Just adding my story to the list: I graduated high school in 1988, top 10% with honors. Went straight to a big state university and completely flunked out my first semester. My gpa was .8. Yes. .8. I...
Maybe look into adding a Minor? I had a semester of nothing so I added a minor in Health Sciences. It worked out perfectly for me and now I'll graduate with a major in Nursing and a minor in Health...
38 year old here and I used a backpack (on both shoulders, evenly distributed and appropriately weighted.) Might think about those backpacks with wheels too. At the local community college those were...