<p>geek_mom: you know, looking back on it, I don’t think they were that much more difficult. Baby stems was the only class where the material was truly brand new to me. I think that was what was hardest to take - that the classes weren’t impossible, yet I was still failing/doing poorly because of my horrible work habits and attendance. </p>
<p>If I’d given it everything I could and was still failing, I could at least look myself (and my parents) in the face and tell them I just couldn’t hack it. But to give up without even putting forth an honest day’s effort? That was the true failure, not my class grades. </p>
<p>I think if I had to start Mudd again right now, I’d do a lot better. My head’s planted on straighter and I’m more disciplined. But you know what they say - youth is wasted on the young!</p>