Hey you all! I’m a first-year College student getting ready to go back home next week! I have been feeling this unbelievable sadness since coming here. I’ve felt homesick, lonely, unhappy about my school’s culture, uncomfortable, and just generally not drawn towards being in college. My counselor even told me […]
Read More5 classes over the summer, 5 classes per last two semesters or 3 classes over the summer 6 classes per last 2 semesters?
Navigating Course Loads: Should You Take 5 Classes Over the Summer or 3 Classes with 6 During the Final Semesters? As university semesters approach, many students find themselves grappling with the age-old question of how to best manage their course loads. This dilemma often intensifies during the summer, a time […]
Read MoreI owe my school money and I am unsure what to do about it
I am very angry right now, so I apologize if this is a bit jumbled. Last semester, my laptop broke and it is necessary I have one so I ended up having to pull a loan to buy a new one. Because of that, this semester, I had no money […]
Read MoreWhat is the best thing for energy? I have thrown health out the window, any advice is welcome. (Finals)
5 classes, severe adhd, falling behind in all of them. The semester ends may second, most things are due on the 28th. I have to code a game in c++ and python, write several essays, make polite compliment cards for my coms class, study for exams, etc. Is it expresso? […]
Read MoreWhat do you do when you aren’t sure what you actually want to do with your life?
Please only give serious answers. Throughout my life, I’ve changed what career I wanted to work in MANY times. I had considered being an anesthesiologist, psychologist or psychiatrist, biologist, photographer, etc. When it came time to go to college, I wanted to go into Genetics, so I went to a […]
Read MoreShould I go back to college?
I’m 28, almost 29. I went to college right after high school as an expectation of my parents but didn’t know exactly what I wanted to study so I picked something that mildly interested me at the time from a local community college. At the time, I felt like paying […]
Read MoreFeeling lost and stuck in life
Hello, as the title says, I feel lost. I’m having MAJOR decision paralysis and FOMO and it’s making me depressed. Basically, I’m 19 and dropped out of uni after my first quarter because I didn’t know what I wanted to major in and didn’t want to waste money. For the […]
Read MoreHow Trump’s college crackdown is raising concerns about free speech and academic freedom
*6 May 2025, transcript and video at link* The Trump administration has embarked on a campaign aiming to remake how universities operate. The efforts to crack down on protests and diversity initiatives are part of what the White House says is a push to address antisemitism. But there are concerns […]
Read MoreHow do you actually get scholarships?
Hi, this may be the wrong thread and I’m sorry if it is but i need to post somewhere and it seems right. So, i’m currently a freshman in college, less than a week left though and im attending a community college currently because: 1. i wasn’t 100% what i […]
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