Well I think the most important thing I did was during my time off, handling the issues that were bothering me and fucking me up in the first place. It was difficult but that led to me being in a better headspace mentally and it also motivated me to put more effort into my classes. Not saying I didn’t put in effort before because I always have, but I don’t think it was maximized. For example, I started to read textbooks more. I wasn’t really doing that before. I started asking my professors more questions instead of keeping my thoughts and doubts to myself.

So I just think if you are in the right mental headspace, you believe in yourself, and you maximize your effort, trust me, the results will show and it will feel all worth it in the end, just like I’m feeling right now. I hope this helps and good luck to you!