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Extremely depressed and stressed. Please help

I'm a male, first year studying at university. When I started uni I told myself I have to achieve the best in terms of grades. But since uni started I found it hard to fit in (as in get into the mood to study). So I didnt really read over what were taught in the lectures.

In one of my module, it is taught with presentation by the lecturerer. I always switch off during this lecture so I hardly learnt anything. But the good thing is the lecturer posts the notes on the internet. However I cannot understand anything on the notes. I tried using text books but I have so much to revise and there is a homework due in for 2mo. I'm really stressed about that, and once I encounter something I don't understand, I give up (Im not usually like this).

Also I'm trying to apply for investment banks. I do not know much about investment banks so I'm trying my best to read up on the market. And I have to send in application forms soon before the deadline, again Im stressed about that because atm I dont know much at all!

Please help

Reply 1

ßlαcksωαn

"depressed" hmm do you mean down or actually depressed?
Have you thought about getting a tutor? do you have mates? maybe not if you do you could work in a group. Try and get on top of things now or they'll catch up to you and before you know it you will be failing...

Reply 2

Speedbird2008

How can you apply to an Investment Bank in your first year at uni?

Or is it an internship thing?

Reply 3

Celifein

No-one here can make you read your textbooks, concentrate in lectures, etc. You need to find your own way of making yourself sit down and do it. I've been going through a period of putting off assignments 'til the day before after I fell behind when I was ill. I'm now in the position of just doing the work, regardless of how unsure I am of what I'm doing. There's no other way 'round it.

I do some preliminary reading a couple of days before each lesson so I'm familiar with the topic and don't feel like a complete moron (which is when I end up switching off). I also make a lot of notes and scribble questions to myself to look up later.

As for the job application... If you don't do the research, you'll never know anything about it and you'll continue to be stressed. Read the info then apply. Stress-be-gone.

Edit: I'm sorry if that sounded harsh, it's just that everything you've described is self-inflicted. You're stressed because you haven't done the work, so the only way to relieve your stress is to do the work.