Quoting Post Topic I'm so depressed about college Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]marine chic[/m] at 9:57 am on Nov. 9, 2008[quote]I'm sorta with you, even though it's only my freshman year.  The Army was paying for my tuition (I go to a private school, so it's expensive as hell)  but after a long look at the situation, I decided to drop ROTC.  Now I'm seriously entertaining the idea of just dropping out and working for a semester or two, maybe getting a few community college credits on the side, finishing up learning Spanish, something like that.  So don't be sad, it could be worse; you could owe 16k to the Army, like I do!   :smile:   You should probably get a hobby of some sort.  That's always helped me with my classes, for some odd reason.  Good Luck![/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Anonymous Posted at 9:51 am on Nov. 9, 2008 I have a 2.63 GPA and that will lower because of this semester. I'm in my sophomore year and I lost a scholarship and going to be losing another one because of this semester because I can't get my GPA above a 3.0 before the end of spring term. Luckily though my parents are poor (we make less than 30k) so financial aid is basically paying for my college. However, I still feel guilty even though the gov't is milking my education. However, I'm so depressed because I KNOW I could of gotten way above a 3.5 and not have to worry about all this unnecessary stress. And the fact that I'm making my parents sad. I love my parents and I don't like making them sad and worry. Fortunately, I'm going to be doing Teach for America and then become a high school teacher. However... I still can't feel stressed. Ugh. Help?

Replies Majo Posted at 3:08 pm on Dec. 1, 2008 Quote: from greatescape11 at 1:14 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 Quote: from r o c 2 at 11:55 am on Nov. 9, 2008 2.6 is good........ people who geet 3.5 are geeks who study 24/7   Its not about how long you study.  Its about how effectively you study. This. And some people actually have expectations of themselves and don't want to just get by. greatescape Posted at 10:14 am on Nov. 9, 2008 Quote: from r o c 2 at 11:55 am on Nov. 9, 2008 2.6 is good........ people who geet 3.5 are geeks who study 24/7 Its not about how long you study.  Its about how effectively you study. Anonymous Posted at 10:00 am on Nov. 9, 2008 Thanks a lot marine chic. But I'm so sorry for your troubles. :( I hope God blesses and watches over you and your well-being. marine chic Posted at 9:57 am on Nov. 9, 2008 I'm sorta with you, even though it's only my freshman year.  The Army was paying for my tuition (I go to a private school, so it's expensive as hell)  but after a long look at the situation, I decided to drop ROTC.  Now I'm seriously entertaining the idea of just dropping out and working for a semester or two, maybe getting a few community college credits on the side, finishing up learning Spanish, something like that.  So don't be sad, it could be worse; you could owe 16k to the Army, like I do!     You should probably get a hobby of some sort.  That's always helped me with my classes, for some odd reason.  Good Luck! Anonymous Posted at 9:57 am on Nov. 9, 2008 That is true... heh, I guess that does make me feel better. At least my transcript will look good because they see how greatly I improved... *knocks on wood* r o c 2 Posted at 9:55 am on Nov. 9, 2008 2.6 is good........ people who geet 3.5 are geeks who study 24/7 Stand Up Posted at 9:53 am on Nov. 9, 2008 Well it's perfectly normal that you feel disappointed about your performance in school and that's causing you anxiety. Frankly the only way to overcome it is accepting that you could have done better and that from now on there's only room for improvement! Everlongx Posted at 9:53 am on Nov. 9, 2008 I have a 2.65 GPA and I'm still in somewhere. Heard back from 2 of 10 schools and I'm in to them. Just do a lot of extracurriculars and volunteer. My GPA is as low as it is because I'm so lazy. :P All 8 previous replies displayed.