Do. Not. Give. Up! Don’t let them win. I was laughed at in college, too. In grad school, too. I got even in my way… I graduated with high honors. I worked my ass off to best all the fuckers who laughed at me. It’s hard, but don’t give up on your dreams because of the idiots. Just rise above it! Talk to your professors—email them and tell them about your difficulties. Be brutally honest. See if you can earn extra credit. High school was hard. I was a geek and I stuttered. One of the popular cheerleaders, was the bane of my existence. She taunted me. At the 20th reunion she ran up to me and wanted to show me pics of her grandkids! At 38! I was 6 months pregnant with our youngest son, and had a one year old at home. Anyhoo… I simply said “Oh, your daughters are sluts just like you were?” ( she was pregnant at hs graduation) . Took all my will power to say it casually and flawlessly. Boom! I waited 20 years for that. Felt so good! Mean but deserved. Don’t worry about today. Concentrate on your future. Not the fuckers. There will always be fuckers. Always. Ignore them. They’re idiots. Ya never know… you may be interviewing them for a job in 10 years. Get even, not angry.