I guess I should give some background. I didn't get an undergraduate degree - I went straight into veterinary school. I've never wanted to do anything else but be a vet.
I'm in my first year and having a horrific time. I'm by no means failing, but certainly not getting stellar grades. I study harder, longer, and more methodically than any of my friends and consistently score considerately lower than them on exams. My brain is not built for memorizing bacteria, parasites, viruses, etc. I'll learn anatomy and suturing and radiographs all day long. I can NOT learn infectious agents or parasitology to save my life.
I can truly say, I've never been more unhappy in my life. Not a single day of veterinary school brings happiness to me. Not one. This isn't what I thought it would be. Do I just truck through it for four more years and hope I don't die from the stress and depression? Do I drop out and become a firefighter? I don't know what to do. Does it ever get better?