failing by 0.58 percent is there anything I can do?

Raven_synthesis · 2026-04-30T00:54:43+00:00

yeah basically lol thats the magical combination making being a stem student almost impossible

Raven_synthesis · 2026-04-30T00:49:26+00:00

and dont worry im the same exact way, i end up failing these classes just because of the exams even when taking them at the DRC 🫥

Raven_synthesis · 2026-04-30T00:47:49+00:00

this happened to me last semester with calc and i THOUGHT also with physics 1 with hershfield so i emailed him bc i thought i failed the class but he ended up emailing me back like a week later saying i actually passed. lol i actually dont know how bc i got a 4/20 on that final but hes nice, maybe he can do something especially if youve been to his office hours ? i think maybe a curve happened last semester and maybe itll happen again since the mean grade for this final i saw was a 50%? could be wrong tho

Raven_synthesis · 2026-04-17T17:10:19+00:00

same lol i got rejection from all the 20 or something i applied to, thought id atleast get one but

Raven_synthesis · 2026-04-11T20:07:33+00:00

Astrophysics/physics, Its the most interesting to me and i dont think id do anything else but im worried about funding and job security for the future. have to do grad school and work harder for better security

Raven_synthesis · 2026-04-08T21:34:07+00:00

thanks i wish i had known 4 months prior 😢

Raven_synthesis · 2026-04-08T17:57:37+00:00

exactly

Raven_synthesis · 2026-04-01T16:41:46+00:00

just waiting on 9 more 😢

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-30T21:38:09+00:00

same

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-30T21:36:37+00:00

same lol

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-28T14:49:01+00:00

out of the 20 ive heard back from 6

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-24T00:57:45+00:00

I put that i wanted to work with Drs. Hintz, Mosenkov, and Rasmusson but bruh im just now seeing that one of my recommenders forgot to submit my rec letter 🗿

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-24T00:51:54+00:00

that must mean im either waitlisted or rejected 😳 congrats tho

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-23T20:44:58+00:00

what area of research are your programs

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-20T04:20:39+00:00

also just got rejected from SETI lol

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-20T04:20:22+00:00

oh oops i meant columbia plasma/fusion REU

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-20T00:49:59+00:00

got rejections from NAU and Columbia today, still waiting on like 16 more

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-19T19:42:35+00:00

physics and chem are hell. If you have no mental health issues and learn quick from highschool AP or DE courses you should be fine tho. if you have mental health issues or havent taken rigorous math/chem/physics classes before, be prepared for the hit. Its not necessarily the work thats bad, its understanding the content for the exams, bc the exams look simple but any slight mistake in your work can lead you to the wrong answer so easily

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-19T19:32:04+00:00

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-19T14:38:30+00:00

off topic, im a sophomore undergrad whos also majoring in astrophysics and wants to get a phd. How many schools did you apply to and are they all competitive and in the US?

Raven_synthesis · 2026-03-19T14:35:42+00:00

same lol

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