Quote Originally Posted by bilbo View Post
Hey buddy, sorry to hear about you mum mate. That's terrible and quite honestly a year is not enough time to get over that loss imo, especially for someone whose still at college.

Life doesn't get much worse than losing a mother in your late teens/early twenties and I'm not suprised you struggle with motivation.

I'm sure the uni would be understanding and allow you to switch courses or even postpone your studies.

I really wouldn't beat yourself up about sticking to anything or trying to do what you think your mum would want.

Ultimately the class itself is not what's important, what really matters is coming to terms with losing your mum and refinding yourself again.

Take the pressure off yourself. If it's not crucial to your degree I wouldn't worry about it quite honestly.

You've got the larger picture to consider.

Good luck mate.
Yeah, I don't feel like I am over the loss at all, and honestly, though I my grades have stayed the same (A/A- avg.), I am not really interested in school at all right now. Having a full-time course load doesn't make it any better either I'm afraid, I feel like I could do with a bit less pressure. I'm a little older than your average university student though, I was 25 when my mom passed away. Owing to a drug-addled and reckless youth I didn't enter post-secondary studies until I was about 23/24ish (which makes me feel like a bit of a loser, but whatever). Thanks for the kind words Bilbo, I think I'm leaning towards dropping the course, because I'd rather waste a couple hundred bucks than get a shitty grade that dogs the rest of my academic steps. Like I said, I've completed all the anth. pre-requisites (that I need to this point), so the course it just an elective, making it non-essential. Thanks again.