I'm a first year student and I study electrical engineering. I study at the best university in my country and the pace of study and difficulty is very very high. Im not a genius by any mean, I study a lot yet i don't get very high grades. First year classes are the toughest because that's how the university weeds out a certain number of students. I'm really struggling and working hard just to at least pass. The subjects in the higher semesters are way easier as they focus more on technology rather than maths, physics etc. My parents are always supporting me, they see how I study almost 24/7 but whenever i tell them my final grades they are like, "i was expecting more". This literally hits me hard. Im doing my best over here, studying a very tough major at a very difficult university and their behavior is making me feel worthless and stupid. Im feeling depressed since my semester started because of all the workload and difficult subjects and my parents aren't helping me at all. I'm so sorry for the rant i just felt like I had to take away my thoughts somewhere and i know that reddit always has my back.