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To the students who are struggling.
To the students who are struggling.
I know you don’t see yourself in this light but you’re a capable person. Please don’t associate yourself with the letters that indicate your grades, how many friends you have/friends you don’t have, the number of times you failed a class, the day you had a breakdown cause everything seems so difficult, etc. Whatever it may be that is hindering you, be it the loss of a loved one, depression/anxiety/other mental illness, struggle to understand course material, difficult situations with people, feelings that you are not good enough for your major or anyone, whatever it may be, you will be okay in the end.
I don’t want to sugarcoat anything cause life really is unfair and fucking hard. And it is easier said than done to push through the semester. But there is no need for you to cry anymore. Remember you came so far despite all your struggles. It’s hard, but celebrate what you managed to achieve so far.
Even though you might have not gotten the A you wanted, you still managed to show up to the exam and try your best. Even though you felt so shitty and anxious during the presentation, you still got up and did it, didn’t you? Even though you felt dumb for asking a question, you still asked it, didn’t you? Even though it feels like the professor doesn’t like you, you managed to stay in the class and not drop out of fear, that’s a fighting spirit. Even though you felt so fucking lonely that one day, you managed to speak to someone, didn’t you? Most of all, you’re still here, aren’t you? And I’m so proud of you.
It’s okay to tell yourself that things aren’t working out in your favor. It’s okay to tell yourself that things are hard right now. Please don’t invalidate how you feel. College is hard. As cheesy as it sounds, it’ll be alright in the end. So stop calling yourself worthless, stop calling yourself not good enough. Even though the fight is hard, it’ll end eventually.
****EDIT: Don’t think that I’ve forgotten about you professors.
I know a lot of you professors are also struggling as well. If you’re on reddit too, then I hope you read this too. I know a lot of us students seem ungrateful, that a lot of us don’t care, that a lot of us dislike you guys. To those professors that really do care, love their careers and have been trying so hard to teach us, thank you. I know it’s also a struggling to balance college course material to teach, grading exam/projects/papers, family life, and everything else. Thank you so much for all your service and care.
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