I feel so much stress in the 1st year of uni...

[kolol]

Hello all,

Not sure if i'm the only one who's feeling this.. but i'm so not motivated in University unlike VCE.

I'm a lot behind in my readings and there are not many weeks untill exams. Furthermore, my recent assignments disappoint me. I got a 16.4/20 for my latest assignment. It is still a HD, but for one of the question, there're 5 scales (excellent, good...poor etc) and i recieved the lowest scale.. a poor. I recieved a 2 out of 9 for that big question and i'm really down for that.. I totally under-estimated what the markers want.

For the other assignments, i barely touched a HD for one, and got a pretty good score for another with a 97%, but it's entirely because they're easy. I'm hopeing for HD for my units with around 85-90 average but not sure if i'm going to achieve it.. the reason i want those average is not simply a self-satisfaction.. but i MUST transfer at the end of year..

I really need motivation in University. :/

[JinXi]

It's Funny how people say Uni is easier than Yr 12...... Prob if you want to just get over 50% but for a HD+ it definitely isn't.

Kinda Crushed for my physics as well.... Did so much preparation for my MST and only dropped a mark, and when i got our assignment back yesterday, i've only gotted 12/15 due to some really simple mistakes, which is over 2% lost already..... It completely negates the amount of work I did for my MST...fml

[Russ]

Lose the 100% or nothing mindset, because anything over 80 is very good

[taiga]

yeah I had this 100% or nothing mindset at the start of the year, and now in 3/4 of my subjects that isnt even possible haha. It's not like vce where dropping marks can bring you down heaps of study scores, because in uni now I feel pretty comfortable with aiming for 80% + in all my subjects

[enwiabe]

in fact taiga got 0 for his latest assignment in maths

[taiga]

in fact taiga got 0 for his latest assignment in maths

You haven't even collected them!

[enwiabe]

i'm psychotic

[Thu Thu Train]

I think you mean psychic.

[Toothpaste]

However, mostly psychotic from the look of things.



Edit: Regarding the OP, 80+ is a commendable effort. I'm not a frequent HD student in my course so my envy is with you all.

[Eriny]

You aren't struggling at all. Although I take what you are saying seriously, lots of people go to uni and barely pass their first year or outright fail, your 'barely scraping a HD' doesn't count as being a big problem. However, I do worry about the mindsets of people who are disappointed with what is by any standards a good mark. I also wonder what kind of course requires a 90 average to be eligble for admission?

[Thu Thu Train]

Okay I forgot to comment on the OPs problem:

Don't stress too much on maintaining a HD average for transferring (unless you're transferring into biomed or something) most faculties want at least a 65 average (I successfully transferred with a 69 average) If you're already averaging HD don't stress so much about getting 95+ in your subjects.

[iffets12345]

Dude I am actually stressing because of this margin of pass/fail. Like Russ said, lose the 100% or nothing mindset.....

[physics]

^ i agree.

[Gloamglozer]

Okay I forgot to comment on the OPs problem:

Don't stress too much on maintaining a HD average for transferring (unless you're transferring into biomed or something) most faculties want at least a 65 average (I successfully transferred with a 69 average) If you're already averaging HD don't stress so much about getting 95+ in your subjects.

Yeah.  I'd say anything over 65* is good.  80+ is like god-like.  Averaging 80+ is beast.

*Unless if you're aiming for like the best internship or something, then perhaps I can retract that comment.

[iffets12345]

^ Is this also depending on uni? Like, I imagine Latrobe or Swinburne compared to monash or melbourne wouldn't be too great, and I heard that the G8 unis consider our Ds to be a C.