Not Panic After Getting a Bad Grade

Have you ever felt overwhelming panic after receiving a bad grade? This article will provide you with a few ideas on what to do to avoid this situation, and what to do if you already are receiving bad grades and panicking.

Steps

1. Examine the reason or reasons that resulted in the poor work. Was it the lack of Be Efficient at Studying or just simply not understanding the material.
2. Keep in mind that one bad grade will not totally ruin your grade point average.
3. Talk to a friend. Talking to a friend can calm you down and you might get some good advice.
4. Talk to your teacher, and ask for help, whether it is to explain the lesson again or to recommend a way to help improve your study habits.
5. Try your best to improve your grade by completing other assignments and therefore improving your average grade. As you see your grade getting higher in a class, you will feel much more at ease.
6. Panicking never leads to anything good, therefor try to calm yourself and instead think of what can be done to improve the grade.
   • Stressing and panicking can create phobias, which tend to make you avoid situations that could result in a panic state. Panic attacks may be hints of other serious problems. A calm and friendly environment will always help you to conquer your fears and act on improving the situation.
7. Some teachers give extra credit, if your teacher does, try to do all of it.
8. If your panic hasn't eased by now, you may want to consider to make an appointment with your school adviser to further aid you.

Tips

• Do not fall behind with other work, because it will lead you even in a bigger mess! ;)
• Be nice! People often lose their temper when panicking which never results in anything positive outcomes.
• Don't stress too much over your bad grade because there are always ways to improve it.
• You may be able to prevent this situation from happening. Always check your grades and study hard to keep your grades up.
• Do not be shy about talking to your teacher. Teachers are there to help you learn ,so it is in their interest to help you in any way possible. Remember, your teachers were students just like you, although it may have been a long time ago.
• Building your confidence also helps to ease your panic in some cases.
• Always consider your choices on how to act after getting a bad grade, for if wrong decisions are made, you may fall into depression.
• Finding help from others, for example our parents, always possesses good results and makes great contributions.
• Be open-minded as when excepting help from others.Think how can this help me.
• Tell your parents so they can help you do better next time.
• Always ask the teacher if you can redo it.

Warnings

• Never ignore your problems, instead deal with them!
• Don't give up no matter what!
• Do not overload yourself with extra work. Use your time management skills to guide you .
• Do not be overconfident and think that it will all work out. Hard work and staying calm is always the key of improvement.
• Panicking may actually lead to depression.

Things You'll Need

• A reliable friend
• A good teacher
• Yourself

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See also

• Stop Skipping Class
• Ask Questions in Class
• Stop Avoidance Coping
• Help Someone Having a Panic Attack
• Deal With Different Problems in Life
• Deal With Bullies
• Enjoy School
• Cure Feeling Like You're About to Faint
• Do a Presentation in Class
• Avoid Being Noticed in School

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