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[5and5torm]

so as some of you may know, school has not been going well for me. I've been placed on academic probation twice (after 2nd semester of freshman year and after last semester) for having a semester GPA of less than 2.0 (1.92 and 1.94). This semester isn't looking too bright either except for one thing; I got prescribed adderall in early November (

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[monkeys_pass]

I was actually going to post myself about this but didn't: I've been diagnosed with this ADD thing for most of my life and until kinda recently I've essentially ignored it and blown it off as bs. I also realized I had no idea what ADD actually was except for what's implied by the name. So I looked it up and it made a lot of sense. ADD is a reality, not something made up. Not that I'm using it as an excuse for anything, nothing like that, but seriously (and surprisingly), just understanding this really helps a lot

[5and5torm]

yeah i only took 14 credits this semester but because i was pretty much at an all time low in the motivation department, i didn't do shit for about 70% of the semester. i might have gone to about 20% of my classes for the first month and 40% for the second month and studied a total of maybe 4 hours for my first round of 5 exams and maybe 5 hours for my second round of five exams. since the adderall, i've gone to around 80% of my classes and already i've studied close to 20 hours for my finals and i still have two full days of studying that i know i'm going to utilize until for my first final and then more studying. if i had done this from the start of the semester, there's no doubt i would have ended up with at least a 3.3 or something for this semester. but this is not the case and ill probably get something in the 1.8-2.3 range as a result. i'm not sure i have the time to keep taking 14 credits a semester (i'd be here for 6 years if i did) but i'm definitely going to do better going forward no matter how many classes i have to

[tig_bitties]

I agree. I actually find this concept very interesting. The massive level of technology is incredible compared to the minuscule amount that existed in previous decades/centuries. That fact alone contributes to occupying a large amount of of brains every day. That is why most of our grandparents can't even begin to fathom how to utilize a computer or other hand held electronics that exist today. If you really feel that Adderall is the solution to your academic problem, then you should definitely continue to take it. However, you should decide whether you're going to take it only during exam time(like I do), or if you are really going to take it everyday. I'm not positive on what I'm saying, but I think it's also really interesting that most people feel that people with ADD and ADHD actually have too much activity going through their brains. It's actually sort of the opposite. People with ADD/ADHD lack specific neurons?(again, not positive of the terminology) to satisfy themselves with the correct amount of stimulation, and because of

[tig_bitties]

Yo dawg don't worry we'll hit up the F19.

[m30w_plz]

even though my perspective of adderall has forever been skewed from seeing most people taking it not really needing it at all, i think that this situation seems justified by taking adderall. although your families financial situation seems shitty, i think talking to your mom and taking out loans will work in the long run. atleast rutgers isn't as expensive as most schools and you can actually pay it all back without being in debt for years. i wouldn't worry too much about the future. i think you should just figure out what you really enjoy doing and forget about the how easy it will be to find a job.

[hopewasclosed]

Christ, y'all are cracked out as fuck in this here thread.