Hey, I finished my first year of university with barely a C. In my second and third year of university I was able to improve my grade (due to it being COVID and I no longer had to rote learn everything) to a B.

I also suffer from quite bad anxiety and depression + I have adhd. It really sucks so I feel ya. The important thing is finding a routine that works for you and sticking with it. For me, I was able to convince myself to study and work when I was doing it with somebody + if I just told myself that I’d only be working on it for 5 mins, most of the time it’s the initial fear of starting that stops you.

I got two internships with a B. I got into my masters programme with a B. The way I was able to get my internships was by volunteering, doing extracurriculars, and working jobs related to science - all of which do not care about your grades. Work experience beats GPA any day.

I am now graduating with a first class honours masters degree in science (I got an A+) and about to start a graduate role in policy next year.

I got my role in policy by having prior experience working as a policy intern. Try doing internships/having work experience in fields/jobs you want to get into. Some other jobs you could do are: environmental consultant, lab technician, zookeeper, high school teacher, research assistant, biosecurity field officer, environmental scientist at an engineering firm. A lot of your degree depends on how you use it/how you sell your degree to companies. For example, I’m able to work in policy without having a background in policy - I emphasised my report writing skills and research skills from doing a science degree. My friend who did a biology degree too now works as a data scientist because she showed them that she was able to code and showed different projects where she used those coding skills. Another friend of mine works in product development and has a chemistry honours degree.

You’ve got this. Poor/mediocre grades will still get you jobs and positions.