Ask HN: Advice needed; drop out of university or not?
- I have about 1.7 years of studies remaining for my master's degree.
- For diagnosed mental health reasons, I have taken both more and less voluntary breaks in my studying, sometimes to work, sometimes to rest.
- I have always been described by my environment as unusually intelligent, my grades are generally very good, and I'm normally good at solving problems and finishing assignments quickly.
- For family planning reasons, I want to be done with school and start my career for real at most a year from now, so that requires me to study at a higher pace than normal.
That's the background. Studying at a higher pace has worked well before, but as of two weeks ago, it doesn't. I haven't been able to identify what changed -- all I know is that however hard I try, I have failed every single assignment since then.
It is infuriating to me and it affects my close relationships badly.
I can't go on like this, but I'm afraid I will regret dropping out.I also don't think it makes sense to drop out of individual classes because if I'm not finished a year from now, that degree isn't happening anyway.
I know I'm already very employable after many successful study breaks spent working. Either way, I'll have a Bachelor's.
Opinions?