I’m going to pretend like I have
time to be writing this post.
School is almost over and it’s
killing me. I don’t have time to worry or study. I don’t have time to work on
projects. I don’t have time for anything because I have to do everything in two
weeks of time. I have to pack, study, do well on finals, finish a project, and
turn in papers. Today is Monday and I need it to be Friday. I mean LAST Friday
so that I have more time to get everything finished.
I’m a fast learner. In elementary
school I never tried hard at schoolwork because I didn’t have to, it just came
naturally. In middle school it was the same deal. Never studied for tests. In
high school I studied but usually for an hour or two, not like some of my other
friends who worked their butts off to get an A in AP chemistry (why anyone
would take that class I’ll never know). Freshman year of college I never
studied either. My classes were easy because I’m in an easy major. Psychology
is a joke major, let’s be honest. There's nothing wrong with having it as a major or taking it seriously, but there’s a reason
everyone is doing it.
Just the major won't cut it to get into the field. I have to put myself above the
rest. I have to distinguish myself from the pack so that I will be considered
for other opportunities. And everyone else is getting distinguished too, so I
have to push myself even further. What I’m doing isn’t enough. I have three
research experiences and it won’t count for anything to grad schools. I need an
honors degree. I need publications. I need poster sessions. I need grants to
fund summer research of my own doing. Crap.
You know what's funny, too? Yesterday I commented on a blog that hard work will be rewarded in time. And I really believe that, just not for myself. So that guy in my class with no research experience who sits around all day watching spongebob? Yep, he'll go to grad school if he wants to. But I won't.
I decided as a backup plan I
would major in computer science. I took my first college math course last
semester and this semester I am in two math courses and an intro to java class.
It’s the most frustrating,
rewarding thing I’ve ever done. I go from hating the courses to loving them,
and it all depends on whether or not I can figure out the answer or get the
code to work. I started studying two weeks in advance for the first test in one
math course and I still got a C. I don’t get Cs! I don’t know if I should give
up or not. I have a good grade in the class but I constantly feel like I’m
struggling to understand the material. I’m up until 1 AM fixing code and it
still doesn’t work properly. I have never skipped a computer science class,
never missed a single homework assignment. And I still feel like I’m behind
everyone else. I get tutors to help me with my homework. I ask questions. Work with my
friends. Ask for help from my relatives because they do it for a living. I am
doing the damned work and I want to be learning the material as fast as I need
to. Maybe I’m just not cut out for computer science. Maybe I’m not smart
enough. Maybe my brain doesn’t think in the right way.
I still have As in all my classes
though, so how does that make sense? Probably because I’m getting easy points
for turning in things and those little assignments add up.
Do you feel like what you're doing isn't good enough to get you anywhere?
I think hard work and determination always pay off in the end
ReplyDeleteRegarding my recovery, I don't think I am trying hard at all so I am seeing no results
I don't know what it will take to get me to try but so far nothing has worked x
You sound like you want to do more clinical or experimental stuff so actuallllly that should count on your vita for grad schools. I'm a psychology major too and I know they really emphasize labs here since my college is research oriented. I want to do counseling psych though, so they're volunteering based. Our major is pretty easy, but there are a lot of idiots in the field too, the ones that think it's easy but don't understand human relationships, why things happen, how. It's definitely a hard to fully understand one, I would say. I always get excited when math/science majors don't understand and I do. :D
ReplyDeleteI would say the answer to your question is in every blog post of mine dear. ha sadly
Good luck! It's my dead week too so I understand the crunch!
Xx
I do think hard work and determination will pay off in the end. You can do anything you want. It does sound like a hard class, but as long as you're trying, you haven't failed. I don't think you should give up.
ReplyDeleteI totally feel you though. I feel like I have so much to do and just not enough time. Yeah, I'm still in high school, but really it's the same. And I am just like you in that all through school I've never had to study. I just get the material from doing it in class or doing homework. But i have never actually sat down with a book and studied something. And it just seems to work for me. But I'm afraid it won't in college.
This may be of no help to you, but just keep trying. Don't give up. I know you can do it. Xx
I do Psychology, just got offered a clinical psychology course and my boyfriend does computer sciences haha. I do not understand ANYTHING he does, no matter how he explains it. It's a different mentally. I mean some of the research methods in psychology sucks but we use SPSS to do all statistics but psychology....is...for everyone. It's not the easiest subject but it's something everyone knows a bit about. I am studying my ass off. For my psychology exams I'm not sure if they are examining my knowledge of subjects...or my ability to remember studies. It's a ball ache! xxx
ReplyDeletehoney just relax, take a minute to breath and just focus on doing one thing at the time and you will finish it all and do amazing! GL with everything (even though I know you dont need it :) )
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