Not doing so well in my first 2 quarters of college, what are my options?

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My first quarter, I ended up getting a 1.3 GPA for messing up in 2 out of 3 classes (missed the finals for both of them on the same day). I’m just about done with finals for the second quarter and I did somewhat better except I failed the final for one of my classes meaning I’ll get no more than a 2.8 GPA for the quarter. I’m probably at risk of losing my financial aid and I’m scared of losing it. I don’t know what I should do. The spring quarter will be even worse in terms of work-load because I’m taking difficult courses like Physics and Chem w/ Lab.

I’m seriously starting to doubt my ability to handle college. I’m haven’t exactly been doing my best and I’ve been going through some depression which has given me problems. If I get an overall 2.0 by the end of the winter quarter, then I’ll be relieved somewhat. But I don’t want to just get by with mediocre grades since I’m trying to transfer to another major and that requires a high GPA of at least a 3.5. I don’t have anyone to turn to or to confide in seeing as how I’m the only college student in my family and I don’t want to disappoint them who are helping me go to college. I feel like a joke.

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Did you miss the finals by accident or…?

More importantly, have you been getting help for your depression? That can seriously limit anyone’s ability to keep up with a lot of work. It’s not fair to say you can’t handle college; maybe you can’t handle college and crushing depression, but nobody can, and nobody should be expected to.

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I’d honestly prefer not to blame my problems on emotional stress because I feel that would be a cop out. And I don’t think I’ll plan to seek help because I just can’t talk about my stress to people. I’d rather focus on finding a solution to improving my grades first and foremost.

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Precisely why people with a broken leg should still run marathons; using illness as an excuse is a cop-out!

Seriously though. Depression is serious. You will be hard-pressed to improve your grades if you can’t motivate yourself to do anything. Or if you decide to commit suicide.

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Putting depression aside, what do you think I should do in regards to my horrible grades?