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Poor A-leng

I am sorry this is happening to you. Ask your teachers what is wrong, they have to tell you to be fair to all students. Ask other students for copies of good assignments. I know students who get hd's on only reading chapter summaries and I get a pass from doing all the hard work. It's a trick to do a good assignment sometimes. Ask the learning support team to help you.

Don't be hard on yourself, I know you work hard, it's a hard thing to do, take it one step at a time and don't be afraid to get the right help,

HUGS (((((((((((((((A-Leng))))))))))))))) from Cath

Written by Anonymous, 12. Apr 2006 01:44 AM

Hi a-leng,

Don't feel pathetic because you are not.... Study and exams don't always come easy to everyone... I am an example of that... no matter how much i study it is the fact that i can't seem to retain it. Then to put it on paper... well that's another story.

Tonight I have to go and do my Certificate 3 in first aid I am sooooo not looking forward to that. Can do it verbally but not in writing.. Have studied so hard but wont be able to retain it... But i will try and do the best i can do..
I have explained to my instructor my anxiety over this and he has been very supportive.

Speak to your teachers... is there someone who can tutor you in the areas that are concerning you?

I know how hard you work sweetheart so don't give up ok.
No one has the right to be dissapointed in you when you are doing the best YOU can ... ( even you)...

You can give up when something goes wrong, or you can let misfortune transform you into something better.

Hang in there I know you can do it.

lol and support
Michelle

Written by mickey2, 12. Apr 2006 12:48 PM

Hi a-Leng, I have been here before but under a different name. Anyway, I quit uni for 3 years, would have been my last year of a Bachelor of Arts English major and I have no job either and no future prospects and I feel extremely guilty and compare myself to others and what they are doing at my age. Truth is, I am not others...I am me. Hope this helps.

Written by Anonymous, 14. Apr 2006 09:11 PM

Hi A-Leng,

I'm with Cath, you should definitely try to find out why. It might seem really clear when they explain it. I hope your lecturer is an approachable kind of person, but if not, maybe have a chat to some people in your class who did well and see what they said.

It's true, others are going to take on a lot more than you - a full time load and probably a part time job - but this is just not possible with your depression. It's not your fault. Anyone else under the same circumstances wouldn't be able to do it either. It's a good thing that you've chosen to study part time and look after yourself better.

If your brother is disappointed then he is judging you by the standards of a healthy person - someone who has the energy and motivation to go about the assignment exactly how they want to. If you gave it all you've got (no matter how much that might be) you should not be disappointed in yourself. The word "fail" makes it sound really bad, when in actual fact you are probably just a bit off track in your understanding. More important than the mark is what you can learn from the assignment to help you do better in the next one and in the exam.

Good luck with it, I know it's hard (((HUGS)))

from Jackie

Written by Jackie, 31. May 2006 04:52 PM