Feeling Anxious/Depressed Lately

orchdork7810
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:59:12 +0000

I’m in the same situation. My workload has gotten so ridiculous that to get the GPA that I need to keep my scholarships, my social life has for the most part been killed off and I just got into a really depressed mood for the past semester. I’m sorry but I might have to disagree with the poster above me in some respects. I’m not sure what your major is (I’m actually engineering) but if you like your major right now and are interested in the classes or the end goal, dont be deferred by the work. I know a lot of us in engineering that do study all hours of the day (and I really do mean ALL hours). If its a hard major like this, them remember the payoff is after graduation when we’ll have multiple job offers in this sucky economy along with a bunch of paid internships during undergrad if you want them! Especially since you’re paying that much for college. I guess it’s more of a thing on seeing if you’re in school more to learn and get a good job after college or instead to have the “college experience”.

Honestly, I’ve noticed that people study a lot more than they let on so I can bet that you’re not the only one in your situation even on your floor! I’ve found that it helps to make friends within your classes whom you can study and hang out with. Also, try finding a club that meets once a week or something that you can fit in with your limited time commitment. I’m not trying to sound like a ***** or something by saying “find the easiest club to join”, but something that you can reasonably fit into your schedule. I was stupid and took on a club that required a much bigger time commitment than I could handle and it ended up just causing more stress than was worth it, so avoid that if possible!