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submission November 02, 2020 Score: 60 u/[deleted]

I really don’t know if I can do another semester online

I really don’t know if I can do another semester online

This isn’t a COVID thread, I’m not advocating for the school to open up amidst a crisis, I ask that it not devolve into that.

I feel very sad right now, because I need to be able to get a good education, and that includes real life interactions with students and faculty. After I read that the board of trustees opted for virtual learning in the spring I had a mental breakdown.

No, I’m not suicidal or anything, I’m going to be fine.

The online learning is very difficult for me. I’m not doing as well as I know I could because I don’t have access to all the system I need to succeed.

I understand that world circumstances has put my needs on hold for the moment. That doesn’t change that it still hurts.

I’m not sure what to do at this point. Drop out of spring and do what…? Sit in my apartment all day? That’s equally arguably worse.

The option that’s really dancing around in my head is just leaving NYC and moving somewhere cheaper, where i can buy a house for what I’m paying in rent here. But that is going to complicate my education a lot, and quite frankly, I don’t want to leave. But sitting in a box all day, everyday, until… April? May?

Again, this isn’t some thinly veiled political message. My needs aren’t being met, I understand world circumstances complicate matters, but I’m at a loss and every day seems to be getting more difficult with school, and life in general. It is making me re-evaluate what I have to do to get my needs met, and putting my education on hold, and perhaps leaving NYC may unfortunately have to happen

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