Failing, Contemplating Dropping out, Need HELP!

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<p>Ok so I am a junior now in college and I'm not doing so well. College started off ok for me, as freshman year ended with me having probably about a 2.8 GPA, mostly B's and C's, which to be quite honest is good for me, I'm not really an A student, I dont think. </p>

<p>Sophomore year, however, is a different story. The first semester was ok, but the second semester ended up getting me 2 B's 2 D's and an F. This brought my GPA down to about a 2.1 I believe, and put me on academic warning. </p>

<p>So now starting Junior year, it is still going downhill. I haven't really had any graded assignments or tests so far, but I feel that this semester is not going so well. Basically my problem is waking up in the morning. I've missed many classes due to this, including missing 4 out of 10 classes so far of one class, in which after 3 absences it starts affecting your grade, and its the freakin beginning of October. I do have ADHD, and I'm on meds for it which are great and they really help, but I've always had problems getting to bed at a decent time at night, and the meds just compound that, which in turn screws me up for waking up in the morning. </p>

<p>I've also recently had problems motivating myself to do work. I'm already quite behind on many readings in my class, and whenever I sit down to read, I read a couple pages and always get distracted, no matter what. I have like no interest or motivation to do work, and I'm the king of doing assignments all night the night before theyre due, which worked in high school but not really here. </p>

<p>To be honest I'm so sick of the whole college thing and I'm thinking if this semester doesnt go well I want to drop out. Would it be stupid to drop out after completing 2 1/2 years of school? Keep in mind that I despise all aspects of schoolwork and I hate every minute of the academic part of school right now. </p>

<p>My plan for dropping out is pretty crazy too, right now (I'm from New Jersey) I really would rather move down south to Alabama, get the hell away from all these damn people here, and work some hands on job like on an oil rig or something. No matter what, I surely DO NOT WANT TO PUSH PENCILS all my life, which to be honest is where I see my life headed if I stay in school. I dont know what to do.</p>

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<p>1- college isn’t for everyone.
2- I’m not qualified to say if it is for you or not, so I’m not offering advice on whether or not you should drop out.
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lol. you’re looking at louisiana/texas for that, not really alabama. And you probably won’t be able to get one of those jobs anyway. From the way I understand it (as someone who went to high school in New Orleans, and knows a ton of engineers who work off shore), while you don’t need an education, you do need connections.</p>

<p>Translation: Actually formulate a legitimate plan. There’s plenty of work you can do in the tri-state (NY/NJ/CT) area that doesn’t involve “pushing pencils.”</p>

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<p>Have you checked your school’s resource center for help with the ADHD? I suggest you look into it as soon as you can. It may be beneficial to you for the rest of the year</p>

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<p>Instead of completely dropping out, could you take a year off and re-evaluate everything? You could spend the year working, interning, traveling (if you’re interested in really getting out there and helping people, you can do missionary/volunteer work abroad for free/cheap).<br>
After the year is up, you would have a better perspective and hopefully would have gotten some help with your ADHD.</p>

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<p>thanks for the help guys.</p>

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<li><p>yes actually I know oil rigs are really in Texas for the most part, and yea I dont really expect to be able to get exactly that, I was just throwing it out there. I just meant that TYPE of job (physical, dangerous (lol) etc). </p></li>
<li><p>I have gotten in touch with the disability center for ADHD help, but its a slow process, and it hasnt really helped so far. </p></li>
<li><p>I guess a year off could work…if I can get a stupid job. I lost all the recent jobs Ive had for stupid reasons, reasons that include being late too much and whatnot which stems from poor sleeping habits which stems from ADHD -__-…ugh. Anyways traveling sounds nice. I actually have never been out of the country, and I’m almost 21. I absolutely love New Jersey to death but all these damn people man…especially living in the city now, its just too much sometimes lol. Thats why I expressed interest in the south (i.e. alabama) I love the south and maybe time there could be arranged.</p></li>
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<p>Sleeping habits take a long time to change, and not everyone can change. What if you took night courses somewhere? Online classes? Does your school offer that? </p>

<p>What is your major? Do you have any interest in it at all, or did you just pick it because you had to major in something? What do you ultimately want to do with your life?</p>

<p>If you’re more interested in hands-on work, then what about a trade school?</p>

<p>Taking a year off might help. If you find a job and decide you hate it, it might motivate you to go back to school and try harder to get a better job that you enjoy.</p>