Recovery for those who do not experience a spontaneous recovery within the first 6 weeks need to accept that recovery is usually a slow process. If you are able to get your class work done and accomplish the other tasks of a college student, why do you feel you need to push harder ?

The Buffalo Protocol and other return to play protocols have an objective of getting back on the field. The team usually needs them so there is extra pressure or the team needs to decide if they are going to be replaced for NCAA scholarship requirements. There is also a need to maintain conditioning for that time when the athlete can return to play so increasing exertion levels is important.

If you just continue without pushing yourself but still moving forward, you will be surprised when you have those light bulb moments of "I haven't had symptom xyz in ages." or other awareness of tasks accomplished that had been avoided previously.

Try to be grateful for your lack of symptoms and decreasing limitations.