I'm actually moving from a private school to a public school because of this.

I went back to school too soon after having a craniotomy to remove a brain tumor and didn't have the energy to get perfect grades. I'm not sure if I was impaired as a result of the surgery, or if I just realized, in light of it, that life is too short to spend too many nights worrying about what rounding algorithm/grading scale some professor uses.

There is probably a high correlation between people that have had some traumatic experience and those that know how to enjoy their lives.

Best of luck to you!