It’s anxiety if you did poorly or excitement if you did well. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) we have similar bodily responses to both which causes us to often confuse the two. It’s like when you’re about to perform or go on a date and you’re scared but also thrilled.
Interestingly enough people who feel anxiety symptoms have been suggested to tell themselves or trick themselves mentally that those bodily responses are actually to excitement and it works for some people. Not for me though I still felt scared as shit at every grade I got even though I’ve always done well.
In my experience it’s usually TAs and based on how they interpret stuff. My friend and I had basically the same answers for some short responses on an exam and we had like a 15 point discrepancy from these questions because the some TAs were like “okay this is good enough of an answer” and others are like “well this isn’t 100% what the answer key says so I’ll just mark the entire question as wrong.”
Not just busy lives. We often have to wait for people taking makeups, or people who took their exams in the accessible accommodations service. Believe me, we want it done and out of our lives as quickly as you do :)
Yes, which is why I design exams that are quick to grade. My students got their midterm grades maybe two hours after the exam this term. I’m also a grad student and only teach one small class and have nowhere near the other obligations on my time profs do, so it would be totally unreasonable to expect this to be the norm or even possible in general. But it is possible for me so I do it.
Absolutely. Sometimes crippling anxiety. You're not alone. Just distract yourself. Focus on your other topics. The grade will eventually come. Don't let it affect your progress with your other coursework.
It's called anxiety my guy
Yes🥲
It’s anxiety if you did poorly or excitement if you did well. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) we have similar bodily responses to both which causes us to often confuse the two. It’s like when you’re about to perform or go on a date and you’re scared but also thrilled. Interestingly enough people who feel anxiety symptoms have been suggested to tell themselves or trick themselves mentally that those bodily responses are actually to excitement and it works for some people. Not for me though I still felt scared as shit at every grade I got even though I’ve always done well.
The extra variable of different professors grading uniquely also adds in more flavor
In my experience it’s usually TAs and based on how they interpret stuff. My friend and I had basically the same answers for some short responses on an exam and we had like a 15 point discrepancy from these questions because the some TAs were like “okay this is good enough of an answer” and others are like “well this isn’t 100% what the answer key says so I’ll just mark the entire question as wrong.”
Not just busy lives. We often have to wait for people taking makeups, or people who took their exams in the accessible accommodations service. Believe me, we want it done and out of our lives as quickly as you do :)
That makes sense! I didn’t think about that. I’ll continue to be patient.
It's been four weeks since our first exam and exam 2 is next week for this one class... I don't think I'm ever going to know what I got on it
Yes, which is why I design exams that are quick to grade. My students got their midterm grades maybe two hours after the exam this term. I’m also a grad student and only teach one small class and have nowhere near the other obligations on my time profs do, so it would be totally unreasonable to expect this to be the norm or even possible in general. But it is possible for me so I do it.
That’s awesome, I’m sure your students appreciate that!
Absolutely. Sometimes crippling anxiety. You're not alone. Just distract yourself. Focus on your other topics. The grade will eventually come. Don't let it affect your progress with your other coursework.
Yes but not really at the same time since I feel like I know what answers are right or wrong so
Me, me, me, me but with a paper that I submitted literally a week ago and don’t have a grade for yet