Dear Dean,

I hope this actually isn't the third time I'm emailing starting with "I'm sorry". You probably think I am a broken record. I really am scared I am not going to finish in time. I'm trying ,not trying hard enough? to keep up. I want to work harder in your class, but for the first time ever, I feel like I can only do so much. And for the first time ever, I'm almost believing it is true. As though I can't power through the night, bus through the morning and run into class to please someone for a second. I wish I could have made you/me proud. I'm tired this time. And I hate myself for it. I'm sorry if I don't finish. See you tomorrow ...I hope.