Im a non-traditional student who has been trying to get my degree in the stem field for around 6 almost 7 years now. Had to drop out of 4-year and get my associates in general science at a local community college then transferred to my current school to get a degree in data science. I feel hopeless since I may have to retake ANOTHER class on top of having a partner who is younger then me and is graduating this next semester. The past few weeks I’ve felt like a complete failure and feel like I’ll never get my degree at this rate. Any advice, I’ve tried new study routines/life habits and I still end up cut short on grades. I don’t want to give up, but at this point why even keep going if I can’t even get out on a reasonable timeline. I don’t want to keep my partner waiting for me to finish if I never get there.

On my bookshelf there are mostly non-fiction books. When I was in high school, my literature teacher required that all students know the plot of the book in detail, she even required us to be able to connect any quote from the book with what follows. With such a way of learning, I have adopted the practice of testing myself after reading a non-fiction book on how much information I have remembered. I do this by starting to think about the work from the beginning of the book all the way to the end. I have a desire to remember as much information as possible, but I don't know if this method is correct. I would like to note that the non-fiction books I read are not part of school or university literature, but are books from different fields that interest me, and which I want to research privately.

I'm thinking about starting a club where students and certain professors/staff can hang out and play some fun activities together. I want this to be a small club. I'm thinking about selecting which professors and staff I want to join the club. Some of the activities that I want to club to have are scavenger hunts, Board Games & Card Games, Crafting Sessions, etc.

My god I have never in my life, had an instructor as bad as this woman. I’ll try to keep this short, but to give you some background, I already have a bachelors in biology and a medical background, and I am fighting for my life maintaining a B in Microbiology.

It’s not the content, I’m learning the content. It’s how incredibly unorganized this instructor is. We have had two exams so far and we have a cumulative final next week. I shit you not when I tell you that about 75% of the material on our last two exams was not covered in the book, the lectures, or the nine pages of study guides that she gives us.

She uses a previous instructors tests and they don’t line up with what she teaches. By the second exam, more than half of our class had dropped. The format of the exam is three truths and a lie, so you have to figure out which one is false, but then about halfway through the exam, she will start sprinkling in answers where you have to figure out which one is correct so the format of the exam is what makes it so freaking difficult.

But the thing that brought me to the sub today is the fact that she gave us group discussions to do with other students in class, and when my group did our discussion and submitted it, she said that we were not on point with the prompts so she gave us a zero and told us to redo it. She told us we had until the end of the semester, and when I reached out to the other people in my group, they have all dropped.

I brought this up to my instructor and she told me to find new people to do it with. But everybody else has done it and nobody wants to do it with me. So I asked her if she can just give me a grade based off of what we did because as of right now I have a zero and she’s refusing to do it. I don’t know what to do, I did the assignment.

She also doesn’t enter our grades on canvas, so nobody in the class has any idea what their grade currently is. She doesn’t enter any assignment grades, she might tell you what the assignment grade was if you ask her, but usually she tells you to go to canvas and look at her spreadsheet to determine how much points everything is worth. But the problem is that we don’t get feedback on what our grades are. Last semester she took so long to enter the final grades that a bunch of people missed the deadline to be able to apply for nursing school.

is there anybody you can complain to at a community college about an instructor who is just shit? I mean this is in addition to the fact that she doesn’t reply to any emails, she tells us that there’s a connection between vaccines and autism and if she had a family history of autism, she wouldn’t vaccinate her kids. Like what?!?

I could go on and on, but I already have a few paragraphs so I feel like you get the gist of it. Oh, she also brags just about every other lecture about having tenure and how she can say what she wants because of it.

I was offered to be a UTA for one of my classes but I was wondering if anyone know if that looks good on a resume? I'm lead researcher for a group on campus but I want an additional mentorship thing on my resume. Any opinions?

I try so hard I spend so much time and I keep getting Bs in classes so far it’s been chemistry and calculus but now I’m about to get my first B+ in a bio class as a bio major and I’m devastated. The exams are unreasonable for an ecology class and I’m studying but no matter how I study I get a B on every exam. This is my first semester as a transfer and I really wanted to start off with a really good gpa but it looks like it’s going to be a 3.5 or worst case 3.3. I’m really hoping I can pull off a 3.5 because 3.3 would be awful.

So my throat was hurting me and I have a 99.9 fever and I have a stuffy nose but I don't particularly want to miss class tomorrow cause I have a final review that our professor is doing (don't know if this makes any sense but whatevs) and we have a final next week worth 20 percent of our grade.

I honestly don't know if I'll pass or fail my class if I can't do the final , I'll uh type my grades so far cause I've done calculations about whether I'll pass or fail or not but idk if they're right or not.

I currently have a 91 homework at 98 for 30 assignments worth 20 percent of my grade test 1i got a 87 for 15 percent of my grade test 2 I got a 75 for 15 percent of my grade test 3 I got a 100 and it's for 15 percent of my grad test 4 I got a 94 and it's for 15 percent of my grade

if anyone can help me see if I'll pass the class without taking the final if I end up missing it cause I might have COVID that'd be appreciated

This is practically incoherent and I apologize but I feel very much not good and can't think straight lol

I am currently a cs major in community college, but I'd like to switch to being a therapist as I have contamination OCD and would like to specialize in helping others like me. Especially since I've pretty much become a normal person again after many breakthroughs, I know their struggle personally and I don't believe there is anyone better suited for the job.

Are any of you on the path to becoming a therapist? I would like to know about the course work and if you have any experience with mental health internships I would like to know about your experience. I want to know what it's actually like to work with people who are in poor mental health.

Hello, 19M freshman year in college at a pretty prestigious liberal arts college around 16% acceptance, probably majoring in chemistry/biology in pre medical school track.

Currently I’m taking Calculus 2, General Chemistry 1, and Intro Physics 1 (mechanics, fluids) as well as a required freshman year seminar course year long, plus a chemistry lab for two hours.

Next semester I’m thinking of taking Biology (Intro to Multicellular Life), Organic Chemistry 1, Intro Physics 2 (electromagnetism and optics) and the seminar course, I would have a 3hr bio lab and 2 hour orgo lab

Everyone I tell says that my current schedule sounds like hell and that next semester sounds worse. That’s what all my friends told me and my advisor says it’s really dependent on how I approach it

I’m also thinking of taking art history instead of bio as I need it for a common area requirement. But I want to get all these bio and chem classes done so I can prepare for MCAT.

I’m doing fine in all my classes, lowest grade would be an 86 in chemistry and physics somewhere near that.

Help?

I'm 25, joined the army right out of high school and went into construction right after that. I've decided I want to move up into construction management but I need a college degree for that. Considering I'm already 25 is there a way I could speed up the process or get a degree in construction management without taking all the unnecessary classes that usually come with college?

Hello everybody. So a little bit of backdrop about me, I’m a 23 year old male who got dx’ed with ADHD last year, meds help a bit but not much. I’m a hobby jumper and an impulse machine. I didn’t know what to do with my life growing up so when I turned 19 I made a bad life decision: jumping on the ‘learn to code’ bandwagon even though I never had prior interest, somewhat but not much. I ended up bleeding every penny dry combined with financial aid to try to keep myself in the course but I failed 60% of my course in a 3 year span (the program was 2 years).

I dropped out, was a wreck, had no motivations, nothing. Seeing my HS friends with careers, degrees, and independence and in fields that interested them was hard to stomach. I know people say not to compare yourself to others but stuff like that just sticks out like a sore thumb. It gets to a point

Medication at least helps me get motivated to work, I have part time gigs in the education sector and I like it. I volunteer in sports and all that as well and for the first time in my life I think I found something I want to do, but I made the dumb decision by putting myself in student debt in a course I didn’t like. Now financial aid will deny me for forgiveness and university is just expensive even in Canada.

I wish education in this country was more accessible. If you screw up once, either come up with lots of money or say bye to any future opportunities, I feel like I’m stopped by a financial and low GPA barrier that’s preventing me from going back to school

TLDR: Screwed doing something I wasn’t interested in, failed a lot, in debt, but now I found my true passion but I feel like I ruined the chance

i have never once in my life started studying for an exam or writing an assignment with time to spare. there’s always something else to do, it can always wait another day, minute, hour. i write almost all my essays the night before they’re due. and i enjoy it! i don’t like studying, but i’m realistic and i don’t want to fail. so when it’s time and i can’t put it off any longer, i get a blanket, play a game soundtrack or a youtube video, open up my laptop, make some tea and write the whole thing in one night. it’s the only way i can actually enjoy studying, and it makes me feel in control somehow.

Hey yall!

Coming back from Thanksgiving, I’m sure many of our campuses will become hotspots for various diseases (mono is currently in the lead at mine!). My roommate was sick (flu and food poisoning) before break and I was hellbent on not catching it before going home. Sooo I wanted to share what I did to avoid the plague even when it’s living with you.

1.) This may seem obvious, but just…stay out of your room. No need to spend more time breathing infected air than necessary, so I spent about 14.5/24 hours a day anywhere but the illness incubator that was my room.

2.) Those 9 or so hours I spent in my room? Yeah, that was sleeping! Your immune system is a lot more willing to fight for you in the bacterial battlefield if you’re giving it proper recovery time. I know finals season is upon us, but really try and prioritize sleep.

3.) Piggybacking on the same principle, eat well. Sure, dining hall broccoli is borderline inedible, but it’s a whole lot more helpful to your body than yet another slice of greasy pizza.

4.) Wipe down EVERYTHING. Disregard the moral dilemma of who should be responsible for wiping down stuff when only one person is infecting them: you have everything to gain by keeping surfaces sanitary. We have a sink in our room, so I cloroxed the entire thing every time I went to use it. I opened the door and blinds with Kleenexes. I took out the trash holding yet another Clorox wipe every day so dirty tissues didn’t live in our room. Half my backpack was a tube of disinfectant wipes for the week leading up to break. Get shameless.

5.) Keep clean hands. At risk of sounding like your mom, I’m gonna tell you to count to at least thirty when sudsing up your hands. Your hands are like pathogenic taxis to your face. I literally hand sanitized every time I wanted to itch my eye, and I recommend you stay cognizant whenever you go to touch your face too.

6.) If you have an air purifier, take advantage of it. I personally moved mine to be right by the head of my bed as a last line of defense for the time I spent in our room sleeping.

7.) Safeguard anything that’ll touch your face that lives in your room. I put a plastic bag over my toothbrush/its holder and kept my towels in plastic bins so they aren’t just sitting and collecting germs before putting them all up in my face.

None of this should impede on your ability to be a good roommate, and still try to be understanding while your roommate is under the weather. That said, best of luck out there and stay healthy!!

So, long story short I’m likely going to fail my Psych Stats class (I’m a psych major). Will this seriously hurt my chances of getting in to grad school? If I retake the class, will my new (hopefully improved, passing) grade replace the failing on my transcript, or will both of the two show up? I’m decently terrified that I’ve ruined my chances of getting into grad school and don’t know what to do.

I want your opinion/experience with DUAL ENROLLMENT.

Im specifically talking about English ENC 1101—my guidance counselor keeps telling me it's the easiest English class this and that. But I want to see any of your experiences with dual enrollment, including the test you need to take to make sure you can even take dual enrollment. If you have experience with other dual enrollment courses, feel free to let me know how it's going, even if it's not ENC 1101. btw I'm a sophomore in HS with advanced classes

Going with a couple of friends (M) and wanted to know what the best college spring break resorts were for partying and any recommendations for dates. Missed out on the crowd last spring break and it was kind of dead in the DR. Also, if there's any recommendations on things to do or places to visit please drop those too.

Hi everyone,
I’m currently exploring options for my undergraduate studies in either Economics or Computer Science, and I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed by the choices. I’m an international student aiming to study in an English-speaking environment, though I’m open to learning a new language if it’s not too difficult.

A bit about my background:

•I have a 4.0 gpa (though my curriculum is in percentage, i've converted it to gpa with the help of chatgpt by providing more info) and have earned awards in Olympiads (Science, Math, and IQ).
•I've also participated in various extracurricular activities, including community service working with a national and an international grp a couple of times, and have developed programming skills through personal projects.

Here’s what matters most to me in making this decision:

Affordability: My budget is $10k-15k/year, so I’m particularly interested in universities with low tuition or strong scholarship programs.
Global Appeal: A strong alumni network and international reputation are important to me for future career opportunities.
Diverse Student Body: I value studying in a diverse environment where I can interact with people from different cultures and backgrounds, which would broaden my perspective.
Avoiding High-Risk Regions: I’d like to avoid studying in countries facing political or military instability.

Questions:

1. If you are currently studying or have studied at universities in Europe, Oceania, or other regions, how did you find your experience in terms of academics, campus life, and overall satisfaction?
2. What would you have done differently in your decision-making process?
3. Are there any universities you would recommend based on my preferences, and why?
4. What scholarship opportunities did you come across at your university, and what was the application process like?
5. What are the typical living costs in your city (rent, food, transportation, etc.)? Is it manageable with a student budget?

Any insights or advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I’m struggling to finalize my choice and would love to hear your personal experiences!

Thanks!(edited 30 minutes ago)

I have accommodations and get extra testing time and distraction free testing. I’m scheduled to take my algebra final on the 9th and my professor just emailed me asking me to be done by 1pm (because that’s when she leaves) which would mean I’d only have 2 hours to take my final. The standard time for students without accommodations is 2 hours, I get 4 hours and trust me, I use my time.

Not hating on my professor but now I feel anxiety and pressure about getting my final done on time and I was already having really bad anxiety about it. (Part of why I have accommodations) Am I overreacting?

Edit: Testing with accommodations is done through the school’s testing center which you have to schedule. It is possible I could get an earlier appointment, but that would entirely depend on the availability of the testing center. I made my appointment weeks ago because spots fill up fast for finals week and there’s only a certain amount of seats.

Was looking for anyone pursuing it rn or have completed it recently from UC Davis, UoArizona,UIC,UMass Amherst or from anywhere really

Some have like 11-15 courses overall across the span of 3 semesters, so I am a bit concerned about whether it’s manageable

Also needed to know if any institution allowed to extend upto 1 or 3 semesters if needed

My academic journey has been a constant struggle. Since my very first term, I’ve failed and withdrawn from so many courses that it’s left me feeling incredibly discouraged. To make matters worse, I’ve had to retake four courses many times each just to pass, and I’ve withdrawn from two or three others along the way. Watching my peers graduate on time while I’m stuck feels awful, but I’ve learned to accept it, at least somewhat.

About three months ago, I was diagnosed with ADHD after consulting a psychiatrist about my poor academic performance. Since starting medication, I’ve noticed some improvements, particularly in my ability to manage tasks, but my executive dysfunction remains a huge obstacle. I desperately want to keep up with my studies like everyone else, but it feels like this barrier keeps holding me back.

How can I break this cycle of failure and regain confidence in my academic abilities? If anyone has been through something similar, I’d love to hear your experiences and advice.

Hello! I’m currently a senior graduating in May with a bachelor’s in business administration (with accounting and marketing minors), but I feel completely lost about what career to go into once I graduate.

I haven’t enjoyed a single class I’ve taken that relates to my major/minors and I’m starting to panic when I realize I don’t have a plan in place. I liked my operations management class the most, but that was because we worked statistics out by hand. Is anybody else in the same boat or have any advice? 😭

Sorry for the loaded wordy question. I’m (21M) and want to start college next year. I want to go to community college was thinking I can start in the spring and then pretty much have my next semester in the summer. So then I can start my sophomore year in the fall the same year. It’s a lot of school and I would be busy. But I was wondering if that is a possibility and if it’s even smart? I also maybe thought about working and saving money until fall of next year. Thanks

I hate how i procrastinate so badly cus now i have several classes of hw backed up and i’m gonna have to force myself to spend my time making up for my poor decisions. and of course it’s right when i also decided to start a time intensive game that lasts a week. god i hate myself

I have a conversation-based literature class that I participate in a lot. I always wait for like 45seconds or more before answering any questions to make sure no one else was intending to and I am definitely not the only person answering questions by any means.

But I do ask a lot of questions to the point where the professor said "this seems solid to me unless anyone has an objection" and when I raised my hand everyone laughed.

I'm a guy and I've seen all the posts about "the dude who participates too much in humanities classes 🙄" and my question is just how do I know I'm not that guy and I'm not bothering my classmates?

I’m 18 years old and have just completed my final year of high school in Egypt, where university admission is based on grades from this critical year. Unfortunately, I didn’t achieve the high grades I usually do, even though I have always been an academic achiever. As a result, I had to join the Faculty of Science, despite my dream of studying computer science.

This setback led me to decide on taking a gap year to realign my goals. Instead of continuing at a university, I’ve chosen to join an academy and study at a computer science institute to pursue my passion.

Is there still hope for me to make an academic comeback and apply for scholarships in the future? I’m determined to work hard and achieve my goals.

For context, I live in Canada and am going to college for the first time Fall 2025. It’s a two year full-time course (which means I can’t work during those two years because the workload is so heavy), the tuition is $27,000 and I understand that I should apply for as many grants and bursaries as possible in my application this spring.

I currently have about $6,000 saved for back-up money but is this enough? I am really stressed about not being able to afford nutritious meals or sustain myself. (Rent where I live for a one bedroom in a full house is usually $900/mo CHEAPEST)

Thoughts and advice welcome!

(Incase anyone is wondering, i’m going to school for animation) (And no I do not have parental support or anywhere I can live for free, I wish, I am self-sustaining)

For context, I live in Canada and am going to college for the first time Fall 2025. It’s a two year full-time course (which means I can’t work during those two years because the workload is so heavy), the tuition is $27,000 and I understand that I should apply for as many grants and bursaries as possible in my application this spring.

I currently have about $6,000 saved for back-up money but is this enough? I am really stressed about not being able to afford nutritious meals or sustain myself. (Rent where I live for a one bedroom in a full house is usually $900/mo CHEAPEST)

Thoughts and advice welcome!

(Incase anyone is wondering, i’m going to school for animation) (And no I do not have parental support or anywhere I can live for free, I wish, I am self-sustaining)

Hi everyone, lately just been feeling super lost with this whole going back to college process after coming back from the military. I am now trying to get back into college after having my two associate degrees, but feels like any degree I choose is just useless and regardless will struggle with getting a job. I keep asking my dad for advice on a degree (as he is a very successful business man in the technology field), and I just feel he tells me every degree I want to do is useless. I think he also isn't too happy as I am doing online college to finish my degree. Also, when I pick a degree he always says that it's a bachelor of arts and not science and that is useless, when looking into their is no difference at all except one has one more math class compared to the other. I am not even too sure what I am typing this for I guess advice. Just feeling super lost and I feel like no matter what I decide I am making the wrong choice. I guess if you guys could give me your input on how your job search was trying to find a tech job with maybe not a super useful tech degree like Computer science, but something more with a business/tech degree instead. Regardless, thank you for just reading this message any advice is welcomed.

Thank you.

im a CC student and im leaning towards UCSB. im going to apply at both but if you go to either or have an opinion, comment and lmk some pros and cons.

for context i live about 35 min from sdsu but im doing TAG to ucsb. i know both schools have a housing crisis and are relatively both expensive living costs

pls lmk if there’s a better place for me to post

i had a question about learning support/accommodations in higher education. i’ve had chronic pain in my arms for around four years now, and have had accommodations and a 504 plan at my high school since last year. i can’t really handwrite anymore, but i can still type, so i usually take my exams digitally, and if that’s not possible, i have access to a scribe or additional time (bcz i need to take breaks pretty often to let my hands rest). my learning support counselor has been absolutely amazing, and helped me get accommodations for my ap exams. i’m a pretty good student (4.70 W GPA, 4.0 UW GPA, 1560 SAT, 14 APs), and have had a pretty good experience with learning accommodations.

i’m a senior applying to college now, and my dream is to be a doctor and hopefully work with patients that have chronic illness as it’s smth i’m really passionate abt. i’m applying to both bs/md and bs/do programs in addition to regular undergrad. however, my condition has been declining slowly (or at best stagnant), so i’m more reliant on typing instead of writing in recent months. still hopefully we can find treatment, but as of now, i’m assuming my condition is at least somewhat permanent, so i will likely need accommodations for the rest of my education.

i’m looking at the process of becoming a doctor and ik that test-taking is a huge part of it (mcat, usmle, etc) so i’m wondering if accommodations are still available at med school? are the mcat and usmle paper tests? do we foresee them changing to digital by the time i take them? i know most undergrad universities offer accommodations, but i’m not sure abt med school. does anyone have any experiences or advice?

tldr - are there learning support/accommodations at the medical school level for a girl who rlly wants to be a doctor, but can’t rlly handwrite?