#she’s like ‘oh Rahel why didn’t you notice this mistake blah etc you should’ve noticed that it’s so obvious’

[natasha-barton]

Best thing ever is when you think you fucked up on an exam but then it turns out you actually did really well . It’s a joy I can’t describe

#once wrote a check exam and thought I had barely passed (like 5/6 points) #in Germany 15 points is the best grade #but barely anyone gets 15 points #if you’re really good you normally get 14 or 13 #the next grade is 12/11/10 points #then 9/8/7 is another grade #and 6/5/4 is barely passed #basically grades are fractured into points #anyway #I thought I’d barely passed #our teacher handed back our exam papers individually and outside in the hallway to talk about them with us immediately #and internally I was getting my sob story ready ‘oh mrs teacher my mum had cancer and I couldn’t focus on school that much and everything #was shitty etc’ which it was and it was also the reason why I hadn’t done so well in some classes but the teachers were very nice and #understanding #anyway I was getting that story ready and went out #and she begins showing me the exam #I’m preparing my tears #she’s like ‘oh Rahel why didn’t you notice this mistake blah etc you should’ve noticed that it’s so obvious’ #and she goes on and on and I’m like ok I clearly haven’t done well #and she flips the exam to show my the grade #and mind you my normal grade was like 9 points in chem #and I got fucking 12 points #I had and have never done so well on a chem exam #I was so shocked #great day #did not need to tell my sob story #rahel writes exams