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Rainbow Dash · 12-22-2010, 06:01 PM

guess who's on academic probation! it's this guy

parents making me feel like a worthless sack of ****, might as well kill myself now to save a whole lot of money and trouble for everyone involved

ZeldaGirl · 12-22-2010, 07:11 PM

No! No no no, don't do that! I'm sorry you're feeling down, but please don't do anything drastic! Is there anyone you can talk to in person right now? A mentor, friend, teacher? Please Chunky, try talking about the issues right now.

Academic probation is only a temporary set-back, and I'm sorry that your parents are giving you a hard time, but please, don't feel like you have no options. Do you have a teacher you can speak with about getting on track academically? Or perhaps a guidance counselor, or even just a friend you can chill with for a few hours? Please, don't get down on yourself!

*hugs*

PM me if you need to.

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-22-2010, 09:39 PM

You're way cooler alive than as a corpse, gotta admit. Don't let it get you down, mate, it's just money. Keep your chin up and muscle through.

Rainbow Dash · 12-22-2010, 11:44 PM

ok yeah drama whore time is over, we had a second, much more pleasant talk regarding my future

might make another thread about that later

**Deku Trii** · 12-23-2010, 12:02 AM

Don't get defeated. For my first few semesters in college, when things got difficult to a degree I had never encountered before, I lost faith that I had what it took and never took the hard steps to right the ship in a number of classes. That's even though lots of people who weren't as smart as I was were doing fine somehow.

Things really turned around once I got engaged. I had a wedding date set, and thus a deadline for graduation that had no room for error. I developed a very stubborn refusal to fail. When things got really hard and I wanted to give up, I'd remind myself that that wasn't an option and then I'd do whatever miserable things I had to to get through it. If your troubles are anything like mine were, I suggest finding a way to convince yourself that no matter what you have to do to pass, it's not as bad as not passing.

But maybe none of that is really applicable to your situation. Just thought I'd share my experience in case it's of any use.

12-22-2010, 06:01 PM	#1
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,402 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	life owns guess who's on academic probation! it's this guy parents making me feel like a worthless sack of ****, might as well kill myself now to save a whole lot of money and trouble for everyone involved

12-22-2010, 07:11 PM	#2
ZeldaGirl Awesome member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Why do YOU want to know...? Gender: Posts: 15,896 Thanks: 1,130 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,046 Posts	No! No no no, don't do that! I'm sorry you're feeling down, but please don't do anything drastic! Is there anyone you can talk to in person right now? A mentor, friend, teacher? Please Chunky, try talking about the issues right now. Academic probation is only a temporary set-back, and I'm sorry that your parents are giving you a hard time, but please, don't feel like you have no options. Do you have a teacher you can speak with about getting on track academically? Or perhaps a guidance counselor, or even just a friend you can chill with for a few hours? Please, don't get down on yourself! hugs PM me if you need to.

12-22-2010, 09:39 PM	#3
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	You're way cooler alive than as a corpse, gotta admit. Don't let it get you down, mate, it's just money. Keep your chin up and muscle through.

12-22-2010, 11:44 PM	#4
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,402 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	ok yeah drama whore time is over, we had a second, much more pleasant talk regarding my future might make another thread about that later

12-23-2010, 12:02 AM	#5
Deku Trii PP&R Mod Current Events Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texas Gender: Posts: 9,031 Thanks: 521 Thanked 1,099 Times in 583 Posts	Don't get defeated. For my first few semesters in college, when things got difficult to a degree I had never encountered before, I lost faith that I had what it took and never took the hard steps to right the ship in a number of classes. That's even though lots of people who weren't as smart as I was were doing fine somehow. Things really turned around once I got engaged. I had a wedding date set, and thus a deadline for graduation that had no room for error. I developed a very stubborn refusal to fail. When things got really hard and I wanted to give up, I'd remind myself that that wasn't an option and then I'd do whatever miserable things I had to to get through it. If your troubles are anything like mine were, I suggest finding a way to convince yourself that no matter what you have to do to pass, it's not as bad as not passing. But maybe none of that is really applicable to your situation. Just thought I'd share my experience in case it's of any use.