<p>Hey there Sapphire, I understand how you feel. My first quarter at UCLA was pretty rough too. I completely underestimated how smart the students at UCLA were. I barely studied for any of my classes and instead spent most of my time having fun. After receiving my first quarter grades I told myself I would try a lot harder for the next two quarters. And for the most part things have worked out pretty well. Basically I realized that in order to get through UCLA’s science and math classes I had to dedicate a lot of my time to learning the material and learning it well. You know the saying for each hour of lecture there should be a minimum of 3-4 hours of self-studying; that saying I believe is very true especially when I comes to taking south campus classes at UCLA. Okay so enough about me haha…I know that you utilized many of your resources available to you and I commend you for that. But from what you wrote, it seems as if they do not help too much. Have you tried reading the textbook? I know that textbooks are boring but for the most part it explains concepts so much better and more completely than do the professors. Furthermore I personally find it very satisfying when I teach myself a difficult concept. Finally I just want to say just keep on trying and never give up. Use this summer to relax and come back strong for your sophomore year. Good luck.</p>