Academic Warning, how screwed am I?
For a bit of context, I’m a transfer student who just finished my first year at Georgia Tech. I came from another university with a 4.0 GPA, so adjusting to Tech was honestly a rough experience for me.
During my fall semester, I struggled to keep up and ended up with a mix of A’s, B’s, and a couple of D’s. Needless to say, I was incredibly discouraged. Coming into the spring semester, I had a mandatory advising meeting where I was given advice on how to improve and succeed at Tech. I started attending PLUS sessions, spent an hour every week with my math TA, and made a serious effort to stay on top of my work and complete assignments on time.
But leading up to my first Physics 2 exam, I started dealing with a level of anxiety that felt overwhelming and honestly unfamiliar to me. I’m a Georgia native, and I’m extremely grateful to be able to attend Tech through the Zell Miller Scholarship, but after my disappointing first semester, I think the pressure and fear of failing started affecting my confidence badly.
Before that first exam, I had what I can only describe as a small panic attack, and I ended up underperforming. Unfortunately, that cycle repeated itself throughout the semester during exams. I know this might sound like a “feel bad for me” post, but I genuinely wanted to ask if anyone has gone through something similar or has advice.
Does Stamps offer counseling or resources for situations like this? Has anyone here managed to come back from a really difficult year at Tech? I’m honestly scared about losing my financial aid, and I don’t really know who to talk to about all of this. It feels like everyone around me has their life together while mine feels like it’s falling apart.