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04-20-2007, 10:51 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
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| People commit suicide in UCSD?
I heard from my friend in UCSD that few people majoring in molecular biology were so stressed that they committed suicide :[
I know bio-related majors in UCSD are really competitive, but so competitive that they forces people to commit suicide? That's a little bit scary to me
Originally I planned to double major in ChemE and molecular biology (yeah I know that's really crazy, but i'm just *planning*), but after I heard that fact, I hesitated.
Is anyone majoring in molecular biology here? I really want to know is the major really that stressful... | 
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04-20-2007, 11:51 PM
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#2 | | Member
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California
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| i never understood why people commit suicide.... if you're that stressed cause of school, just drop out. problem solved without killing yourself.. | |
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04-20-2007, 11:54 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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| http://ucsdguardian.org/viewarticle....onth=01&day=08
From 2002: Quote:
Since 1983, the UCSD Police Department has recorded 17 suicide deaths on the campus, according to Jones. However, the figure does not include incidents that took place off-campus, outside of the department’s jurisdiction. For example, it does not consider the Oct. 4 death of Earl Warren College junior Kunal Patel.
Across the country, annual data suggests that approximately 7.5 out of every 100,000 college students end their own lives, and that most suicides occur among students between ages of 20 and 24, according to the National Mental Health Association. The number has tripled in the past 60 years, making suicide the second-leading cause of death for college-age students.
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04-21-2007, 12:10 AM
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#4 | | Senior Member
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| So sad too much stress and perhaps too much pressure from home. | |
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04-21-2007, 12:28 AM
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#5 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York
Posts: 531
| Death doesn't solve anything. Rather, it ends everything. if only people could understand that... | |
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04-21-2007, 01:29 AM
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#6 | | New Member
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norwalk, California
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| i'm going to major in molecular biology, and this is scary X| | |
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04-21-2007, 03:34 AM
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#7 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA
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| I don't think it's because it's UCSD. It happens everywhere - people get depressed beyond any sort of logic or reason, and they think ending their life will solve their problems. | |
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04-22-2007, 03:32 AM
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#9 | | Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA
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| Other engineering majors are a lot more stressful than molecular biology at UCSD. Similarly at UCB or other colleges. | |
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04-22-2007, 04:23 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
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| People commit suicide all the time. I was in a double at the beginning of this year, but now it's a single and I have it all to myself. ^_^ | |
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04-22-2007, 04:28 PM
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#11 | | Senior Member
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| Slorg I'm so sorry to hear that. Did the school provide you with some counseling and support? Do you mind being alone in your room? | |
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04-22-2007, 05:24 PM
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#12 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 111
| it's stupid to blame course load for committing suicide. you know what you're getting yourself into when you go to college (at least, you should.) if you've worked hard enough to get into college, you probably should have read up on the fact that university-level classes are time-consuming, energy-requiring, rigorous courses. if you think that majoring in something's going to make you unhappy, then HELLO, don't major in it.
if you can't handle something and you're only looking forward to failing at the task, then either suck it up and try or find something that you actually LIKE and pursue that. | |
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04-22-2007, 06:33 PM
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#13 | | Member
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| Well said. | |
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04-22-2007, 06:39 PM
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#14 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
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| Depression does not always stem out of academic difficulties. Some kids become depressed due to lonliness and homesickness. For some kids it is due to family stress, and even hormonal issues. Do not judge kids who are dealing with depression as weak. Perhaps instead of judging them offer them some support and a shoulder to lean on. I do think this a good reason why paying attention to finding the college with the best fit is so important. First and foremost you need to be in a place that feels comfortable for you and then you can focus on learning. | |
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04-22-2007, 08:35 PM
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#15 | | Member
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| College students commit suicide everywhere, not just at UCSD. | |
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