I have some good news. It turns out I didn't fail in economics after all. If you read my Another Feud With Failure post, you can clearly tell that I was not entirely convinced of my score, so this comes as no surprise.
Obviously I was shocked when I saw such a low mark on my paper, so I decided to risk it and ask my teachers if I could have a look at my answer sheet to understand exactly where I went wrong. I went with my mom to college yesterday and after waiting for a bit, I met my Economics teacher. When I explained my situation to her, she said I was welcome to go to her place and look at the paper.
Since then I have been struggling mentally. Part of me did not want to go, but the other part knew that if I did not, then I would regret it in a few months. I did not want to look back and wonder where I went wrong in this paper. I decided to suck it up and pay my teacher a visit.
This morning, I went to her locality and after an exhausting search, was able to find her house. When I held my paper in my hand, it felt...divine. I could finally put all my burning questions to rest.
Scanning the paper thoroughly, I realized that there were some answers that had not been looked over. I brought this up with my teacher and she seemed genuinely surprised as well, exclaiming that it was an honest mistake. In her defense, the woman did have 200 papers to correct within the span of a few days. Besides, my selection exam is not really one of those tests whose scores stick with you for life, and I was selected to appear for my finals, so I decided to let it slide. If it was my final paper though, all Hell would have broken loose.
Going over the answers that were not corrected, even if I accounted for the bare minimum that she would have given me, I would have passed, putting me ahead of most students in the class – as it should be. Additionally, I was given a few pointers and recommended a couple of books that should help me in preparing for the next exam.
So there you have it. I did not really fail. Deep down, I knew that something was not right. My calculations have never failed me when accounting for exam scores. Whether it was an honest mistake or carelessness on the teacher's part, I couldn't care less, because like I said before, it's a negligible exam. I am just happy that I would have passed had my paper been thoroughly evaluated.
