well it could be worse...

[SPS]

... Only on for a brief bit but I got my grades back today. I did the worst I've ever done in school before. An C+, C, and a B+ for a cumulative GPA for 2.53. I could have failed but this is even worse for me. As the two C's are on my record forever, and I cannot retake those classes. Also since the two C's are in English I think it's time I seriously thought about changing my major. It will set me back a semester or two but in the long run it's for the best.

Sorry for the downbeat post but just thought I'd give you guys an update (I know I talked about the school thing a few times in the chat).

[Elliot Kane]

Ouch! Those are not terrific grades, no. I wish you luck in working out the best course for you to major in if you do change.

Never mind 'downbeat' though. It's good to hear you are OK, SPS, grades or not

[LaFille]

Sorry to hear that, SPS, and I hope it doesn't weight too much on you. In the end, grades are just a number put on specific pieces of works and a lot can influence them so that they wouldn't really reflect your real skills, talent or potential; and I'm pretty sure that everyone experiences failure at one point or another (I did too, in any case). Sure, high grades can help to open some doors, but a few lower ones on a generally good record is not so bad and either way there are always other ways to "sell yourself" better beside the school records when it comes to findi a job in your field.

I really think that your interest/love/happiness in this path should count more than the grades (or even the talent) in order for you to conclude that what you're in doesn't work for you; if your lower marks are caused by a lack of interest/happiness/love in what you had to do and that it shows in a lot of your different courses, then maybe it's indeed a good idea to consider changing... If it's caused in good part by the circumstances or those courses to be of a bigger difficulty for you though, and that you still have the desire to be in this field, that it's things that make you happy to do, then I would encourage you to hold on to your drream, work hard to achieve it and don't mind those grades too much. There's a bunch of geniuses in their fields have failed courses related to these too and it didn't prevent them from reaching the top and do what they loved.