Stench of Failure! Wash the fuck off!

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adabsum

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At the risk of sounding like a whiny ass punk who has it so good but still bitching like an asshole... I feel pretty much like one of those right now. But nevertheless, here's the bitching:

I just got my marks back from my 1st semester at year two of university. Failed two courses, average below 60%, now I'm on repeated probation and shit is happening. I might have to drop out for half a year and re-take second year come September, and I've still got to make up for my failed 2 courses (this semester) and another failed course last semester that I talked the department counselor into letting me retake this summer.

So that's repeated probation (one more strike I'm out on my ass), possibility of being kicked out of school for a semester, and 3 summer courses, AND the fact that this semester is dubbed "the toughest motherfucking semester out of all 4 years of the undergrad program".

Okay, I'm middle class, I still have a roof over my head, 3 meals a day, and all that jazz, but I just couldn't motivate myself for the past year. And I do feel like I'm letting my parents down and shit cuz they're pretty conservative academically (annoying at times, but that's pretty much everyone isn't it?).

I've tried to motivate myself all this time, long story short, it did shit. There's something wrong with me for not wanting to study or something, no matter how hard I try I can't seem to really crack down and work, even though I know that I will fail and there's a chance that university will never take me back again and then I'd be in real shit.

So here's the start of another analicious semester at one of Canada's "finest universities" and I feel like a fucking failure to myself for not wanting to study this past YEAR. I mean, dumber people have gotten better marks than me, I feel bad, but that doesn't motivate me. Nothing seems to.

Flames welcome, VERY welcome. Otherwise, comments would be nice too.
 
I think you are failing because you want to fail. You are not motivated because you do not want to be. You are looking for some evaluation that will make you do better.....no one can do that but you. Evaluate yourself, know yourself. College is not for everyone.

PS my advice is to stop wasting money and get a job.
 
I had the same problem when I started college. I just don't like studying. It's not like I'm stupid, I learn very fast with almost anything I do but I did not have any motivation. Sad thing is I love working, when I'm working I do a fantastic job and guess what? I work at a fast food place. I think I am more suited to just help other people and deal with them, so I have started to look around for something that pays well and you do a lot of customer service. Just find what motivates you to do well, no matter what it may be. Like Dustinzgirl said, college is not for everyone.
 
What coincidence, DUDE, I'm in the same phase as you. I'm not as bad as you but my parents aren't that rich. They want me to finish university within 4 years. I'm a smart guy but too lazy. Right now, I'm failing behind in my mid-term. I already failed a course last semester and if I fail agian this semester I will get probation and will not be able to finish university. I feel terrible because everyone counts and cheers for me. But the thing is, I'm soft and can't control my feelings or desires[don't think anything weird, I'm a good kid who is just addicted to internet and gaming].... sigh comments are welcome!
 
Always great to know that other people are in the same situation as me. I was talking to my parents and they suggested that I might just have poor learning skills, so now I've just decided to listen to their ideas about how to study like a good whipped little boy (at least for a while anyway, see if that works).
 
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