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Originally Posted by The David

This has concerned me lately. I maintained a 3.0 or above until last semester. Then I failed two classes. I'm retaking one of them now, but now I'm failing another one.

My former method of getting good grades was to completely freak out at the last minute before an assignment was due, and then channel that adrenaline into the assignment. I learned to fake it, but I didn't really learn anything of value. I'm in my fifth semester of college and I don't even know how to write a paper anymore.

Why the sudden change? I don't want to fake it anymore. I know what I want out of life, I want to learn and have experiences, and I want to teach (ironic for a C student, I know). I'm tired of the competition. It seems that the more I try to learn, the worse my grades get.

Don't get me wrong, I'm willing to retake some classes and see if I can get a 3.0 or close. But there is too much to learn, too little time, and too few people to learn it from. Lately I've just been here buying time and teaching myself most things.

Advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

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