26 11 / 2011
Average Of Ninety
Oh, the ever elusive average of ninety. Many say it is the difference between life and death if you reside with an Asian family. Unfortunately, it’s true. I just got my midterms back, and in all honesty I am extremely disappointed with myself. Fortunately, the situation is still salvageable.
My average of the time was 87.75. For my standards, this was pathetic. However, considering that those were my midterms, I still have a long way before my final marks come back for semester one. Even if my average is still below 90 by the end of the first semester I will still have the second semester to desperately raise it.
Now some people who are reading this might object to this goal. Some say that you should not focus on marks, but rather, experience. This is true. The fastest way you can get ready for the “real world” or “actual work” is to do that work. I believe they call this internship, apprenticeship or something along the sort.
What I am looking for in getting the 90 average is not the marks themselves. The marks are irrelevant. However, I want to excel in everything I do. By making excellence my norm for anything, this carries over into my working life. The earlier I can make this into a habit, the easier it will be later on in life. It’s the habits and work ethic that you cultivate, not the marks.
I am not chasing after numbers, I am chasing after excellence.
