Don't know what to do.

compmom
Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:21:37 +0000

I would withdraw from both the math and computer science class BEFORE the exams. Is it past the withdrawal date? If you do it early enough there is usually no “W” on the transcript. If you see a counselor who can document that you are depressed, you can also consider a medical withdrawal with the slate wiped clean for the semester, meaning no grades and no W’s either. It is important to protect your transcript if you can. The school might let you do a reduced courseload and say if a professional can say you met and you are addressing your problems.

For any of these options you need to speak with a counselor and maybe a dean. Now, today, or tomorrow before the exams, you need to seek out help. If there are no appointments, go on a crisis basis. And see if you can withdraw from those classes.

The larger picture might be a switch out of computer science. You might want some time off to rethink things, intern, volunteer, that kind of thing. Or you might have other ideas about a major. It really helps to have someone to talk to during a transition.

You know you are seeking comfort from the games and cartoons, so the real question is comfort to deal with what? You might benefit a lot from some depression treatment. I have read that half of college students need this, so you are far from alone.

I promise you things will be okay. Many of us have kids who have gone through similar things. And life is rarely a straight line going up, it is more bumpy and zig zaggy. In the end you benefit from allowing those zigs and zags. So changing direction can be viewed as a positive- one you are through it!