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Second Year Jitters


Second year of college

First generation college student

Low grade point average

Less financial aid to go to school

It's hard to keep going when you feel like giving up

I'm thinking that I won't be able to make it

Even my own parents think that I can't make it

My anxiety is rising

My mental health is going down the drain

Going back to school would've eased my nerves

Staying home hurts me

All of the yelling

All of the fighting

The threats to kick me out

I just want to go back to school

Other students dread it

As for me, I hope that I'll be able to go back

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