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Getting a SHOCKER. Low grades despite being bright
My Third Year results were out some days ago.I am doing 4 year Computer Science course.It came much as a shock because i ended up scoring a meagre 76%.. my friends scored like heavily with everyone in my group above 90. I am not jealous of their results. Infact i am happy they scored so they can get a job. I am planning on my Masters so wont be taking a job. I even helped a friend in maths in a position where if she failed she would have to repeat an entire year. I knew my efforts were there. And ironically i taught n helped these guys out. Its really kinda depressing. Help needed
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I've never put much stock in a person's grade point average from college. Of I had the time or space I would tell you a story about two people w=one an honor grad and one that just snuck by. You would think the honor grad would have been the best candidate for the position.
It turned out it didn't. The kid that barely escaped with a diploma out shined the honor grad in every way. There are some people who are great test takers and know the theory inside out. Problem is they can't take that theory and put it to good use. On the other hand there are poor test takers who actually know the theory and excel in taking that theory and making it work for them.
Getting a poor grade is not the end of the world. Do you know the theory behind what you have learned and how to translate that into a work application? If so you are the better candidate then the test takers.
As a recruiter/interviewer I'm going to ask you a variety of questions. The first will be questions to learn a bit about you and to hopefully make you comfortable. Then I will ask a variety of questions about the position itself starting with the basics and working up to the more technical aspects. People who are poor test takers generally do better answer questions in this manner as they are more verbal. If this is you then you will do fine when you look for your first job.
So you earned a B for the year instead of an A no big deal as long as you tried your best. Next year try your best and if you earn another B it is nothing to be ashamed of.
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I would not be depressed with a 76% when others weren't successful at passing and that it's an extremely heady subject and difficult material to study and retain. 76% is respectable and in the B range with 80s being A and then higher. Don't obsess about it as employers down the road will only care about what degree you have and not what mark you got.
Be happy with yourself for passing and for being able to help other people. You did all you could. Don't measure your success by what others scored either or be depressed. Take the lessons the exam taught you and roll on to the next thing and strive to score higher next time. That's all you can do.
Explain to your prof that you tutored others that scored higher than you did and were well to put it bluntly bummed. Ask them to show you what you could have done differently to score higher and or missed. Read the comments on the exam and take all of this in and use it to propel yourself even further. That works and was what I always did when confronted with a mark I wasn't satisfied with.
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