I received an email this morning from the Dean of Student Emergencies asking if I was okay seeing as I’ve skipped class for three weeks and missed an exam. I lied and said that I was having family issues and wouldn’t be able to attend any of my exams.

I do have family issues, but I also think I’m depressed. I’m wasting my parents money because I can’t bring myself to care about my grades or my life at all. I feel horrible about the situation but I have two years left of college and I have to graduate. I’m the first person in our family to make it to college and I can’t let them down.