<p>Above all, when you go to college, do NOT try to overcome your academic difficulties by yourself. Take this as lesson learned. Your profs will expect you to come to them; they will not, usually, come to you because they expect you to behave as an adult would. The earlier the better. If he or she cannot help, ask for someone who can. It’s on you. In college, this problem would be seen as of your creation.</p>