Not even me?
Uh, well I'd either give it time, or go for it depending on what the chances are of this rift being fixed later. If the situation may improve upon completion of your studies, then I'd wait it out. There's always the chance there'll be another opportunity later.
If there's little chance of it closing or it may become even greater, there's really only two options that I see, going for it or letting life make you it's bitch. Either way there's an incredibly low possibility of success. But there's always that possibility things will work out.