Hi, I just stumbled upon your website while searching for tutors.
Well, I was wondering…this year I haven’t been getting good grades on my essays and assignments I get from 60s-70s and I’m used to getting like 80s-90s. I’m afraid this academic year is going to ruin it for the school career I have. I’m afraid it’s a step backwards to getting my degree. I’m so scared that I’m going to fail, I don’t even know what do do. If you could please give me some sort of advice I’d really appreciate it a lot.
Thank you,
Omta
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Whaddup Omta
Ok first of all, let’s have a little zen yoga moment. Breathe in, breathe out, childs pose, breathe in.
Look around you, 95% of the people you can see are in the same situation as you. By coming to one of the top schools in the country …
Side Bar –
I’m sure these sources have little to no credit but here it is
U of T rankings IN THE WORLD – # 29
got from this shoddy site
U of T rankings in Canada- # 1 (that’s what i’m talking about)
got from this even shoddier site
Like I said, who knows how these people determine this or how accurate it is, but it’s good enough
Back to you.
So yah, most people at this school (and most schools) are use to getting awesome grades, but university is harder. I have always been told that you can expect to drop at least 10% from the marks you’re use to getting in highschool. I know, I know, I’m telling you things you already know. Now what to do to fix it
First of all you’re not going to fail. The fact that you’re actually concerned for your marks indicates you have what it takes to get the job done
If it’s essays that are giving you trouble, then maybe you should hit up the Writing Center. Each college has a writing center. Here’s all the information on that shiz. This is actually a killer resource. They check out assignments your currently working on and also give general insights on how you can improve your writing skills. Cheesy as it sounds, but writing is a skill you have to develop with practice and this center will seriously help you with this.
These writing centers also hold workshops. They offer help on writing essays and exams, revising essays, oraganizing essays, library research and almost all aspects of university that a student could need help on.
Start things far, far …????????????? …??????????????? …?????????? far in advance. If you start it early, you’ll find yourself thinking about it and developing better and more concise ideas.
For editing essays, read them aloud to someone (or just to yourself); you will catch grammatical errors this way.
hmm… what other tricks? are there. OH YAH! Don’t write your essays at four in the morning the day they are due. Sure it gets done, but you’ll be a little embarrassed to get that bad boy back
You can also go in to your academic advisor and they can tell you about resources specific to your courses
But don’t worry, you’ll get the hang of this university thing.
Love Always,
Aska