2024/5/11
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My grades are on a downward trend and it’s really bad.
- The direct cause is clear: my approach to assignments and lectures has been increasingly careless.
- Especially this semester, the habit of engaging in academics as part of my routine has almost disappeared, and everything has been driven by deadlines.
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Somewhere in my mind, there is a sense of indulgence like, “If I can produce results in research, it’s okay to sacrifice some academic performance.”
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At the same time, I also think that neglecting the foundation among undergraduate students will lead to difficulties later on, so I want to allocate resources properly to my studies.
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Setting a vague goal like “Let’s aim for the best grades possible” can lead to interpreting any outcome positively depending on how I perceive it.
- This is not good.
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I want to clearly define how much resources I should allocate to my studies and what grades I should aim for.
- By setting clear evaluation criteria for myself, I can prevent making excuses like “Research was tough, so it’s okay.”
- If I can correctly recognize success/failure, even if things don’t go well, there is room for improvement.
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I want to transform a vague sense of crisis into a clear awareness of the problem.
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I will reconsider this during the registration for [Columbia Spring 2025].