I am so overwhelmed

[lightbulbsun]

I'm at my grad school for the kickoff week, and I'm totally regretting ever deciding to go.  The on campus part is just this week, and the rest is online, but I got here and my room isn't ready and I'm looking at the schedule completely freaking out and I don't know what I was thinking.  I had a horrible stressful week at work as well, and I don't know how I'm going to do this.  I am trying so hard not to cry right now.

I don't know what I'm doing here. 

[lime]

Deep breathes!

It always seems the most stressful when you first try something new. You'll get oriented, get started on the program and then get into a schedule and it will be fine.

[W.T.Faulkner]

I remember feeling this EXACT same way two years ago when I started grad school. And when I got oriented, and used to the workload, the four semesters FLEW and before I knew it, I was walking across the stage with that dumb-ass hat on and my master's robe and stole or whatever and a STUPID grin on my face.

You don't need to think you can do it. I didn't. But you're going to put your head down, and bury this one assignment at a time.

[craftyesq]

You can do it!! I always felt this way the first and last week of each semester. Who knows what happened in between.

Take the whole schedule in, but only concentrate on what's coming up next. And try to enjoy the campus atmosphere at least a little.

[boston340]

Hang in there! I'm starting my first grad school class in mid-April (for the summer semester) and I'm feel really overwhelmed too, and I haven't even started!

[lightbulbsun]

Thanks everyone. I know that I'll get through it, but I still feel sick. I'm sure it'll get better once the semester is started and I'm back home. I usually don't get homesick, but I think I am now.

[alzi]

You can do this!!