So I started doing an IT course with Penn Foster, an online college. I got hung up half way through the algebra portion. I've always been good at math but the questions here take longer and longer to complete. First I halved my study time from 1 assessment per day to half an assessment per day. It's not getting any easier though. It takes me like 4 hours to complete one and by the time I'm done I don't have any energy for anything else.
I sorta quit that because it was getting annoying. I'm feeling bad about it but I know I'll just quit again if I pick it back up. So I thought maybe I should start going to a real college. At first I couldn't because I didn't have transportation but now I do. I'm thinking it'll be easier because of the following reasons, but my logic could be flawed:
a) More tangible deadlines. Right now I can go a month without studying and the program will still be there waiting for me. I don't feel the pressure.
b) More social interaction. In particular, more girls to impress.
c) Harder to quit. At home I can just close the book when I get tired and go back to Minecraft. I doubt I'll be able to do that in a classroom.
Has anyone gone through a similar situation? What are your results? Are my points valid at all or will I fail no matter what I do?