Hi everyone,
I’m posting this because I honestly feel lost and I need advice from people who maybe went through something similar.
I'm 21yo ,I study at FST . Over the past 3 years, I didn’t fully pass my years. It’s not like I failed every module some modules stayed blocked and accumulated over time. One of those years, I was also dealing with depression and I completely disconnected from university. I barely attended classes and mentally I was in a very bad place.
Now I’m trying to rebuild myself and recover academically, but I feel ashamed and behind compared to everyone else my age. Seeing people graduate while I’m still struggling with old modules really affects my confidence.
The problem is that I’m not stupid. When I actually study consistently, I can understand the material. But stress, overthinking, burnout, procrastination, and losing motivation destroyed my discipline little by little.
What hurts me the most is that deep inside, I don’t just want to “pass.” I genuinely want to excel in my studies and become a strong engineering student. I still dream about doing a cycle d’ingénieur after my DEUST, but because of my delays, I’ll probably finish my DEUST in around 5 years instead of the normal duration.
And that’s what scares me the most:
Is it too late for me academically?
Can someone with such a messy path still enter engineering schools or build a serious career?
Can I still recover and become successful after wasting so much time?