<p>hi guys
please help. i really need some help right now
i am currently a junior taking maximum credits because I just changed to a new major this semester and I have to take maximum credits of major classes for another year in order to graduate on time.
for next week, i have a really long rehearsal for a dance performance i am in on monday night, a quiz and an midtern exam on tuesday, dance performance the same night, a quiz and a midtern exam on wednesday and a midtern exam on thursday and a presentation on friday.</p>
<p>I JUST WANT TO DIE. forreal. Yea its my fault that i couldnt prepare all this in advance when i knew it was coming but i had an exam and lots of homework last week too </p>
<p>what should i do? I've been under so much stress that i physically feel ill and can not even get on with studying. i've been sitting at my desk entire friday and saturday but basically accomplished nothing. </p>
<p>Please help me. I can't fail because I am a junior taking important major courses.
I am sorry I didnt take care of everything and i am not on top of all my classes but i'ts not always easy to follow your plan when you get caught up in so much stuff</p>
<p>You need to communicate with your professors asap. I don’t know where you go to college, but in most places, they really do care about their students. If you can’t do the work (or do it well) you need to negotiate for extensions. Explain that you bit off more than you could chew and ask them for help.<br>
Tackle one at a time. Start with Monday and Tuesday and go from there. No one wants you be become physically ill from stress. You sound overwhelmed. All together, it can be overwhelming, but contact you professors (especially the ones who may be more receptive to your situation) and find a solution.</p>
<p>Get some sleep, it’ll make it a lot easier to focus and get things done. Prioritize things by importance and when they’re due, and then just take it all one step at a time.</p>
<p>If it’s not too late to do so, it sounds like it might be helpful to you to drop a class, and maybe take it over the summer instead. It would give you one less thing to worry about.</p>
<p>Also, try not to stress too much. I’m sure you’ll do fine on your midterms, and panicking about them won’t do any good. Midterms’ll be done soon, and then you can relax a bit more.</p>
<p>You know that rehearsals take forever, and have a lot of down time for lighting, blocking, etc. Bring your books with you so you can study and work while you are waiting to dance. Use the time wisely. I agree you should also talk to a professor or two to see if you can get extensions on anything. If you can’t, turning some thing in is better than turning nothing in. You can be working all week on your presentation, even if it means getting up an hour earlier every day. You know that not every week is like this; when I danced in college we used to call rehearsal/performance week “Hell Week”. The good thing is it will end, and things get back to just regular craziness. Eat extra healthy, stay hydrated, use every minute you can to study, even make little stacks of note cards you can carry with you easily to study from. You may not get all A’s this week, but such is the cost of a very hectic schedule sometimes. Start with the class you are most unsure about, and study that first. Get decent sleep, but also make yourself get up earliers so you have time in the morning to study. Remember, “this too, shall pass!” and, “Break a leg!”</p>
<p>Sounds like you’re really stressed! Maybe you can drop a course and take it over the summer or something?</p>
<p>Also, this is a good time to remind yourself that you don’t need to get A’s in everything…sometimes you have to keep the big picture in mind and just aim for “good enough.”</p>
<p>Could you just drop a course or something? How important is graduating on time for you? I did 18 credit hours once and decided I would never do it again; there was far too much stress that came with it.</p>