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by neltnerb 4110 days ago
I don't think it would be appropriate to name names. I also used MIT Mental Health, and don't think just using them was sufficient. The problems from my point of view were when someone withdrew from school for a semester due to whatever problem (death in the family, depression, overwork, etc) and couldn't get back in.

In at least one case it took 8 years to get back in, on average I'd guess 2-3 years of forced unenrollment. The one I think was the best off was the one who just gave up on the nonsense and went to a different university where he subsequently graduated with honors, probably also with a lot less stress.