Should I just give up now????

somemom
Sat, 17 May 2008 11:38:09 +0000

I would not recommend mentioning LDs in applicaitons as causing adjustment issues, though if it is real, it did cause you a need to adjust and you might find that learning the best strategies results in better GPA later.

On personal problems, well, that is one thing we all have- every kid could tell you something bad that happened to them; the thing they look for is how you dealt with the problems. Almost no one has a rosy easy life, sickness, death, stress, cars break down, things cost unexpected money, etc. How you deal with that and deal with classes is what shows maturity.

Sometimes just getting up and putting one foot in front of the other is all you can expect of yourself on a bad day. If you can weather the problems, still go to class, still prepare for exams, etc. then you are showing maturity. The reason “everyone” talks about the interference of personal problems as a freshman is because for the first time your parents are not there to run interference for you, you are forced to deal with school plus life and it is not easy to stay focused on some “dumb assignment” when there is something big happening, but that is how life works; adults would lose their job if they gave in and wallowed on all their bad days.

If you can take the stresses of frehsman year and figure out how to best deal with the needs of school and prove that by doing better, than you should be able to prove you are capable, right?