Cant deal with collage

LegacyUser

Im posting this because im very close to cracking up. Im 21 and im in first year of collage and Im finding it extreamly difficult. For a bit of background, Im dislexic along with having other learing difficulties. Education has allways been very difficult for me. Even as far back a primary school I was held back and put I special classes because I couldnt keep up. I continiously struggled through seconday and when the leaving cert came around I did try but in the end I did poorly and ended up failing. I eventually got into collage after loads of hassle and accepted the one course I was offered. Its safe to say that its just a disaster. I cant keep up with the work, Im continiously lost, its might take me 3 hours to do something that everone else does in half a hour during a class. Ive failed pritty much ever test that ive done. Ive tried speaking with the collage about this, but they dont really know what to do about it. I dont know what to do at this stage but I know that Im definitly not happy in this course. My heads wrecked every day of the week, Im not enjoying it at all, maybe I have no place being in collage, I really dont know. If I drop out I know that I wont have very many options, but I know for a fact that I wont be passing the year. I just wish that I had the intelegence to do well but thats never going to happen.

sorry that the post is all over the place.
thanks

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lcrcboy

Have you taught about getting grinds to help you with certain subjects that your weak at, the above poster is right because your dyslexic does not mean anything serious, I'am dyslexic to and Im in college studying for a degree, now I struggle a little and to be honest I dont think this degree is for me but Im going to stick at it to get some form of third level eductaion to back me up.

And as the above poster said there are many famous and well acomplished people who are dyslexic such as:

Richard Branson Businessman and Billionaire,
Orlando Bloom Actor,
Tom Cruise Actor,
Henry Ford, founder of Ford motors,
William Hewlet co-founder of Hewlet-Packard,
Leonardo Da Vinci World Famous Artist if not the most famous,
Keanu Reeves Actor,
Thomas Edison Inventor,
Even Albert Einstein suffered from Dyslexia

If I were you I would not get bogged down by being dyslexic but you should consider getting some help to deal with it such as grinds and maybe even go see a counsler to disucuss how it has an impact on your life.

And sorry if my spelling isint great but hay I suffer from it to

Nolanger

Richard Rogers the famous architect is dyslexic too. It's the Irish education system that's the problem not you.

LegacyUser

I dont know how to comment on this really.
I'm not dyslexic and I wouldn't have a notion about what it's like.

The last poster probably has a fairly good point though, it's not you, it's the system.

I have a leaving certificate, and a reasonably good one, but did I come out a nice well rounded person, ready for the work world after the leaving certificate? No.
I emerged from the leaving certificate a stressed out, frazzled, nervous wreck, who ON PAPER, looked or was deemed "intelligent"

I made some really stupid decisions in the years after the leaving certificate, that if I had been equipped with better awareness of myself, and if anyone had given a **** about MY career in Secondary school, I wouldn't have made.


Things will change I think , just maybe not in our lifetime.

Just try to be happy and look after yourself and remember who you are. Thats it.

tenchi-fan

Colleges and uni's can have their shortcomings and I've met tonnes of incompetent, arrogant and boring lecturers.

Having said that, I'll play devil's advocate.

Is college for you?

Does your course focus on academic learning and rote learning?

Did you chose your course because you are interested in the topic? Or because you just wanted to go to college and weren't sure what course to do?

You said it takes 3 hours to do something that it takes other's 30 minutes to do. Do you enjoy doing it or is it a chore? When you have completed the task, do you feel as sense of accomplishment, or do you never want to look at it again?

Even though you're weak on the essays and exam side of things, do you feel you have strengths over others in the class in terms of creative thinking, seeing the forest for the trees, etc?

Further education is important, and a degree will always stand to you. But just be open to the fact that this course might not be for you.

LegacyUser

When I started I though the course was something that I was intrested in but now I know that its really not for me. Its a It course which sounded good at the start but I soon found out that the course mainly revolves aroung maths and programming,which I hate, I no intrest in them. When Im doing work I allways feel stressed out trying to keep up and allway fall behind. I cant really ask the lecture to slow down just for me. I going to try to look into other options for next year but dont really know what I want to do or if id even get anything.

LegacyUser

I am two years older then you but I also have dyslexia, it was recognised early and I was able to get support from my primary school. Which was extra English classes and I dropped Irish (which I later regretted) then the same for my secondary school. For my JC and LC I had a reader, which was a major help as I often misread what is being asked.

I got an average LC but the course (Computer Sci which involves programming and maths) I wanted to do was 15 points below what I got (though has jumped up by 60 points now after the down turn). Again I was struggling with my course and I failed and had to repeat SEVEN exams at the end of first year but some how I managed to pass them. Each year I got better at my course such as in 2nd & 3rd year I didnt have any repeats. Last year (my final year) I managed to get a 2.1 after putting in really long hours and kinda stopped having a life for a bit. I also hated my course at the start but by final year I really enjoyed it as I got to do all the interesting modules unlike what I had for the 3 years previous.

I have now recently gotten a job in a office over 1000 people with a multi-national company, yet again I am struggling but hopefully I will get though this like I have with many other things.

lcrcboy

unreg1 wrote: »

When I started I though the course was something that I was intrested in but now I know that its really not for me. Its a It course which sounded good at the start but I soon found out that the course mainly revolves aroung maths and programming,which I hate, I no intrest in them. When Im doing work I allways feel stressed out trying to keep up and allway fall behind. I cant really ask the lecture to slow down just for me. I going to try to look into other options for next year but dont really know what I want to do or if id even get anything.

Im not trying to push you in a direction but have you ever thought about acting, writing, directing or being a musician or anything that may involve the arts, I have been reading that often times the arts are filled with people who have dyslexia I think its something to do with the way we think we apparently have a vivid crystal clear imagination which I presume helps in the arts, you should take a look into it.

Also if there is anything that interests you and you have always had a love for it read into it and try find ways at obtaining some form of training or education in the area.