Anyone else sucking in college?

[drenrin2120]

This is my second semester as a freshmen in a community college. I'm in a community college not by choice, but because it was my last chance after doing so terrible in high school. I'm now halfway through this semester and may not be able to get financial aid again next year because of my poor performance. I know this is all my fault, but it still sucks a lot. I don't look at myself as "just not cut out for school". I simply find it hard to get down to studying and doing homework. I'm so attentive in class, but as soon as class is over I don't do anything until the next class.

so, there are plenty of people on here doing great in college, how about the people who aren't? Not really sure what I'm getting at, just talk.

[Archem]

Yeah, I was doing so poorly in college when I was still attending. In the end, things were so bad that I just withdrew. Now, I'm an unemployed good-for-nothing.

My list of things to do on a daily basis is "search for job". That's basically it. After I've saved up some cash, I plan on trying out college again. No point in throwing away money that I don't have.

[zuhane]

I'm pretty much you, Drenrin!

[Valiere]

After you get out of high school and are pushed straight into college, it's extremely common to start slacking off. I went to a community college after high school too (It's actually a really good idea, since you can get your "basics" out of the way on the cheap and then transfer to a real school). I dropped out of College Algebra like three times, and got a C and a D in two government classes. Now that I actually take school seriously, I've been on the Dean's list five semesters in a row and got straight A's last semester.

What I'm saying is, now's your time to make mistakes, when you're at a cheap community college. You seem like a pretty smart guy. You just need to get in the habit of worrying about what will happen if you show up in class tomorrow without having done the homework or studied, so that you have some incentive to buckle down and get it done. If your friends are bugging you to hang out when you need to study, print out a sheet with all your class notes and make them quiz you over stuff.

And if you're worried that doing this bad in community college is going to screw your chances of transferring, you can make up for it. I was a mess in my first few semesters in community college, but I somehow got into a school where 95% of its students were in the 90th percentile GPA's of their high school. Working hard and improving will mean a lot more to prospective schools than just ace high school grades.

[MissingName]

I'm planning on going to a state college.  That way, if I slack off, we won't waste too much money.  Like my father and more recently my sister did.

[_JeT_]

Im in my second semester as a freshman, and Im doing alright. Top in 2 of my classes, even though I am a total slacker, much like you Dren o.o

I expect this to not last long though.

[Bluhman]

I finished my 1st quarter of college at Santa Barbara quite a while ago.

4.0

I was like, "What the christ."

Judging by how I'm doing right now (despite ALL the GODDAMN WORK), I think I might very well be able to maintain that.

[Cerebus]

[bad humour]Well I know a few ladies who can do it for a price. Hahahaha...[/bad humour]

Seriously though the farthest I went was secondary 5 (or last year of high school) and I totally failed due to lack of motivation... I sure hope to get much farther, though, and plan on going back to school to complete my secondary 5, then to all the rest that follows. Some days...

[drenrin2120]

I guess it doesn't help that I have no idea what I want to do or learn. =\ But thanks valiere, it's nice to hear that sometimes. 

You wouldn't believe how many people I know that paid a lot (or rather their parents paid a lot) to get into these nice colleges, and then half way through the FIRST semester they dropped out, came back home, and went to the community college... then dropped out from THERE. It's astounding really, 'cuz these kids did really well in high school.

[fruckert]

I'm sucking at school because I'm a stuck up prick.
:D

[Osmose]

Finishing junior year, 3.92 GPA at an overpriced, private school (but I do love the people there). My trick is to do a lot of work.

I slacked off in high school and got good grades anyway. I was able to skate on natural intelligence, for a while. That started to fade pretty quickly when I got into college, so I just started studying more and doing more work. This steadily increased to the point that now I spend many nights doing nothing but work or studying.

Continuing to put in effort even when you hate it is a necessary skill to be successful. Part of college is to prepare you for doing things you hate, even in fields you love (even I hate coding sometimes ). I've already gone through it with my current job as a web dev with our CS department; sometimes you are on a shitty project and just have to force yourself to continue to get it done on time.

I can't recommend any specific technique; my personal style is just gritting my teeth and doing it. It's worked thusfar. That's also the reason why I say that I cannot or can only barely work on Charas during school time.

[Drakiyth]

AND NOW A DE-MOTIVATING SPEECH FROM, DRAKIYTH!

Fuk school. Fuk the world. Fuk hamsters with machine guns! Fuk cold burritos! Fuk women who are never satisfied with life! Fuk people who think you need a little paper to say you're talented when it all comes naturally. AKA Valiere's artistic ways.  <-- THAT's TALENT NOT COLLAGELOZORZ, Fuk all the idiots who think the sun is not melting the glaciers when it's scientifically in their faces, We are toast in 2012 anyway.  Peace.        


Fuk cats too.  I made this.

[Darkfox]

Well, that explains everything... >_>

[Cerebus]

AND NOW A DE-MOTIVATING SPEECH FROM, DRAKIYTH!

Fuk school. Fuk the world. Fuk hamsters with machine guns! Fuk cold burritos! Fuk women who are never satisfied with life! Fuk people who think you need a little paper to say you're talented when it all comes naturally. AKA Valiere's artistic ways.  <-- THAT's TALENT NOT COLLAGELOZORZ, Fuk all the idiots who think the sun is not melting the glaciers when it's scientifically in their faces, We are toast in 2012 anyway.  Peace.        


Fuk cats too.  I made this.

You off your meds?

[_JeT_]