Please anyone help?

Question

i was under a lot of stress this year, and somehow, everything i study, just didn't wanna get into my brain. i can read the same sentence over and over yet i don't remember them. i feel tired all the time...i made 0.00 the first semester, this semester i did better but i doubt it will be 2.0 ...i 'm so stress out at the momment, i am worrying that i will get kick out of college. can anyone tell me, if i will get kick out of school because i don't pass the first two semester or i still have a next chance to go? i am so worry they will kick me out of school.

Answer 1

I think you need to go see your doctor because there could well be a medical reason that you're so tired and can't concentrate. If there is a medical issue then the college should make some allowances and of course getting treatment to fix it will let you get back on track. If it's 'just' stress, well that's still a problem you can get help with. Go see your doctor ASAP.

Answer 2

I think you should do a few things, first of all, make sure you are eating right and getting enough sleep (7 - 8 hours every night), then learn HOW to study.  

There are two formulas to use depending on the subject you are studying, for math and science texts, remember PRESP, which stands for Preview, Read, Examples, Summarize, Problems.

P- Preview (this means preview the chapter, read the introduction, look over the major section headings and glance at the figures, illustrations, and graphs, skim questions, key words, and summaries at the end of the chapter, skim any "homework problems", create a context for remembering information.  Ask yourself questions to generate interest and a sense of what's important.)

R- Read (The reading, and the steps following,  can be done in chunks, but as you read, Identify the major laws, definitions, and theorems; put these in your notes, and if you own the text, put notes in the margin to help you find them again.  Be sure to note special cases that effect equations or laws, such as "-x = 0" )

E- Examples. (Work all of the example problems in the text.  Cover the solution and practice, but use the notes you made during reading, then check your solution, be sure you can actually do each example before going on.)

S- Summarize. (Start a hierarchical summary sheet; include major laws, definitions, and theorems; also include anything important from you previous notes.  Remember that a summary is typically no more than one third the length of the original text, usually less than that.)

Problems-  (If there are any assigned problems or homework associated with the chunk you just read, go ahead and do them now. Use your summary sheet and notes first before searching your book for help, reread sections of the book if necessary, look for new definitions and details and add them to your summary sheet.  If you get stuck on a problem, and are still stuck after review the sample problems in the book, move on and do the ones you can do.  Ask for help the next class period.)

Now, you repeat the above for each chunk of the chapter.  At the end, make a new one-page summary of the entire chapter.  Review that summary regularly.

For non science or math texts, use this method:

SQ3R

The acronym SQ3R stands for the five sequential techniques you should use to read a book:

    * Survey:

      Survey the document: scan the contents, introduction, chapter introductions and chapter summaries to pick up a shallow overview of the text. Form an opinion of whether it will be of any help. If it does not give you the information you want, discard it.

    * Question:

      Make a note of any questions on the subject that come to mind, or particularly interest you following your survey. Perhaps scan the document again to see if any stand out. These questions can be considered almost as study goals - understanding the answers can help you to structure the information in your own mind.

    * Read:

      Now read the document. Read through useful sections in detail, taking care to understand all the points that are relevant. In the case of some texts this reading may be very slow. This will particularly be the case if there is a lot of dense and complicated information. While you are reading, it can help to take notes in Concept Map format.

    * Recall:

      Once you have read appropriate sections of the document, run through it in your mind several times. Isolate the core facts or the essential processes behind the subject, and then see how other information fits around them.

    * Review:

      Once you have run through the exercise of recalling the information, you can move on to the stage of reviewing it. This review can be by rereading the document, by expanding your notes, or by discussing the material with colleagues. A particularly effective method of reviewing information is to have to teach it to someone else!

Key points:

SQ3R is a useful technique for extracting the maximum amount of benefit from your reading time. It helps you to organize the structure of a subject in your mind. It also helps you to set study goals and to separate important information from irrelevant data.



SQ3R is a 5 stage active reading technique. The stages are:

    * Survey

    * Question

    * Read

    * Recall

    * Review

If you use SQ3R, you will significantly improve the quality of your study time.

If you go through these steps, you will retain a lot more of what you learning.

If you still have trouble, I recommend the book, "Learning On Purpose", available here: http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/L...

Answer 3

If you do get kicked out, you certainly can go back to school and try again.  It may be that you need some remedial courses to prepare you for college-level work, but if you're determined, you can do it.  Go to your counseling office and ask for help.  They'll be able tell you what steps you need to take.  Good luck to you.