sharkbite Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Dear all, just want to start by saying thanks for opening this up and taking a moment.....its appreciated. I'm not sure if this is the right area to post this in but, why not? So, I'm 25 graduated community college with an associates in liberal arts 2 years ago. I was in a car accident and moved away for a year, obviously having trouble in classes since my gpa is a 2.0. I was partying too much and didn't take anything seriously, most people party a semester or two i feel like and realize they need to get themselves in check....I went about 4 years i'd say and still have a problem concentrating on my priorities. My girlfriend of 8 months couldn't be with me anymore (never got an actual reason but its probably due to my sh*t grades and not having a steady job) She (like the other 2 gfs in the past) told me how great i am and how amazing of a guy I am and sorry for everything yada yada yada.....I had to do the breaking up because she seemed to just be ignoring how things were going. Even though we went away for the weekend the week before we broke up and had an amazing weekend well, I work at a hospital and have stuck with it but there are no position hiring full time or even part time so i remain per-diem working 2 days a week friday and saturday overnights. I know i want to go back and get a bachelors and always said I'd get a md status if knew what the hell i wanted to go for. I am good with people and I'm very compassionate, I'll go above and beyond for people but I know I now need to work on myself...I have been trying to lay off the alcohol (it runs in the family) and I'm currently fighting depression (due to the gf) anything is helpful, just want to know there is still a reason for fighting through this partying mindset and trudging through school (how can i get by with such a low gpa?) I'm a wreck when i think about these things. thank you all,- shark Link to post Share on other sites
dougmccoy Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 just want to know there is still a reason for fighting through this partying mindset and trudging through school (how can i get by with such a low gpa?) I'm a wreck when i think about these things. there is no reason to be partying unless you're promoted or get a good news like you won a lottery ticket. anyway, stop the partying, study harder, get good grades, and you'll get a better job. that's the way it works. Link to post Share on other sites
Author sharkbite Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 Thank you for your response, funny that 104 people read my post but only 1 responds.....pathetic Link to post Share on other sites
Sarabi Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Erm...out of interest are you studying something you are passionate about and really want to do..? Or just doing it just because...family/friends/teachers say so or because its expected of you? Is the partying a diversion from studying because you don't really want to do it? Link to post Share on other sites
Author sharkbite Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 I really just don't feel like I have a passion, besides that....my parents showed no discipline, I had money to burn from a settlement I made and spent it all on partying and girlfriends while screwing up school semester after semester.....now I have no one to answer to and feel like I've been left behind when I could have been so far ahead if my parents gave me some financial guidance but they just ignored it all........just lost and spinning out of control Link to post Share on other sites
Sarabi Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 ... do you want to study or do you want to leave? Is there anything else that you think you would be interested in...could you transfer to a different course? I don't know how it works over there but are there any courses you could do that are funded(what about your Nursing/Medicine/Dentistry/Teaching)? Do you get any bursaries or grants for studying those subjects? Link to post Share on other sites
soccerrprp Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Thank you for your response, funny that 104 people read my post but only 1 responds.....pathetic sharkbite, not pathetic. many people are simply tired of or shaking their heads when people what is obviously terrible decisions to which the answers are often obvious. you thank the first poster to your concerns and yet his advice is obvious and should have been to you. no offense, but not everyone is interested in involving themselves with every issue that everyone has. I read your post and thought, man, how much more obvious can the answer be and then passed it by... I only responded b/c you think it's an obligation that a large number of people should embrace your issues. It's not. Many people are her to help, but sometimes the volume of issues overwhelms, you know? Any how, you're getting responses now. Stop the !@#$%$ partying and get your life in order. That is simple. Link to post Share on other sites
Author sharkbite Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 I appreciate it sarabi, there are grants s and awards and after graduation o f associates degree I should have went for them, but I guess it's all what soccer said, thanks for the post soccer Link to post Share on other sites
FitChick Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Go to nursing school. Good money, plenty of jobs. Just because family members drink to excess doesn't give you an excuse. My father was an alcoholic. I rarely touch the stuff. Besides, it will make you more depressed. Link to post Share on other sites
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