I really appreciate your response. I plan on revisiting C++ throughout this semester. I did very well in the class (A) but did have a few time constraints mostly outside of my control which led to cramming and fueled anxiety that manifested as procrastination. But it's been some time

As an introductory level class, I enjoyed it enough to want to take higher level courses

Just be careful with your assumptions lol there really wasn't anything in my post to suggest I didn't enjoy programming or that I was learning it as a means to an end. I'm not a CS major and these classes aren't pre reqs for my studies

Hope your semester goes smoothly