So Hopeless

[Lindagaf]

I am sorry you are struggling. You can get through this by being proactive and taking concrete steps to make your situation better.

Please read through the many excellent suggestions on this thread:

Mental Health Check-In

Good evening everyone, I regret going to college. I was not prepared for this at all and I am considering dropping out of Purdue. I am fighting for my life here every day and things are not working out for me. My family pressured me to do well in school and go to college and I was never good at it because I hardly pass any type of exams and get good grades in any class. My former high school counselor told me that my name is on the list to participate in the high school commencement ceremony in June after I graduated early in January. To be honest, I don’t deserve that diploma because after struggling in school my whole life I don’t feel like I’ve accomplished anything. Yes, I got into Purdue but I’m in exploratory studies with a very slim chance of getting into any major I want, which is one of the most overlooked and disrespected programs at the university. While everyone else is studying engineering, nursing, pre-med, etc, at all of these fancy universities across the country. I am…

Tomorrow go right to the campus counseling center and make an appointment. Find a mental health provider with your family insurance. You can call the insurance co and ask for names near your area.

Go to the academic counselor and ask for help about how to address your grades. Maybe you can get a retroactive withdrawal after a diagnosis. Don’t allow your grades to continue this way. They will follow you. Best of luck.