Why can't I pass a single college class? Why am u such an

What, specifically is the problem? Do you not have a strong grasp of the material or do you execute poorly? What classes?

School isn't for everyone. If you're struggling to pass after all this effort, you're not cut out for it.

>>18167516
Just general ed classes. I can't even get past elementary algebra. I've tried taking it twice
>>18167531
I'm trying to come to terms with this

>>18167498

Realistically if you have little experience in every subject you are taking you should be spending a full time job's worth of time on college. More than the 16 units for full time? You should spend at least 40 hours a week in class, and studying, homework etc all combined.. before you complain.

School is a full time job. If you are not treating it as such you wont succeed.

Understandably if you cant dedicate that much time then you should save until you can. Or take minimal units.

>>18167498

In my experience some students who had poor understanding of algebra needed 10+ hours a week on the subject. That means 2-3 hours a week in class, 2-3 hours a week doing homework and 3-6 hours reading text before hand and studying material for tests at the BARE MINIMUM.

If you never got into school as a youth its probably too late. It's probable but unlikely. Learn a useful trade outside of school instead.

>>18167498
Professor writing here.

In my experience, when someone works and studies hard and still does badly, they're studying the wrong thing.

High school courses are all about data - the teacher tells you stuff (facts, dates, etc) and then tests you on whether you remember them.

But college classes are all about skills. You can always look up the facts - they want to teach you how to think about the facts like a pro. The point of, say, a history class is to make you think like a historian.

Math is an easy example. The teacher puts a problem on the board and then solves it. YOU WILL NEVER SEE THAT PROBLEM AGAIN. What you will get on a test is another problem of the same sort, to see if you learned the how-to.

In history, you may read all about, say, World War One, and the prof will take class time to show how the various political forces led to the war. On an exam he will ask you to analyse the Economic causes of the war, to see if you can think about the economy the way he showed you how to think about the politics.

In class, focus on the way the prof thinks about the material, not just the answers he comes up with. And in studying, practice using his techniques on new material.