Making it through the summer I had a fall out with my mother and we stopped talking and I did not get back onto my medication, with this load of personal issues I started struggling in my next semester. I had also made the decision to push myself and major in a subject that I enjoy greatly but struggle in. A double major in Computer Science and Mathematics, while possible can be extremely difficult. As my mental stability got worse my attendance plummeted my first semester as a sophomore, causing my grades to plummet hard and myself to fail Linear Algebra.
I met with Joel Ross, my academic advisor to discuss my options for the first semester on Academic probation, and how I can advance myself to not fail another class. We talked about my options and I worked a schedule out with him that had me taking an English/Fine Arts course, a required CS course, Math210 a CS requirement and Multivariate Calculus, something I needed to take to get on track for my double major.