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Anyone ever studied so hard and so consistently just to fail anyways
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I’m fucking flabbergasted. Of my entire class, I was one of 3 people who went to all my teacher’s office hours. I went to every class and took notes and asked questions while hardly anyone paid attention.
And I got a 69 on the exam.
Please someone give me words of motivation or success stories because nothing makes sense anymore. I don’t know what I could have done differently.
It’s especially a kick in the face knowing my roomate skipped class all the time and crammed all the content in the 3 days before the miderm and got an A.
Honestly I feel like giving up and dropping the class, because what’s the point in consistently studying and going to office hours if I’m gonna get a D on the exam? I feel completely defeated and useless and honestly so stupid.
Top Comment: Honestly, sometimes it’s just the class. People’s brains are wired different. Maybe this class simply doesn’t click for you, and that’s okay. That’s why people have different specialties. Maybe the professor’s style of teaching doesn’t connect for you. There’s a lot of variables to consider, sometimes they’re not always in your control. You did your part, you did your due diligence, and maybe it just didn’t work this time. That’s ok. It’s not the end of the world. Everyone has that type of class. Sometimes things just come naturally to some people (which isn’t always fair, but that’s life). If this class not a core class for your major, then at least you now know it’s probably not a route you want to pursue. If it is, maybe it’s just a small piece of the puzzle, and there are other aspects that will make more sense to you. C’est la vie. You got this.
how to study if you know youre going to fail?
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I have an IT exam and I already know im not doing good on it. But I cant just sit around and not study for it. But its hard to keep going when you feel like youre still going to fail it. Its like my thoughts are saying "whats the point to keep going? The exam is in a few days and youre still stupid. Why continue? Youll fail even if you study so whats the point". As soon as I even click the practice paper and I cant do the questions, then this gets worse. My thoughts are basically trying to get me to give up. I keep getting discouraged by my thoughts and I wonder if all my work really will go to waste. I just cant study efficiently like this. I cant even focus because of this. I feel like the entire study session is pointless because ive been making no progress.
Top Comment: i have an exam in 3 hours and I'm feeling the same as you . If you have still got time please study and you will somehow make it
What to do when you fail a unit of study?
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I am fairly positive that I'm going to fail a unit of study. I know that USYD doesn't allow for supplementary exams. So do I take that unit again in semester 2 and overload or do I apply for winter school? And what happens if its more than one unit of study for example?
Top Comment: If it is a core unit (ie compulsory for your degree), you must do it again the next time it is available. You will not be able to do more units for which this failed one is a pre req. You should also do a self reflection on why you did not go as well as you hoped.
90% Indians who study MBBS abroad fail to clear qualifiers in India: Union minister | Bengaluru News - Times of India
Main Post: 90% Indians who study MBBS abroad fail to clear qualifiers in India: Union minister | Bengaluru News - Times of India
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Such a proud achievement.He is very pleased with himself.
Study Estimates Two-Thirds of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Due to Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes, and Heart Failure
Main Post: Study Estimates Two-Thirds of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Due to Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes, and Heart Failure
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I heard a lot of people claim this as a ‘gotcha’ that the virus isn’t that deadly...
Than I look around and see that the majority of adults are well overweight/obese, and I wonder if I lost my mind.
Study Shows LEED-ND Fails to Provide Affordable Housing
Main Post: Study Shows LEED-ND Fails to Provide Affordable Housing
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Nope, it shows that it does 40 percent of the time.
Pass/fail -Change in study Strategies
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I am planning to give Step 1 in the pass/fail time. I would love to know if there should be any change of strategies like annotating less and focusing more qbanks as there are no scores.
Currently I have started FA systems wise and listening to BnB and annotating it on FA. I am going to start uworld in few days. Planning to do uworld in tutor mode at the end of each system.
Open to suggestions. How are you all planning your strategies for the pass/fail Step 1?
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I'm taking it in 3 weeks but IF I were to take it as P/F, I would do everything I could to not be tricked by the temptation of studying less just because I would need "just" a pass, since one of the best predictors of your 2CK score is... guess what? Your Step 1 score.
The Official Academic Study saying 186 banks at at risk of failure. Saved you a click.
Main Post: The Official Academic Study saying 186 banks at at risk of failure. Saved you a click.
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tl;dr - If 50% of large depositors choose to stampede, then many banks will fail.
This is true always, everywhere. Banks cannot survive bank runs by themselves, they are not meant to survive bank runs by themselves (never were). That's Banking 101. It's the reason for the existence of inter-bank lending, and federal lending to banks, as well as the FDIC.
The reason SVB went down was not just poor stress-testing, M2M or poor prep for a bank run. They were short of just 1 billion USD after 25% of their deposits were pulled in a day. They might have been unable to meet reserve requirements, and they might have been forced to sell, but it wouldn't have been a bank failure if not for the panic-run on March 9th. What set SVB apart was that they were exposed to such a random bank run. They had a disproportionate share of large depositors who were closely connected, and influenced by a handful of paranoid VCs. Even if everybody who's rich starts getting nervous, the logical thing to do is move 50-66% of funds across other, preferably larger banks. This race to strength can still be bad, but it's unlikely to be a catastrophic failure as in SVB unless everybody moves their funds out together over a short period of time. Also, even a race to strength is unlikely less likely now given the government decisions to guarantee all SVB deposits.
Edit: last sentence, given the interesting times we've all seen (2000s, 2008, and since 2020). Everybody should hedge bets, and adopt prudent financial risk management. Having said that claiming something like "100+ banks are poised to fail" still seems like fear-mongering.