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hello.................I'm studying in Australia and the highest grade is a 7. I'm doing a postgraduate degree but throughout my entire undergraduate education I have only gotten one 7. This semester I am doing four courses so I would like to get all 7's, meaning four 7's.

Honestly, I don't think grades should define who you are, as long as you have done your best and you live your life your way, you should be happy.

But I would like to get four 7's because it is what I want, of course, I won't hate myself if I don't get it.

I haven't been working as hard as I could until now. So far, I have submitted a 20 percent essay but that's all for now.

I would like to do better and make up for lost time, I want to work harder.

Uni students, fellow friends and kpop fans please give me advice and words of encouragement and truth.

Thank you very very much.

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4 hours ago, choiyujins said:

I'm australian but at my uni we use letter grades

hello, for my uni a 7 is the highest grade :(, and i want to get all 7's this semester but i feel like i havent done well for my 1st assessment

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11 hours ago, Angy said:

Tbh my grades throughout my degree were quite decent and, even if i know i still could be better, i somewhat regret trying so hard for some works (or maybe i just got even more low strung idk)  having better than average results only helped for my ego since most companies don't even look at what grades i got pffft, missing parties or give up on some hobbies to add a few extra points? Nah, not anymore, not what i want anyway. Time is precious and i'd rather spend it doing something i enjoy instead of working ya know

Not sure if this is the type of answer you wanted, so for studying pomodoro technique is nice ig

thank you, this does help

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On 3/28/2021 at 9:38 PM, Lee said:

Are you taking a postgraduate course to broaden your career prospects or to gain entry into research?

Career prospects.

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1 hour ago, Lee said:

I see.

I think it depends on the field you're studying, and knowing if doing well is likely going to increase your opportunities when you go to find work.

I've graduated but I remember at my home university, regardless of whether you did well, you would need to complete work placements via. internships. In the context of work, demonstrated experience is regarded more highly than grades. It extends to career progression too.

Sometimes universities offer work placements that you can complete to get experience. Those opportunities may be restricted if you don't achieve a particular GPA but more often than not, that wouldn't be the only consideration in deciding whether someone would be allowed to take one. I assume that the expectation for someone who may already hold or can work towards achieving an education credential reflects that of confidence. I think employers would be more interested in knowing if you can demonstrate your interest in an area of work that they believe could potentially create value for them. I don't believe HR would be too interested in reviewing your grades too critically for the purposes of shortlising you for a potential interview with a prospective employer. After all, that's not in their priority of interests.

For your particular degree, I don't think achieving all 7s across four subjects per given semester is realistic. Even for the best-performing students, the average GPA throughout the program would be close to the estimate, but would be unlikely to reach that exact point. It's likely their academic performance on individual units may not be anywhere near 7. So, with that in mind, I think 6.5 would already be considered as an outstanding estimate. This is true if you studied humanities-based subjects, which is what I assume you're taking.

If you're motivated to want to work hard to improve your GPA, go for it. I think you should be encouraged. But as you've mentioned, I think you also know this numerical estimate you receive from it won't necessarily be a true indicator for your level of understanding. So whenever you feel disappointed about your academic performance, I hope you will return to this point and learn to become content because when you take the time to carefully review your overall rate of progress, you'll learn that you've actually managed.

Thank you so much

On 3/28/2021 at 9:35 PM, choiyujins said:

there's always next time, don't give up yet

Thank you, I won’t give up.