quote:Did you feel things were bad enough that you needed help?
Originally posted by kwsni:
Rivka, really? Sounds like exactly what I did for the first two years of college, which was pure laziness.
code:I would skip a class here and there, put off my homework, and in a shockingly short amount of time, find myself lost and unable to cope with the triple-time effort I would need to catch up. What made it much worse was not telling anyone I was in trouble and not getting any help or guidance. I just didn't talk to anyone, partly out of pride and not wanting to admit I was having trouble, and partly out of my natural (and at the time severe) shyness. I flunked out of college in my first year, after maintaining As in mostly AP classes in my senior year of high school, and getting a 35/36 on my ACT and passing all of my six AP tests, recognized as a "Sterling Scholar", etc. (I didn't have a stellar record at high school but in my junior and senior year I had a 3.9 GPA and generally did very well.) I lost my tuition award. It was a huge blow to my ego and it took a long time for me to get back into semi-successful schooling.High school College
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Attendance enforced Up to you
It's in the book Maybe, but where?
Designed for success Not so much
Parental involvement nope
Strong peer support beer parties
Excellence rewarded Mostly nobody notices
Cramming works Only if you've more ore less kept up