I have my algebra final tommorrow. I have not been able to study one bit. I made good grades all through the semester, but I am sitting here with the final exam review, and every bit of studying and learning I have done has completely went out the window. I can't remember a bit of it.

I want to cry because I am so frustrated. I know alot has been going on, with my husband out with ankle surgery, kids being out of school, my daughter having braces, etc. I sit and try to study and its just not working.

Any uplifting advice? I am already dooming myself to fail the final. =(

Are you registered with disability services at your school?

No because I had been doing so good. I have a 90 avg in it right now. Just so frustrated. I need to stop by there, just ...... I have a hard time getting help, from anyone. Its a stupid thing really, its not that I can't get help. Just hard for me to break down and say I need disability help. Sucks because I don't want to think that I am disabled, yet I have a learning disablility. Got this attitude that I can do it. =(

Scuter,

You have ADHD right? Register for the disabiltiy office. The accommodation help you so you can perform and get the help you need so you wont get nervous about finals.

For my math final last semester, the instructor let me use the calculator and put a problem on seperate page. I get distracted easily and sometimes my eyes drift to the next problems and I get the number mixed up.

I would advise you to register with the office. You can still have the attitude you can do it , even with the accommodations.

Sometimes I take quizes in class even if I am registered wtih the office, esp if they are the first part of the class or at the end of class. Alot of the little things can be worked out between you the teacher and the disability office.

Alot of the feelign of feeling disabled comes from your thinking. I know from experience because I felt that way when I learned about being Epilepstic when I was eleven. It was difficult and I went through a lot of counseling and astill am in counsleing. I love the dr I have he is nice and we have a good repore. It isi just a suggestion.

OH about the final.... go the the tutors at the college, you work through the problems wtih them and they can explain the section of the problem you dont understand.

Another suggestion, is to do the same types of problems in the book tonight for extra practice.

Make sure you eat and drink lots of water before the final, water has a lot to do with how you brain works. you will also want to get a good nights sleep, meaning at least 8 hrs. If you do all those things you should do fine, as long as you relax.

Scuter, good luck with algebra, I never was any good at it. I am trying to study for my management exam tomorrow (9am exams suck!!!) but not getting very far with it at the moment - so I know how you feel ... Even though I have done so well, I registered with my uni disability office (that was just because of the depression as it was before I got diagnosed, although I got into contact with my doc thru them). They are able to do a lot to help students get accommodations. I think it is important to remember that these accommodations are designed to give us the chance to perform at our best, which is not as easy for us with ADD as it seems to be for others, judging from my life so far! :) :)

I know that if I had been able to know what I know now about my medical situation I probably would have passed uni first time around 20 years ago as long as I took advantage of accommodations that I would be able to access through the disability services office (it always was a problem for me to accept help). Fortunately so far I have been able to cope very well (averaging over 80% for law,accounting,economics and management) , but if I need to get accommodations in the future, I will certainly take them up eg. I have found it hard to finish exams that are essay/"short answer" structure so if it has the effect of a large fall in the marks from where I expect then I will see what I can do about that. It is all about being able to do my best despite the unconventional wiring in my brain that is the ADD!

How did you do? Keep us informed. I am sure you did great. I hop e my suggestion helped.

Oh wow where to start? I took my final day before yesterday. And like I thought, I froze completely up. Whats so funny, is that I have never heard so many adults sigh in frustration within one hour so much lol.

I was one of them.

When I was finished with my test, I knew I had bombed it. I had guessed several of the questions because no matter how hard I tried to remember I couldn't. There were only 33 questions. What killed me so much is that I should have remembered how to do the questions, I even had forgotten the symbol for greater than and less than. Thats how worked up I had become.

After I took the test, I cried for about 2 hours because all that frustration finally let loose.

Yesterday, the scores were posted. And I must be one heck of a guesser. I made a 95. I don't know how, I really don't. My husband showed me my score online because I kept calling him a fibber and that he was just trying to make me feel better.

I don't know how I did it. But I believe I am going to make that appointment with the disability office now. I don't think I can handle that kind of frustration and stress again :faint:.

I don't know if I should be happy about the 95 because I know I guessed some of the questions, or not. I want to be estatic, but then again, I don't want to think guessing questions was ok in no means.

Drat my father for being so hard on me when I was young. *sigh*

On another note, reason why I couldn't get back here to reply faster, is that my baby sister is graduating college!!! We went to her banquet last night, and she is estatic. At 5pm today she will have her degree in Dental Hygiene :D

Hey Scooter is that an 95 out of a 100.

if it is I wouold be estatic,,,, jumping for joy.... doing cartwheels.... and doign backwards flips forward... if possible. LOL

congrats woman ...you can take all of my finals for summer semeter.

Hey Scooter is that an 95 out of a 100.

if it is I wouold be estatic,,,, jumping for joy.... doing cartwheels.... and doign backwards flips forward... if possible. LOL

congrats woman ...you can take all of my finals for summer semeter.*smiles* yep!!! thanks! After the final grades qwere posted through the main college website, I finally did jump for joy and squeal. I was too scared that they were going to take back that 95 if I got too excited! It ended up leaving me with a 4.0 avg in college algebra! So NO MORE STINKING MATH!!! YAYAY!!

lol I will have to pass this time on your finals, I am about drained for this monty lol http://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/072.gif

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Hey Scooter is that an 95 out of a 100.

if it is I wouold be estatic,,,, jumping for joy.... doing cartwheels.... and doign backwards flips forward... if possible. LOL

congrats woman ...you can take all of my finals for summer semeter.*smiles* yep!!! thanks! After the final grades qwere posted through the main college website, I finally did jump for joy and squeal. I was too scared that they were going to take back that 95 if I got too excited! It ended up leaving me with a 4.0 avg in college algebra! So NO MORE STINKING MATH!!! YAYAY!!

lol I will have to pass this time on your finals, I am about drained for this monty lol <img src=http://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/072.gif</i>

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Whooo-hooo!!!!!!!!!!! Great work Scuter!!!!! I know how frustrating it is waiting for the marks for the units.... I am in that situation now & have to do my class timetabling tomorrow but I am yet to get my marks back and my offer for the course I want to change to....so I am just going to timetable as if I did not plan to change then withdraw from the 2 units I don't want to do next semester when I get my offer. That way I won't end up with the dregs of classes in the commerce part (some tutes have already filled up).

Anyway it is really nice when you get a wonderful surprise like you did!

ADHDers and LDers often don't ask for help until it's too late. Don't let that happen to you...
Teachers and fellow students often DO want to help, but they are not mind readers.

Congratulations , I loved the links the little faces. Dont be afraid to jump for joy... they cant take the grade back....


Again Great Job !!!!! You did it!!! You need to be proud of yourself, You go girl!!!!!:) :D :D :D ;) ;) ;) :p :p

Thank yall!!! =)

AsmodeanForsakn: Thank you! I will keep my fingers crossed for you that everything turned out ok!

QueensU_girl: Taken note of definately. If I go and get help, would it hurt my chances of getting into the respiratory therapy program later when I get finished with my core classes? I am really worried about that, because they are extremely selective about who gets in, and I wouldn't want anything hurting my chances. I know thats sounds horrible, but I worry.

auntchris: Thank you! =D I finally let myself be proud =) Now just to get started on that Psychology 191 and Intro to Computers lol.

Thanks for that Scuter... I did the class timetabling & it's not TOO bad - just itching to get my 1st semester marks back on 11th July & to get the official offer for the Mandarin/Accounting course... as for what QueensU girl said, I 100% agree. I was always too proud/stubborn/whatever to ask for help, but knowing what I know now, I can see how much harder things were than they needed to be if I had asked for help. Hope things work out well for the Psych stuff!
Asmo