How depression forced me out of a top University

Early days

My first days at the city university were full of adventure. Each night there were activities: Comedy nights, dances, art exhibitions, talks, visiting dignitaries and so forth. I spent my mornings at the library sampling books. On sunny afternoons, I walked to the arboretum. The growing body of foreign students was the latest show-off on campus. In the psychology class for instance, we had a Nigerian, a Malawian and a South Korean. I fell into the routine of attending lectures, sitting for C.A.Ts, writing term papers and preparing for my end of semester exams.