For the first three years of college I was in your exact same position. I had no idea how to do well in school, constantly blamed myself for "sucking", and this was a pretty awful downward spiral.
Then on New Year's Eve, approaching my final year in college, I decided to shape up and just suck it up. My GPA for my last year in college was over a whole point higher than my average for the last 3.
This is what I did:
1. Sleep at 11, wake up at 7.
2. Eat on a strict diet.
3. Exercise everyday.
4. Sit in the first row of class.
5. Do your homework in-between classes. Treat school like work, it's a 9-5 job, then you're done.
6. Still party like a rock-star on weekends and selected weekdays.
Then on New Year's Eve, approaching my final year in college, I decided to shape up and just suck it up. My GPA for my last year in college was over a whole point higher than my average for the last 3.
This is what I did:
1. Sleep at 11, wake up at 7. 2. Eat on a strict diet. 3. Exercise everyday. 4. Sit in the first row of class. 5. Do your homework in-between classes. Treat school like work, it's a 9-5 job, then you're done. 6. Still party like a rock-star on weekends and selected weekdays.