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Post by DuckyLou07 on Mar 14, 2005 16:49:25 GMT -5
The biggest issue I have at college is that I don't get my homework done. I find it difficult to concentrate long enough to accomplish anything even while taking my medication (Strattera). I have problems staying on track and organized and I don't sleep well. Because I can't fall asleep I oversleep and miss classes and then just get farther behind. I'm unsure of what to do to improve my situation.
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Post by ashley on Mar 14, 2005 23:26:55 GMT -5
I've had the same problem for the last 5 semesters I was enrolled in college.  I've passed some classes, but I've only earned a couple grades worth anything. Tonight I finally realized that I can't go full time right now. I don't know if that's advise, persay, but it comes down to the balance of things, and I'm not getting enough down time while taking 12 or 15 credits. Are you working? Finances are tough, but maybe you could get loans or move in with the folks. I'm planning on going part time and saving some money so I don't have to work as much later on. |
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Post by DuckyLou07 on Mar 15, 2005 2:33:09 GMT -5
I'm just working a few hours a week on campus which sucks because I don't have a car so I can't get a better job in my college town and if I moved back home and tried to work and go to school I'd also have to buy a car because the closest school to my parent's house is 35-40 miles away. Tonight I tried doing a paper for 4+ hours and couldn't even concentrate enough to do the reading before writing the paper. It's really frustrating. Right now I'm taking 15 credits but I might drop one of my classes because I've missed it too many times because of oversleeping (and the teacher has a strict attendance policy). I'm also paying for my own education at a private school so the money issue is a big reason that I want to get out as soon as possible. I feel stuck because nothing seems to be helping me. I feel like I'm in a rut.
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Post by scattyschats on Mar 15, 2005 15:35:16 GMT -5
As the old addage go, soldier on......
I did a degree, half straight after school which was full time and living on campus and upgraded 9 years later externally.
At Uni I never overslept and didn't get to class... my problems were that generally i would very easily fall asleep in the class if I was bored by it. I had to be constantly writing notes to stay focussed. Thank god i had enough intellect to carry me through but every assignment was late and only very ordinary because by the time I got to each one it was overdue and another on the horizon.
Years later finishing it off, was much easier as i had more life experience and was more discriminating than as a 17 year old who assumed everything in a book was correct. i also had enough life experience to get realy interested in some of the subjects so got fabulous marks for those assignments. That's not to say I prepared better or timetabled in study or anything........
That still hasn't kicked in.......but at least externally there are no lectures so no one catches me sleeping!......but I did love my classmates eternally supportive.
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Post by carey on Mar 29, 2005 11:12:48 GMT -5
I can definately relate! I'm 34 and still have trouble doing homework, or even finding the motivation. Sounds immature, I know, but that's me. With my ADD mindset, I have two "careers" im interested in: one is culinary and one is art. I paint, make things and take cooking classes. I struggle to find the time to do either one.
School is tough and sometimes I miss classes due to oversleeping, sometimes it's an obligation that cannot wait or whatever. They are unforgiving at school about absences and they make me feel stupid or they want me to quit. sometimes I want to quit and just go to work, that way some of the pressures will be off my back.
I've about decided that I've reached as far as I'm gonna go as far as income goes. I feel like I just don't have what it takes to get out there and make lots of money.Where I'm at isn't so bad, I just hoped I'd made my parents a lot more proud. (or even myself) I don't mean to sound down or pessimistic, it's just how I feel about my college experience. Being ADD can be frustrating, but I've got it better than a lot of folks around me.
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Post by Pru on May 1, 2005 3:51:45 GMT -5
I can't do homework either. My solution was to join up with other (non ADHD) students into a study group. This really helped. Also used mindmaps a lot to get my head around new topics. After 2nd attempt finally finished my degree using these techniques  |
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I've passed some classes, but I've only earned a couple grades worth anything. Tonight I finally realized that I can't go full time right now. I don't know if that's advise, persay, but it comes down to the balance of things, and I'm not getting enough down time while taking 12 or 15 credits.