I'm in my second year of an engineering degree. At the start of the semester I was feeling confident that I had my alcohol addiction under control and that life was going well, so I enrolled in classes that were a bit ambitious. Long story short, my longtime girlfriend broke up with me and I fell deep into alcohol addiction and depression. I had to make some massive life changes and have had some ongoing problems with drugs.
I am mostly stable now, apart from some lingering depression. However, at this point in time it is too late to save my classes. I will probably fail 3 out of 5 of my classes.
We're about to hit summer, so unless I enroll in summer classes I won't have any until early March next year.
For the summer my plan is to get some employment or do an engineering internship, maybe play some sport, meet new people and in general, just work on myself and pulling myself out of the last of depression and drug addiction. Summer classes are also an option.
From there I could just carry on with my current course, but due to failing classes it will take me an extra year to graduate. I don't really enjoy the majority of the course content and I believe that its menial nature contributed to some of my problems.
The alternative is to transfer to a conjoint degree starting next year, where I would do some engineering classes and some science classes (want to major in pharmacology) and eventually graduate, effectively, with a degree in both engineering and science, rather than just engineering. I would take a lower course load and use the additional time to work on myself by getting a part-time job, going to the gym or whatever. Over the course of the year I'd put in my application to the army reserve, and do my training over the 17/18 summer. From there I'd be better off financially, physically, emotionally/whatever and would have more time to complete internships. If I have any relapses they won't affect my studies as much. After completing this degree I could pursue engineering, pharmacology, or a military career, and would even have the option of applying to medical school. The disadvantage is that I'd have a larger student loan (interest free) and I'd spend more time studying (an extra three years, though less stressful).
In my mind this seems like a really good idea. But then so have many things that turned out to be for shit. So I'd like people's opinion on what is the best course of action moving forwards. If you could point out any reasons why this plan is shit, any possible additions or omissions, or just tell me I'm a dickhead; that'd be great.
I am mostly stable now, apart from some lingering depression. However, at this point in time it is too late to save my classes. I will probably fail 3 out of 5 of my classes.
We're about to hit summer, so unless I enroll in summer classes I won't have any until early March next year.
For the summer my plan is to get some employment or do an engineering internship, maybe play some sport, meet new people and in general, just work on myself and pulling myself out of the last of depression and drug addiction. Summer classes are also an option.
From there I could just carry on with my current course, but due to failing classes it will take me an extra year to graduate. I don't really enjoy the majority of the course content and I believe that its menial nature contributed to some of my problems.
The alternative is to transfer to a conjoint degree starting next year, where I would do some engineering classes and some science classes (want to major in pharmacology) and eventually graduate, effectively, with a degree in both engineering and science, rather than just engineering. I would take a lower course load and use the additional time to work on myself by getting a part-time job, going to the gym or whatever. Over the course of the year I'd put in my application to the army reserve, and do my training over the 17/18 summer. From there I'd be better off financially, physically, emotionally/whatever and would have more time to complete internships. If I have any relapses they won't affect my studies as much. After completing this degree I could pursue engineering, pharmacology, or a military career, and would even have the option of applying to medical school. The disadvantage is that I'd have a larger student loan (interest free) and I'd spend more time studying (an extra three years, though less stressful).
In my mind this seems like a really good idea. But then so have many things that turned out to be for shit. So I'd like people's opinion on what is the best course of action moving forwards. If you could point out any reasons why this plan is shit, any possible additions or omissions, or just tell me I'm a dickhead; that'd be great.