You’re only 1 year in, so you have the remaining 75% of your time in university to make up for it. Yes, it’ll show on your transcript, the way my D in a critical prerequisite and my F in calculus show up on mine. But retaking classes and doing better shows tenacity and self improvement! The first year away from home is hard for so many people, but showing that you came back from that is going to be a good thing!
I’m nervous to try to give specific advice about alcohol, since I’m not an addiction counselor or anything like that. But I want you to know that I also had a time like that in college, and so did a lot of my friends. But we’re on the other side of it now and it’s possible to get better, I promise.
But my overarching message is that you have TIME. You can get past this and it will show that you have grit and determination. You still have your goals and dreams, and the student you were when you started out is still in you somewhere. It’s going to be okay 💛
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thank you so much!! It's nice to know I'm not the only one haha, I definitely get in my head too much about this stuff
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I remember a guy in the dorm room next to mine freshman year who would get stoned all the time. He had the stoner eyes and the slow gravelly voice and generally seemed totally out of it. Two years later we had a class together and he was like a different person! Come to think of it I saw the same with another dorm-mate.
You made mistakes, but you made them at the right time! Maybe you’ll retake some classes, maybe next summer you take a course to make up what you missed.
You have lots of opportunities to get on track.
And you don’t have to do it alone. A nice thing about college is you know other people are going through the sa mme things as you. You certainly aren’t the only person on campus with a drinking problem!
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i’m in my third year of university and it has been quite a ride. first year i was living in residence and had an amazing roommate who is still my best friend now, but i was not prepared for how hard classes would be so i was a total slacker and got some pretty bad grades.
second year, i don’t remember much. i was living at home and i had a few friends i had class with, and my grades improved a bit since i actually knew how much work it took. but my chem courses were making me want to die. i ended up passing in the end though, thank goodness.
third year, ive lost contact with most of my friends. people don’t talk to me in class anymore, i don’t really go out a lot, but ive finally figured out what i want to do post-grad. i’m working my ass off to keep my grades up, and it‘s really hard. i’m in a difficult program at a well ranked school, and it’s really taking its toll on my mental health. but i’m looking towards the future and working my way past the shit i’m dealing with. i have a few friends that i really love, and a partner that’s supporting me like crazy, so i’m sure it will all turn out okay.
just remember: it will always be more work than you expect. i sailed by in high school and then realized i didn’t know how to study (and still don’t) once i got to uni. but if you work hard, try different techniques, make friends with people you can work with, and forgo fun things sometimes, you’ll make it through
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You’ll never have opportunities like this again. Or maybe you will and this will just be a practiceround , I don’t know!
Try not to let otherpeople’s drinking keep you from doing things (until they become obnoxious, then go home)
Be yourself, do what you like and look for people tolove
Don’t assume your first roommate is your new best friend!
Honestly college people these days seem so much cooler than back in my day!
you’re gonna do great!
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