I’m a Failure.

“I waste all of my time”. I’m going to be very straight-forward with you: no, you don’t. Being depressed

You’re smart. I guarantee you. What’s interesting about being smart is that you’re way more likely to beat yourself up when you don’t do as well as you want to or when you don’t understand something right away.

I suck at math. Hell, I’m literally dyscalcic- but I’m still making myself take AP Statistics next year because it’s a necessary skill to have in the field I want to go into (Neuropsychology, more specifically lab work + data/analysis). If you enjoy physics, then study physics. I can say with 100% certainty that if you’re passionate about it, it’ll be wayyy more tolerable to study/learn. Sure, there’s the boring stuff, but when you come across things like that, remind yourself that it’s part of the process. Much easier said than done, but the point is it *can* be done.

Your grades do not determine your future, they don’t measure your intelligence. If you want to be a physicist, do it. The thing about physics is that you need to have a good teacher. I guarantee you if my teacher wasn’t as good as she is, I would be failing her class. I have maintained an A in her class for the entire school year- simply because she knows how to explain things in a way that makes sense and she is willing to walk students through anything they don’t understand. Also, physics isn’t an easy subject. There’s a lot to grasp. B’s are above average. I know it may not feel like it, but it’s a good grade.