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Maybe I'm just not cut out for this

A page in the diary "The Daydreaming Student of Life"
Written by a-Leng 23. Nov 2008 05:22 PM

I've noticed a trend in my life as a university student. It all seems great at first but then once the assignments are close to the due date I always feel like I have no idea what to write (especially for independently written essays that are over 1000 words). The thing is though, that it happens for every assignment! Its almost as though no matter how early I start the assignments due to other commitments in life (like for example TAFE studies at the moment), I find that I'm left in a panicky state close to the due date.

And I feel like an idiot at the moment, because I should be working on my take home exam that was due on Friday which I did not get an extension for, and I've hardly done it.

Now I'm also worried about TAFE as well, because there are assignments associated with that that are nearly due as well and I haven't looked at them because I've been concentrating on uni.

I remember once I looked back at all my previous entries in this diary and I realised my studies seem to be a huge source of my problems. Even my parents have hardly any hope that I'll ever gain any qualifications despite being both a uni and TAFE student.

I mean, really, if I were not to complete my studies why study in the first place? Don't get me wrong, there are many positives to being a student, but I don't know if I can handle it any longer.

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Comments from the community:

a-leng

you need to make a decision... is there a real need to be at tafe as well as uni... and exam or assessment crisis is common... but under the pressure of both forms of study ... anyone would crash...

rgds
cate

Written by cateblack, 23. Nov 2008 06:38 PM

Are you trying to do too much? Maybe you should lighten the load.

Written by TerryN, 23. Nov 2008 07:38 PM

Hi a-leng
Sometimes we feel like we're letting ourselves down, or others, if we cut back on our study workload. I don't know your situation, other than what you've written here, but a chat to one of your tutors or a Uni councellor would help I'm sure.
Take care,
geo

Written by geo, 23. Nov 2008 07:50 PM

I think for what its worth that you will get a qualification one way or another. You have come a long way in your life as a student so far but perhaps concentrating on what you think is most important to accomplish, might be something to consider.

Written by jupiter, 24. Nov 2008 01:10 AM