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Feel free to inflict your opinions on me

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Whatup g's?

Anyway, basically I thought I'd ask for some opinions. I recon I'm probably heading towards failing my exams this year. I'm finding the Maths side of my degree hard and my motivation all year seems to of been at a constant zero.

I really cant count the times I've said to myself 'Okay, my degree is the most important thing to me there is, from now you HAVE to get a decent amount of work done each day' however all that ever ends up happening is I spent maybe 5-10 mins and then cant stand it anymore and stop.

I've never been a hard worker, hell, I got A*'s in maths and physics for gcse and A's in alevel without much work at all, however I'm not as naive to think you can do that for a degree.

If I take a year out, thats at least another 4k of debt to my name and I'll still have to do the same amount of work, just later on.

I went to a conciller near christmas for 4 weeks because I was suffering depression. Was nice to let it all out to someone, but honestly, as far as any decent physcoanalysis goes, concilers suck. Just kind of let her think she understood me, lol.

Anyway, I've found myself thinking, maybe I should give up, but that so isnt something I'm prepaired to do. A degree opens up so many doors.

Anyone in a simalar situation? :rolleyes:

Reply 1

Carl

14

I am so in exactly the same basket. Motivation zero, yet it is critical for me that I don't resit this year. ARRGH :mad:

Reply 2

wackysparkle

14

everyone feels like that - some people i know dropped out and are changing degrees - and hence restarting the year in sep.
I suggest that you don't give up - at least set up a revision timetable that you can follow? it takes commitement thats all

Reply 3

Bubblebee

15

probably not related but how do you know you are depressed?

Surely if you know you are depressed that defeats the point? I'm not having a go, I've just always been curious about how one goes about getting diagnosed with something like depression...

Reply 4

ForeverIsMyName

15

Write yourself a schedule and get your flatmates to make sure you stick to it, denying yourself some luxury such as going out or society events every time you fall behind until you've caught up. Find out what takes time out of your day and remove your access to it, for example uninstalling computer games and give your Ipod or CD player to one of your flatmates for a couple of days.

Reply 5

Yoda

12

Find a girl to teach it to you, might help on the motivation. Really, I can see myself being here in a few years time. Hopefully minus the depression.

Reply 6

ForeverIsMyName

15

Yoda

Find a girl to teach it to you, might help on the motivation. Really, I can see myself being here in a few years time. Hopefully minus the depression.

You seem smarter than the average bear...

Reply 7

Jelkin

17

Are you sure you're doing the right degree course for you? Perhaps if you were doing a subject you could really get into, it would be different. See, my problem is more that I can't motivate myself at all to do work, but once I've started it's generally fine because I am interested in what I'm doing. Maybe you should look into other courses at your uni and see if you could do a transfer.

Reply 8

Carl

14

I'm on my third year of a great course, this year being the dud year. All my module are stuff I did at A-level, and are about as intellectually stimulating. I just want to get it over so I can go back to Bordeaux and do something more challenging.

Reply 9

Fleece

15

Bubblebee

probably not related but how do you know you are depressed?

Surely if you know you are depressed that defeats the point? I'm not having a go, I've just always been curious about how one goes about getting diagnosed with something like depression...

Umm what?

You can be perfectly aware you're depressed. It's not like madness where you're supposed to not be able to know. It's just like anyone other illness where you recognise symptoms.

Reply 10

Bubblebee

15

Fleece

Umm what?

You can be perfectly aware you're depressed. It's not like madness where you're supposed to not be able to know. It's just like anyone other illness where you recognise symptoms.

Oh, ok...I was just curious.

Reply 11

shavenwookiee

OP

6

Yeah, I'm not all that comfortable sharing the reasons that made me aware of my depression, but it can become quite readily apparent to you, trust me.

Thanks for the comments everyone. I think maths and physics is the right course for me because its always what I've performed best at and I do have a genuine interest in it.

I think the fact I dont have gym as an outlet at the moment is a big factor too.

I recon having concilling towards the end of last year at least provides evidence that I've not been 100% recently. Maybe if my exams end up going very bad I kinda have that as a fallback.

Another bonus is next year I'm living with a very smart guy who's also doing maths and phyics. I'm sure that'll help no end if I can rope him in.

Argh, Just wish it was all easy. I guess nothing worth having comes easily.

Reply 12

Anonymous #1

In exactly the same position.

Struggling with the maths side of my degree. Have always been a straight A student without doing any work - now at uni it doesn't work that way. Currently seeing a councilor but have no no motivation.

I'm gonna see how exams go in the summer then move from there, no sure if there is any other course I want to do though. Wish I was living with someone from my course next year! That would be such a help.

Reply 13

wackysparkle

14

make sure that you have confidence in yourself - as that highly influences exam performance - if you think positively you will do well, and you will be able to revise and remember stuff easily - if you don't - well you will just sub-consiously not do well, simply because you have already given up

Reply 14

Fleece

15

shavenwookiee

Yeah, I'm not all that comfortable sharing the reasons that made me aware of my depression, but it can become quite readily apparent to you, trust me.

Thanks for the comments everyone. I think maths and physics is the right course for me because its always what I've performed best at and I do have a genuine interest in it.

I think the fact I dont have gym as an outlet at the moment is a big factor too.

I recon having concilling towards the end of last year at least provides evidence that I've not been 100% recently. Maybe if my exams end up going very bad I kinda have that as a fallback.

Another bonus is next year I'm living with a very smart guy who's also doing maths and phyics. I'm sure that'll help no end if I can rope him in.

Argh, Just wish it was all easy. I guess nothing worth having comes easily.

Just from that post things seem brighter to me :smile:

It helps so much having a 'study buddy'. Motivation is one of the hardest things to find, and I've come to realise that I think one of the biggest tests while at uni and for getting a degree, isn't so much the academic side as it is the motivation and how much work you put in.

And sorry to be an awful pedant but it's counsellor/counselling :smile:

(sorry!)

Reply 15

shavenwookiee

OP

6

Well, I've spent the past 2 days doing a small trickle of work and I cleaned my room up a bit today as well!

I actually recon this thread may of helped me in a some way, so thanks again.

Fleece, Sorry, I do try my best with the old spelling!

Reply 16

wackysparkle

14

keep going shavenwookiee :smile:

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