Finals: Coming in for a Landing

Yippie!!! I got my grades back from my first semester of college...and guess what!?! I passed every single one of them!! And not only did I pass, but the grades themselves are too bad. I'm actually very pleased with them. No. I'm exstatic! I totally thought I was going to fail or get all C's or something and dread having to take classes over agiain. And isn't that strange that you can pass the class (for your major anyway) with a C and not have to take it again? I think its a little twisted, but that's just me.

Like my geography teacher gave us an example: "What would you do if your sitting in the E.R. and you ask your doctor how certified he is to take on this procedure and he answers 'Well, I got C's in all my classes'.....? How would that make you feel?" -That got a good laugh out of the entire class. But really, how would you feel? Or, like my seventh grade History teacher said: "Yeah, my friend went up to the hospital to get his surgery (don't member what for) and he casual asked the doctor about his schooling, you know, just to reassure himself that the surgery would indeed go alright and that there's nothing to worry about, but then his doctor answers, 'Well, I cheated in all my classes'..." Ugh. Isn't that wrong?

Well, cheating is one thing entirely, but even just getting C's in all of your classes... Yeah, I know that's average and all, but to think that your doctor may be one of those students that got only C's. I mean, how comfortable would you be knowing that? I know that for me, I would be scared stiff! Probably find a new doctor. But I suppose if I was the one who got all C's I'd be happy to have that degree and all....but still. I don't know.

But yeah, grades don't make any sense anyway...B is for good, which starts with an G; C is for average, but that starts with an A; A is for excellent, but that starts with an E. Then D is for poor, and, of course, that starts with an P; And then F is failing -It's the only one that makes sense. (And did you know that in Canada they also sometimes use the E in the system of grades? It stands as a conditional failing grade. Cool, hu?)(Ooo and in Canada the grades are also put into levels. Like Level Four is an A; Level three is a B; Level two is C; Level one is a D; and Level R is an F.)

I want to major in English-Literature. And just so you know -I got an 'A'. See? Wouldn't that make you feel MUCH better to know that your professional what-ever-person got either 'A's or 'B's? ...But I don't know. I guess there has to be a fine line and all. And I suppose if it were any higher then the world's statistics of people with degrees would drop incredibly. But, of course, I don't know for sure. Personally, I think the bar should be higher. But then again, that would mean that I'd have to take my History class over again. And I really don't want that. At least not with the same professor...bleh.