To people who got shit results: It's not too late to make a change to your future

To illustrate with an example of what's up there:

In first year, I didn't really work well at all. At my uni, first year doesn't count. So why bother right? All I needed was a pass (40%). Fair enough. I was in a relationship (of 2 years), during the first year I would mostly spend my weekends with her as I could see her after a couple of hours of a train ride. This full dedication to my then girlfriend made it hard for me to make any friends as I practically wasn't spending any free time on campus. And finally, in the Summer holidays my dear ex made some nasty moves on me by: 1) Cheating on me, 2) Telling everyone we broke up because "I found someone".

Here I was, starting year 2, completely wrecked mentally and emotionally, with not many friends. I surrounded myself with people who I thought would be the kind of people I would have been friends with in my first year if I hadn't spent so much time with my ex. These guys would go clubbing noooon-stop, so I followed. Lying to myself that I enjoyed it too. But mentally, it was just destroying me more and more. This lasted about half a year until I finally realised, man, you gotta get yourself out of it. I was depressed, I never took depression seriously, and here I was, depressed. After spending so much time with wellbeing and my family and at home, I finally came out of it. This depression led me to have a really shite performance at uni, to the point I was considering dropping-out for a year. But I persisted, at the end of the year I barely managed to get a low 2:2. This low 2:2 however, wasn't enough for the board of my course, they decided to downgrade my course from the Integrated Masters I was in (a 4 year course where I would have ended up with a MSci) to a simple Bachelors.

But my goal was really to finish with a MSc. So entering my third year, I decided: okay, time to be serious about this. I was lucky to get a second chance from my uni by getting a MSc offer of a 2:1. Great! An offer, but minimum requirement of a 2:1 while I had only managed to get a low 2:2, ouch. I worked, continuously hard, and during my free time, I only did the kind of thing I liked to do. This led me to get to know some people in my course better and to meet people that shared common enjoyment. These people are true friends. I also met this beautiful and amazing girl with whom I am now together, she's truly a wonderful girl that emits great positivity. And finally, the seriousness of my work paid off. I got a 1st in my final year. Obviously, I'm not graduating with a 1st, but with a 2:1, and this is what I needed to continue my studies.

From a low 2:2 to a 1st? It was hard, but through this, I wanted to show that it is possible.

You don't need to stop doing the things you like, if clubbing is your thing, then sure, go ahead. But don't pull yourself down too hard. You can still do this! You got this! It's not too late.

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