So I guess I subconsciously don't want to succeed.

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I hate myself. I hate myself so much. I want to drop out because I'm gonna lose my scholarship anyway. I've missed a lot of classes because either I decided to sleep through them, I accidentally slept through them, or I was so caught up on useless crap that is not schoolwork that I forgot to turn on my phone and didn't hear the alarm. I want to burn everything in my room that is not schoolwork. I want to delete all my social media accounts. I want to delete everything on my computer that isn't immediately relevant to schoolwork. My grandma is convinced that every irresponsible thing I do is me not having my priorities straight, and maybe she's right. No, she's definitely right. She's Grandma. Executive dysfunction is no excuse. I'm 20. I should know better.
I'm sorry about the millionth incoherent rant polluting these forums. I just really don't know what to do with myself.

That is all part of growing up--you aren't the first one who ran into such issues when going to school away from someone to make sure you did the right things every day.

But, I think you still have enough time to get your act together and catch up in time to do well on your final exams for the semester.

Simply put. Learn to set priorities. It's not easy, I know, but it's necessary.

I was in college when the "Internet" became a big deal. One girl I know was put on academic probation after her first year because she spent so much time online she completely neglected her classes. She was NT as far as I know.

College is a weak test for life. You have to be able to regulate your own schedule and discipline yourself to go to class, take notes and study. You can have "diversions," but you have to control them, not let them control you.

Executive Function IS the explanation, though----just don't make it, an excuse.

I hope you don't mind me posting on your thread, as I am WELLLLLL past college-age----but, I was really drawn to post, cuz I (and MANY others) have felt EXACTLY what you're feeling. What I'm "hearing", though, is that you don't, actually, want to quit school----otherwise, you wouldn't have said "burn everything in my room that is not schoolwork", and "delete everything on my computer that isn't immediately relevant to schoolwork"----I'm thinking you're just really sick-and-tired of feeling stupid / doing stupid things. I've been there.....

Maybe, throw a book----or, 50----then, start anew tomorrow! Try to never continually kick yourself, for past "sins" (instances when you thought you were being stupid, for instance). Make each new day, a new start----I know it may sound corny, but, the ol' "Today is the first day of the rest of your life"-type thing. You'll start doing better, until you lose concentration on doing better, again----that's okay, though; just take a breath, get a grip, and begin again; eventually, the spaces in-between when you falter, will become wider, and you'll be SOOOO glad you kept going / trying.

Thanks everyone for the responses. I'm really sorry. I had a meltdown but I'm better now. I'm still mad at myself for missing class. It's good to know I'm not the only one who has this problem. I'm going to start taking higher doses of melatonin because I think the root of my problems is insomnia. Even if I get enough sleep, if I'm falling asleep at different times during the day I don't have energy and have a harder time thinking reasonably. I'm also going to make a schedule spreadsheet, print it out, and pin it to my corkboard. Maybe Cortana will help as a backup alarm if my phone dies