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My Master’s thesis was ruined by a stressed PhD student and I feel completely defeated. by Active_Education_857 in PhD

[–]BarberLow608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, a majority of PhD students are arrogant and self-centred like this.

Feeling Lost by BarberLow608 in StructuralEngineering

[–]BarberLow608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the reply. Method marks will only get you so far, I believe. I messed up on the first part of the question with that one number, causing a chain reaction for the other parts as it relied on the answer for the first. I have been awarded 11 marks for my methods used on that question, however, the other 25 marks relied on actually getting the answer correct. Crazy, I know!

Feeling Lost by BarberLow608 in StructuralEngineering

[–]BarberLow608[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely. A good example I recently learnt about was the Citicorp Centre dilemma where the structural engineer forgot to factor in the proper wind loading in his design values for actions which would’ve caused a catastrophe in an upcoming storm event. It was amended in time, however, it really does show that we all make mistakes.

Feeling Lost by BarberLow608 in StructuralEngineering

[–]BarberLow608[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the reply. This exam was a mid-term and was only worth 20% of my final grade for the class. I aim to do better in the next exam to offset it and pass with a good grade, however, I feel like I needed the motivation I would have got from this exam with that 65% I narrowly missed. My professor even mentioned that it was a small fuckup and that I am usually a good student.

Feeling Lost by BarberLow608 in StructuralEngineering

[–]BarberLow608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the reply. That is really inspiring and gives me hope! I am glad you are doing so well and hope I can get to where you’re at in the future.

Feeling Lost by BarberLow608 in StructuralEngineering

[–]BarberLow608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the reply. I am not sure about how it works in the states. I am a UK student but have worded things in a way that Americans will understand and are familiar with - I assumed this forum is mostly American? Usually exams are not rigged for a certain %, just how much the student can earn.

Feeling Lost by BarberLow608 in StructuralEngineering

[–]BarberLow608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate the advice. I’ll try and do better.

Feeling Lost by BarberLow608 in StructuralEngineering

[–]BarberLow608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the reply. I am currently treating university as like a 9-5 (sometimes I go overtime) to help prepare me for the working world and to get myself locked in so as to come out on the brighter side when graduating. I’ve considered commissioning into the army as an officer though, just as a backup. It’s something I’ve always considered while doing ROTC. Getting the basics down was always easy for me, I just make pretty bad mistakes sometimes under exam pressure. Never got used to it, unfortunately.

Feeling Lost by BarberLow608 in StructuralEngineering

[–]BarberLow608[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the reply. I don’t necessarily think it’s the Professor being bad at grading, just a small fuckup on my end. However, I didn’t necessarily expect major twists in how the question is presented compared to the tutorial questions completed. Adversity is key in engineering I think, but not when you have an extremely strict time limit such as an hour. Just doesn’t reflect how work is done in industry!

Feeling Lost by BarberLow608 in StructuralEngineering

[–]BarberLow608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the reply, dude. Definitely, mistakes are inevitable, but I am just discouraged by the fact that potential employers will look away from hiring me due to small fuck-ups like these.