CW Tan
09-03-2009, 04:24 PM
Hi teachers,
What is the meaning of "I was in over my head" in the following snippet?
When I was an undergrad at Yale University, a fellow history major asked me how many hours I'd studied for a recent exam. "I put in five hours," he said, very satisfied with himself. I couldn't give him an exact number, since I'd never stopped studying. Arriving at Yale from rural Alabama, I was in over my head, to tell you the truth. Most of the other students had attended elite prep schools and were far better prepared than I was. My advantage, though, turned out to be that I worked much harder than they did. For me, there was no such thing as "enough." No finish line.
Thank you very much in advance.
What is the meaning of "I was in over my head" in the following snippet?
When I was an undergrad at Yale University, a fellow history major asked me how many hours I'd studied for a recent exam. "I put in five hours," he said, very satisfied with himself. I couldn't give him an exact number, since I'd never stopped studying. Arriving at Yale from rural Alabama, I was in over my head, to tell you the truth. Most of the other students had attended elite prep schools and were far better prepared than I was. My advantage, though, turned out to be that I worked much harder than they did. For me, there was no such thing as "enough." No finish line.
Thank you very much in advance.