Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 4: Accept Your Grades
• Method 2 of 4: Think What Went Wrong
• Method 3 of 4: Consider a New Approach to Learning
• Method 4 of 4: Move on
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

We tend to take bad grades or unexpected trouble at school fairly easily, but bad grades in college or university can affect our future career. Perhaps you didn’t get the highest grade, or you completely failed the last test or pass - don’t worry. It is better to pay attention to your spiritual state, accept this case, find harmony and get ready to move on. Zen is not just a teaching about tranquility. This teaching is more about finding the kind of determination and determination that will help improve your future. You need to understand why you get bad grades, what you can do to fix it, and how you should behave in order to get good grades in the future.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Accept Your Grades

1. 1 Take responsibility for your grades. Even if this is a blow to your self-esteem, you need to understand that only you are responsible for the grades you receive. Of course, you can have conflicts with teachers, other extraneous factors can also affect your grades, but in most cases you need to understand that if you want to improve something, you need to act.
2. 2 Put this situation in perspective. Understand, unfortunately, troubles do happen in life. Bad grades can make you panic, but you need to be smart about the situation to come to terms with it. You are healthy? Do you have close people who love you, friends who are always there? Think how happy you are. Remember, grades are important, of course, but they are not the only important thing in your life.
3. 3 Talk to someone you trust. When you're upset, it's okay to talk about the situation with a friend or loved one. Don't feel obligated to handle this situation on your own. Understandably, you are concerned about upsetting your parents, ruining your grades and your teachers' impression of yourself. Remember, you can handle this and find the support you need.
   • You can even try seeing a psychologist (schools, colleges, and universities usually have in-house psychologists). They are good professionals who are trained to help upset and worried students.
   • You should not visit forums and social networks to complain about your "troubles" there. After all, your comments can be seen by other students, employees of the institute and teachers. This can threaten with consequences. Therefore, it is best to talk to a friend or a psychologist face to face.
4. 4 Take a break. Perhaps you are terribly tired, so now is not the time to forget about your well-being. Eat ice cream with a friend, watch a movie, or take a bubble bath. Do something that helps you relax. The point is not to "run away" from bad assessments, but to find the harmony and tranquility that are necessary in order to correct this situation. Once you are rested and relaxed, return to your grades.
5. 5 Remind yourself that grades do not determine your self-worth or your worth. You are much more than your grades. Good grades can help you assert yourself, but don't let poor grades diminish your importance. In addition, poor grades do not mean that you are stupid or unable to graduate properly. Each has its own talents, strengths and qualities that cannot be measured by the curriculum alone.
6. 6 Meditate. When you can retire to your room, try closing your eyes for a few minutes. Take a few deep breaths and concentrate on your breathing. Calm your thoughts and allow yourself to distance yourself from them. Try not to think about anything, and if you start to get haunted by thoughts about your grades, try to discard them. You can turn on pleasant, calm music to help you relax. Try to devote 15-30 minutes to meditation.
   • If you find it difficult to devote a lot of time to meditation, try downloading a special meditation application (for example, "PureMind: Meditation and Sounds" or "Headspace" try to use it)). These apps offer specific tips and guides to help you focus.
   • Yoga is another way to relax and achieve harmony. In some educational institutions (colleges and universities) there are sports clubs, including a yoga club. Find out if there is such a circle in your educational institution, if you can enroll there.
7. 7 If you're having panic attacks, try one of the relaxation techniques. Sometimes we feel anxious or panic, but we do not have enough time to meditate. In this case, you can try using a quick relaxation technique that will help you recover a little. So, leave all your business. Close your eyes and count to 10. Imagine a peaceful place where you are happy, such as next to an ocean or a bubbling stream. These techniques will help you to relax and release the worries that are overwhelming you.
   • Try to tense your muscles and then loosen them up. You can squeeze a special anti-stress ball, and then slowly relax your hand.
   • When imagining your happy face, try to awaken similar feelings in yourself. If you imagine yourself next to the ocean, imagine the wind blowing, salty moist air, soft sand under your feet. Thus, the visualization will be more believable and efficient.
   • Remember to breathe deeply. Breathe in and out deeply every tenth count.
8. 8 Give up drugs and alcohol. Some people worry so much about their ratings that they go into fun and partying even more in order to forget about this problem - this is how a vicious circle begins. If you are very anxious about bad grades, try not to drink alcohol until you relax and feel calm.

Method 2 of 4: Think What Went Wrong

1. 1 Calculate how much time you spend studying. Before you panic, try to guess what caused you to get bad grades. Are you learning at full strength? Are you skipping and missing tests? Thinking about your learning habits will help you figure out what to work on.
   • Perhaps you are completely devoted to your studies. Studying with all your might and getting bad grades is really a shame. But you must remember that you did your best to succeed. Maybe next time you should change your learning habits or ask your teacher for help.
   • Perhaps you just gave up right away and didn't try everything. What you need to understand is that the days of relying only on your talent and luck are over. Take a lesson from this and do your best to prepare yourself next time.
2. 2 Think about what materials you are preparing for. Take another look at your notes, notes, and exercises. What part (or what tasks) did you not understand? What does the curriculum say about these tests? Think, perhaps, you did not understand something that you should have learned (or learned to do).
   • Perhaps you only learned what you are interested in. If some moments seemed too difficult or uninteresting to you, most likely you returned to more interesting parts of the material or task, and simply ignored the difficult or boring parts of the task. Next time, try to fight that urge.
   • You may have read only the minimum required for the lesson. If so, try reading additional material in addition to your main homework. If you do not understand the material, go to the library, ask the teacher for help, or find an explanation on the Internet.
3. 3 Pay attention to your attendance. Some teachers will deduct points for a student missing too many classes. Sometimes, by skipping classes, you miss out on key information. Think about the attendance rate. Add to this the number of missed classes.
   • Do you have a valid reason why you were absent from class? Do you have a medical certificate confirming that you were ill? If you have someone who died, do you have a copy of the death certificate? If the answer to these questions is no, it is likely that your absences were not considered a valid absence.
4. 4 Take into account other factors that may have affected this. If you are not feeling well and cannot afford even basic things, it is likely that your studies will be difficult for you. If this is the case, talk to your doctor or psychologist to understand what you can do to resolve the situation (you may need to take time out to deal with your condition). If it's not the end of the semester, it might be a good idea to skip a couple of classes to sort this out. So, the main external factors are listed below:
   • death of a loved one;
   • work (full or part-time);
   • raising young children;
   • mental health problems.
   • Please note that you are unlikely to be able to re-take a course in a certain subject. This is possible only if you re-recover for the same course (that is, you will have to study again for a whole year what you have already studied). However, you can talk to the teacher. Surely he teaches students of other specialties in the same program (especially if it is a general discipline). If you can manage to make time for classes in a subject that you are lagging behind, and the instructor agrees to do so, then you have a chance to improve your grades.
5. 5 Think about how much you communicate. When you are completely absorbed by some life events, you do not have time to cope with the rest of your affairs. Perhaps you have a new friend or a new girlfriend who takes up all of your time. Maybe you are a member of a community or hobby club that often hosts parties. Social life is very important, but if you spend too much time partying and you don't have enough time for textbooks, you can ruin your grades.
6. 6 Meet with your instructors. Being considerate and responsible can help you even in college or university. Teachers will understand that you are facing certain difficulties now, and they will appreciate your desire to learn. Talking to teachers will help you better learn the lesson, understand the material and improve your work in the future.
   • Talk to faculty members during their working hours or write an email to arrange a face-to-face meeting. It is always best to discuss such matters in person.
   • While it can be difficult, you can approach this topic calmly and sincerely. Just say, "I am very disappointed in my knowledge of the last assignments. I am wondering how I could improve my results. Can you give me some advice on how best to approach this assignment?"
   • If you delay this conversation until the end of the semester, it may be too late to change anything.

Method 3 of 4: Consider a New Approach to Learning

1. 1 Assess the overall impact of bad grades on your future. In order not to worry about your grades, think about how much they will affect your future studies and career. More often than not, poor grades do not greatly affect our general education. If you get unsatisfactory grades in one or more lessons, you may be impairing your grades. But don't be discouraged - take a few deep breaths and take a look at the big picture. Make a concrete plan to improve.
   • If you are in college or university for the first year, you can easily regain your good grades.
   • You can calculate what grades you will need from now on in order to achieve a good academic performance. This will give you an idea of ​​what to work on in the future.
2. 2 Decide in which areas you want to develop. You may have realized that the problem is in the way you study. Maybe you realized that you do not know how to organize the material, that you forget about the deadlines. Once you've identified what the main problem is, you need to take steps to fix it. Make a decision to change something.
   • If you are very forgetful, you can buy a calendar or organizer, mark important dates and set reminders on your phone.
   • If you have problems with the distribution and organization of your time, you can make a schedule in advance and, having completed the planned activities, reward yourself with something pleasant.
3. 3 Set yourself new goals. Think about what you want to achieve in the end? What kind of career do you want to build? Do you want to earn a certain amount? Do you want to apply for a master's degree? List your goals. Once you've identified your goals, list the steps you need to take to achieve those goals.
   • For example, if you want to further study medicine, review the list of subjects you will be studying, decide what you should be doing at the time of graduation, and how various extracurricular activities can contribute to achieving your goal. So, your list of practical steps could be "Find Admission Information" or "Find Good Medical Universities."
4. 4 Think about what you could improve. It is very important to understand that you cannot change the past, but you can change the future. Convince yourself that you can solve your problems. Once you understand what you did wrong, you can take steps to improve your situation.

Method 4 of 4: Move on

1. 1 Sign up for a consultation with a teacher. If you are concerned that your grades will affect your future studies, talk to your supervisor and come up with an action plan. Perhaps the subject is difficult for you, and you should contact a tutor or ask the teacher to study with you additionally. Unfortunately, in Russia and other CIS countries there is no opportunity to freely choose subjects. Work with your teacher (and maybe a parent or guardian) to create an action plan to help you get back on track.
2. 2 Make a plan for how you can improve your results. This plan should be formulated as concretely and in stages as possible, and should help you succeed next time. Feeling in control of the situation can help you relax and set yourself goals to focus on next time.
   • This plan needs to include the number of hours per week that you will spend studying, the grades you want to receive in each of the subjects. Describe how you are going to cope with various medical problems, how many hours a week you will spend at work, in communication, and so on.
3. 3 Review your schedule. If you had very difficult subjects last semester, you may already have an answer to the question of why your grades dropped so badly. Even the smartest and most capable people need to take breaks from time to time. Perhaps, in the current semester, the schedule is not balanced, in which case the whole group should contact the dean's office with a request to distribute the subjects differently. But, most likely, a visit to the dean will be successful only if the semester has just begun.
4. 4 Follow the educational process. The key point is that you need to keep up with the pace of the learning process in relation to the subjects you study, and then you do not have to worry about your grades. Staying organized, collected, and persistent will help you not worry about your studies. However, if your grades do not change after you make some changes to your educational process, you should seriously consider the career path you have chosen for yourself. After all, wasting energy on what does not suit you, you only worsen the general situation.
5. 5 Learn better, not more. You don't want to spend 16 hours a day studying without learning anything useful. In this way you are only wasting your strength. Find learning methods that work for you, that work for you in the future. There are several ways to improve memory and develop the ability to "catch on the fly":
   • Rewrite your notes every evening after class.This will help you remember the details. Plus, you'll have well-designed, legible notes.
   • Make 10 special memory cards every day. Learn these 10 flashcards, and the next day add 10 new ones to them. Studying the material in such small batches will help you quickly learn it.
   • Take notes as you read the material. After you finish studying the topic, briefly write down what you remember from what you read. This will help you better understand and memorize the text you are reading in the future.
   • Write your notes and notes by hand in lowercase letters. Chances are, the notes will become more legible as a result, and you will quickly get used to it. The essence of the notes is that when you write them, you give the brain a signal that this material needs to be "put into long-term memory."
   • Check yourself after each topic. Solve a few math examples using the principles you just learned. Check yourself against important historical dates and events. These small, easy tasks will prepare you for the tests.

Tips

• If possible, politely ask your instructor if you can watch your test (to make sure you get the correct grade). In some cases (but quite rarely) instructors make mistakes when checking work.
• If the situation is not going well from the beginning of the semester, consider skipping one or more classes to reduce the workload and get the situation under control.
• Understand that dropping out of school is the very last option and has many consequences. The best option is to try to put in more effort and perseverance to succeed. By skipping classes and dropping out of school, you develop escapism (the desire to escape from difficult situations), rather than strength of character and perseverance.

Warnings

• Never harm yourself or anyone else in response to bad grades. Remember, this will pass too.
• If you are not getting enough sleep or eating poorly (or both), remember that this will affect you in an unpleasant way. But with time. Seek help from a social worker if financial situation is involved.
• If you suffer from mental health problems or some kind of physical limitation that affects your learning process, do not hide in a corner and do not suffer in silence. Many colleges and universities are modernizing curricula and creating special facilities for people with disabilities. Certain adjustments are made to the course structure and timetable to help the student successfully complete the course. Trying to succeed in spite of everything is admirable, but it can lead to failure in the long run, so try to figure out what learning environment will help you cope with the situation.
• Get rid of bad habits (for example, excessive communication and the habit of underestimating the material), because these habits become the cause of your mistakes and failures. Instead of following an all-or-nothing principle and giving up when things don't go well, try to achieve your goal gradually.

What do you need

• Planner or organizer
• Meetings with teachers, psychologist (to assess progress)
• Open access to notebooks, textbooks, online materials, and so on (if you do not have access to study materials, ask the teacher to provide you with everything you need)
• Find a regular notebook or ring pad to take notes in. Find a small notebook if you can jot down the material using acronyms and abbreviations