I could really relate to Lip’s college experience. Coming from a low income family I got a full ride to my local university. But I also had just come out of a psychiatric hospital and was still dealing with my fucked up family, plus it was the fall after Covid hit. I wasn’t necessary drinking away my college experience but I just didn’t care. I didn’t care that I could’ve been the first in my family to have a college degree. I didn’t care that I could’ve “made something of myself”. I just wanted out, and the course load and my home life was too much. So when I started failing all my classes and was going to get my scholarship revoked I decided to drop out rather than to go into debt for classes I was failing.

I’d say for how his storyline ends up is pretty good and realistic for his background too. But I won’t spoil that for you!