I also have ADD and struggled my way through college. Unfortunatly I wasn't diagnosed until my son was diagnosed about 10 yrs after I graduated from school. If only I had know the signs at the time. I constantly wanted to quit. Every semester I would procrastinate and then I had to scramble to try and write papers the night before they were due. I would try to study but my brain couldn't focus on what I was reading. While I read I would be thinking about the dish washer that needed to be loaded, clothes that needed to be washed. Everything came into my brain. I would get to the end of the page and have no idea what I had read. My husband kept pushing me to finish. I finally finished but it took me 10 yrs. Finishing school is one thing I am very proud of. Nobody can ever take that away from you. Try to get on meds. It will make your life so much easier. Keep trying different meds until you find the one that works for you. Go to the student health center if your school has one. They should be able to help you get affordable meds. As I'm sure you know you are much less likely to go back if you quit. Just keep plugging away. I just scraped by with a BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Nobody has asked me for my transcripts. They just want to see you have a degree. Keep at it. If you drop out you may regret it forever. Good luck!

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I think that the feeling is stemming from not doing well in my classes. I should have never taken 3 upper division chemistry classes in the same semester. So the thought of giving up has always been there this semester and has gotten loud because of doing horrible on tests/quizzes. I definitely won't quit school, it just bugs me that no matter how hard of try I still end up middle to low end of the pack.

I have an appointment with a doc on tuesday to see if I can get help with paying for meds. I'm just disappointed that this semester is most likely going to have to be taken over. But, I definitely won't give up!!!

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Hey!

Keep going and Keep us in the know on how it turns out! Until recently I didn't know I had ADD and although I hate it - at least now I know there's a reason for my "stupidity". Your posts boosted my morale though, I'm thinking of giving school another shot - without hijacking this thread too much: have you ever felt that everyone else was more...succinct than you were?

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Yes, I do feel that many people are more succint than I am. I tend to ramble on sometimes before I really get to the point. Its hard for me to take tests that are essay, I can't elaborate to save my life. I remember when I was taking Organic Chemistry and my professor told me that I either can explain something in one sentence or I write many sentences without explaining anything. So it's very hard for me to take tests where I have to explain something in great detail, that's why I really like physics and math. These subjects have more math than words. I like that.

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