Think I'm going to fail Uni

I want a T-Shirt saying "I Heart Computer Science" --- ^ ^ Wow I'm a geek, but a proud one.

@OP - Don't put the work off. It's the worst thing to do. Do it sooner, not later :)

/Johnathan
 
I had the same problem in my first year. Hated my computing course, left my girlfriend, and got glandular fever :(

Started a new course this year doing science, got a new girlfriend... couldn't be happier :p
 
vonhelmet said:
Thank God the government was so keen to push everyone to go to uni.
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and still are but now want to exploit more cash from it too. genius decisions

we need more jobs not more university places !

i know many people in same situation as OP. they would probably be doing great in a job but instead ended up at uni hating it because it seemed like the only option
 
I quit school after doing 1/4th of my last year (when I was 17) because I preferred working and went full time into that. I had a place, nice income, good job and all that and school just seemed so pointless and dull. I had already been working every weekend for 3 years then.

Looking back at it now I sort of regret it. But only because if I wanted to do anything that requires full education (like going into medicine that I am at the moment), it's very expensive to re-take it all plus it's harder to have to take afternoon classes instead of dedicating you whole time to the education :)
 
You can do it, you'll just have to find some reason within yourself to do well... if you can't, then maybe the course or uni just isn't for you right now.
 
I'm in sort of the same situation. I'm in second year and got to do 2 resists end of the month. 2nd semester results, really messed me up. even though I out more effort in than I did during 1st semester. Few coursework pieces that I did a lot of work for turned up with rubbish marks and that's annoyed me a lot. I'm probably going to end up leaving with a 2:2 which I really don't want because I know I can do a lot better butt I can't afford to repeat the year, because it will cost me more money and I don't want to loose another year again.

I'm not that bothered all in all just some marks really messed things up, but these resists look simple as so should progress fine. I'm not so sure now what I want to do when I finish because of what my degree will be.

It's not the end if the world though, I'm sure you will pull through mate.
 
Similar position, not a big fan of my course found it stupidly boring and didnt help that student life isnt for me, shouldnt of taken a year out really. I ended up not turning up to anything apart from labs after my first week. Somehow i managed to only fail one module so got a resit in a couple weeks but just cant motivate my self to do any work.
 
shifty_uk said:
Not because I'm thick but because I just haven't put the effort in, frankly. This is my resit year, I've passed semester one but in semester two I let it slip and as a result got landed with three resits. Two application builds are due tomorrow and I haven't finished them because I just don't have the will.

Since starting Uni I've been somewhat depressed and incredibly anxious about the whole thing yet I've never quite got into it or bothered much. I prefer working if I'm honest but it's just something I had to do.

Just thought I'd vent as I'm feeling pretty down. :( Anyone been in this situation?
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I disagree , anyone who goes to uni for x amount of years to pay large amounts of money every year and doesn't put the effort in are thick. Or at least not good with money.

aghh i cant remember the study and it might or might not be relevant to you but basically it says that people don't try there hardest to inflate there ego. The whole Oh i would have got so and so if i put the effort in is a way for the person to massage his ego into thinking he is more clever or has more ability then he really has without feeling the effects of failure as there is always the excuse.

Or....... university life isn't for you.
 
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@sanaxe: Whilst I agree in general, it doesn't really apply to first year (in my opinion), as results don't matter and you are literally there just to learn your way around uni, the city, uni life, living on your own etc. etc.

@DiGi: why are you being a tit? :confused:
 
StewartMG said:
@sanaxe: Whilst I agree in general, it doesn't really apply to first year (in my opinion), as results don't matter and you are literally there just to learn your way around uni, the city, uni life, living on your own etc. etc.

@digi: why are you being a tit? :confused:
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Yeh i know what you mean, besides i'm a hypocrite anyway. I did 6 months of university decided i didn't like the course and went travelling for 6 months. Wasting around £9000 on fees.
 
sanaxe1 said:
I disagree , anyone who goes to uni for x amount of years to pay large amounts of money every year and doesn't put the effort in are thick. Or at least not good with money.

aghh i cant remember the study and it might or might not be relevant to you but basically it says that people don't try there hardest to inflate there ego. The whole Oh i would have got so and so if i put the effort in is a way for the person to massage his ego into thinking he is more clever or has more ability then he really has.

Or university life isn't for you.
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Complete and utter nonsense.

Take a minute - just for your own benefit - to remember that life isn't black and white, nor is it that simple. Just because you've built up a simplistic view to massage your own ego or concrete your ideal does not mean that it is so. People can and often do fall short of expectation and ability; it's not because they're thick but because that's life. Just as you cannot help where or to whom you were born, individuals cannot help the circumstance which life deals them. Please think before you spout off such idiocy in future, because it doesn't matter if you assert it as truth, it simply isn't.

Someone can put in all the study they need, but if they're from a poorer demographic and struggle more than their middle-class friend who doesn't have to work unsocialble hours to make ends meet, they're going to be at a disadvantage. Just because arbitary boundaries such as grades exist, it does not give value to, or define any individual, nor by consequence serve as justification for their [lack-of] intelligence.

Also, simply because a student may not use money as a motivational variable (good on them I say), it does not mean by association that they are "bad with money". It simply means that they're another human being with different motivators and desires.
 
Nix said:
Complete and utter nonsense.

Take a minute - just for your own benefit - to remember that life isn't black and white, nor is it that simple. Just because you've built up a simplistic view to massage your own ego or concrete your ideal does not mean that it is so. People can and often do fall short of expectation and ability; it's not because they're thick but because that's life. Just as you cannot help where or to whom you were born, individuals cannot help the circumstance which life deals them. Please think before you spout off such idiocy in future, because it doesn't matter if you assert it as truth, it simply isn't.

Massage my own ego? What are you talking about? I have done the exact same thing as him went to university , dropped out and wasted money. When did i ever say that my post is FACT and not mealy my opinion on the matter. I stated about that he could be trying to massage his ego by not putting the effort in as this has been documented reason by scientists but i also put " or university life isn't for you " as a alternative reason for his actions.

Someone can put in all the study they need, but if they're from a poorer demographic and struggle more than their middle-class friend who doesn't have to work unsocialble hours to make ends meet, they're going to be at a disadvantage. Just because arbitary boundaries such as grades exist, it does not give value to, or define any individual, nor by consequence serve as justification for their [lack-of] intelligence.

What does this have to do with putting in the effort? Working as well as studying will impact the amount of time he can dedicate to his studies but this does not effect his effort. He could have little time to study but when he does he could put in 100% effort and still do well. This is not about failing as there is nothing wrong with failing at something but failing when having the ability but lack of effort i think is silly. As for coming from a poor family you would think that would provide a stimulus to improve his circumstances.

Also, simply because a student may not use money as a motivational variable (good on them I say), it does not mean by association that they are "bad with money". It simply means that they're another human being with different motivators and desires.


I'm not saying that money is the be all and end all. Choosing a less paid job because it interests you more then the alternatives are fine . Choosing family or love over money is fine. However When you have paid for something for the sole purpose of obtaining a degree at the end of a costly university course but do not put in the effort required to pass said course is not financially sound , it is a waste of money. This is the equivalent of buying a car for the sole purpose for making journeys but never using it because you couldn't be bothered. He has gained nothing but lost money.
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