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FAILUREE.
15/f.
ok, so i just started highschool. and my one science class was like so hard. i had no idea what i was doing. so i went in there every day for help during my study hall. and i focused on my science grade. because it was like a d. all of my other classes were fine, i assumed. anyways, i didnt realize, i was failing freaking math. and he never even asked me if i understood. im not a shy person. but in his class i was. i never ever talked. and everyone seemed so smart, so i was afraid to ever ask for help. and i mean i know, its my responsiblity to ask for help. but didnt he realize i needed it when i was doing so bad??? so now im like freaking out. because i did plan on going to college. all of my other classes are good. im getting all as and bs, and in science i raised it up to a c. so my grades werent horrible. and i figured in math i was getting a c. so now. im so confused. like i really wanted to go to college. how will i ever get into college now? i mean i dont wanna work at walmart. i wanna have a good job. and i try SO hard. its not fair. what do i do? is there any hope for me? i mean i was like on the verge of tears in study hall.
im so confused.
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You obviously have the desire to succeed, all you need now is the courage to show when you need help.
It's hard enough for an adult to admit they need help so i can't imagine what it's like for you.
One thing I used to do to help me with my math, is to go over old workbooks, redo the math questions to see if I could still actually do it.
Getting worked up and upset about itsn't going to help you. It will only succeed in making you more anxious about your grade which in return, will make your grade lower. As someone said, but all that negative energy into positive energy and throw it into your school work, whether it be math, science or whatever. I think the reason your math grades dropped was because you were concentrating too hard on your science grade. You were happy with your current math grade so you didn't worry about it, and lost all focus. You need to regain that focus, not just for math, but for all your classes.
And as someone else said, you have the next 3 years to do it. You really don't need to panic. Just do your best. No one can expect anything more than that from you.
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Awwww, you poor thing. First, take a deep breath and calm down. Everything will be be okay. That is not a generic "everything will be okay" but a real, honest, EVERYTHING is going to be okay. Here's why...
The first thing is you have over 3 1/2 years to bring your grades up. You clearly want to succeed so you likely will. Congratulations on bringing up your science grade, by the way. You worked hard and you accomplished a better grade. You may need to do the same thing with your math grade; get extra help. Don't blame your math teacher or be upset that he didn't call attention to the idea it may have been obvious you needed help. Put the focus you could have on being aggravated with him into working harder. If you harbor anger toward him you won't be as inclined to try hard for his class.
You can get into college even with a bad math grade! I can't speak for ALL colleges, especially the ivy leagues but I know you can get into a good 4-year university even with a bad math grade. I did!!! lol. The only reason I passed my 12th grade algebra class is because I had excellent grades in all my other classes. I was failing math. My math teacher recognised I was obviously good at school, just not math so he placed, NOT passed me out of math. Therefore, when I got to college, I had to take very remedial math to work my way up to college level algebra so I would be prepared for trigonometry, calculus, etc. You are not doomed to a lifetime of being a Wal-Mart associate because your math grade is suffering.
Work really hard for the next 3 1/2 years and you will be JUST fine, even if you arent an all A student (which you may become given your obvious desire to succeed.
Good luck. Everything will be okay *smile*
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Just ask for some help, don't be shy about it. You are a freshman in high school, your hopes of going to college aren't ruined just because you are having trouble with math. If it makes you feel any better, I failed Algebra in my first year of college and I still graduated. You will just have to work hard to get that grade up the same way you worked hard to get your science grade up. Go up to your teacher after class and explain to them that you are having problems and you would like some extra help. I doubt they will tell you "no" since it is their job to teach and to help students understand the subject matter. I'm sure you will be able to get that grade up.
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