Failing my first semester.

So I am an undergraduate at a community college, fresh out of High School.

I have untreated ADD and depression, which my parents don’t know about. Because of this, I can never focus on my class and am forgetful when it comes to turning in assignments online. I also have social anxiety and (just my luck) was put into a discussion based class where talking is 50% of my grade. I was doing SO well at the beginning of the year but as the months dragged on, I couldn’t focus, everything upset me, looking at my grades upset me so much to the point where I couldn’t focus even more and ironically, my grades have gotten worse.

It’s November and the semester ends after Winter Break. My GPA for this semester is a 1.5 but my cumulative GPA is a 2.00 and that just kills me. My parents think I’m doing so well because I didn’t want to disappoint them.

Basically, if I fail this semester, what will happen to me? And do you think I could or is it physically impossible to try and get my act together by the end of this semester and raise my GPA to at least a 2.5 or higher?

I don’t know how this works. None of my parents got a higher education and I’m only 17 so we went into this blindly.

Thank you.

Is it too late to drop classes?

Is that my only option? Lol.

You say you are diagnosed, by a medical professional, as having ADD and depression, but you think you will “get your act together”?

It seems your problem isn’t failing your classes, your problem is that you have a medical condition and you are ignoring it.

If your parents are paying for your college, why not share the diagnosis with them?

If you do have a diagnosis of ADD and depression, go to the college’s office of disability services, and talk to them about getting accommodations.

And if you don’t have a diagnosis from a medical professional, but you feel very strongly you meet the criteria, you need to see a counselor or psychologist as soon as possible. See if the college has free counseling available, many do.

Would that not be better than failing??

If you are taking 5 classes (semester system) or 4 classes (quarter system), drop one to focus on the others better. Get a tutor for every subject. Go to office hour with your highlighted textbook/notes and the questions you had while reading the assignement/completing the problem sets/listening to the lecture. GO EVERY WEEK so that it becomes a habit (ADD needs “routine” or you’ll get distracted). Get yourself to Disability Services, explain your situation - you’re over 18 and your parents don’t have to know you’re taking ADD meds or seeing a counselor.
DO this TODAY.

Drop ----