I'm in over my head. Should I just give up?

Question

School sucks. I have so much work and not enough time. I'm drowning. Should I just give up and save myself the frustration and stress, or should I try to fight this hopless fight? I'm gona fail no matter what. I have 4 Fs and 2 Cs out of 6 classes.

I supose that I should mention that I am in high school. I don't just waste time; I work at least 16 hours a day on either school, homework, or my jobs. I also know why I am failing. I havn't turned in much of my homework. I havn't finished it because of the massive workload. Much of it has to do with a week long family vacation. I'm not considering droping out. I am considering just focusing on three or four classes and taking a fith year of highschool. Do you think I should quit one of my jobs?

Answer 1

Ask the school to set up some tutoring for you. You will be surprised just how much you can learn when the teaching is done one on one.

If the school cares ANYTHING for their reputation, they won't allow you to fail, if you honestly put the effort into passing.

Answer 2

If you have 4 F's it sounds like you have already given up.

If you are serious about passing any of your classes, then you should sit down with your teachers and see if there is any way you can pass their class. If they are hopeless, then cut them loose, and focus on the ones that you can get through. You will have to retake the other ones - also see if there is anything you can do to keep a bad grade from reflecting on your GPA.

If you do retake the classes that you are currently failing, try to determine what the problem is - you might need to find a tutor, or a study group to help you figure out what you need to learn. You may want to limit your courseload (if that is an option) in order to give you more time.

If you are just partying too much, and don't care - then give up. Especially if you went into college directly out of high school - some people need time to realize that mommy and daddy aren't going to be there to support them forever, and that without hard work and sacrifice then they are going to be stuck working at mickey-d's. (Not saying that this is you, but you get the idea).

Keep in mind that getting a degree isn't necessarily the end either - that piece of paper gets your foot in the door at a job, but unless you have unbelievable athletic or musical ability, you are going to be working at some kind of job for the rest of your life - what you do now decides how bad that job has to suck.

Good Luck.

Answer 3

But I see in this question punctuation and spelling so much better than most of what shows up in these questions. You're obviously smart, you're obviously getting SOMETHING out of all these frustrating years of school.

Ask yourself a few questions:

If you quit school now, what will you do tomorrow? Next week? Next year?

If you concentrate on one of your six classes, is there time to turn that one around? Maybe two?

Why are you so pressed for time? Can you organize your time better? Make a resolution to skip something like video games or online chatting for a while so you can use that time for schoolwork?

Ask a teacher or counselor about arranging to take some classes over again. Ask about arranging a schedule flexible enough that you can manage everything.

If you need an extra year to finish school, don't stress about it. Just take it. A year seems long when you're young, and especially if all your friends are graduating, but it won't seem to matter later and will be worth it.

If you do drop out, look into taking the GED, the high school equivalency test. You seem like a student who could pass it easily, and it would give you a step forward toward getting a job.

Answer 4

DON'T QUIT
Author unknown
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you frown a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is strange with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you can never tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst
That you must not quit.

Perhaps you are taking too many classes. Have you thought of getting a tutor? Or possibly, withdrawing from the classes you are failing, and taking them later?
You didn't mention whether you are in college or in high school.

Answer 5

It's always hardest the first few semesters.
Can you go and speak w/your instructors?
Ask them if there are ways you can catch up in the classes w/the lowest grades.
Sometimes instructors curve the grades,a even a D can be a passing grade, unless you want to transfer to another school.
Keep studying, accept that Cs and even Ds are sometimes part of the picture, then stay in for a while before you decide what to do.

Answer 6

Don't give up on yourself. Try a little bit harder.As I get older, I know school is very important in the long run. I didn't had a chance to complete school when I was young. No excused for me, but I was married and had kid in very young age...Not be able to complete school, and jobs that I got don't paid much without a degree. And now I am trying very hard to make sure my kids staying school as long as they can. Put your mind into it and I am sure you can do it. Just for your own good.

Answer 7

Don't give up. Organize your time so that you spend some time catching up on each subject. Consult with your instructors and tell them of your frustrations but willingness to pull it together and perhaps they'll cut you a little slack. Get off the computer and hit the books. Don't keep thinking it's hopeless because there's always hope if you're willing to do the work. Good luck.

Answer 8

If there is ANYWAY to pull D's out of any of the F's, try to do that. (Talk to your teachers about the likelihood of being able to get D's...they might be surprisingly helpful, if you talk to them.)

If that is impossible, focus most of your energy on the the two C's & try to make them B's or even A's.

Never give up! You can still learn something from those classes that will help you if & when you retake the classes in question.

Answer 9

I dont think you should give up. It depends on how close those fs are to making ds. Also you might just think about talking to the teachers about helping you out because you dont understand that subject.

Answer 10

No never give up I feel the same way but the most important important thing is education so thin of it this way more education more chances of getting a better job