Great series, althrough it all looks quite depressing, the feeling is conveyed pretty much great. Through all parts you could meet most fascinating ways to show reactions to everything, characters drawn were beautiful, but also flexible (talking about style of their appearances).
If this was based on soemones real life (and I believe there is at least one person who could relate), one thing to say: redo or start over and go forward, I failed a thing or two, then realised I needed to start things way earlier, then passed and still got my goal job. Hope your with failure speeds up your 2nd attempt. School is like that, cramping you with shit just because you had troubles managing the troubles you meet on the way, so start earleir and piss on it later!
P.S.
don't pussy out, stay strong!