Hey guys, for the past week I have been really considering dropping out of university because I have been doing bad on my assessments and quizzes, struggling to understand content and therefore I feel as though I am not good enough for university and get really good grades. At this point, I can't really see myself doing well in terms of grades for the aforementioned reasons so I kinda think there's no point of continuing on with uni if I am just going to get average results as no one would want to hire me once I graduate since there will far more better applicants with better grades than compared to me. I really don't want to drop out because I have always wanted to study at a university level and my career choices requires a bachelor's degree so I have no idea what to do. Pls help
Also, don't forget how far you've come and how much hard work you've put in to get to Monash! It's very normal for students to 'lapse' from study during first year/early second year (I should know, I went through it too - and so did
a lot of people in my course!) - the key part here, as others have pointed out, is to work through it somehow. What you need to avoid is getting permanently discouraged by your first couple of weeks here.
What I would suggest you do, beyond finding someone to talk about any personal issues with, is to develop a study routine and make a habit of getting things done
well before they're due. Take some time whenever you're free this week to:
- Buy a wall-calendar from Officeworks
- Develop a written, day-by-day study routine (e.g. Mondays: Weekly quiz for Unit 1, Readings for units 2 and 3 etc.)
- Make a written inventory of any outstanding work you still need to turn in
- (And this is the most important one here IMO) Devise a system to reward yourself for keeping to your schedule.
Because university is very much based on independent learning, it's important to try to form good study habits and break bad ones early on. Plenty of people (myself included) don't realise they're not going about uni in a productive way until well after first year, and by then it's much harder to break bad habits - so kudos to you for noticing it early!
Now that you've identified the problem, it's critical that you do what you can to alleviate it. Good luck man!