I'm a bio major and I want to commit suicide?

Question

Please help I need advice desperately. Please do not be too harsh because I don't think I can take it...

I just finished my first semester as a sophomore bio major and I don't know what to do...

I was a straight A student in high school and now, I have a horrible C range gpa

I did not do well my freshman first semester, I passed all my classes but i did horrible in my first bio class. I did well in general chem I and II with A's. Second semester I did much better in genetics, but did not do well in calculus. This past semester, I just passed organic chemistry with a C- and my organismic class with a C-.

I attend all my lectures, I sit in the front of the class. I love the material I'm learning and I have a passion for biology but I am not doing well on my exams and my practicals.

Its stressing me out because with my gpa, I feel I will never get a job and I won't even have the ability to apply to graduate schools. Its making me so sad and anxious that all I think about is suicide. I am not a stupid individual, but with these classes it makes me feel as if I am the dumbest person to walk the face of the earth. I do the homework, I attend exam reviews, Ive had tutors, Ive done group study sessions with other bio majors. I really don;t want to switch my major because I love what I'm learning, but I;m not doing well and it is seriously affecting my health. My grades in all my GEP classes are B's and A's but my pre-reqs are C's and I have 2 D's :*(

I've talked to my adviser and and my professors and they are not helpful. They're extremely degrading when I don't understand things and do not offer much assistance.

Please help me, give me some suggestions for proper studying habits as that is where my biggest problem lies.

I want to do well so badly and I don't mind putting in the effort. At the moment, I was already starting to do practice problems for my second semester of organic chemistry while on break. Until i received an e-mail for my grades and began to have a panic attack.

Its not because I party or anything like that, i'm only involed in a few programs on campus.

I seriously don;t know what to do...

I re-write my notes, I ask my self questions and make practice tests, I carry around a white board and draw out diagrams.

I don't know what else to do :*(((((

Answer 1

Please talk to a counsellor about this. Maybe you need to find something which genuinely makes you happy and doesn't stress you out so much or maybe you have an underlying mentall illness. Your priority right now is your health. Please contact a trusted person in your life and let us know you've done so.

Answer 2

First of all, do not give up. It's totally common for people to go through this! You are a beautiful person, inside and out. Do not be afraid to talk with your boyfriend. I know that you may be afraid he will look down on you, but if he's really a true friend, he will listen and help you out. Secondly, don't lose your dreams. You've had such a great ambition since a young age, and it's really a great one. I'd say continue to be a biology major, and use a tutor when necessary. Also, keep visiting your counselor. When you go to the doctor, ask about depression medicine. See what the doctor thinks. It does not mean that you are depressed; it simply means that you are having a rough time that many people suffer from. It's okay to use medicine when it's needed. However, don't abuse the medicine if you get it. Finally, like I said before, STAY STRONG. It's hard, but believe me, it will definitely pay off in the end, and you will be glad you didn't end it. My mom is a doctor, and in college when she too was a freshman, had trouble. Her professor told her that she'd never be able to be a doctor, but today, she has an overflow of patients. (they have so many that they have to turn away people wanting to join the office) So stay strong, and remember there is always someone who is willing to listen, and don't give up. <3 good luck!

Answer 3

If this is making you contemplate suicide there is a bigger problem here then just your major. You need to seek help, talk with your parents or someone that will listen and get you help! 1-800-273-8255 is a hotline that can help you out with this! One of the issues with your study habits could be clinical depression which makes it very difficult to concentrate and focus on studying and medications and/or therapy can help with this. It doesn' t mean you are weak.



I was the same way in college I got a C in my cell bio class and thought the world had ended....clearly it didn't. I got into a wonderful medical school and I am at the top of my class and scored in the 97th percentile on my board exams.

I struggled with studying and my biggest suggestion is go to some place without distractions like the library, don't fool yourself make sure you are actually studying don't go on facebook or surface the internet. When you are studying study 100% and when you aren't have fun 100% so you don't get burned out by always thinking about it. Make sure when you read the information you read you always ask the question why something is why it is. Practice tests are really helpful and so are study groups (if people are serious).

Find an advisor or counselor that is understanding (you may have to try a couple some can be jerks- so you have someone to go to at school when you need help).



Better yet try a tutor! I tutor plenty of people in science that were failing and brought their grades up to As and Bs it is definitely possible...find a good tutor tho! if you want some more suggestion or need to talk leave your email on here : ) good luck and remember life will go on I promise, ending it is never the answer and asking for help means you are strong enough to recognize you need help!!

Answer 4

Oh hey no worries! I am a Biology major as well and we use this phrase more than any other. In fact, when asked what our major is we typically all say,"oh it's presuicide." But what makes us get through all of the rigorous course work is each other.

Answer 5

How much do you love what you do?



I started out a pre-law kid. Had horrible grades. I cared, I spent a ridiculous amount of time in the library. It didn't matter what I did. I just couldn't get the grades that reflected the effort I put in.



I thought I would do pre-law because it seemed like a good career. I was good at it, or so I thought. Instead, I said screw it and took a bio class because I enjoyed it. Everyone had a horrible time with the class and I got fantastic grades. Instead of studying for my major classes, I would study for bio because I thought it was super fun. I really enjoyed it (as nerdy as that sounds).



Eventually I looked into things and became pre-med. (a case of extremes. It's not the only path for science, but it's what I fell in love with). I stayed longer, which I can't really afford now, but loans help. Now I get 4.0s. My overall GPA is a 3.3 because of my first two years but I absolutely love what I do. The drastic change in grades kept me competitive for medical school and got me a few interviews. Studying is no longer a chore. I love doing it. I wouldn't have it any other way.



Find what you love. Say screw it. If you are really passionate about something, you'll make money in it. You'll work harder than anyone else because it won't feel like work to you. If you have nothing you love now, just go through a giant book of careers and picture yourself doing them. One of those will blow your mind.

Answer 6

A panic attack is a sudden fear or intense anxiety that can cause shortness of breath or dizziness or do you have palpitations (rapid heartbeat). You may feel out of control. Some people believe they are having a heart attack or who are about to die.



Listen, Take a deep breath. If we notice tingling in the tips of the hands or feet means we ventilate or oxygenate more than necessary and that what matters in 'stop', so we'll carry air quietly counting one, two, three, four, and Gently expel the air, and repeat the operation until you feel that way unless we introduce exogenous symptom tingling disappears and we find it more comfortable to breathe.



- Look at something and focus the vision in the external world (see a picture, a car license plate that starts with ...) This see-out helped us to know if we recover well and pleasant feeling of balance. Should also hear-off (that sounds I hear, that song sounds, how I hear my own voice) and play anything like my clothes, furniture, any object, and pear sensory channels lead outward. All these measures lead to see if we are fainting or dizzy or if we're 'functional'.



- Continue doing what you're doing (if we were doing something) or invent a task. It is likely that the situation of panic locked in a car, in a classroom or office, waiting in line at the bank or at the supermarket checkout (preferably with people behind and before the flight preventing us). Then does something can be talk, browse, think what you ate last week, economic or rote write notes, listen to music or hum, or anything that has enough grip to distract).



- Wait the required minutes to relax (think that when one takes a while to alter calm, do not confuse this with you 'fail' in control and not to be taken as something 'weird' that we delay our five or ten minutes to achieve calm down.

Answer 7

the answers below are pretty good.

all im saying is. by killing yourself itll not help you in aniweyy att all. your smart but stressed, you need to take a break and start with a fresh mind,

these suicidal thoughts are polluting your mind so even if you are doing well, these thoughts are going to drag you back down

lifes about the ups and downs, what matters is getting up each time you fall

Answer 8

First of all you should NOT kill yourself. I bet you're a ******* genius and you don't even know it. Just the fact that you're majoring in BIO speaks for itself. Trust me kid, everybody stresses about college. You'll get through it, you are aware that you can retake classes right?