<p>YES, depression can cause anything. The importance therein lies in what you let it cause and what is not actually caused by depression, but by yourself. Like people are saying, you’re using depression as an excuse… and nobody’s really pitying you for getting depression from losing your friends because guess what, half of the people here or more have worse problems in life and deal with them. I can easily attest to that, but guess what, I don’t treat depression as a disease and I come out with a higher GPA than before from moving to a new place. I also don’t make “Woe is me” statements to anybody and expect pity and consolation. It’s all about what you let depression do to you, and ultimately, your personality, values, etc.</p>
<p>I am an older student, and when I was in high school, I had a laundry list of excuses like you do now. I will tell you this, the world does NOT care if you are depressed, the world does not care about your excuses, and the world will not feel sorry for you. Without either job training or a college education, you will have a very, very hard life. I would say join the military, but CLEARLY you don’t have the right attitude for that either.</p>
<p>Go to community college, get good grades, and transfer. Or get a technical degree. That might even be better.</p>
<p>Pennlover, to clear things up for you, 1) I AM taking the SAT’s again. If you read my question more carefully you would have seen that I wrote I was taking it again in october, and 2) I also mentioned that I’m NOT going back to school for my senior year. I’m ALREADY IN community college. I’m taking classes that count for high school AND college credits. And if I do really good in these classes,(I already took 2 summer session classes and didn’t do too bad in them) my chances in getting into college will raise. And I do community/volunteer work by aiding in a elementary school class and helping the kids and teachers.
And you CAN get into community college with a 750, because some community colleges don’t even look at SAT scores. I applied to community college in november during my junior year, and all they saw were my sophomore year transcripts. And guess what? I had a 2.0 gpa my sophomore year, and got into community college with that.
I don’t think you realize that taking a semester at community college, and doing well in them(I’m so motivated because I’m trying to prove my parents wrong) can definitely raise my chances in getting into college, because I proved to myself, my parents, and the colleges that I’m applying to that I can DO college work. I don’t even consider myself a senior anymore.
I’m not trying to be rude. I’m just clearing things up.
And Herman, sometimes, you can’t blame depression on the person that’s depressed. Your basically saying that the person just wakes up one morning and says, ‘hmm, I’m going to be depressed today.’ No. That’s not how it works. I said that I tried getting help by seeing a therapist for awhile, and I was recommended anti-depressants from my doctor, but my parents didn’t want me to go on them because I was only 15 at the time, and they don’t think I need it now.</p>
<p>i’m not blaming depression on the person that’s depressed… i’m saying that you are using depression as an excuse, depression derived from trivial problems. I’m saying that you have the ability to overcome depression and that it depends on your personality and values.</p>
<p>Quote: “Your basically saying that the person just wakes up one morning and says, ‘hmm, I’m going to be depressed today.’”</p>
<p>No, I don’t say stuff that stupid. I usually leave that up to you.</p>
<p>Quote: “I’m not trying to be rude.” Crap, that just means you’re naturally rude. Even worse.</p>
<p>And I love how you’re one of those, “I didn’t get pills so I’m still depressed” people. People who actually have untrivial things to be depressed about don’t have your mentality, because they know that pills don’t take problems away. Your parents are right. You don’t need them.</p>
<p>Oh and stop telling others to read carefully. It’s not a requirement and they’re trying to help you. Correct them if you want to, but don’t antagonize them for not analyzing your posts like Shakespearean plays.</p>
<p>In all honestly if you really cared about getting into a school you would not be arguing about depression. The last thing a college is going to want to hear are excuses. </p>
<p>You dad is just trying to help you make a right decision.</p>
<p>Okay listen up. Stop being so rude people! I’m not making up excuses. Being depressed isn’t an excuse. It really isn’t. When your depressed, your obviously not happy, and that effects your life. So STOP saying **** like, ‘well, depression shouldn’t have caused you to do bad in school’ and ‘depression is no excuse to explain why you did bad in school.’
You don’t know me, so stop judging me.
Not everyone is a genius, or very smart. Some people have learning disabilities(I have an IEP, which allows extended test times, and one on one help from teachers, etc).
And to some people, high school isn’t for them. It definitely wasn’t for me.
So don’t be talking about **** that you haven’t experienced(like being depressed) because none of you know me.
I’m not one to go hide in a corner and cry when I’m attacked online. I do something about it. And from the posts on here, I feel the need to do something about it. Just because your older than me and in college, that doesn’t mean you know me, and know and understand the situation I’m in.</p>
<p>Again, it is an excuse. Your landlord isn’t going to say, oh you are depressed, you can pay your rent late. Your boss isn’t going to let you slack off at work or be late because you are depressed. The grocery store isn’t going to give you free food because you are sad inside. No one cares.</p>
<p>Cheshire Cat. If you notice, this thread is about your options. It has now disintegrated into your defense. I agree that depression is a serious impediment to academics. But you should not have allowed depression to overcome you for such a trivial reason. I shifted schools from Asia to Texas, at junior year. All my friends, some whom i had known for 10 years i left behind, and entered a new culture. Yet i did not let this affect my grades. The sooner you take responsibility for your actions, the better.</p>
<p>Remember, the people on this site are doing you a FAVOR. Insulting and swearing at them is not doing you any good.</p>
<p>I find it ironic that you are talking about how having no friends causes your depression.</p>
<p>Pink Slip is an ******* stalker. Link look for pinkslips comment.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/753177-chance-southern-small-rural-private-school-kid-southern-colleges.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/753177-chance-southern-small-rural-private-school-kid-southern-colleges.html</a></p>
<p>Chesire Cat I had some problems during high school, too. No one understands lol, but you can GET into a college look at WVU…University of Wyoming, Marshall university, University of Bridgeport, Ole Miss, and others good luck.</p>
<p>“Stop being so rude people” - ironic that YOU of all people would say this. </p>
<p>I’m done replying by the way. I can’t take being right so many times in a week. So you can carry on with your unorganized astericks ridden rants, all while telling people to read carefully. And please, don’t give us the “You don’t know me” excuse. Trust me, we know enough about you from your replies here, more than most people would care to know.</p>
<p>“I’m not one to go hide in a corner and cry when I’m attacked online. I do something about it.” - You’re not doing much about it at all. Do you feel like your responses have actually done anything positive for you? Does being wrong gather redemption? Does swearing excentuate character?</p>
<p>You’re right, I don’t know you. Thank goodness!</p>
<p>You really need to calm your tone. People are trying to give you advice and you’re getting stink. You lucky some of these people care and are writing essays for you (Penn Lover).</p>
<p>University of Bridgeport? =| I wouldn’t wish that on anybody. </p>
<p>Anyway, OP: You can’t say “high school isn’t for me.” I mean, that’s not a feasible response by any means. Nobody likes going to school and working, but it’s what you have to do. You can take the easy road now for 4 years, and then have a very hard 60 or so years down the road; or you can take the hard road now for 4 years and have a very easy 60 or so years down the road.</p>
<p>If you’re already in a CC, then that’s good. All I can really say now is study. STUDY! If you can get better than B-s, then do it. Again, don’t fall into the slacker mentality – buck up! That will at least show a positive incline in terms of grades, and a determination to succeed.</p>
<p>Marshallmock, I was actually looking into Marshall University, but it’s too far away from where I live.
And Herman, ‘‘I can’t take being right so many times in a week.’’ : You didn’t list any examples as to WHY your so right. Is it because you don’t have anything? Just to let you know, opinions are just opinions. It’s not about if your right or wrong, hun.
‘‘Does being wrong gather redemption?’’ : So your saying that I’m wrong about you not knowing me,(come on, you seriously think that you know someone just from a few posts on a forum?) I’m wrong that you don’t know the first thing about depression because your not depressed, I’m wrong for having the motivation to do well in college, I’m wrong about how I should feel and not feel(like being depressed), and I’m wrong because I was asked why I did so bad in school, and I gave my answer(which you don’t agree with, but too bad). Yeah you know what? I guess I am wrong about all this ****. Now, give yourself a pat on the back for knowing EVERYTHING about me and depression, and what I should do with my life.</p>
<p>maybe you should really try community college for 2 years and transfer.Considering your GPA it would be better and i think you would have a better chance at getting accepted after 2 years.</p>
<p>You REALLY need to calm down. You’re not going to go anywhere in life with that attitude.</p>
<p>"Pink Slip is an ******* stalker. Link look for pinkslips comment.</p>
<p>Chance a southern, small, rural private school kid!! (SOUTHERN COLLEGES)</p>
<p>Chesire Cat I had some problems during high school, too. No one understands lol, but you can GET into a college look at WVU…University of Wyoming, Marshall university, University of Bridgeport, Ole Miss, and others good luck."</p>
<p>I’m the stalker? you browsed through all of my posts and picked the rudest one. plus i pretty much summed up the views of everybody else who posted on that thread. </p>
<p>plus saying that i’m an ******* stalker implies that in the gamut of stalkers, I am towards the bottom. I can think of stalkers that are way worse than I am. turn to any news channel and in five minutes, you will see a big league stalker. Your statement also implies that there are good stalkers. I have to disagree with the this opinion as well.</p>
<p>“but you can GET into a college”</p>
<p>bad advice, plus i would capitalize the ‘can’ not the ‘get’.<br>
best options are community college for a couple of years, a job, or vocational stuff</p>
<p>No i didn’t look thru your posts… i was browsing and found it and I thought I would share mkay.</p>
<p>i find that difficult to believe since you didn’t post in the original thread mkay</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^</p>