College is making me feel depressed?
I have had to do something twice to succeed. I saw your question, and I intended to answer it later. Then, I forgot the query title of your question, and I had to go back to look at the list to find it. Doing things twice to succeed is an imminent part of life, sometimes. I agree with some very thoughtful advice given here. I'm just going to say that it seems that you're a smart student and it is probably not your ability which is hindering you, but your method. If someone's smart, then they're smart. Plain and simple. But sometimes, we make mistakes about HOW to study than actually doing the studying itself. Heck, I look at you more favourably because you are doing well in your English and Humanities courses. Those courses usually require creative, critical thinking. Anatomy and Physiology require brute memorization, as someone pointed out to you earlier. I value critical, intellectual thinking over brute memorization. To me, if you can think critically, you'll find a way out of this predicament. Everyone needs help. I would talk to a counsellor, as someone duly pointed out here. It isn't something to be ashamed of, indeed. How many people go through life without getting the adequate help they require? Now, that's just asinine. First, rectify your study methods. Then, your self-confidence and hopelessness. I think that once you get back on track with your studies, you'll feel much better. Good thing is that you're in Sophomore year. You've got two years to go after this, and usually the 3rd and 4th year is considered to be the most important. Many employers skim transcripts from the "bottom-up", because they want to see how you've been doing recently. A 4.0 average in first year is nothing if you only succeed to get a 2.0 in final year. I'd rather take a student who got a 4.0 in his/her final two years, and maybe did badly in his/her first two years, than someone with say, a 3.5 cumulative GPA throughout (uniformly distributed). So, in short, there is hope. Want more hope? My management professor claimed he failed like three quarters of his first year courses. And not just marginal fails, but ABYSMAL fails. And, he became my professor, and after he finished his undergrad, he earned an MBA and an MSc. at very competitive universities. Good luck. You know what you have to do. Now, get cracking!
Is depression an excuse for bad grades in high school?
one of the colleges I'm applying to asks for a statement "that will help us better understand your academic performance." I barely passed many of my classes in my freshman and sophomore years because I didn't even feel like getting out of bed most of the time, but since then I've kept a 4.2 gpa. I retook a few of the classes I did badly in and I pulled up my overall gpa to a 3.3. I don't know if I need a better excuse, though. It seems like anyone could write that they were depressed even if they were just lazy. Are they looking for something along the lines of "I'm homeless," or do I have a viable excuse?
Bad math grades making me depressed!?
Okay so I have a really bad grade in math. Right no it a d but I'm trying to bring it up to b and I had an f like two weeks ago. I'm in the advanced class at my school in 8th grade. We are learning algebra 1. I'm just not understanding it. Like the last trimesters I had b's and now I don't get it. I had to quit track because of it. Now I'm not going to get I highschool credit for it even though I'm in eighth grade. I feel like giving up what should I do?
Is there anyone who, despite scoring low grades in school, succeeded in life? Did she or he get the opportunities he or she dreamt of?
The moment I saw this question , I decided to answer it immediately. I am quite a lazy person and over the tops..it's Saturday night! :pAnyways , back to the year 2008..Xth board exam results announced. Scored an average (or below average) 75%. I was content with myself as I wanted to be eligible to opt for the science stream and I got that with ease.Fast forward two years. XIIth board results out. Scored 52%. How did that happen? That's a different story.I knew I had screwed up real bad. My father was shocked and disappointed. I knew I wasn't going to get an admission anywhere. Then came the results for various engineering entrance tests. Didn't qualify for most of them (no surprise there). I had nothing. I wasn't even eligible to do engineering.Any how , I got admission into one of the good colleges in Bangalore. I was adamant to join. But , I realised , I have a very weak base in concepts of mathematics and physics which would be vital to become a good engineer. That was the day I made a promise to myself , to not compromise for quality in education in life againI convinced my father to allow me to take a drop , applied for improvement examination for physics , chemistry and mathematics.Appeared for engineering tests again.Fast forward a year. Scored 90+ out of 100 in all three subjects.Cleared JEE ( AIR 6200)Cleared AIEEE (AIR 5416) I don't remember the exact rank.Took admissions in one of the top NITs.Got placed in one of the best power production companies in India with an above average package (dream package).It's 2016. I currently work for the best power production public sector undertaking. And I earn in 7 figures per annum.I learnt many a lessons during this time period the most important one being :-There's no substitute for hard work. You cannot escape working hard. So it's better that you work your ass off at the right moment.P.s:- everyone defines being successful differently. But from where I rose from , I consider myself pretty successful. Have a good day! :)
Becoming a doctor with bad grades?
Probably not. You need at least a 2.8 just to apply, and that will not get you in. the average accepted is aroud 3.6-3.7 depending on the school. Here is what you can do. If you still have time left, work your *** off and get good grades. You have to demonstrate the ability to do well, and if you show improvement then they may be more forgiving. however, with 4 Fs there is no way you can get your GPA up high enough for med school, since you have to give them ALL your transcripts. So what you have to do next is get a masters. there are several one year programs in clinical anatomy or human physiology. These are closely related to the first year med school curriculum, and if you did well there you could probably get in to med school. Good luck.
HELP! I Really Screwed up Junior Year (bad grades!)?
What was your GPA before your Junior year? I know you don't know what it is mixed but it helps to know whether your GPA was like a 3.5 prior to your Junior year or like a 2.8. Your SAT score was really good which is important. If you got a 3.5 freshman year and a 3.5 sophomore year and a 2.9 junior year then (if I calculate correctly but GPA might be weird) you might have a 3.3 GPA overall. I just checked VCU website and it says that you need at least a 3.0 GPA overall to apply. So as long as you were maintaining above a 3.0 the other years then you may be fine. It's still a possibility but it also might be harder to get into the university from in state rather than out of state. For your senior year I would make sure that you work hard to bring your grades up and to show them that you do know how to maintain your grades. In your application letter you can also explain certain things like why your GPA went down. My brother's grades took a dip between tenth and eleventh grade because we moved overseas and transitioned from public school education to private. Your difference in grade was because of depression. As long as they see that you were able to pick yourself up from a tough situation they will be more understanding. EDIT: Even if you don't pull through with above a 3.0 GPA they had some information on how someone with a 2.9 or lower might be able to apply and be accepted. It just means that your chances of being accepted are a lot less and it might be a lot harder to get in. So realistically speaking it looks like senior year will have to be a year where you work your butt off to help bring your GPA up. It does really help that your SAT score is so high though.
I got a bad grade and I'm so depressed?
I understand you!I am in advanced Geometry and I'm doing really well in math this year, but I was struggling last year (I was in 8th grade). I could understand the concept but I couldn't apply it and I was used to getting A's, so i was really depressed when the first grades of the year I got in math were a B+, a C-, and a 4/7. Fortunately, I asked the teacher and got extra help and I got a 102% on my next test! I know you feel sad to get bad grades, especially when you expect more from yourself, but ask for help until you get it! :D If you really can't understand, try moving to standard math. Don't worry, a bad grade isn't the end of the world! Death, illness, poverty, and war are MUCH MUCH worse, and even though it might feel bad, you'll get over it! Especially if you get a good grade soon!
How do I overcome depression after failure in exam?
By doing good in the next exam ofcourse. There is no merit in looking back and pondering about the failures of life which are supposed to only teach you lessons, they are not meant to be brooded over. I will tell you my story. I got a 15 in Maths in class VIII. I studied in Purulia Ramakrishna Mission. The teacher, Manab Da, was gracious enough to make me pass the exam by giving grace marks. I made it a point since then, that I have to do better in Maths and I will not say failures did not come later- they did come.But I improved-improved to such extent I even started dreaming Maths,I could not stay a second without it. I got addicted to it and finally I got a 96/100 in the Board Exams. At that time, unlike now, getting above 90 was something to take pride on.Though I do not take it in that light. I never bothered about marks. My love for Maths outshone the barriers or limitations of the marks.I cracked WBJEE later and studied Electrical Engineering- there also I did not do well in my HS and could not study Math Hons. but I never gave up hope and without any coaching or tuition cracked Joint with a fair rank and studied EE. Later I wanted to do MBA, I cracked CAT 2012 with a 95 percentile score but owing to financial doldrums, despite getting calls from 2 tier B-schools and IIM- Kozhikode, could not study it. I was depressed. Then I sat for the entrance test for MS in Computer Science which I am about to complete this month. So my journey- failure after failure, failure after failure and I still stand and see I am talking to you and giving you Gyan for free. I had got a job in TCS during my campus selection programme while I was in my BTech 4th year. Again I could not get a job at RBI as I was whiskers away from the cut-off score. So many failures yet nothing could assuage my spirit- I got depressed, I even take medicines, I cry a lot even being such a grown up man- I cry like a small girl on the lap of my mother sometimes. I have no shame to admit these. But this is who I am- failures with a pinch of success- that’s how the world has to accept me for who I am.Hope I could answer your question.
How do I tell my parents about bad grades?
Last year my sister hid her and my report card from my mom. My uncle came over the next week and my mom started talking about how bad I’ve been and how I hid my report card (i didn’t). I told them that didn’t, but of course, no one believed me. I knew where my sister hid the report cards so I went upstairs to retrieve them. Then my mom started lecturing me about my bad grades. I had one C, and she knew how much I put to get it there. Our teacher wasn’t the best, and it was hard to get a C. But, of course, my mom didn’t care and started to complain about how I never do my work (I spent around 3 hours doing my homework on weekdays). I was so upset because no one believed me and no one understood how much stress I was going through. I was looking down at my hands the whole time and every time I looked at my mom I gave her the occasional stink eye. I also shot a few at my uncle for believing her. Because of my stink eyes, I guess he believed my mom’s lies of me being a disrespectful kid. I was so angry because no matter how hard I tried, people were still expecting more from me.My sister had a D but of course, no one said anything about that.If your parents aren’t like this, then I think you should tell them as soon as you get your results, but if they’re like mine, then don’t.It’s a good thing I never told her what I got on my finals. (25%)(sorry this was long I like to rant)