Your friend may need other forms of support, like dropping classes or changing his or her place of residence. Don't exclude other people from helping your friend. If you do all the problem-solving, your friend may miss opportunities to learn new ways of coping. He or she may also be reluctant to confront important but painful issues in therapy if they have already been discussed with you. Only you can provide the opportunities for companionship, closeness, relaxation, and fun that your friend desperately needs.
Affiliation helps anchor people and stabilize their perspective in a crisis.
By staying in the role of friend, you can help meet these needs. Don't be one of those friends who disappears two weeks after the assault because you have taken on a role so lopsided that it cannot be sustained. Keep the rest of your life on track. For example, it is okay and necessary for you to keep up with your class and study obligations. You also have to keep up with other friends and relationships.