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Well, I'm half way done with this semester and I'm well on my way to graduating with a college degree in biology knowing that I don't know anything that I should know. I'm no smarter then a 2nd grader!

- I can't name all of the capitols in the United States
- I can't name all of the elements on the periodic table
- I can't name all of the 10 commandments
- I can't name all of the past presidents
- I can't name all of my cousins and aunts names
- When preparing for my biology seminar I have realized that I may have passed college courses, but I don't know jack **** about how everything works together at the molecular level.
- I'm 26 years old living with 4 18 year olds who stay up to 3 or 4 in the morning every god danm day and I'm lucky to get 5 hours a sleep a night
- I work 42 hours a week while also taking 14 credits
- I'm doing better in biochemistry then I did in general and organic chemistry
- everyone thinks I'm an A student when I actually only have a few A's (my GPA sucks)
- The person that I volunteer for (my boss) hates me while she loves the people who I referred the volunteering opportunity too.
- I get told to do stuff outside of my job requirements
- people know what the parking rules are on campus but the stupid f_$*!s still break the rule and I have to keep writing tickets every damn morning.
- My 4.0 friend always gets an A on his exams but when you ask him to recall a concept from two years ago he can't remember a damn thing while I can
- adcoms don't give a crap about how badly you want to become a doctor. All they give a crap about is what your GPA is and what your MCAT score is. Working full-time while also going to school full-time and volunteering 10 hours a week while also doing two independent research projects on your own don't mean jack! It's all about the stats.
- I will be graduating in a few months with 50k dollars in debt (I had to pay every penny on my own…I don't have any family support) and my roommates get all of their education paid for by their parents and enjoying their big screen tv's and their brand new game systems while I struggle to afford milk and cereal for breakfast because I'm trying to pay for my tuition so I don't get kicked out of school (I go to a small liberal arts college)
- because my GPA sucks I know I won't get admitted to any graduate program even though I have worked my ass off to try and get admitted to a graduate program and I know all o the lazy bumps around me will get into all sorts of graduate programs while putting almost zero effort of work into it.
- nobody from high school ever tries to get a hold of me
- I don't have any close friends
- it takes a heck of a lot of energy out of you to try and always put a smile on your face when you are out and about in daily life when you are burning with depression inside
- I'm getting a college degree that basically will get me no jobs that pay worth crap if I don't get into a graduate program….so more schooling is needed no matter what

There is so much more that I suck life at.

So do you suck at life as well?
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Nope. Pretty sure it's just you. Just you and no one else.
 
Is this some chain e-mail you copied and pasted? It looks like it, especially with the mismatched font size and type.
 
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oh my goodness....what is wrong? maybe a therapist can help.....
 
Umm...I definitely feel for you and wish you the best, but everybody has their problems. We all deal with it. You aren't the only one that got a "raw deal". It seems like you're a good guy with a hard-working attitude and a combination of those two things will get you where ever you want to be. Good luck.
 
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collegefootball said:
Well, I'm half way done with this semester and I'm well on my way to graduating with a college degree in biology knowing that I don't know anything that I should know. I'm no smarter then a 2nd grader!

- I can't name all of the capitols in the United States
- I can’t name all of the elements on the periodic table
- I can't name all of the 10 commandments
- I can't name all of the past presidents
- I can’t name all of my cousins and aunts names
- When preparing for my biology seminar I have realized that I may have passed college courses, but I don't know jack **** about how everything works together at the molecular level.
- I'm 26 years old living with 4 18 year olds who stay up to 3 or 4 in the morning every god danm day and I’m lucky to get 5 hours a sleep a night
- I work 42 hours a week while also taking 14 credits
- I'm doing better in biochemistry then I did in general and organic chemistry
- everyone thinks I'm an A student when I actually only have a few A's (my GPA sucks)
- The person that I volunteer for (my boss) hates me while she loves the people who I referred the volunteering opportunity too.
- I get told to do stuff outside of my job requirements
- people know what the parking rules are on campus but the stupid f_$*!s still break the rule and I have to keep writing tickets every damn morning.
- My 4.0 friend always gets an A on his exams but when you ask him to recall a concept from two years ago he can’t remember a damn thing while I can
- adcoms don’t give a crap about how badly you want to become a doctor. All they give a crap about is what your GPA is and what your MCAT score is. Working full-time while also going to school full-time and volunteering 10 hours a week while also doing two independent research projects on your own don’t mean jack! It’s all about the stats.
- I will be graduating in a few months with 50k dollars in debt (I had to pay every penny on my own…I don’t have any family support) and my roommates get all of their education paid for by their parents and enjoying their big screen tv’s and their brand new game systems while I struggle to afford milk and cereal for breakfast because I’m trying to pay for my tuition so I don’t get kicked out of school (I go to a small liberal arts college)
- because my GPA sucks I know I won’t get admitted to any graduate program even though I have worked my ass off to try and get admitted to a graduate program and I know all o the lazy bumps around me will get into all sorts of graduate programs while putting almost zero effort of work into it.
- nobody from high school ever tries to get a hold of me
- I don’t have any close friends
- it takes a heck of a lot of energy out of you to try and always put a smile on your face when you are out and about in daily life when you are burning with depression inside
- I’m getting a college degree that basically will get me no jobs that pay worth crap if I don’t get into a graduate program….so more schooling is needed no matter what

There is so much more that I suck life at.

So do you suck at life as well?
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When was the last time you got laid? I bet I got you beat there buddy!
 
Am I gonna get in trouble for that? lol
 
having some problems doesn't equal sucking at life.

I mean, you're graduating, you've passed your classes, and you appear to have a decent amount of self-awareness. I wouldn't put you in the "sucks at life" category.

And nobody needs to be able to name all the elements on the periodic table. What a waste of brainpower.
 
Take a deep breath, post your stats, and consider and SMP program. Everyone in my SMP is shouldering at least 30K of debt, its something you can overcome.
 
Please try to stay positive! I know it is hard but there is nothing else you can do is it? I know they are many undergraduate kids out there that have it easy. Parents pay for their school, they don't have to work, they have all the free time off the world to study etc. I know that it seems unfair that we are all graded the same.

All I can say though, is that you have to do what you need to do to accomplish what you want to accomplish😱

WORK HARD AND COMPLAIN LESS AND YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH YOUR DREAMS!
It takes hard work there is no doubt about it, but it will pay off at the end. You have to believe it!

Brenda
 
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Indeed. Life sucks, and then you die.

Or, to quote Denis Leary, life sucks, then you get cancer, then your dog dies, your wife leaves you, the cancer goes into remission, you get a new dog, you get remarried, you owe ten million dollars in medical bills but you work hard for thirty-five years and you pay it back and then -- one day -- you have a massive stroke, your whole right side is paralyzed, you have to limp along the streets and speak out of the left side of your mouth and drool but you go into rehabilitation and regain the power to walk and the power to talk and then -- one day -- you step off a curb at Sixty-seventh Street, and BANG you get hit by a city bus and then you die. Maybe.

- I can't name all of the capitols in the United States
No one is that bothered if you don't know Topeka is the capital of Kansas.
- I can't name all of the elements on the periodic table
It's not like you're going to deal with all these elements. When do you ever really work with Polonium? Never. Unless you're a hitman for the Russian government.
- I can't name all of the 10 commandments
So? I can't name the five pillars of Islam.

- I can't name all of the past presidents
Just as well. Warren Harding and James Buchanan are best forgotten anyway. And I can't fault you for not remembering William Henry Harrison. 31 days is an awfully short time to make an impression. - I can't name all of my cousins and aunts names
So you have a large family. Or a poor memory. Eh. - When preparing for my biology seminar I have realized that I may have passed college courses, but I don't know jack **** about how everything works together at the molecular level.
Unfortunately rather common place.

- I'm 26 years old living with 4 18 year olds who stay up to 3 or 4 in the morning every god danm day and I'm lucky to get 5 hours a sleep a night
Then do something about it.

- I work 42 hours a week while also taking 14 credits
Shows you are a hard worker, admission committees like that. - I'm doing better in biochemistry then I did in general and organic chemistry
Same here. But, I fail to see how that is bad thing. Would you feel better if you did worse in biochemistry?

- everyone thinks I'm an A student when I actually only have a few A's (my GPA sucks)
SMP / post-bac

- The person that I volunteer for (my boss) hates me while she loves the people who I referred the volunteering opportunity too.
Don't expect to get along with everyone. - I get told to do stuff outside of my job requirements
Welcome to the workforce. - people know what the parking rules are on campus but the stupid f_$*!s still break the rule and I have to keep writing tickets every damn morning.
Could be worse, you could be getting the tickets. - My 4.0 friend always gets an A on his exams but when you ask him to recall a concept from two years ago he can't remember a damn thing while I can
Again, unfortunately common place

- adcoms don't give a crap about how badly you want to become a doctor. All they give a crap about is what your GPA is and what your MCAT score is. Working full-time while also going to school full-time and volunteering 10 hours a week while also doing two independent research projects on your own don't mean jack! It's all about the stats.
Simply not true. While they are the most important factors, they aren't everything. Check out the MSAR graphs for rejected students. Still some high GPAs and MCATs there. You may also want to look at schools outside the country.

- I will be graduating in a few months with 50k dollars in debt (I had to pay every penny on my own…I don't have any family support) and my roommates get all of their education paid for by their parents and enjoying their big screen tv's and their brand new game systems while I struggle to afford milk and cereal for breakfast because I'm trying to pay for my tuition so I don't get kicked out of school (I go to a small liberal arts college)
And if you go to med school, you can expect that debt to grow. Some people have financial support, some do not. Don't worry about what your roommates are doing. Delayed gratification. That's part of higher education.

- because my GPA sucks I know I won't get admitted to any graduate program even though I have worked my ass off to try and get admitted to a graduate program and I know all o the lazy bumps around me will get into all sorts of graduate programs while putting almost zero effort of work into it.
Again, SMP or post-bac

- nobody from high school ever tries to get a hold of me
Some of us may consider that a blessing. Really, that's quite common. Aside from a few close friends, people tend to drift apart as they go their own ways in life.

- I don't have any close friends


- it takes a heck of a lot of energy out of you to try and always put a smile on your face when you are out and about in daily life when you are burning with depression inside
see your doctor

- I'm getting a college degree that basically will get me no jobs that pay worth crap if I don't get into a graduate program….so more schooling is needed no matter what
I believe there was a thread in this forum about donating sperm/eggs. Supplemental income is always nice. Joking aside, you can always get experience.

Long story short (too late, I know), quit complaining and figure out how you are going to overcome the obstacles that are in your way. You seem to have an illogical expectation that life is fair. Part of life is figuring out what you can't change. You can't change what your friends or roommates do or how their lives are in comparison to yours. You can just improve your own.

So - what are you going to do?
 
why do you keep going? nobody says you have to do anything. you need some way to get rid of your stress, i'd definatly think about changing where you live. instead of feeling like you only react to your problems, take an initiative and grab your life by the horns. med school demands a huge sacrifice, i dont think anyone slides in, floating along, like so many that enter undergrad have.
 
It sounds like you are just really struggling to keep up with your tuition pay while doing well in school. That is not as rare as you think, and there really aren't any ways around it besides working even harder. What you can consider doing is to work for a few years, save up a few bucks and go through a postbac program before applying to medical school.

You do not suck at life, life just sucks sometimes. It ain't always easy, and you just gotta try.
 
Keep your head up.. As hard as this might be, it's your only option.. I've felt similar before, but then I've realized it's not worth it.

Whats the point of hating your roommates, dwelling on the fact that your volunteer boss hates you, thinking about how much you dislike your job, disliking your life??? Whats the point?? Is that going to do anything for you?? NO!

Then ONLY thing these emotions are going to do for you is make you WORSE!
You need to get up and SUCK IT UP! Stop living in the past and look towards the future.

You didn't do to well....TOO BAD!!! You get up, stand up and MOVE ON!
Life keeps going.... I know, I've been there.....

Whenever you stand up, and move on you're telling your past and all your falters that they CAN'T keep you down!! You become a stronger, better person... Next time when problems like these arise, you brush'em off and guess what you do? STAND UP and MOVE ON...............
 
+pity+How did you let your life get like that then?

ps. i don't know anyone that can name all the capitals or elements on the periodic table
 
No my life doesnt suck...sorry...check next week after a few exams
 
What second grader knows all the presidents and elements? This reminds me of a Chinese boy who went to medical school really young. I think he was 13 when he started?
 
People are SO COLD on this forum. It frightens me to think that this will be the future cohort of doctors. have some god damn empathy. Better yet, go to law school
 
Well there you go... you got plenty of support from SDNers, however if you haven't done anything to address your depression as of yet I doubt this is going to spur you on. You gotta make the decision yourself to work on your mental health, if you don't take serious steps to do so you will find it very hard to accomplish anything, at least without feeling completely drained. Figure out what you need to do to fix your perspective on things whether that be therapy (strongly suggested while you have free counseling services offered through school) or something else.
 
well, i was pretty darn sure that there was a month with 32 days in it until a friend enlightened me on the matter a few months ago.lol
 
i suck at college football, we cant all be winners.
 
veaselhaufen said:
People are SO COLD on this forum. It frightens me to think that this will be the future cohort of doctors. have some god damn empathy. Better yet, go to law school
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Well, physicians are people too
 
you can't suck at life if you're dead...... just sayin.
 
collegefootball said:
Well, I'm half way done with this semester and I'm well on my way to graduating with a college degree in biology knowing that I don't know anything that I should know. I'm no smarter then a 2nd grader!

- I can't name all of the capitols in the United States
- I can’t name all of the elements on the periodic table
- I can't name all of the 10 commandments
- I can't name all of the past presidents
- I can’t name all of my cousins and aunts names
- When preparing for my biology seminar I have realized that I may have passed college courses, but I don't know jack **** about how everything works together at the molecular level.
- I'm 26 years old living with 4 18 year olds who stay up to 3 or 4 in the morning every god danm day and I’m lucky to get 5 hours a sleep a night
- I work 42 hours a week while also taking 14 credits
- I'm doing better in biochemistry then I did in general and organic chemistry
- everyone thinks I'm an A student when I actually only have a few A's (my GPA sucks)
- The person that I volunteer for (my boss) hates me while she loves the people who I referred the volunteering opportunity too.
- I get told to do stuff outside of my job requirements
- people know what the parking rules are on campus but the stupid f_$*!s still break the rule and I have to keep writing tickets every damn morning.
- My 4.0 friend always gets an A on his exams but when you ask him to recall a concept from two years ago he can’t remember a damn thing while I can
- adcoms don’t give a crap about how badly you want to become a doctor. All they give a crap about is what your GPA is and what your MCAT score is. Working full-time while also going to school full-time and volunteering 10 hours a week while also doing two independent research projects on your own don’t mean jack! It’s all about the stats.
- I will be graduating in a few months with 50k dollars in debt (I had to pay every penny on my own…I don’t have any family support) and my roommates get all of their education paid for by their parents and enjoying their big screen tv’s and their brand new game systems while I struggle to afford milk and cereal for breakfast because I’m trying to pay for my tuition so I don’t get kicked out of school (I go to a small liberal arts college)
- because my GPA sucks I know I won’t get admitted to any graduate program even though I have worked my ass off to try and get admitted to a graduate program and I know all o the lazy bumps around me will get into all sorts of graduate programs while putting almost zero effort of work into it.
- nobody from high school ever tries to get a hold of me
- I don’t have any close friends
- it takes a heck of a lot of energy out of you to try and always put a smile on your face when you are out and about in daily life when you are burning with depression inside
- I’m getting a college degree that basically will get me no jobs that pay worth crap if I don’t get into a graduate program….so more schooling is needed no matter what

There is so much more that I suck life at.

So do you suck at life as well?
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Most of the things you mention are inconsequential. Of the things that are worth mentioning:

Go see a doctor about your depression. I'm betting this is a large contributor to your other problems.





As far as having no friends, maybe if every job you had wasn't one involving narc'ing on your classmates, you'd have more friends. I sure as hell wouldn't invite you to a party if I knew you were just gonna bust it.

Sometimes people have to park illegally in the rediculously inadequate school parking (just assuming yalls is like ours was) in order to get to class on time. Sure, your job is to ticket them, but don't act like they're stupid. They probably knew they would get a ticket when they parked there, but had bigger priorities.

Why the hell are you rooming with 4 18 year olds when you know you don't want to lead the same sort of lifestyle? Why not try to find some grad student roomates, they tend to be older and more studious.

Maybe your volunteer director doesn't like you because you're unfriendly or have poor social skills (see above comments about being a narc). These are things you can work on. Or perhaps your director doesn't dislike you at all, and your perception of this is simply colored by your depression. This can be worked on as well.

If your GPA is suffering, maybe you should cut out the two independant research projects. Sure, you have to work to support yourself, but these projects I'm sure take up significant time, and you've already identified that they're much less important to your future goals than getting a higher GPA. So fix the problem. Quit the projects and spend more time studying.



Of these things, most importantly, in order:

Get a physician's help for your depression.

and

Quit being a GD narc, and make some friends instead. Instead of busting up beer parties, THROW a f'in beer party. Geez
 
MattD said:
Most of the things you mention are inconsequential. Of the things that are worth mentioning:

Go see a doctor about your depression. I'm betting this is a large contributor to your other problems.





As far as having no friends, maybe if every job you had wasn't one involving narc'ing on your classmates, you'd have more friends. I sure as hell wouldn't invite you to a party if I knew you were just gonna bust it.

Sometimes people have to park illegally in the rediculously inadequate school parking (just assuming yalls is like ours was) in order to get to class on time. Sure, your job is to ticket them, but don't act like they're stupid. They probably knew they would get a ticket when they parked there, but had bigger priorities.

Why the hell are you rooming with 4 18 year olds when you know you don't want to lead the same sort of lifestyle? Why not try to find some grad student roomates, they tend to be older and more studious.

Maybe your volunteer director doesn't like you because you're unfriendly or have poor social skills (see above comments about being a narc). These are things you can work on. Or perhaps your director doesn't dislike you at all, and your perception of this is simply colored by your depression. This can be worked on as well.

If your GPA is suffering, maybe you should cut out the two independant research projects. Sure, you have to work to support yourself, but these projects I'm sure take up significant time, and you've already identified that they're much less important to your future goals than getting a higher GPA. So fix the problem. Quit the projects and spend more time studying.



Of these things, most importantly, in order:

Get a physician's help for your depression.

and

Quit being a GD narc, and make some friends instead. Instead of busting up beer parties, THROW a f'in beer party. Geez
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could you give us the tl;dr
 
AnPlatypus said:
could you give us the tl;dr
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Pardon?


And I'd throw out the woman and the child. Assuming we're going to land the boat on a deserted island with similarly limited rations. The doctor can help me if I get sick or injured. The child, I would just have to take care of. Keeping the pregnant woman would just lead to a future third party, and the necessity of making a decision again. From a purely selfish standpoint of course.

If the situation is temporary, and we'll be landing on a deserted island of plenty, the decision would be completely different. All 3 would be evaluated for suitability as a mate. I'll take care of the 5 year old as long as she grows up nice 🙂

Creepy?
 
Its all about confidence. Its the only thing in the world that you need, as long as most everyone else remains meek.
 
The feelings of depression will go away if you stop writing parking tickets. That has to seriously screw up your Karma... nobody likes meter maids.
 
aw cheer up!!

I know it's much easier said than done but we all have to try right?! I know what you mean by seeing how everyone's life is easier when their mommy and daddy still take care of everything for them. I also went to a private school and worked full-time at 3 different jobs for the most part to pay for everything. Now that I have graduated, I am trying to make sure the rent and food is covered before submitting my secondaries.. it does suck when i see most of my friends who are also applying just goes traveling and everything is paid for whereas I am struggling right now.. but i am sure there are ppl like us who have it harder than others and maybe in even worse situations.

I have realized that pitying myself and blaming on others would actually stop me from making progress. all these obstacles we have to overcome would only make the success in the end feel so much better. I learned not to compare myself with others and just make sure that I am making a little more progress everyday.

hehe sorry to sound really cheesy! =p.. just want to let u kno there are def others like u out there! :luck:

😍
 
A person cries for help but is beaten down more. You people are disgusting and I hope karma bites you hard.
 
Revenant don't even post you ignorant tool.
 
Aww rev, you're starting to remind me of DKM.

To the OP: It'll get better. Probably. Hell, I dunno, I feel like that too sometimes. Just take some time for yourself, change roommates, and stop comparing your situation to others. Sorry things suck.
 
Look, don't kill yourself, but quit whining. Seriously.. buck up. Your outlook on life could change everything.

Yeah, some people get everything, wah wah, but you just have to deal with what you've been dealt. Things suck sometimes, so you change it. Be proactive. Whining is not proactive.

Incidentally, I actually do know all of the state capitals though. And the presidents.. to the tune of 10 little indians. Ha ha! Unfortunately I don't remember what I did in class this morning. I promise you that it won't help me in life. Unless I go on a trivial game show.

Seriously though, I really do think that life is 1% what happens to you and 99% of how you look at it and what you do about it.
 
Are you guys all serious? Are we talking about the same OP who obviously just copied some chain Myspace message to this forum? Half of the sh** it talks about doesnt even make sense. When was the last time someone was depressed because they didn't know all the state capitols? I dont. The font in the message isn't even consistent. And this person hasn't posted since the opening. And that's not because he killed himself. There is no chance he posted this so he could be "consoled."
 
Nah, my life doesn't suck. I've got a hot wife who pays the bills, I'm already in med school, I have enough close friends to keep me happy, and I'm in good health.
 
Rooter76 said:
Are you guys all serious? Are we talking about the same OP who obviously just copied some chain Myspace message to this forum? Half of the sh** it talks about doesnt even make sense. When was the last time someone was depressed because they didn't know all the state capitols? I dont. The font in the message isn't even consistent. And this person hasn't posted since the opening. And that's not because he killed himself. There is no chance he posted this so he could be "consoled."
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Seriously, you folks are all very kind, but the OP is giggling to himself right now.
 
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