How to Fix Midterm Disasters

Mental Health University

Recovering from midterms is a tough challenge. Bad performance too often leads to self-doubt, avoidance, and lost opportunities to develop effective response skills. In this episode we tackle the challenges of recovery from midterm disasters and how to set up for a strong semester finish. 1:10 Intro 1:50: Recovery from midterm performance 2:55: Self-doubt 4:15 : Why meet with professors 5:01 : Feelings of Failure 6:46 : Parallels to golf 9:00 : Don’t blame the test 11:30 : Academic persistence 12:15 : Why learn the material? 13:25 : Schedule to see a professor 16:15 : Shifting Perspectives on professors 17:50 : Take a spring break reset 21:20 : New approach checkpoints 22:30 : Student-athletes 24:30 : Review