I’m an Ivy League student with schizophrenia. Hallucinations make classes even harder, but I’m determined to get my degree.
The author, not pictured, is a college student and has schizophrenia. Nastasic/Getty Images Jules was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 19. She has seen often-scary hallucinations since she was 14. Treatment has reduced her symptoms, and she’s now taking classes at Columbia University. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jules, an advocate with …