Could use some encouragement

Magneto
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:23:41 +0000

Maybe its because I’m taking too many classes this summer to graduate, but none of them have been going right at all. I’m struggling to get a passing grade in my Organic Chem class and I just found out I bombed my Thermo exam (not miserably at least). Im not sure whats wrong with me. Ever since I’ve entered college I’ve had to go through a crap ton of stupid things and my academic confidence is all but gone. I can do well on homeworks (which usually save my grades) and I know whats going in class, but on exams, i either flake out and do poorly or feel like I did everything correctly and end up failing miserably. Its ironic that I’m an engineering major yet i struggle to pass everything as far as my pre reqs go.

I was one of those people in high school that could get a 4.0 with no effort and now i’m stuggling to maintain a 2.9 and try to get to a 3.0. I even thought about switching majors (even did at one point) but decided not to since i’ve already invested 3 years of my life in this and the stuff is at least interesting to me, i just cant do well on exams at all. Also, i just feel that I’m supposed to go through this now for the sake of my future. When i get back to my school in the fall, im going to see my counselor about this issue.

any encouragment?