Awright, it's down to brass tacks, here.
Jul. 13th, 2004 10:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ninevirtuesI've tried the study schedule, the grade spreadsheet, the motivational self-talk in the car on the way to school. All of those motivational strategies are losing their punch.... we're all near the end of a long, stressful module. Some of my classmates flat out don't care anymore, and have turned on the TV.
I still care. I want good grades. It's time to reach into my motivational bag of tricks and pull out two that I save for emergencies.
#1: I called up a buddy... in California... and got him to agree to treat me to an over-the-top chocolate dessert if I make the grades I'm aiming for. (No grades, no dessert. So there. And part of the motivation is that it's a treat from someone else I don't get to see often enough.)
#2: I'm telling everyone here what grades I'm aiming for, and I'll post what grades I got.
So without further ado:
3 PM Monday: Anatomy Practical. I want a B in the class overall (83-85%).
To get there, I think I need a 90% on the practical and a 75% on the written.
9 AM Tuesday: Anatomy Written. (Again, I'm aiming for 75% or better. She gives hard tests!)
1 PM Tuesday: PT Science written. I want an A- (90%) in the class. I will settle for a B+ (87-89%). To get a 90%, I have to average 90% on the written and practical tests.
8:30 AM Wednesday: musculoskeletal written. I want an A- in the class, and to do that I have to get a 93% on the final test.
1:30 PM Wednesday: Human Life Sequence (pediatrics). I need an 80% on the final to get an A- in the class.
2:30 PM Thursday: PT Science practical. I need a 90% to get an A- in the class.
3:15 PM: Musculoskeletal practical (easy-- a pass/fail video review).
5 PM Thursday: Physiology. I need a 91% in this class to get an A-. The trick will be unwinding between 3:30 PM and 5 PM.
I still care. I want good grades. It's time to reach into my motivational bag of tricks and pull out two that I save for emergencies.
#1: I called up a buddy... in California... and got him to agree to treat me to an over-the-top chocolate dessert if I make the grades I'm aiming for. (No grades, no dessert. So there. And part of the motivation is that it's a treat from someone else I don't get to see often enough.)
#2: I'm telling everyone here what grades I'm aiming for, and I'll post what grades I got.
So without further ado:
3 PM Monday: Anatomy Practical. I want a B in the class overall (83-85%).
To get there, I think I need a 90% on the practical and a 75% on the written.
9 AM Tuesday: Anatomy Written. (Again, I'm aiming for 75% or better. She gives hard tests!)
1 PM Tuesday: PT Science written. I want an A- (90%) in the class. I will settle for a B+ (87-89%). To get a 90%, I have to average 90% on the written and practical tests.
8:30 AM Wednesday: musculoskeletal written. I want an A- in the class, and to do that I have to get a 93% on the final test.
1:30 PM Wednesday: Human Life Sequence (pediatrics). I need an 80% on the final to get an A- in the class.
2:30 PM Thursday: PT Science practical. I need a 90% to get an A- in the class.
3:15 PM: Musculoskeletal practical (easy-- a pass/fail video review).
5 PM Thursday: Physiology. I need a 91% in this class to get an A-. The trick will be unwinding between 3:30 PM and 5 PM.
