Am I doomed?

University is never out of the question. It may just not be realistic for you right now. But there ARE other options. Consider looking at a trades college instead. Many colleges offer degrees with a basis in science, and they will work with you to help you find a job after you graduate. This does NOT mean you have to give up on university forever! If going to university specifically is your dream, then once you have a job, you can use those funds to hire tutors or go to adult math classes until you have the grades you need to apply. You are NOT stupid. You just haven't found the right way to learn maths for yourself. The fault is not with you as long as you're motivated to learn! I suggest you talk to your school's counselor if they have one, or with your favorite teacher. Open up to them about what your'e scared of. They're there to help you, and they will know who you need to contact next to get help. Above all, don't give up! You might not get into university as fast as your friends will, but just because you don't do it right after high school doesn't mean you never will.

You are not doomed. However, you must consider that academics is not your "thing" - that your talents & abilities lie elsewhere. If you have really worked at math, English, etc, and are not making it, you belong elsewhere. So where do your talents really lie? What's a better fit for you than academic studies at a university?

The world needs all kinds of people with all kinds of skills & abilities. And a good, reliable plumber can earn more than most college grads. Plus who blesses anyone more than their plumber who comes out in the middle of the night when the sewer backs up? Find your own niche where you can really be successful - and happier!

Smile! There are bound to be good opportunities for you if you find your unique constellation of talents, abilities, interests, skills, personality, etc. Not everyone can or should pursue a university degree. What's right for YOU?

http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings Now have a look at this and have a look at the graduate prospects column. The graduate prospects column tells you how likely it is that someone will get a job that needs a degree when they have finished their course.

Look at the top of the column and then look at the bottom. You will see that at the bottom of the column the graduate prospects are not very good. What this means is that many of the students that go to universities at the bottom of this list will not get a job that needs a degree after their university course. They will have to get the same kind of job as they would have done had they not ever gone to university or done an apprenticeship. They won't be able to get a job that needs an apprenticeship because those jobs are not available to people who haven't done the apprenticeship so the job will be one that you could have got straight from school. So they will have the same kind of job that they could have got straight from school but they will have an enormous debt from the university loans. So you see some of these people are doomed because they have been to university mostly because they have been to a not very good university. So going to university isn't the answer to everything you have to go to a university with good graduate prospects.

I don't know why you think you want to go to university. Perhaps you believe the myth that you have to go to university to get a good job. Of course this isn't true. Some of the best jobs require training and apprenticeships not university degrees. If you don't believe me I would suggest that you have a look at how much bricklayers get paid in the UK. Of course it is well known that the London underground tube drivers are some of the highest paid workers in the UK. You do NOT need a degree to drive a tube train. There are also jobs that you can get after an apprenticeship that are better jobs and higher paid than you can get with a university degree.

You seem to think that you HAVE to go to university or you are doomed. You don't seem to understand that some of the most successful people in the UK did not go to university. There are many people running successful companies that started work as apprentices. To be successful at anything you have to be willing to learn and to have an open mind. I know that you have asked this question before and you don't seem to be listening to what people are telling you about university. There are several excellent answers here explaining that university is not for everyone and yet you have asked the same question again. Why? If university is not for you then it isn't for you and you must have a look for something different to do.

cut yourself some slack

sounds like youre working hard

just give yourself a little more time

exams can be resat

at the end of the day hard work has always been the game and some people have to work at a pace that suits them

I suspect if you wind back on the pressure a little you will get better results

truly theres no reason for your timetable to be chock-a-block

youre mental health is infinitely more important

so

calmly step back from it all

consider what works for you including workload and everything else thats important in your life

getting your head around your requirements as a person - good diet, routine, exercise and all else could be the turning point in how you process everything in your life

Don't worry - there are many universities that if you explain your strengths in your personal statement they'll consider you, and there are many people who don't pass their maths GCSE. Worst case scenario, you can hold off a year on uni and retake your maths GCSE. It'll be okay - there's more than one way to skin a cat, as the saying goes, and there are many ways to get to the place you want to be. It's not going to be a smooth road, and your handling of this situation is an example you can show to universities of your perseverance and tenacity to get where you want to go. I'm sure your parents will support you through this - you tried your best and so no one can accuse you of slacking off.