I have pretty consistent A's and B's. My freshman year, I took all my core classes. Like I took most of my sciences and my maths and stuff like that. I already took all my English classes, and I did pretty well. Math and Science were a STRUGGLE and English was like an easy A. I wrote most of my papers with my eyes closed. But, I got through them and now most of my classes are electives. This semester I am taking Statistics, Public Speaking, Theatre Appreciation, Intro to Acting, and Into to Sociology. I have dropped 2 courses in my entire college career so far. One because I was on medication at the time that made me extremely antsy, and it was a lab that was 3 hours. I only had to take it for a while but it was like a hormone balancer and while I was taking it, it made me EXTREMELY anxious. It was a miracle I was even able to go to school. The other was statistics. I knew I wasn't doing so well, so I dropped it and I'm taking it now and doing much better. I have a B in Stats, an A- in Public Speaking, an A in Theatre, an A- in Sociology and then comes Acting. The teacher is super mean to me. I don't really understand why. Like there's a lot of football players in that class who are always late, never come to class. There are girls there who are like a year younger than me and skip all the time. I've been there every day. The only day I couldn't go, I e-mailed him. I've been BEYOND responsible in this class and haven't taken it as a joke.We had to do a monologue and he gave us specific directions. I followed them ALL! And I got a C+ because he said I wasn't desperate enough in my monologue. The girl who sits next to me got a B. She didn't follow any of the directions and her monologue had like 2 words. I'm not meaning to compare myself, but I just don't think it's fair, you know? My last day to drop the class is the 15th of October. I don't know what to do! It's not that I can't handle the class, but I just don't think I"m getting anywhere with him. I've tried talking to him. and he doesn't want to change the grade. I really can't let this class ruin my GPA because I'll get kicked out of committees and stuff that I am in. But, I also can't drop a lot of classes because I"m applying to law school, and if they see that you dropped a lot of classes, they most likely won't accept you. What should I do.
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But maybe you just aren't GOOD at it yet. I'm astonished that you can't even consider that perhaps your judgement is not fully sound on this issue. Your desperate struggle for grades may color your outlook on what's really happening with this class. First, its none of your business how the teacher grades others. Acting is COMPLETELY subjective and one person sees things another may not. Also, your teacher has years of experience. He understands the process and perhaps you don't, and that's why you're confused. You are looking at acting like a class where you take notes and study and if you do that you'll pass. Its not like that. You sound way too stressed. Maybe the question you need to be asking isn't about dropping a class, but why do you feel driven to the point of insanity over grades? Trust me, your whole world right now is college. You think it is the only thing that matters. But when you graduate and become a lawyer guess how much that C in acting is going to affect your prospects? You guessed it. Zero. Finish the class and instead of continuing to worry your teacher about his qualifications as a professor and his abilities to grade properly, why don't you ask him exactly WHAT you could do to improve. Share your worries about your GPA and ask for help, not a better grade. Put your big girl panties on and join the real world where everything doesn't always go according to plan.
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I appreciate your constructive criticism. However, I am not in a conservatory or an acting school. This is a beginner's course where it clearly states on the syllabus that you are graded upon being able to follow instructions. I can understand that acting is subjective and not studying. I have studied music for many years in high school and done multiple public performances. Not everyone is going to like you. I did not mean to offend anyone in that acting is not subjective. I have had to put on my big girl panties in my life and I do know what real problems are. I have been through different health issues, among myself and my family. I also recently found out I was adopted, and met my birth parents less than a year ago. I also have issues at home. I have had a year full of worst problems than grades. I finished my senior year with a 2.9 gpa. I'm not OBSESSED with grades... but as I mentioned, I am on scholarship. My parents cannot afford college if it weren't for my scholarship, that's why I need to keep my grades up. I can also only reappy for my scholarship one more time. That's why I was asking for advice. However, I have decided to stay in the class. I was just giving as much information as I possibly could to make it easier for the person answering
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