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FrenchToastMafia
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I did nothing in high school work wise, i barley know how to read and now im in college. I'm starting to get the hang of it now, but i have a hard time focusing. Is there any medicine to help concentrate besides aderol?

Please no comments saying i should of tryed harder in high school, thanks.
Sep 23 2009 11:15PM
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Peter.
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how'd you get into college in the first place?
Sep 23 2009 11:16PM
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da-bling
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sit in the library and drink coffee, you'll get bored enough you will force yourself to do school work
Sep 23 2009 11:16PM
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Hansel.
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lock all distractions in a closet. trust me i thought i had add prolbems studing but it was just distractions.
Sep 23 2009 11:16PM
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treebeard
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Sep 23 2009 11:16PM
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spruitm
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you just ave to force yourself to do work.  if you dont you'll fail out.  and they really dont care if you fail out so its up to you
Sep 23 2009 11:16PM
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SteezyOhio
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lol, really you should have tried in highschool ( i know you said to not say that, but its obvious) how did you even get into college if you cant read or study?
other drugs to focus? i know one kid on here has some fentenyl for sale (jokes!)
try getting a prescription for actually drugs instead of flipping aderaol from your roommate
Sep 23 2009 11:17PM
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Twaddler
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suck but you just gotta do it. college work is no easier than high school work
Sep 23 2009 11:20PM
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Jamestown
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I heard vicodin helps concentration...or was that percocet?
Sep 23 2009 11:22PM
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FrenchToastMafia
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my high school was very easy, i had a gpa of 83.2 or something and i got like a 1530 on the sats so im not a dumbass i just have a hard time focusing thats all, wondering if there was anything to help me out, im guna get tested for add when i go home for break but until then
Sep 23 2009 11:22PM
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dbstar
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HAHAHA amazing
Sep 23 2009 11:23PM
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connoroh
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you don't have add.

Kids don't like doing work. You'd know if you had add.
Sep 23 2009 11:24PM
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DrStrangelove
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what the fuck school do you go to?

try to comprehend this: in all likelihood, you're probably destined to become a victim of what academic institutions refer to as an "acceptable 4-year attrition rate"

in other words, you're expendable, thanks for playing
Sep 23 2009 11:24PM
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FrenchToastMafia
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fuck you guys are assholes, nvm void thread (thank you people who gave comments to try to help me)
Sep 23 2009 11:26PM
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FrenchToastMafia
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^^ lol my mom works at the college so i go for free 
Sep 23 2009 11:27PM
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SteezyOhio
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your gpa is 20 times that of mine, shit!
Sep 23 2009 11:30PM
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FrenchToastMafia
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^i think it was a 2.8 or something i didnt know exactly so i told you my grade out or 100, by the way ohio fuckin sucks
Sep 23 2009 11:33PM
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charmander
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well, by way of comparison, i have a 2.5 gpa, on our WASL tests i got 100% on reading and writing, and high 80's on math and science, so im not retarded. i just don't apply myself.

you sound similar.
Sep 23 2009 11:44PM
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afrocentric
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Though I am in Canada, my situation was the same. I slacked off in highschool didn't take the right courses and skipped a ton, barely graduated. I was always one of the people that could do no studying and do well on the test.

Now Im in college, planning to transfer to UBC come next fall, my current GPA is 3.67.

The difference? 

Maturity, and the realization that this determines your future not highschool. All you have to do is buckle down, discipline yourself and try to block all distractions. Keep a current schedule of dates and deadlines as well as your current readings you need to do.

Its all about organization, time management, and discipline.

Sep 23 2009 11:51PM
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SteezyOhio
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that was heavy sarcasm if you couldnt sense it
copy paste from my posting in wrong thread dawg
"haha im just kidding man, it just pesters me on some spelling errors, not every word needs to be right, just when theyre blatant it annoys me, but i did offer solid advice, go check out a doctor and see if you can get a prescription, helped me a hell lot with my adhd raised my gpa from 2.7 freshman year to a 3.5 junior year"
Sep 23 2009 11:52PM
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afrocentric
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|Yep I can definetly get on board with what you are saying. Unless you plan to go onto graduate studies, or into Law or Medicine, your grades don't matter. And it all depends on how well you retain and apply the content you have studied. However, I do believe that the harder you work and the higher your mark, the better you will be able to apply the knowledge you have gained through the course of studies.

Welcome to the layer cake

Sep 24 2009 12:14AM
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wintersway
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the professors dont care if you flunk out in the first year, they will grade how they are supposed to grade papers.
if you need help understanding something, talk to them after class or email them.
keep up on long term assignments and dont leave shit for the last minute.
keep a steady routine of when you do homework and try to set goals for when you go to bed. 6+ hours of sleep will help in every way imaginable
dont party on nights that you have classes the next day, its just stupid.

just give a shit and try to do all your work. i am an architect student, one of the most heavily loaded majors in many colleges and am managing fine. i tend to party friday & saturdays and do bits of homework saturday afternoon and finish it sunday. works for me.

if you have a work study job available to you, most of them pretty much pay you to sit there and do homework, while "working" at an info desk or in the library. ill be making $2000 this year for this.
Sep 24 2009 1:37AM
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Arabian.
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OMG you are fucked. How can you barely read? That's an elementary school job! Also, you better be talking about the new 2400 SAT, because you cannot be smart enough to get a 1530 on the original if you can barely read. Have you tried giving a shit?
Sep 24 2009 2:18AM
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GORlLLA
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If you can barely read you're a retard.
Sep 24 2009 2:24AM
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b-kul
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1530 on your sat? sorry but your kinda a dumbass.
Sep 24 2009 1:09PM
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Mr.Panda
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im just curious.  if you can barely read like you say, how the fuck did you graduate?
Sep 24 2009 1:11PM
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*christ*
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?
Sep 24 2009 1:16PM
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Alex_G
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how are you able to navigate this site?
Sep 24 2009 1:16PM
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Mr.Panda
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using a mouse and clicking on links?  i guess, i dont know.......
Sep 24 2009 1:27PM
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Mr.Panda
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dude, i so want.
Sep 24 2009 1:42PM
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skiP.E.I.
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That picture is a dozen kinds of awesome.

To thread creator, I don't suggest taking medicine to focus. Just use some self discipline to get what you need done, everyone has it. Get enough sleep and eat well too, try not to miss many classes, take an interest in what you're doing, I'm assuming you're studying something that holds at least a little interest for you. Try and get as much exercise as possible too, if you move around a lot in your free time it'll be that much easier to concentrate when you have to study. Mostly be confident that you can finish all your assignments.
Sep 24 2009 1:43PM
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prontocuts.com
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Alright ill give the only legitimate answer I guess. I didnt do shit in high school, I realized that the public education system is a joke and all they teach you to do in high school is pass standardize tests. Fast foward a year break later and from a 1.5 GPA in high school, and now I am in college for engineering with a 3.5 (claim).

I have severe ADD and one of the only natural ways people cope with ADD is by turning it into OCD, thats what I did. Not sevre but basically im very organized, keep order of EVERYTHING i do, put every single assignment down on my schedule, etc.


some natural helpers for ADD aswell are fish oil pills (gross but work) and stimulants, coffee, red bull, etc
Sep 24 2009 1:48PM
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TechnoPotamus
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Exactly. I think it's funny/unfortunate when I see threads pop up in here about kids seemingly bragging about not trying at all in school. As though that's cool or something. I always want to shake those people who don't try and don't apply themselves and explain that it absolutely does matter how hard you try, every single step of the way.

If nothing else, skiing is an extremely expensive hobby, and someday don't you want to be able to afford to keep doing it and not be working constantly so that you have time to do what you love?

Wake the fuck up and get your mind in it, because I promise you from experience, it matters. And I also promise you that it pays to try hard.
Sep 24 2009 1:49PM
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thedutchmayn
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You can read well if you wrote that. Try going to the bookstore, you'll find a lot of stuff that you can essentially use to practice if you aren't confident with your speed and vocabulary. Plus you'll enjoy the reading there because there's so much to choose from. You will find something that you want to read.
Sep 24 2009 1:51PM
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localonvolkls
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maybe if you think seeing out of pin holes will help you concentrate
Sep 24 2009 1:53PM
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kool.aid.man
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if you think you need pills to study your already heading in the wrong direction with your life.

sit down like the other couple million kids in college and just do it. i know. its hard. but in order to get anywhere you just need to do it. yes ill see a hot chick with the finest ass in the world. ill be distracted for a bit, but then you gotta get back to work. go sit in a silent room by yourself plop a book on your lap and read.

it really isnt THAT hard.
Sep 24 2009 2:07PM
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dbstar
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not really true, most professional jobs that one can expect to find coming out of university that are any good will ask to see your university transcript and will base alot on that.
Sep 24 2009 4:23PM
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KramerC
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go to library without any distractions. LEave ipod. Through in a chaw for extra help. Or just pop the addiessssssssss
Sep 24 2009 4:27PM
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paige.
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Log off NS and turn off your computer (unless you need it for your work).
You have to find what study habits work for you and it's going to take time (and probably not drugs). Most people spent high school figuring out how to do this so they have four years head start. Everybody studies/learns differently. For example, a lot of people said go to the library/somewhere quiet but I personally can only focus on studying for a long period of time if I have music playing and if I were to go to the library I wouldn't stand a chance.
Sep 24 2009 5:36PM
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sk1er
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Studying hard is about making good study habits. When you get to the library make a list of what you will accomplish and dont leave until its done. Oh and dont goto the library with your friends.

coffee helps alot
Sep 24 2009 7:58PM
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grown-ninja
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not in all cases im looking into school for my MBA now and the difference in average pay coming out of the program from for instance columbia and a lower level mba program varies around like 60+ thosand or so, and you need grades to get in to columbia, or school in that tear
Sep 24 2009 8:18PM
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eastside
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dont be a lazy jackass. simple as that.
Sep 24 2009 9:20PM
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InkShrink
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As mentioned before, you just have to dicipline yourself. I get distracted easily, very, very easily, so I have to turn off the tv, the stereo, and even shut off my laptop and get complete silence in order for me to get my work done. Best of luck!
Sep 24 2009 9:32PM
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