What to do

[Ms420]

I start school in August and I am a pretty heavy smoker. I know that smoking causes short term memory loss and I was wondering if I should quit smoking completely so that I can make the grade. I have to keep a 2.5 gpa to keep my scholarships. Any advice? :confused: :o

[fatty lumps]

I think you know the answer already.

Do you honestly believe you should put a drug before your future?

[rollinKansas]

id' keep smoking pot and tell your parents u need to see a doctor about having add. they'll give u ritalin or adderall or something and that could make it easier..just a thaught not what i'd do.

[supersonicchronic]

just go to class, and don't go stoned

[ezjim]

just cut back on the amount you smoke ..if you have a memory issue when smoking just dont smoke before school ..and wait till you have done all your homework before burning one in the eve .. we told our son he can smoke once he is 16 . but only if he has a 3.5 GPA or higher ..you could set a goal to get your self to a lil higher GPA[ your at 2.5 try to get up to 3.0] and if you dont make the goal then maybe try laying off the weed till you can get your grade up ... but i wouldnt try the ritalin thing no good can come from taking speed good luck

[kobeite]

Go to one class stoned and see how you do - If you can't remember jack, stop smoking.

[Satan666]

Yeah just go to class sober and study.

just smoke and relax everynow and then.

[Nochowderforyou]

You have to think about this: As long as pot smoking is not effecting your grades, then why worry, but if it is, maybe you should cut back. Not all pot smokers get short term memory loss, only when we're stoned :D. Never go to class stoned, you won't remeber a thing! Just go to class, go somewhere and study, then when you are free and clear of homework, then get high, unwind and have some fun. Don't throw away a good thing just so you can be stoned for a couple of hours, not worth it.

[ezjim]

You have to think about this: As long as pot smoking is not effecting your grades, then why worry, but if it is, maybe you should cut back. Not all pot smokers get short term memory loss, only when we're stoned :D. Never go to class stoned, you won't remeber a thing! Just go to class, go somewhere and study, then when you are free and clear of homework, then get high, unwind and have some fun. Don't throw away a good thing just so you can be stoned for a couple of hours, not worth it.
AMEN dude .. most of the honor roll kids i knew growing up were complete stoners ..i think that whole memory thing is way over blown .. and if used in moderation weed can actualy help some people with thier studying .. i know if im relaxed and focused i will retain much more of what i read than when im restless and worrying about somthing

[Nochowderforyou]

AMEN dude .. most of the honor roll kids i knew growing up were complete stoners ..i think that whole memory thing is way over blown .. and if used in moderation weed can actualy help some people with thier studying .. i know if im relaxed and focused i will retain much more of what i read than when im restless and worrying about somthing

Exactly. When I was in college last year I was stoned everyday, but never before class. I couldn't concentrate, and doing hardcore algebra wasn't easy on my mellowed mind when I'm baked. So I saved that stuff for after class, after studying. I still managed a 3.7 grade average and I ripped that math shit to peices! I never have to do it again, trust me, doing it just once was good enough for me.

But there are several teachers at that school, who do smoke pot. Some are brainy professors, or music teachers, welders, mechanics, engineers, and I even had the pleasure of smoking out an art teacher! Total hippie, total smoker, but all of these people are very successful. Everyone smokes it, from doctors to lawyers, to dishwashers to teachers. They all manage fine and are family people with high paying jobs.

Okay I'm done. :o

[Fengzi]

ezjmim and chowder are right. Basically if your a fuck up you'll do bad whether or not you smoke. If your a good student you'll do good whether or not you smoke. I was a fuck up in high school, got stoned all the time, and barely graduated with a 1.something GPA. I screwed around for a few years but finally got my shit together and went back to school. Even though I kept smoking I still ended up getting my BS and graduating with honors.

Since you already have a scholarship I'm guessing you aren't a fuck up. So just remember to set your priorities. School comes first so don't smoke when your at school, don't smoke when your studying, don't put off researching a paper so you can get stoned etc. etc. You'll do fine.

[OrlandoGT]

I'm an engineering major and I smoke when I study. Each person feels different effects, but it helps me focus and study better. Try it out and see how it goes.

[stothelutz]

I haven't realy heard of any studies showing memory lose when you aren't high. I think its only hard to remember stuff for like 6 hours after smoking (at least for me).

[NightProwler]

i know pleanty of potheads that have graduated from highschool.

[Ms420]

Thanks everyone! I think I pretty much knew what I wanted to do, I just wanted to here it from other people so that it made more sense to me. Does that make sense? Im glad school dont start till Mid Aug!!

[slipknotpsycho]

AMEN dude .. most of the honor roll kids i knew growing up were complete stoners ..i think that whole memory thing is way over blown .. and if used in moderation weed can actualy help some people with thier studying .. i know if im relaxed and focused i will retain much more of what i read than when im restless and worrying about somthing
lol i was one of the top in my class in my last year of school (before i quit) i was going to school stoned and everything, it don't affect me at all, i acutally need it to be normal. i would never have homework either cuz i'd get all my class work done (with no less than a B) in about 10 minutes then do any leftover/home work from the classes before...then if i had time do any homework i had for that class....i suggest doing it this way cuz then you have all the time you want/need to chill with friends and relax.

[ermitonto]

Pot causes short term memory loss only during the high. Regardless of what you're often told, the studies only show short-term memory (but not long-term memory) is impaired as long as the user is high and no longer. So even if you smoked up right before the big test it probably wouldn't affect you much since the long-term memory is mostly what's important then. But try not to go to class stoned if you're afraid you can't do it without forgetting stuff (me, I go stoned anyways, and bring a notebook :)) and don't smoke when you should be studying instead.

[Juggalotus17]

Smoke on your free time.