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Burnt out in my junior year of college?
I used to love going to school and taking classes, but this semester I've come to resent it. I hate that I have to take four classes it just feels like so much work especially when I also work a part time job.
I used to care so much about getting all A's, but lately it seems like my professors intentionally try to trip their students up.
For example just last week I had a 100 A in one of my classes after doing around 10 assignments. Then we took an exam that was extremely difficult and the class average was a C. Well I got a 71 and it brought my grade all the way down to an 80 in the class. I was furious.
Fast forward to today in a different class. I had a 94 A and then I got an essay back I wrote last week and I got a D on it which brought my grade down to an 84. Again, I got upset. I felt like I put forth a lot of effort into it and that all the things my professor took points off for were ridiculous things only a doctorate holder like himself would think of. He said I can resubmit it, but I feel like I don't know how I could do any better on it. I also don't understand because he said all of my other writing assignments were great. So why all the sudden was he so hypercritical on this one?
In another one of my classes I constantly straddle the line between an A and a B. When points are taken off of my assignments it always seems to be over little nitpicky things. The assignments always annoy me because they're always on juvenile level topics like watching a kid's movie and analyzing it...for a psychology class.
Then my last class I completely hate. It's an extremely difficult literature class on stories that are very hard to interpret. I usually get A's on my work, but she assigns so much work that I've already missed three assignments because I just didn't have time to get them all done with 3 other classes and a job. So I have a C in that class.
I'm just so completely exasperated I want to take a semester off. I feel like the professors grade unfairly. I shouldn't get all A's on 10+ assignments then get one bad grade and it takes that high A down to a low B. It seems unjust. I'm so tired of doing busywork busywork busywork and taking classes that never have anything to do with my major. I'm on my fifth literature class and still have to take one more and I'm a science major. I know they want us to be well-rounded but all these random classes seem like overkill. 20 or so of my classes so far have just been these weird random courses that have nothing to do with my major, but are still required.
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If its the subject matter, the degree you're going after that you have decided you don't like, then why not change? I know someone who it took 4 times before they decided after changing what they studied for before they were happy and felt they'd found their nicke. If you like the subjects but its just the teachers at that school, then you might have to look at changing to a new school to continue your stidues, like next semester or fall if you can switch for the next year. It may be hard to switch now since you're into this school year already.
I do know its hard to work and do school. You may have to go to school longer to finish and just take less classes to alleviate the stress. Thats all i can think of hon. Wish you the best in the future
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