Out of my depthAs a schoolkid, I signed up for a public speaking contest purely as a ruse to meet girls. It haunts me still: in front of 300 people, I started to speak, dried up, stood there for what felt like half an hour staring at the floor and then slowly walked back to my seat. Oh, and the girl I liked laughed.
Have you ever been utterly, completely, devastatingly out of your depth?
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chthonic, Thu 14 Oct 2004, 15:07)
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Last year, first semester.Module called "Computational modelling", described by everyone as "pretty easy maths". No problem, I've always been good at maths...
After managing to avoid going to about 85% of the lectures, I attempt the coursework one day before it's due in. My mark: 7%. Noice.
Not having learned from my mistake, I apply the same strategy to the exam. My mark: 60%!!
Giving me an overall score for the unit of 46%, which drags my average waaaaaaay down, but at least it's a pass...
And I learned to at least put a bit of effort into every unit, no matter how crap it is :)
(, Wed 20 Oct 2004, 10:10, Reply)
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