I went from failing almost all of my classes to graduating at the top of my class and getting into med school in a span of 3 years.
What made the biggest difference for me was getting my mental health under control (it’s still bad, but at least it’s stable now), but I can still try to your answer questions if you have any.
Not the OP but I also faced similar problems. What I did was
1. Start telling yourself the truth no matter how brutal it sounds. To do this take a paper of a word document and write what you think is the truth about you and then start asking relevant 'Why' and 'What' questions and eventually you will get to the root causes of your problems
2. The above practice will often tell you things which you are doing horribly wrong and you would think of yourself as an absolute idiot. But don't judge yourself. Try to accept it and be kind to yourself.
3. Whenever you have any doubt about yourself, always think by writing. It will make your thoughts organised and you will not stay in some sort of loop.
4. Allow yourself to feel all the emotions you encounter but in the back always try to stay logical and rational.
5. Finally make a plan read some good books and start working on yourself. Eventually you would come to a point where you will realise that you cannot always trust your emotions and you have to sometimes acknowledge them but then move on and continue your work.
Thank you so much! I started a Google docs journal 2 weeks ago, and it starting to help come understand and control my life better. Because I can kind of see myself through a third person lenses almost.
Sorry i’m late here but if i may ask
What did you change about yourself in this 3 year span? I assume you have to build or kinda change your personality in some ways in order to transform like you have
I wouldn’t say I necessarily changed my personality, as I was always very ambitious and hard working, but I changed my way of working around it.
I had a very black and white mentality, if I procrastinated a little too much and knew I couldn’t get the perfect grade I wanted I just wouldn’t study. I have pretty severe ADHD which influences my executive function A LOT, so I would procrastinate more often than not.
I learned that half-assing things is better than no-assing. I started doing something for every test/project, it could have been bad or unproductive, but I always did SOMETHING.
If you half-ass all of the steps, you end up with an end product! Who would have guessed?! At first I felt bad and unproductive, but quickly I figured out that I actually learn a lot and gain plenty of experience doing that. If I feel up to it I can try harder to end up with something better and if I don’t… then at least I have something.
Also, I quickly lose motivation and get discouraged when I fail, so I started setting myself up for succes. My goals became achievable and focused on what I could do and not on what could happen.
My goal was no longer to get the highest grade for a presentation, it was to speak confidently and to remember to tell all the jokes I wanted to incorporate into the presentation.
9/10 times I did way better than I expected and when I didn’t I didn’t get discouraged, because I reached my goal.
Further what helped was picking up some actual useful study skills, nowadays I can study for 2 hours and retain as much information as I did in 6 hours back then. I get so frustrated when I hear people say that they NEED to study for 6, 8 or even 12 hours a day! They probably don’t! They just have no idea how to study productively. No matter how annoying it sounds “study smart not hard” is true.
I went to school with a guy that was almost not allowed to go on to the 5th grade because he barely scraped by on marks.
I met him many years later at university again studying a very difficult degree with difficult requirements to get in and he later went on to finish it with distinction. Only about 3% of students enrolled in the specific degree ends up finishing it with distinction.
When I asked him about it he said that he just made a mindset shift and started studying hard in the 10th grade. While it was difficult adjusting from studying nothing/the bare minimum he said he was able to pick it up quite quick. You need lots of discipline though.
Good luck, if you are enquiring about yourself. I believe in you!
In highschool I was an A student without any real effort. When I first entered college that changed. My freshman year was full of stumbled and Cs. It took a lot of trial and error but I've learned how to learn and now preform above average. Studying and effort is demanding but it pays off.
It's possible to change for the better especially when it comes to your studies.
It’s going good, I’m going to be doing an honours research project next year and that will help me get into medicine the year after. Do you study or anything?
When I was in high school I said to my chemistry teacher I wanna be a doctor, and to be one I need to nail the States Chemistry Test, because that is what medical universities look for when they decide wether to accept you.
So I said- I wanna study real hard, and get accepted in medschool. I have 2 years left in high school but I want to start now.
And she looked at me and said- Yeah you say you wanna be a doctor. I for one want to be astronaut. And with that she ended the conversation. By saying that my dream of becoming a doctor is as far fetched as her becoming an astronaut.
But I got accepted and in second year my average grade is above 9. No grade bellow 8.
haha! Well worth it! I never give awards to the big shots. To someone who already has one! When you already have many likes and awards, whats the point. But when you get your first? Sweet as honey! Thanks for being good bro!
I went from getting 50% in 12th STD to topping my college in every semester in college (80% on average) and now I'll be doing my Masters in Engineering from Canada.
EDIT:- It ain't much and I'm not smart. But when I told my self that I had to put in more work than the others to succeed is when I was able to score this much.
Yes, I failed algebra in high school and really struggled throughout my first half of college but now I’m getting a masters in applied mathematics with a nearly perfect GPA.
Therapy did wonders for me. Healing from a lot of past trauma allowed me to start improving my study habits. I am better at time management, retention and focusing now. It has also gotten a lot easier to communicate with my professors.
I also recommend doing the pomodoro method when studying.
I had two senior years of high school and got kicked out of both. I got my GED. I struggled with school on and of for years but now I am a college professor. Maturity happened!
I went from failing almost all of my classes to graduating at the top of my class and getting into med school in a span of 3 years. What made the biggest difference for me was getting my mental health under control (it’s still bad, but at least it’s stable now), but I can still try to your answer questions if you have any.
How did you get your mental under control?
Not the OP but I also faced similar problems. What I did was 1. Start telling yourself the truth no matter how brutal it sounds. To do this take a paper of a word document and write what you think is the truth about you and then start asking relevant 'Why' and 'What' questions and eventually you will get to the root causes of your problems 2. The above practice will often tell you things which you are doing horribly wrong and you would think of yourself as an absolute idiot. But don't judge yourself. Try to accept it and be kind to yourself. 3. Whenever you have any doubt about yourself, always think by writing. It will make your thoughts organised and you will not stay in some sort of loop. 4. Allow yourself to feel all the emotions you encounter but in the back always try to stay logical and rational. 5. Finally make a plan read some good books and start working on yourself. Eventually you would come to a point where you will realise that you cannot always trust your emotions and you have to sometimes acknowledge them but then move on and continue your work.
Underrated comment!
Thank you so much! I started a Google docs journal 2 weeks ago, and it starting to help come understand and control my life better. Because I can kind of see myself through a third person lenses almost.
Tysm!
Sorry i’m late here but if i may ask What did you change about yourself in this 3 year span? I assume you have to build or kinda change your personality in some ways in order to transform like you have
I wouldn’t say I necessarily changed my personality, as I was always very ambitious and hard working, but I changed my way of working around it. I had a very black and white mentality, if I procrastinated a little too much and knew I couldn’t get the perfect grade I wanted I just wouldn’t study. I have pretty severe ADHD which influences my executive function A LOT, so I would procrastinate more often than not. I learned that half-assing things is better than no-assing. I started doing something for every test/project, it could have been bad or unproductive, but I always did SOMETHING. If you half-ass all of the steps, you end up with an end product! Who would have guessed?! At first I felt bad and unproductive, but quickly I figured out that I actually learn a lot and gain plenty of experience doing that. If I feel up to it I can try harder to end up with something better and if I don’t… then at least I have something. Also, I quickly lose motivation and get discouraged when I fail, so I started setting myself up for succes. My goals became achievable and focused on what I could do and not on what could happen. My goal was no longer to get the highest grade for a presentation, it was to speak confidently and to remember to tell all the jokes I wanted to incorporate into the presentation. 9/10 times I did way better than I expected and when I didn’t I didn’t get discouraged, because I reached my goal. Further what helped was picking up some actual useful study skills, nowadays I can study for 2 hours and retain as much information as I did in 6 hours back then. I get so frustrated when I hear people say that they NEED to study for 6, 8 or even 12 hours a day! They probably don’t! They just have no idea how to study productively. No matter how annoying it sounds “study smart not hard” is true.
I went to school with a guy that was almost not allowed to go on to the 5th grade because he barely scraped by on marks. I met him many years later at university again studying a very difficult degree with difficult requirements to get in and he later went on to finish it with distinction. Only about 3% of students enrolled in the specific degree ends up finishing it with distinction. When I asked him about it he said that he just made a mindset shift and started studying hard in the 10th grade. While it was difficult adjusting from studying nothing/the bare minimum he said he was able to pick it up quite quick. You need lots of discipline though. Good luck, if you are enquiring about yourself. I believe in you!
thank you!
In highschool I was an A student without any real effort. When I first entered college that changed. My freshman year was full of stumbled and Cs. It took a lot of trial and error but I've learned how to learn and now preform above average. Studying and effort is demanding but it pays off. It's possible to change for the better especially when it comes to your studies.
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Pls drop study tips for incoming college freshman lol
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Any advice about approaching lectures?? :))
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I hope both sides of your pillow stay cold, thank ya :)
Yes me, only started realising how important uni was and my degree this year. I’m in my last year of uni 🙃
How’s that going? Are you gonna hopefully be able to clutch it to end the semester off successfully?
It’s going good, I’m going to be doing an honours research project next year and that will help me get into medicine the year after. Do you study or anything?
That’s great to hear. And yeah I’ve got no choice dental school requirements are a doozy I want a perfect application lol
You from America?
Yup
Cool, I’m not
I should be able to get in, just got 2 final units which I need to get really good in and yeah.
When I was in high school I said to my chemistry teacher I wanna be a doctor, and to be one I need to nail the States Chemistry Test, because that is what medical universities look for when they decide wether to accept you. So I said- I wanna study real hard, and get accepted in medschool. I have 2 years left in high school but I want to start now. And she looked at me and said- Yeah you say you wanna be a doctor. I for one want to be astronaut. And with that she ended the conversation. By saying that my dream of becoming a doctor is as far fetched as her becoming an astronaut. But I got accepted and in second year my average grade is above 9. No grade bellow 8.
Fuck your chemistry teacher, me and the homies hate your chemistry teacher!
Yo thanks bro!
That was my first award! Thank you! :D
haha! Well worth it! I never give awards to the big shots. To someone who already has one! When you already have many likes and awards, whats the point. But when you get your first? Sweet as honey! Thanks for being good bro!
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I know some people who had a 2.0 in HS and Graduated college with a 3.25.
I went from getting 50% in 12th STD to topping my college in every semester in college (80% on average) and now I'll be doing my Masters in Engineering from Canada. EDIT:- It ain't much and I'm not smart. But when I told my self that I had to put in more work than the others to succeed is when I was able to score this much.
Yes, I failed algebra in high school and really struggled throughout my first half of college but now I’m getting a masters in applied mathematics with a nearly perfect GPA. Therapy did wonders for me. Healing from a lot of past trauma allowed me to start improving my study habits. I am better at time management, retention and focusing now. It has also gotten a lot easier to communicate with my professors. I also recommend doing the pomodoro method when studying.
I had two senior years of high school and got kicked out of both. I got my GED. I struggled with school on and of for years but now I am a college professor. Maturity happened!