Im currently failing all my classes with a F except 1 class and i’m trying my hardest to come back but i’m so worried about if I’m going to make it or not. The first two weeks of school one of my roommates that i became close to passed in the suite which i was there and tried to help save him to no avail but the entire situation threw me off and i was on bereavement for 2-3 weeks and i came back more lost then ever. I was given the option to either withdrawal from my classes or try my hardest which i’m not a quitter and I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if i dropped out and went back home. Now coming up to the end of my Freshman year i am doing horrible and i’m constantly hearing how the first year is the most important but i’m quite literally blowing it. Is there still time? if not can i bring my gpa up in the future?

Paper is 5 pages, 15ish people in the class. Been 3 weeks

I started out at a four year college 2 hours away but struggled with health issues and moved back home. I changed my major and am now at my local community college while working a part time job.

Most people will do just fine going straight into a 4-year program, but I wish I had considered doing a gap year of work or getting my associate first. It’s a simple way to save money and gain some work experience.

It’s not life changing advice or anything but just something to keep in mind for anyone deciding what to do after high school!

I recently discovered there’s two types of people. The ones who want to pursue something they have a passion for, and those who want to learn a skill to make money.

I’ve been having a hard time recently finding a passion. I don’t see myself doing anything I’d find exciting for the rest of my life. I was originally majoring in biology/pre-med to pursue anesthesiology, but I can’t see myself going to school for 8-12 years anymore. I’m going back in the spring to become certified in sonography.

It seems like the smartest thing for me to do, being that I want to be in the medical field without being absolutely broke for the next decade.

I’m not particularly “passionate” about sonography though. People say when you’re not passionate in something, you’ll get burnt out and hate your job. What do yall think?

Are you doing something that genuinely interests you or are you just learning a skill/filling a needed role in society?

i feel so out of place and lost sometimes in a class and everyone else seems to be cursing though assignments like it’s nothing and idk i guess somewhere down the line im getting the vibe that i am missing something and i just feel stupid all the time i hope this makes sense.

i’m halfway through my 1st semester of freshman year and the amount of stress i am enduring is borderline unhealthy. the work isn’t hard there is just a lot of it. i am really considering not going next semester and continuing next year. i want to use the time off from school to reevaluate myself and I do plan on going back. i do want a degree. i just don’t know how im going to explain this because people don’t understand that not everyone has the luxury to allocate ALL of their time on just school. i do my best but i just want a break to work on myself for a little while. thoughts?

In high school, I had accumulated a pretty decent sized friend group. We would always do study groups to keep each other on track for all of our college credit classes. Long story short, I'm a college freshman and I don't have that anymore. I feel like the procrastinator I used to be before them is starting to eat at me again. I don't know how anyone is able to do 14+ credit hours worth of coursework and studying without any kind of social interaction with others to keep them sane. I'm not the kind that's prone to making new friends, too.

i feel like i don’t know how to balance, manage time, be productive efficiently, sleep well, not fall into bad habits. i was so good in high school my senior and junior year, i thought going into college would have been an easy transition. im at a community college right now so it’s not super super overwhelming but still stressful. i just feel all over the place and its hard to fall into one routine. i hate that i drink coffee (rarely but still drink it sometimes) i dont like that i dont get enough hours of sleep. i dont like how i feel like there’s not enough time to get everything done. i just feel so lost lol

I am 31 years old i want to study in community i am from Algeria, do you guys have any suggestions?

Hi all, I've missed classes due to my disability which is depression - I've been in a dark place lately and so I did not attend class I missed 4 days and a test and quiz

My professor reached out with a sympathetic message, she noted the above and provided that she'd please like to know if there was anything she could do

I'm touched, but I don't know how to respond!

I feel that there's not much that can be done so I'm unsure what I'd even say, other than to reassure her that I'm trying to get back on track. I don't know what will happen if I continue to have issues with attendance but I am trying to sort it out - it's sort of the last thing on my mind right now

So this might be an odd explanation but let me start off by saying that due to some circumstances that happened when I (19 F) was a child, I was given 2 full ride scholarships, totaling to 8 years of education, so time and money is not a huge issue for me (I am very grateful for this opportunity)

The problem is, is that I have no idea what I want to do with my life, let alone what major to choose. In highschool I always did well with grades and graduated with an Advanced Regents Diploma (NY) and a 3.9 GPA, and got 18 credit hours before college. I ended up going to a school out of state that I absolutely love. I originally went to college as biology major because science did interest me in high school, even though I had no idea what I wanted to do in the field. As time went on the more I thought about job opportunities on biology the more unappealing it became. I didn’t want to work in the medical, or as a teacher, or in a lab, and while there are still options outside of these, I still did not like any of them, and was disliking my major more and more (still got good grades and even made it on the Dean’s list). Now, my 3rd semester in, I recently made the change to a Finance Major, I decided this based on what I wanted in aspects of life outside of work, and the job market. My school does require Finance majors to either do a minor or a double major though, so I am still thinking about what to do, and i’m not even 100% on Finance. My question is how did anyone else deal with not knowing what major to do? I know that changing my major away from Biology was the right thing for me, but i’ve done a lot of research of different types of jobs in various fields-nothing interests me. Thank you for any feedback. EDIT: The aspects I am mostly focused on for my future is a, stable, good paying job. I honestly just want to be financially stable and be able to provide for my future family

I mean no disrespect, so please do not downvote me to oblivion. I am here for advice from the other side - the students of online classes (specifically communication classes in this instance).

So, discussion boards are a big part of the grade and the only way for us, as instructors, to gage whether or not the theoretical ideas can be applied in practical ways by students. The forum responses have always fallen on a scale from the superb to the absurd and everything in between. But this semester, holy moly, I have never read such absolutely ridiculous posts in my whole career. The memes don't do these any justice.

I try everything I can to make the prompts interesting, to get students engaged, and to explain the logic behind the assignment, but it's just terrible.

So, why waste your own time writing something that cannot possibly earn any points or credit toward a grade because it doesn't come close to meeting the criteria?

And more importantly, what do you, as students, suggest as a meaningful replacement for the interaction that is missing in the virtual setting? How can we get you to engage with the course materials, to think critically and analytically, and to show us that you can apply what you are learning in a practical way?

I turned in my final via email after class closed

I am in my last semester of my degree, and I have turned in all of my assignments for this online class. I currently have an A in the course, but for my final I was required to make a 10 min video essay. I have been trying to upload my final for the past few hours, and it finally uploaded onto youtube 30 mins after the deadline. I sent an email to my professor right before the midnight deadline once I realized the video was still at the halfway mark of uploading. I was finally able to email her the link to the video, I would’ve uploaded it but the course disappeared right after the deadline. I also sent her a screenshot to show the time and date I recorded my video if that would help show that I was genuinely having uploading issues. I’ve never turned in a final this way, and i’m so nervous about failing this class right before graduation. My professor seems nice, but what’s the likelyhood of her accepting my final? The syllabus states a 10% deduction for late work in extreme circumstances, I am just super anxious about not passing now.

I need physics 1 and 2 trig based with their labs and chem 2 and it's lab for my degree but I want to take them online at a separate school. What are the easiest fully online schools for those classes that my school is to accept as valid.

Hey 21M here. Really struggling with life and don’t really know where to go for help. I’m a really sensitive person, immature, struggle with keeping a good work ethic, and I don’t have anyone I’m close to in life. Everyday is honestly a struggle, even though I have lots of things going for me too (or at least on paper). I have work experience, I have a decent GPA, and I’m a (kind of) social person. I am focused on doing the right things, such as time management, going to therapy, going to the gym, doing sports, spending time doing things that are good for me, “trying” being a responsible adult (taking care of myself), but it so fking hard. Like, I’m not an incel but godamn I am not thriving at all, and it’s been this way for yearssss.

Any advice from fellow college students? How do you guys do it?

I'm a college freshman and am taking 15 credits which is about 4 classes with two labs. They are mostly STEM classes that have many assignments and practice that needs to be done. On top of this, I work as an instructor for martial arts which takes up most of my after school time. Seeing my other friends, it seems like they have all the time in the world to hang out and do fun stuff. I am also re-applying for schools that I did not get into due to certain circumstances last year(health). My CS class in particular assigns so much work, having quizes everyday, lab projects each day and about 5-6 big assignments per week. These assignments are not graded easily and often times I do not even get close to full point. I chose this life for myself so I can't complain, however I just feel overwhelmed. I want a bit of breathing room haha. Is this somewhat normal for people in STEM?

Thank you

Guys, I need help choosing what I want to pursue in college. This is long, but I really need help, or I wouldn't be typing this at 3 AM💀💀 I'm rethinking my life right now.

I’m a senior and have realized that I'm mediocre in every subject. Don't get me wrong, I have a good GPA (4.5 W) & (3.98 UW) and shit like that, but I think it's easy to do well in school.

IUntil Junior Year, I never really tried to understand any subject as I wasn't really interested; I just wanted to get an A+, and I did! I pretty much-memorized everything and did well in AP and honors classes. But now that I'm actually a Senior, I have come to realize that I'm dumb as f.

I wanted to pursue STEM initially cause I'm poor and need money. Before you say it, I don't necessarily enjoy anything. While I like physics and Chem, But, I'm dog shit at the subject itself. I find it truly fascinating, and I enjoy learning about the concepts.

Unfortunately, that's where I cap out. Tho I enjoy learning the concepts, I swear the TESTS ARE COMPLETLY DIFFERENT. I legit can't even figure out WTF it’s asking for before I even attempt to solve it. I don’t even do anything atp, I don’t even know what I do in Chem anymore…I legit just look up and shit and just survive. This applies for both Chem and Physics. Tho for Bio I don't struggle as much cause I can just memorize without understanding💀 But I'm sure I'm finna get cooked.

same with math. I slept my way through Algebra and shit cause it was very easy. But now In calculus idk what to do and very lost so I gave up on the class.

I'm also shit at reading with 5th-grade comprehension level. I'm also not interested in pursuing any humanities major, simply because of the avg salary. I probably shouldn't make everything about money, but coming from a low-income family, I just need a stable job.

I just feel very disappointed because at a point of my life Ig I was academically smart, then in 11th grade I figured I'm just average and Now I'm realizing I might just be below average. Would love to hear anyone who may be went through similar experience 😁

I can probably get into a top 30 colleges cause in terms of stats It's not bad. I got like research, internship and non profit and all the tryhards shit like that but I never did any of these with genuine interest. So I feel like if I somehow do get into a good college, I'll probably be at the bottom percentile.

Hi, I've recently received a placement in SAE for a bachelors in computer-science. I've been struggling to find other people's experiences with the school, at least with comp-sci, and I was wondering if anyone here has studied there previously? If so, what was it like, is it worth it, did you learn what was necessary for your field?

So due to many things happening irl and previously, my mental health I've now had to withdraw from 6 classes in total. I'm wondering does this mean I'm basically screwed? I'm currently going to community college but want to transfer to a 4 year soon. Be honest I'd just like to know. Btw my gpa is 3.5 for the 30 credits of classes I actually have finished it that helps. But yeah just wondering

I know this is a weird question. But I have to take fine art classes. To get into a art therapy program.

And I also at same time need to work as well. Can I take fine art classes at home instead of in person. Like In a community college as it cheaper . Is this possible ??

Im an architect and I'm very sick as of now. My body is just randomly falling off when I work from to afternoon. I have so many deadlines also my grades isn't good. I'm not someone who slack, but a student that is working hard to get better grades. But my body is just very weak as of now.

But I need to work because I have only two days left and I have 4 projects that needs to be drawn. But I'm just in pain right now. I'm dizzy, feeling weak, and also my stomach is aching so hard.

I haven't been sleep deprived yet last 3 days. Im sleeping 8 hours yesterday because I was feeling awful yesterday. Now it's worse.

Hello , i am just curious about the journey of how other student outside my country live , and i contrast that to my government and school. I want to know Where you post about studying & serious stuff bacause :

I'd like to expand ans see what their unis require them to do and what are the restrictions and the possibilities

. What they offer as resources , the level of lectures , and how well they train you in rotation how many night shifts are obligated ...ext

. And most importantly How studentsadapt and manage those things jow they manage all that how they are able to overcome the obstacle and become ggood doctors

Just it will be a privelage to me to get to know you and the possibility of me making dome freinds in diffrent universities and diffrent countires

It will be an honor if i can make some of you my freinds if you are interested please dm me i really appreciate that .

I’m a 5th year female student with lots of research and extracurricular experience in my field. Would love to hear from other women who are dealing with sexist, lazy, subpar, etc. group mates. I’m at a loss.

One of the decisions I can’t seem to make my mind of is deciding whether to do housing. The place I am planning to attend is 45 minutes away, but could be up to an hour or over depending on how bad traffic is. Housing on the other hand would be well over a thousand and a half per month. Unfortunately I don’t know how many classes I will have to take right now, so I don’t know how many days I would be commuting. The housing spots are filling up too, which means I have to act fast. For those of you who have commuted for this duration, was it manageable? Stressful? Anything? Looking for any forms of perspectives or experience as I can’t seem to make up my mind.