I'm taking four classes:  
Cinema
History
Composition (English)
Math

The course load feels like way too much.  
I have a total of 394 pages to read, three directors to research, three essays to write and 8 pages of math problems to do - all by next weeks classes.
This alone terrifies me.

So I take a deep breath. Concentrate. Choose one thing to focus on at a time.
And I feel so retarded.
I'm not smart enough to deal with this. I don't feel like I can do this.

And I don't know what to do.

I work on the days I don't have class. I can't drop any classes because I barely have enough credits to keep my "good student" car insurance discount (which saves me over $150).
I can't afford to quit my job.

I'm freaking out.
And I feel so alone about this.

Post edited at 5:37 pm on Sep. 7, 2008 by IndieGo

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Super cool.

I'm in my first year of a community college too, and the workload is nothing even close to what your going through.

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Auburn Tigers! War Eagle!

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You're not alone. I was just talking to some guy on Wednesday who is having the same problem. He probably has at least 12 credits, maybe 16, and is working 32 hours a week. He said, "I'm so tired, I don't know how people do this." Poor guy.

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Same here. 13 units and at least 30 hours a week.
Plus my family expects me to take care of them.

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Super cool.