College is difficult. Advice?

power through anon you can do it i know it might be hard right now but im cheering you on. if you don't know what to do after graduating take a break travel it seems to me you havens really found yourself just don't throw away all your hard work that you've put in. also try weed for the epilepsy its helped me :)

>>17701366
That's what I keep telling myself :/ Thank you, really I mean it, encouragement is definitely something I need. I'll get through this week. Two tests. One tomorrow that I feel pretty prepared for (chilling out after studying)

Now I understand, you, anon, might not be able to weigh in much on this but the thing is, I have sort of found out what I like. Don't take this the wrong way, I'm not really a big druggie or anything, but what I like is pharmacology. When I was in high school I would spend so much time reading about pharmacology and even reading through papers for fun. But I'm just in a situation where I haven't had experience with research so pharmacy school sounds appealing because at least I'd get to read about pharmacology all day every day.

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"A" is for Arrogant
"B" is for Busta
"C" is for Charismatic!
"D" is for Delightful!
"E" is for Excellent!

>>17701447
"F" is for
Fortunately I haven't killed myself yet!

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>>17701354
Any other students or graduates online? I could really use some help tonight.

>>17701354
Can't you just take a leave of absence until you feel confident you can continue your studies without major issues like this? Because I see that you are not currently fit to keep going with the pressure, and I wouldn't like to see you breaking down anytime soon.

>>17701529
Just curious, what do you study or what did you study?

And isn't that bad though? When I'm applying to whatever afterward, won't that look bad. Also, won't that put me behind? Isn't it like, always a bad thing to be behind like that?

>>17701354
Sucks to hear it framed like this but that's life man.

If you give up now, you fail hard.

Don't give up and keep giving yourself some time. It will pay off.

>>17701547
>Just curious, what do you study or what did you study?
CompSci.

>And isn't that bad though?
No.

>When I'm applying to whatever afterward, won't that look bad.
No, employers only care about what you can give to the company. If you can prove you're a good prospect employee, they won't care if you had to take a leave. If asked, "I went through personal issues". Period. They don't have the right to press on that, and you don't owe them an explanation.

>Also, won't that put me behind?
Behind what? Your cohort? Yeah, it will.

>Isn't it like, always a bad thing to be behind like that?
No. You have a very good reason to be left behind: you are not currently fit to continue your studies. You're not doing it out of laziness, or because you're irresponsible. You cannot focus, and possibly need medical help.

>>17701556
Really though? even with mediocre grades?

>>17701559
How about you? Is there any truth to this >>17701556

Look I'm not trying to make excuses for myself. Dropping out/taking a leave isn't something I want to do and it's definitely not something I'm looking for an excuse to do. It's obviously not something I want to do but then again maybe I need to do it. I don't know. I feel despondent.

>>17701354
Universities do not want to see students struggle
They want to see people with high GPAs because it reflects well on them.

You should speak to your educational supervisor/tutor/someone with pastoral responsibility and explain that you mental health, epilepsy and grandfather's imminent death is making it nigh on impossible for you to progress with your studies. Is there anything that can be done to provide you with a bit of a reprieve.

>Remember, dropouts/failure to graduate is really a failure of the University.
It reflects badly on them. They either should never have admitted a student who drops out, or there is something wrong with their course to cause a substantial number to struggle.

They will help you. My university allowed so many people to defer their examinations. Also, speak to your therapist/psychologist/psychiatrist/neurologist. They can sometimes offer help/letters of support that you can show to the Dean

>>17701580
>Is there any truth to this
Yes.

However, taking a leave doesn't mean that you will fail. It means that you are taking another strategy to tackle the same thing. You are just taking longer, not giving up on it altogether.

See it as a way to ensure your success.

>>17701510
Well I'm a MBA student with a full time job so I kinda relate.

Because of my job I had to relocate to another place for a month. It sucked because I tend to feel lonely after a while.

I'm on the last semester of the master's program and I need to develop a real life project within my job. I don't really talk to that many people so deciding the project was really hard and nobody was helping me. I need to maintain a score of at least 85 out of 100 in order to keep my scholarship so I'm always busting my balls with the projects and stuff.

I know my situation doesn't look remotely similar to yours but the lesson is that you will face difficulties that you have to overcome.

>>17701354
Cal Newport. Check his stuff.

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>>17701354
>ptsd

fuckoff you sjw

no you don't