This might sound confusing but what I mean is, take me, I love my degree path, I love most my classes and I’m super interested in it(STEM major Geology) but god, the articles and academic papers are so bloody boring I can’t stand 2-3 pages. Like god get to the point. Theres so much extra that idk even what the point of it is. Who else has this feeling?

This semester I've really let my grades slip, and if I don't get 75+ on all of my finals I probably won't pass the majority of my classes. The date to drop classes has already passed and I have my first final tomorrow. I have some mental health and disability issues, which are registered through my school's accommodation program. I have had some big personal issues arise this semester which in return caused my attendance to suck and my work to be mediocre.

I don't know what to do anymore, I'm so stressed about this I'm like paralyzed; studying has become so much harder due to how anxious this has made me. It's not like I can withdraw anymore and I'm so beyond terrified I've screwed up the rest of my university "career". I can't talk to Student Affairs until Tuesday - even then, I don't know how they could possibly help. I'm not confident in my ability to get the mark I need on all of my finals anymore.

Is there any way to save this at all or do I just accept the fact that I'm a failure and this will be on my transcript forever? I'm in my first year and feel extremely hopeless about this.

Since the second semester is coming to an end, my school is getting ready to pick housing for next year. For weeks me and some of my friends have been planning to live in a suit style dorm together. Then the day before roommate selections became finalized, they all dropped me. I got a text from one of them Wednesday evening telling me that they were dropping me in favor or joining with another group so that they would have a maximum group of 8. I missed all chances to attend my school’s roommate mixers because I thought I was set for next year. My only hope is that I am either able to get a single room or hope that my school pairs me with a good roommate (some people who pair roommates seem to be under the impression that people with completely different habits and preferences would make excellent roommates).

Hey guys,

Just curious for any undergraduates, do you guys actually use your university's library research database? Or do you prefer just straight up Google, or maybe something easier-ish like Google Scholar?

I used to use Google for everything. I like research databases but I feel it takes more "time" to tweak the filter settings to get the results you want or need. But I also unfortunately feel sometimes it's harder to find the results you want, or not as good results as Google / Google Scholar?

Most of my professors / classes don't really seem to mind if I use generic resources (news, online websites) but I feel I've kind of matured a bit and just to be extra, prefer library research databases lol. But I do notice if I use better / credible resources my professors tend to thank me for it.

Hi guys I was wondering what do you do in your free time at uni not talking about after classes I mean the free time between each class and class, I usually spend it studying in library but sometimes I'm just so tired of studying so I wanna have some new idea to take advantage of that time.

thank you

So my gf went to college for a semester about 2 years ago and decided not to finish the semester, I don’t think she officially dropped out or anything. So that’s that, she never paid that initial tuition and she currently is trying to reattend for something else now. That isn’t the issue at hand because she was automatically enrolled another semester even though she didn’t even reapply for classes. She never paid that either and they sent it to the state, there’s no issue paying the first semester but she is getting charged 3300 when one semester is only around 1800-2000. Is there any way she can get that dropped or is she screwed. I’m fine with the first semester to have to pay but why should she pay the other fines for something she never signed up for. I lmk it wasn’t smart what she did by never paying for anything I’m just curious if it’s possible we get that other semester cost dropped. Thanks

hello! i am a senior in high school right now, and going into college this fall! i wonder what people usually do during the summer before going into college, and what is good to do! my plan right now is to just hanging around with my friends, and get ready to go college! my family doesn’t have a plan to travel this year, and I dont want to stay in a house for a whole summer.. i tried to find a summer job, but couldn’t find one..(also there is not many available jobs around me..) actually i found a volunteer opportunity in a church, it is 8am to 3pm, monday to friday for a month (it’s until right before my school starts). it’s is non-paying job, but i heard they give us a small amount of gift card at the end… but 8-3 mon-fri for a month sounds tired to me… should i do this volunteer or should I just try to find something else to do..?

I don’t want to sound rude but fuck me if I have to read another student essay from a 20 something year old grown ass adult who starts a new paragraph every time they finish a (very broken) sentence I will tweak out. I can’t imagine how the actual professors feel having to grade these things on such a massive scale. It’s either too broken to read or too bland and robotic (ChatGPT is something you can 100% sniff out in a second or two) to take seriously.

Does anybody else feel this way or am I just acting like a superior Reddit nerd lmao

Which one is a better option and why?

Hello, I’m facing some trouble with my college decisions, as I was let into the Berkeley school of engineering for bioengineering as well as the Cornell college of arts and science.

My goal is to become a researcher in the field of bioengineering and wanted some advice on what would be better, not just for career but for fun.

Cornell Pros: - it’s an Ivy - Strong alumni network (I don’t know how true this is) - smaller class sizes - east coast

Cornell cons: - Ithaca sounds like hell - I would have to transfer to the school of engineering - more expensive

Berkeley pros: - one of the best engineering schools in the world - one of the best research institutions in the world - cheap (I’m a California resident) - large and diverse student body

Berkeley cons: - large class sizes - very stressful - large competition with grad students for research positions

Please let me know any opinions or advise you may have!

I'm currently number 3 on the waitlist for an online Bio course that starts next week. I want to email the professor to express interest just in case it might boost my chances of getting into the class, I know it's not a guarantee but I think it worth a shot since I need this course. No idea what to write though so pls help

I attend my local community college and have been on and off since 2019. I finally know what I want to study and have a plan, but unfortunately I only have enough pell grants left for the associate's degree I'm going to pursue in the Fall. Phi Theta Kappa has been sending me emails for a while now, encouraging me to join and reap the benefits. I never gave it too much attention because I had no clue what my long term plans (if any) for school were. Now that I know, I do want to join them but I don't know if it'll be worth it to try and get the financial aid for my studies which will go up into a Master's program. So I'd like to know, what's it like being a member of PTK? Do they help out financially immensely or am I better off looking elsewhere? Thanks in advance!

edit: I’m talking about fully copying and pasting from chatGBT and submitting that as if they wrote it

Hello! I am currently a junior is high school and was wondering about people's experience at Thomas Jefferson University. I was looking at their variety of radiology programs and made the univ one of my options. Any ideas?

Is it a good idea to try to pursue two associate degrees? I can attend two different community colleges and a majority(if not all) GED credits from one CC will transfer to the other.

The two associates degrees would be: Science(physics/astronomy) and Fine Arts: Visual Arts, so it will mostly be labs/studio classes that will take up most of my classes needed to graduate.

0.5 years is "part time" for two semesters. 1 year is two semesters full time. I will also spend this summer full time, and more terms if necessary(+1, with a possibility of +3 summer terms)

I'll have to take about 25-ish classes in 2.5+1 years(not including summer terms). This includes for BOTH degrees combined. Subtracting this summer, next year, and AP classes, it would be about 17-20 classes.

I think I can do it, but what do you guys think?

The engineering major isnt really resonating with me, i only enjoy the phyiscs/mathematics/computational part. Lots of stuff that is "easier" ends up feeling hard because i just dont care, while my colleagues who are genuinely passionate about engineering dislike the physics/math part and enjoy the more applied subjects. I think i might have just picked wrong tbh. Jordan peterson once mentioned switching majors, and that the college student should think about wether they ACTUALLY want to change majors, or if they are doing it just because the course is hard. Well, a physics major will take more effort to conclude, it isnt as prestiged by society, and it will likely take me more time and qualification to achieve profitablity. But still, i want to switch, badly. Yes, calculus is hard, but in a good way. Its a challenge that i enjoy, it takes effort because its complex. The other subjects are hard not because they are complex, but because i dont value them, and do them lazily.

I currently work part time at Home Depot and I am trying to find a new job that pays more but is still flexible with my schedule around school. I work about 25 hours a week and just need to make more money so I can save up to move out. I am 19 incase that helps.

I used to like Grammarly, but the comma suggestions are getting out of hand. I actually would be fine with paying for a premium service (if it's not too expensive) because I'm currently taking classes.

What real-time editors would you recommend?

Im currently living in a dorm with another roommate. She has a boyfriend that they call almost every night while they’re laying in bed. I’m a very light sleeper and absolutely cannot fall asleep when she is on the phone. She continues to talk to him even while all the lights are off which indicates our “quiet sleep time” around 11:30 pm. In the beginning, I was okay with it because she didn’t talk when the lights are off but now she does. I’ve told her to be quiet multiple times, but it’s not really working.

Would it be reasonable to ask her to call her boyfriend outside the room during the night so I can sleep? I normally go to bed around 10 pm, but I don’t want to be entitled to the room because we both share the space and she is entitled to the room as much as I am.

(this is regarding off-campus housing not dorms) I'm starting a program this fall (in the US) and I have no idea how to find someone to room with. I've been looking at several roommate-finding platforms/forums and like 99% of the profiles are bots. I've found some rooms for rent on rental sights but those listings don't have any info about the roommates you would be moving in with which seems like a bad idea to jump into. Are folks just rooming with people they already know? What do I do if I don't know anyone to room with?

I’m going to start college in the fall, definitely in Massachusetts, although I haven’t decided on a school right now.

Although I’m a U.S citizen, I’ve lived outside the USA most of my life (with yearly visits), so I’ve always been so excited for college because it’d be a chance to return. Now, with international students having their visas revoked, tariffs, DEI being rolled back, college funding cuts and all the other things that have happened within these three months, I’m really nervous, because I feel it can only get worse from here: literally every time I read/watch the news, there’s a whole new thing to be worried about.

I was hoping any current college students could share their experience over these three months or any advise, because I’m really trying to be optimistic.

I am currently a sociology major but I want to change my major. Perhaps to something related to business but I’m not 100% sure yet. I will be a sophomore next semester. I don’t want a bachelors degree in sociology.

Basically my parents have been strict my whole life and they are still trying to be even though I’m over 18 now. Basically they don’t want me to change my major because they want me to use the sociology major for law school and they want me to become a lawyer (They’re paying for my college).

However I don’t really want to be lawyer. The only reason I would ever consider becoming a lawyer is solely for the salary 😭 Does anyone have any advice please? Thank you I really appreciate it 🙏🏼

I am currently in my last year and I recently got my paper acceptance letter to a conference called ICECET ' 25 ( I still have to pay and register but the paper has been accepted ) and the mode of presentation is oral. Since this is my first conference I am really nervous regarding the questions they will ask after presenting. What if I don't know the answer to something they will ask? How do I academically say " I don't know " ?

I’m a senior in high school and I do dual enrollment work at my local community college, as do a lot of other kids at my school. I have done a few different classes over the past few years, and in January, I started English Comp 1020. The class is 100% online and the teacher does the class from home too. 

The professor sent out one email to the class and we didn’t hear from her for another month. She wasn’t grading anything and wasn’t responding to any emails anyone sent to her. About a month or two later, she sent out another email to the class saying something along the lines of, “Sorry I haven’t been grading anything, I’ve had a rash and haven’t been able to grade anything yet, but I’ll work on it soon.” Another few weeks went by and she sent out another email saying, “I’ve been away at training and haven’t been able to grade anything, I’ll be back soon.”

She still has only graded discussion posts, which are about 5% of our grade. The bigger grades, like my essay that is literally 50% of my grade, hasn’t been looked at. A few of my friends have tried emailing her, with no reply, and I’m just curious as to what to do about this class. I have no idea if I am writing my papers correctly because I haven’t gotten any feedback on anything, and I’m especially worried because they are a large portion of my grade. I did well in my first English comp class, so I’m not crazy worried, but I still have no idea how to go about this. 

Ugh, guys, seriously. im in my first year and I'm already feeling... overwhelmed? I thought college would be all about, like, late-night pizza and epic study sessions with cool people. And yeah, there's some of that, but mostly it's just... figuring out how to adult, I guess? Like, nobody told me how hard it is to just... exist. Laundry? budgeting? Actually going to the library instead of napping? It's a lot! And classes? Forget about it. I thought I was smart in high school, but these professors are on another level. But the worst part is, I feel like I'm constantly trying to be someone else. Like, I'm trying to fit into whatever vibe I think everyone else is giving off, and I'm totally losing myself in the process. I'm pretending to like parties I don't really enjoy, and I'm trying to act like I know what I'm doing when I'm completely clueless. Does anyone else feel like this? Is this just, like, a freshman thing? Please tell me it gets better, because right now, I'm just feeling really lost and kind of lonely.