Have a 2.0 Is college worth it ?

[Anonymous]

Im in college and have a low gpa. Ive failed 4 classes and have 2 d's on my transcript at a jr college. I'm 21. Even if I got it together would it be worth it? I can never show my transcript to future employers .The reason I have these grades are procrastination and I have an issue that i take medication for anxiety. I also have dementia but thats been tough to even admit to myself , half the day I am a person named Camron Dimaggio who goes to Stanford.. it really makes me feel like a psycho. This past semester I failed three 3 classes( all of them) due to personal issues. I've passed 41/91 credits and my gap is a 2.2. I just need advice . Please don't be harsh mental issues are no joke and I'm trying to get it together. I work full time at a steady job with decent pay and live on my own/ have a car Im not a total lost cause

[Anonymous]

Age 21 with those grades? And it's due to procrastination and mental illness (not the struggle of balancing work and school)?

Then I'd say it might be best to put college on hold for now. The great news is that you have a job, your own place and car. Why stress yourself out with school right now if it's not working for you? It sounds like you have a productive life without it. And let's be real: The stresses of school is not making your mental illness better.

The great thing about college is that you can always go back at another time once you're ready.

Bottom line: Let school go for now, focus on YOU and continuing to live your life productively. If you're ready later on down the road, you can return. You do have youth on your side. You're young.

[Anonymous]

I graduated from a community college with a C average. Nobody has ever asked to see my transcript. When I applied to be a 911 operator, I did have to provide proof of having graduated, but that was it (and I didn't get the job anyway).

BTW, I took 2-3 classes at a time while working full time, and the times I took the absolute hardest classes, I took just that one and no other classes.

Don't aim to do school the way everyone else does. Aim to do school the way it works for you.

[Anonymous]

If this post is real, you know you have serious mental health issues. Its not dementia, its psychosis. If a psychiatrist is prescribing your medication, tell him everything. if you're getting your medication from a general physician, you need psychiatric care ASAP. Before you think about college you need to take care of your health.

[Anonymous]

I would take a break, get your anxiety and other issues under control, and then resume classes later (if you want to). Particularly since you are already steadily employed.

Is there a particular career goal you have that you need the degree for? Some places just want a degree and don't care about the details (see PP's post) whole others will dismiss a low GPA. You can tailor your choices depending on what you want to do and what they require.

Also, I'm a bit confused by the part about having dementia? What you are describing sounds more like dissociative identity disorder. Are you seeing someone about this and the anxiety? There are definitely meds and coping strategies that can help you deal with this end make life easier for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Im in college and have a low gpa. Ive failed 4 classes and have 2 d's on my transcript at a jr college. I'm 21. Even if I got it together would it be worth it? I can never show my transcript to future employers .The reason I have these grades are procrastination and I have an issue that i take medication for anxiety. I also have dementia but thats been tough to even admit to myself , half the day I am a person named Camron Dimaggio who goes to Stanford.. it really makes me feel like a psycho. This past semester I failed three 3 classes( all of them) due to personal issues. I've passed 41/91 credits and my gap is a 2.2. I just need advice . Please don't be harsh mental issues are no joke and I'm trying to get it together. I work full time at a steady job with decent pay and live on my own/ have a car Im not a total lost cause

Well I don't mean to be at harsh at all, but with the swings in behavior that you describe, what makes you think you'd even be an attractive job candidate, setting aside your GPA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this post is real, you know you have serious mental health issues. Its not dementia, its psychosis. If a psychiatrist is prescribing your medication, tell him everything. if you're getting your medication from a general physician, you need psychiatric care ASAP. Before you think about college you need to take care of your health.

This!!
There is some disordered thought in your post.
Please if you have hallucinations or periods of psychosis go see a psychiatrist.
It's pretty difficult to get good grades when you are undergoing a psychotic break.

[Anonymous]

Who is this Camron DiMaggio and how did he find DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Please work on the mental health part. You are not a lost cause, you just need some time to get better. And you will. School will be there when you're ready.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Im in college and have a low gpa. Ive failed 4 classes and have 2 d's on my transcript at a jr college. I'm 21. Even if I got it together would it be worth it? I can never show my transcript to future employers .The reason I have these grades are procrastination and I have an issue that i take medication for anxiety. I also have dementia but thats been tough to even admit to myself , half the day I am a person named Camron Dimaggio who goes to Stanford.. it really makes me feel like a psycho. This past semester I failed three 3 classes( all of them) due to personal issues. I've passed 41/91 credits and my gap is a 2.2. I just need advice . Please don't be harsh mental issues are no joke and I'm trying to get it together. I work full time at a steady job with decent pay and live on my own/ have a car Im not a total lost cause

Well I don't mean to be at harsh at all, but with the swings in behavior that you describe, what makes you think you'd even be an attractive job candidate, setting aside your GPA?

Well, he's gainfully employed now and able to live independently and have a car.

However, I am interested in the OP's career choice. What field would you like to go into, OP?

[Anonymous]

Don't stop going to school. You are mot likely asking advice from people who don't even understand junior college.

1) make sure you follow up with your doctor.
2) continue working
3) take classes ... Even if it is 1 or 2 at a time
4) go to see the counselor at you college for advice


Good luck, there are lots of people that have mental illness that are not lost causes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't stop going to school. You are mot likely asking advice from people who don't even understand junior college.

1) make sure you follow up with your doctor.
2) continue working
3) take classes ... Even if it is 1 or 2 at a time
4) go to see the counselor at you college for advice


Good luck, there are lots of people that have mental illness that are not lost causes.

Going to school is obviously not working for OP right now. Therefore, he needs to do something differently.

I think the advice has been very thoughtful and spot on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't stop going to school. You are mot likely asking advice from people who don't even understand junior college.

1) make sure you follow up with your doctor.
2) continue working
3) take classes ... Even if it is 1 or 2 at a time
4) go to see the counselor at you college for advice


Good luck, there are lots of people that have mental illness that are not lost causes.

Going to school is obviously not working for OP right now. Therefore, he needs to do something differently.

I think the advice has been very thoughtful and spot on.

I disagree ... My H had a 2.0 in college for various reasons, then he got a 4.0 in graduate school and is an expert at his field.

Most people on this site never had to deal with failure and are not actually qualified to give advise.

On a previous thread advise given to a mother who's son had a 3.0 was that college was not for everybody and he could do heating and air conditioning, really?

The OP is not a failure and can graduate from college, giving up is not the answer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't stop going to school. You are mot likely asking advice from people who don't even understand junior college.

1) make sure you follow up with your doctor.
2) continue working
3) take classes ... Even if it is 1 or 2 at a time
4) go to see the counselor at you college for advice


Good luck, there are lots of people that have mental illness that are not lost causes.

Going to school is obviously not working for OP right now. Therefore, he needs to do something differently.

I think the advice has been very thoughtful and spot on.

I disagree ... My H had a 2.0 in college for various reasons, then he got a 4.0 in graduate school and is an expert at his field.

Most people on this site never had to deal with failure and are not actually qualified to give advise.

On a previous thread advise given to a mother who's son had a 3.0 was that college was not for everybody and he could do heating and air conditioning, really?

The OP is not a failure and can graduate from college, giving up is not the answer.

Okay, the advice to the mother of the child with the 3.0 was ridiculous. I will give you that. (By the way, which thread was that. I'd love to read it for a Sunday morning laugh.)

But I must ask: Did you H have a 2.0 at the age of 21 and several failed classes? Was he struggling with mental illness?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't stop going to school. You are mot likely asking advice from people who don't even understand junior college.

1) make sure you follow up with your doctor.
2) continue working
3) take classes ... Even if it is 1 or 2 at a time
4) go to see the counselor at you college for advice


Good luck, there are lots of people that have mental illness that are not lost causes.

Going to school is obviously not working for OP right now. Therefore, he needs to do something differently.

I think the advice has been very thoughtful and spot on.

I disagree ... My H had a 2.0 in college for various reasons, then he got a 4.0 in graduate school and is an expert at his field.

Most people on this site never had to deal with failure and are not actually qualified to give advise.

On a previous thread advise given to a mother who's son had a 3.0 was that college was not for everybody and he could do heating and air conditioning, really?

The OP is not a failure and can graduate from college, giving up is not the answer.

Okay, the advice to the mother of the child with the 3.0 was ridiculous. I will give you that. (By the way, which thread was that. I'd love to read it for a Sunday morning laugh.)

But I must ask: Did you H have a 2.0 at the age of 21 and several failed classes? Was he struggling with mental illness?

ETA: We must advise the OP based on HIS situation, not your husband's.