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Feeling a terrible depression even though i got a 2.1
Yes, I got a 2.1 in my degree my the skin of my teeth. I should be in celebration but i have been more depressed than i have ever been. I suffer from depression but this has just made it a lot worse. My grade had to be bumped up from a 2.2 on discretion by my university. I know i should be grateful to get the 2.1 because people get 2.2's and are not happy but i am just in a total conflict with myself at the moment. I hated the degree but i tried my best and my second year went excellently with excellent results.
Everyone expected me to ace this year and get a first. I ended up ****ing up every single module i took on my finals and failed one badly.
I was in competition with a lot of egos, we all had egos and they all did better than me (Even the ones that finished with 2.1's too). I have not publicized my results but i have just been in a slump for days.
One of my best friends got a first and it is just really difficult pretending to be happy when i am not, by my standards i really ****ed up this year and i don't know how to handle ****ing it up.
I don't have a clue, it has just been continuous depression for 2 years now. I have really hated the degree.
Everyone expected me to ace this year and get a first. I ended up ****ing up every single module i took on my finals and failed one badly.
I was in competition with a lot of egos, we all had egos and they all did better than me (Even the ones that finished with 2.1's too). I have not publicized my results but i have just been in a slump for days.
One of my best friends got a first and it is just really difficult pretending to be happy when i am not, by my standards i really ****ed up this year and i don't know how to handle ****ing it up.
I don't have a clue, it has just been continuous depression for 2 years now. I have really hated the degree.
what was the degree and why did u pick it?
doesn't sound like a real problem, move on and don't waste people's time... you are very immature psychologically, your whole perception of yourself is based on other people ("people get 2.2s and are not happy"), etc... you only think about what others think, how you compare to others, that's a really bad way to base your happiness on.... you have some growing up to do
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Original post by Anonymous
I was in competition with a lot of egos, we all had egos and they all did better than me
Welcome to real life, there are other people who are smarter than you. A 2:1 is a great achievement which is why virtually no employer asks for firsts only. Stop basing your happiness on others, apply for jobs with your 2:1 and make money. While I disparage your whining I do emphasize with you somewhat. A 2:1 seems "average" and of course no human wants to be seen as average so I do know your feel. The way to get over this is to realize that yes the 2:1 means you are average but only average at that particular subject. It doesn't mean your whole being is average. Excel in your career, do another degree in a subject that you're better at one day. Don't think that a grade for one three year course in one subject defines your life.
Original post by Anonymous
Yes, I got a 2.1 in my degree my the skin of my teeth. I should be in celebration but i have been more depressed than i have ever been. I suffer from depression but this has just made it a lot worse. My grade had to be bumped up from a 2.2 on discretion by my university. I know i should be grateful to get the 2.1 because people get 2.2's and are not happy but i am just in a total conflict with myself at the moment. I hated the degree but i tried my best and my second year went excellently with excellent results.
Everyone expected me to ace this year and get a first. I ended up ****ing up every single module i took on my finals and failed one badly.
I was in competition with a lot of egos, we all had egos and they all did better than me (Even the ones that finished with 2.1's too). I have not publicized my results but i have just been in a slump for days.
One of my best friends got a first and it is just really difficult pretending to be happy when i am not, by my standards i really ****ed up this year and i don't know how to handle ****ing it up.
I don't have a clue, it has just been continuous depression for 2 years now. I have really hated the degree.
Everyone expected me to ace this year and get a first. I ended up ****ing up every single module i took on my finals and failed one badly.
I was in competition with a lot of egos, we all had egos and they all did better than me (Even the ones that finished with 2.1's too). I have not publicized my results but i have just been in a slump for days.
One of my best friends got a first and it is just really difficult pretending to be happy when i am not, by my standards i really ****ed up this year and i don't know how to handle ****ing it up.
I don't have a clue, it has just been continuous depression for 2 years now. I have really hated the degree.
I think you hit the nail on the head when you admitted to hating your degree. Generally, people who get the highest grades are those who truly are passionate about their subject and love it- their enthusiasm tends to shine through. I am sure you are an intelligent person but not much can make up for real love for your subject. And second year is a damn sight easier than final year, so it's unsurprising you struggled more with final year. All in all you did very well-I know if I hated my degree I'd certainly not have got the grade you got. One of my friends who hated Russian scraped a third.
Original post by SR255
Welcome to real life, there are other people who are smarter than you. A 2:1 is a great achievement which is why virtually no employer asks for firsts only. Stop basing your happiness on others, apply for jobs with your 2:1 and make money. While I disparage your whining I do emphasize with you somewhat. A 2:1 seems "average" and of course no human wants to be seen as average so I do know your feel. The way to get over this is to realize that yes the 2:1 means you are average but only average at that particular subject. It doesn't mean your whole being is average. Excel in your career, do another degree in a subject that you're better at one day. Don't think that a grade for one three year course in one subject defines your life.
Hmm I think a 2.i is the expected norm by employers these days, but I don't know if it's the average. At my uni a higher proportion got 2.2 so an upper secons class is still a very good grade.
Hi. First of all 2.1 is very good grade. It is not easy to achieve, which means even if you just scraped the 2.1, you managed to achieve a respectable good degree. Even if you messed the year up, you still achieved a good degree. It is same with me, I messed up my my final year but mainly because I focused on problems elsewhere, which was horrible problems. People expected me to get a 1st especially getting top grades even in the 1st year which didn't count. But I couldn't achieve it but I knew I could if I just focused so I am spending that 'regretful energy' in to my masters degree. However, do not feel depressed about a great grade, you can get in to a postgraduate degree. When you choose to do masters, and complete it then nobody will be looking at your undergraduate degree but your masters. Just remember 2.1 is a good degree classification, do not compare your grades to anyone else's grades, not even your best friend. Learn to appreciate this degree and think it could have been worse... then move on to the next chapter.
Original post by Anonymous
Yes, I got a 2.1 in my degree my the skin of my teeth. I should be in celebration but i have been more depressed than i have ever been. I suffer from depression but this has just made it a lot worse. My grade had to be bumped up from a 2.2 on discretion by my university. I know i should be grateful to get the 2.1 because people get 2.2's and are not happy but i am just in a total conflict with myself at the moment. I hated the degree but i tried my best and my second year went excellently with excellent results.
Everyone expected me to ace this year and get a first. I ended up ****ing up every single module i took on my finals and failed one badly.
I was in competition with a lot of egos, we all had egos and they all did better than me (Even the ones that finished with 2.1's too). I have not publicized my results but i have just been in a slump for days.
One of my best friends got a first and it is just really difficult pretending to be happy when i am not, by my standards i really ****ed up this year and i don't know how to handle ****ing it up.
I don't have a clue, it has just been continuous depression for 2 years now. I have really hated the degree.
Everyone expected me to ace this year and get a first. I ended up ****ing up every single module i took on my finals and failed one badly.
I was in competition with a lot of egos, we all had egos and they all did better than me (Even the ones that finished with 2.1's too). I have not publicized my results but i have just been in a slump for days.
One of my best friends got a first and it is just really difficult pretending to be happy when i am not, by my standards i really ****ed up this year and i don't know how to handle ****ing it up.
I don't have a clue, it has just been continuous depression for 2 years now. I have really hated the degree.
Not much you can do apart from thinking where you went wrong and not making the same mistakes next year! Uni is very important, at least for me, but it is not THE most important aspect of life! So now that you are holidays forgery about it, try going out more with people and enjoy your time before you have to go back in September
Original post by Sara99##
Right now I am going through the same feeling. So I understand your feelings. I achieved a 2:1 even though my friends got 1st class. I messed up my final year specially because I went through a breakup. Let's just skip this part and get ourselves ready for our masters.
Threads 9 years old mate
Blood hell, you have no business resurrecting a thread that’s almost a decade old, regardless of degree classification.
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