Members OrangeLazarus Posted December 13, 2007 Members Share Posted December 13, 2007 i just failed my very first semester of school.i can't come back.and i'm clueless what to do.i just want to move to a big city.where no one knows me. and i can just slip into the woodwork.but i'm broke.so i can't. for right now, i'm content to just sit in my dimly lit room and listen to sigur ros for the rest of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members homestar_kevin Posted December 13, 2007 Members Share Posted December 13, 2007 Ehh the first semester is always a rough one, or it was for me. It is a period of extreme adjustment, all the rules you've been forced to follow are all tossed out. You need to take this as a learning experience and use it to apply yourself next semmester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members booher Posted December 13, 2007 Members Share Posted December 13, 2007 Go to community college and get your life together for a while. Go back to school. Do all of your homework, THEN go party. simple as that. Get some discipline, brah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kevinsaari Posted December 13, 2007 Members Share Posted December 13, 2007 Yeah man, first semester really sucks. It's a big adjustment. Go to community college. It's a great step between high school and universities. And, yeah, it sucks, but don't be really hard on yourself. You'd be surprised how many people have a lot of problems their first semester. I was one of them... Just give it another go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freeridstylee Posted December 13, 2007 Members Share Posted December 13, 2007 they kicked you out after one semester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted December 13, 2007 Members Share Posted December 13, 2007 As I recall it isn't all that hard to do well in your first semester of college. Basic courses and 15 credits is less actual class time than high school and a much better environment for learning. Regardless, stick to it. Not going to college is a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surrealistic Brillo Posted December 13, 2007 Members Share Posted December 13, 2007 i just failed my very first semester of school. i can't come back. and i'm clueless what to do. i just want to move to a big city. where no one knows me. and i can just slip into the woodwork. but i'm broke. so i can't. for right now, i'm content to just sit in my dimly lit room and listen to sigur ros for the rest of the night. Sorry to hear that. How old are you if you don't mind my asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheAtomicJeff Posted December 13, 2007 Members Share Posted December 13, 2007 Community college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DanJep Posted December 13, 2007 Members Share Posted December 13, 2007 Community college. + 1 I enrolled/dropped in and out for 2 years before I figured out that I coulda been halfway finished with college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C-Dawg Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 I went to community college for a year. I also failed out of Baylor University's accounting program. Look at me know. I got my degree in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin and am doing pharmaceutical research in grad school back at Baylor University. Keep your head up, and get dedicated to doing classwork instead of partying. I basically drank myself out of Baylor the first time around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justintee Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 don't give up.. if they don't let you stay, go for the community college suggestions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members loosegroove Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 As I recall it isn't all that hard to do well in your first semester of college. Basic courses and 15 credits is less actual class time than high school and a much better environment for learning. Regardless, stick to it. Not going to college is a bad idea. Yeah, but going back to college when you're not ready is also a bad idea. If he forces himself to go back to school just because he feels the pressure to do so, he might flunk all his classes again and then be further in the hole (monetarily and mentally speaking). Sometimes it's good to take a breather for a semester and work full time supporting yourself to get back in the swing of things. After that, taking classes might not seem like such a chore. I think too many people are worried that if you take a break from school now, you might never go back and will regret it for the rest of your life. And I understand that concern since I know a few people who have done that. But I probably know more people who went back when they weren't ready, leading to more bad grads, money wasted, and dejected morales. So there's a balance in there somewhere. But keep your head up...tons of people do poorly their first semester. It's no big deal at all, although I am sure right now it feels like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders. So if you're feeling academically motivated, I definitely say go back to school (the community college idea is a good one). Or maybe work while taking a few night classes. The one thing you can't do is sit on your ass and be unproductive, because that just leads to a downward spiral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members homestar_kevin Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 Yeah, but going back to college when you're not ready is also a bad idea. If he forces himself to go back to school just because he feels the pressure to do so, he might flunk all his classes again and then be further in the hole (monetarily and mentally speaking). Sometimes it's good to take a breather for a semester and work full time supporting yourself to get back in the swing of things. After that, taking classes might not seem like such a chore. I think too many people are worried that if you take a break from school now, you might never go back and will regret it for the rest of your life. And I understand that concern since I know a few people who have done that. But I probably know more people who went back when they weren't ready, leading to more bad grads, money wasted, and dejected morales. So there's a balance in there somewhere. But keep your head up...tons of people do poorly their first semester. It's no big deal at all, although I am sure right now it feels like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders. So if you're feeling academically motivated, I definitely say go back to school (the community college idea is a good one). Or maybe work and while taking a few night classes. The one think you can't do is sit on your ass and be unproductive, because that just leads to a downward spiral. Advice of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spentron Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 I thought 1st year was almost absurdly easy except for calculus. Senior, though, they suddenly go "oh, all that stuff we taught you 1, 2, 3 years ago? Yeah we still expect you to remember ALL of it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members recovery Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 Damn, you could have purchased around 21 vintage Roland Space Echos from Ebay with that money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluehuricane Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 that sucks, but lol, you should change your name to something ironic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 Damn, you could have purchased around 21 vintage Roland Space Echos from Ebay with that money!or in my case, 46 dont quit school. even i dont use my degree, i still make a great living and have a fun job. you need that to start off with. failing? welcome to the club. I failed history, and I love history!you are TEH analog future, ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lanefair Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 I spent two years studying Aeromechanical Systems Engineering before I dropped out. My parents spent a lot of money on me in those two years. I hope to god my kids don't screw me over like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Busbee Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 don't do anything stupid...do you really want to go to school? Are you ready to do it now? When you hit phases in life like this, you have to remove emotion and analyze things, from every perspective you can think of. Find what you like and try to pursue it, do what you need to do, not what people expect or want. I caution you though, if it is a dream of being a musician, definitely have a back up. Don't fret over this, you are not the only one to go through this. Step back and set a goal, you have to make your own way,fate will not hand anything to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mad Hatter Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 Whatever you do, don't jump. I got thrown out of college too, and I didn't go back. I got an AA degree and work as a plumber. Pay is great, but I work with {censored}. I make more money than friends who got 4 year degrees, I only do 2-3 jobs a week on average and about 15-20 hours of very hard work. It's hard work and it is {censored}, but it pays extremely well, and I have plenty of time to do what I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spentron Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 Pay is great, but I work with {censored}. That's heavy, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mad Hatter Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 heh The only people who make more than us are lawyers, and they also work with {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tocs100 Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 I hope your advisor didn't push a bunch of calc/chem classes on you fo gen ed req's if you have no background in those areas. Same thing for lit./history.The best classes to start with are 101 social sciences likesociologyanthropologyeducationcommunication(psyche 101 is bull{censored} though)and sprinkle in a PE, business, art, and music class. There's a full year's worth of enjoyable learning for ya. Also, if yor school doesn't offer a math-historical-concepts class which fills your quantitative reasoning req, then find a school that does.Such a class is essential to understanding the strugggles faced by the modern world, and schools which don't offer that class are clueless scammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kurtisqpublic Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 I agree with many of the posts above. Getting booted after the first semester seems harsh. They should put you on an acedemic probation or something. Regroup, take some of the easier classes and reform what you want to do with your life then apply yourself and do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kurtisqpublic Posted December 14, 2007 Members Share Posted December 14, 2007 Community college. Not to hijack the thread but... What kind of guitar is in your avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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