I failed class after class, but found a system that helped me make it through my last two years of college, and now I've graduated. Here's what worked for me:

I struggled through my first two years of college. I was lazy, depressed, and anxious. I barely made it to class, and when I did, I was hungover, or tired, or just feeling like shit. I didn't do my work, and I barely studied, but I always decided to put everything off until the last minute, for every assignment, every test, and every paper. Sometimes I made it through, but more than once, I didn't. <br><br>I failed a total of 4 classes, but it should have been more. I dropped others, and I was essentially a semester behind. I went through three advisors because I got on the wrong side of the first two, and the third was a godsend. I got on academic probation my second semester, and then I got kicked out of the dorms. It felt like nothing was going right. <br><br>I got lucky. I got one more chance, and I took it. I did what I had to do. I made it through a 400 level class in a subject I had never studied. I graduated with honors, and I got a job in my field. <br><br>I went through 5 different systems of note taking, organization, and studying. I tried the Pomodoro method, but couldn't stick to it. I tried many planners, but I found that I never wrote things down in a timely manner, and when I did, I always forgot to check. I tried using the reminders on my phone, but I always turned them off before they did me any good. <br><br>So, here is what worked for me: <br><br>**When I got home from class, I immediately pulled out all my notes, my powerpoints, and my textbook, and I read everything** - I combined my hand written notes with my typed notes, and if I didn't have typed notes, I usually just retyped all my hand written notes. I then went through each individual powerpoint slide and crossed it off as I read it. I also read the relevant chapters of my textbook, and made sure that I understood the main points that my teacher emphasized the most. If I didn't have time to do this, I made damn sure I put it at the top of my list the next day, and I almost always had time to do it the next day, because I wasn't doing anything else. <br><br>**I made a schedule, for every single day, and every single week** - I started using Google Calendar, and it completely changed my life. I wrote down every time I went to class, every office hour that my teachers had, and every time my homework was due. I then went through my syllabus for every class, and I wrote down every time that every assignment was due, and every study guide I had to do. I did this every semester, and every day. I then knew exactly what I had to do, and exactly what I had coming up. <br><br>**I made a to-do list every day, and I worked my way down it** - Whether I had 5 things to do or 15, I put them in order of most importance, and I worked my way down the list. I crossed them off as I did them. If I had a hard time doing it, I would usually just open up the right window on my laptop, or pull out the right thing, and just look at it until I started. <br><br>**I studied for every test as hard as I could** - I read my powerpoints and textbook until I could see the words on the page in my sleep. I went to my teacher's office hours, and I got extra tutoring whenever I could. I always studied alone, because I always got distracted when I was studying with a friend. I then used active recall to test myself, and quizlet to make flashcards, until I was sure I had it down. <br><br>That's what it took for me to make it through college. It was hard. It was tiring. It took every spare moment of my life. But it paid off, and I got what I wanted. <br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>Edit: Please stop attacking each other in the comments. It's alright to disagree, but try not to be shitty to others.