![]() Big decisions sometimes need all of our attention, not a distracted part of it. When you are making a major life decision.Take a semester to put things in order or to feel like you’ve done what you could and you’ll do much better when you return. Feeling helpless to help or feeling guilty for being away isn’t going to do much for your GPA. It might be better to go home than to be constantly distracted by worry or overwhelming feelings of loss. If someone you love is fighting cancer if your parents are going through a divorce or are in some other crisis themselves if one of your siblings is in serious trouble or ill or a much-loved relative has recently died, you may find it difficult to concentrate on classes and assignments. Some people are able to compartmentalize their life at school from their life at home. If that’s the case, it makes sense to take time out to take some remedial classes at your local community college or to get a tutor to bring you up to speed. You may not have the fundamental information and skills needed to understand the material or to express yourself adequately in writing. If you find the work too challenging, it may well be that the problem isn’t your IQ. Even if you got all As you may not have the education you need to compete at the college level. ![]() Sadly, not every high school adequately prepares its students for college-level work.
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