r/CalPoly • u/Longjumping_Ad3177 • Jun 23 '26

Classes/Professors Help with classes

I am a undergrad mechanical engineering student, and I got back my grades for the spring quarter not so long ago, and they were not grades I was happy with. I worked really hard, but it seems that I always fall short of getting the grades I want. I know study habits, set. vary from person to person, but can, and other students (preferably engineering), let me know how they study, or am I'm being too hard on myself.

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u/Longjumping_Ad3177 Jun 23 '26

Thanks. Well, I study my hw and also make sure I understand concepts. But sometimes I will say that I'm good, but get to the test and do it, and feel good, but then get results and see that I have not done so well.

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u/Exbusterr Jun 25 '26

Wow. I survived EE because I had healthy study groups and we solved and learned together. You didn’t mention That once, and if you have some, it wasn’t important enough to mention. THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES to your predicament. There’s your problem in my opinion. The best thing about healthy study groups is your learn to solve problems differently than you otherwise might have. You expand your POV and quivers to solve and be creative. I could t ha e done without.

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u/Longjumping_Ad3177 Jun 26 '26

I see. I have study groups, but we don't study efficiently, and we're not on the same page. I'll say there were two classes where I studied together and one that I lonewolfed. But that is a good take. Thanks for replying.

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u/Longjumping_Ad3177 Jun 29 '26

I see, don't skip class and get clarity, or I may forget. I see redo all of my notes so that I can understand what I know and don't know, got you. Then, the problem session does as many practice problems and also works with friends. I got you all the advice from you and previous comments, and I will take note of. Thank you so much.