Hey, so I am new here and new to graduate school in general. I though undergrad was ok...it was pretty tough (I was an economics major) and so I took a year off and did some research. Now I am in a Masters in Marketing program and while alot of the classes overlap with the MBA, etc, these classes are alot harder than what I thought they would be. They all have open book tests, etc...but the amount of thought and analysis that goes into them is deeper than what I expected. Also, knowing that if I dont have a 3.0 GPA I will be thrown out is stressful too..
I try to tell my family about it, but they dont get it. I am the 1st in my family to go beyond a BS. I try to tell my friends, they dont get it (still in UG), I have no one to talk to and I am stressing out and alone. I mean its been two weeks, I hope the typical "grad school depression" is not setting in..Also, The school I am going to is good, but it is no Harvard or Yale, so unless I have EXCELLENT grades, I will end up in a "average joe" corporation...and if i ever decide to go for a PhD in Management/Marketing....i need to have EXCELLENT grades, since my UG gpa is a 3.2 and I do not do well on standardized tests...so my grades are the only thing I have to speak for me.
And again, I have no one to talk to...
Is anyone else in my situation? Anyone have any inspiring words? Stories? Anything? Please Help.