Need advice

[loveeveryone]

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I asked this in confidential questions already so I will post just this one more time. Just wanted some more thoughts.

Long story short, I have been dealing with a chronic illness my entire life, and avoiding treatment. I never sought out help from a Dr. because in High school it was bad/definitely affected my grades but not as debilitating (got a 4.0 weighted and 1520 SAT). It continued to get worse through all of freshman year and never got better during it.

Freshman year semester 1, I got a B+ gen bio, a B+ and a C+ in 2 non-science gen Ed classes, and a W in chem. I continued to semester 2, and it was a nightmare. My sickness just kept getting worse. I got Like 2 Fs and 2 Ws. The Ws were in Chem and another science, and the Fs were in non sciences. I was not being honest with myself and it makes sense because my illness was horribly bad for my psyche. Now I sought out treatment and it looks like it will get better.

My question is: should I retroactively withdraw from both semesters? What other things would you recommend? Thank you.

 

[LunaOri]

See if you can retroactively withdraw from at least the second semester. Don’t go back to school until you are feeling healthy enough to do well. Don’t worry about having a gap; if you are well enough, you can do some volunteer work and shadowing until you return to college.

 

[loveeveryone]

Thank you Luna. I feel like I need some time to recover but will be ready at the beginning of the year. I’m gonna set up my volunteering and shadowing until then, since I haven’t done a lot of planning

 

[GoSpursGo]

Just to reiterate, I would not retroactively withdraw from the first semester. A C+ is not ideal, but it's certainly not worth making yourself retake the course.

 

[loveeveryone]

Just to reiterate, I would not retroactively withdraw from the first semester. A C+ is not ideal, but it's certainly not worth making yourself retake the course.

Thank you this is very helpful