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No. 1180801
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I made this thread to keep advice and other topics related to studying contained so other nonnas have a threat to discuss their student-related things while also being a thread for people to view a compiled collection of comments and advice.
Starting off, does anyone have any good suggestions for physical weekly planners? I like pastels or paler/neutral colors.
No. 1180828
>this thread popping up as soon as i open lolcow to procrastinate studying for my finals in 10 daysAwks
>>1180800My previous college was like this (without Saturday) and it was infuriating. Especially when I look at my sister's schedule and she only has 3 days of contact hours with only around 2-3 hours per day
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Good thread, guys. We could also share useful extentions, apps and websites.
No. 1180876
I’ve been trying to take classes around my work schedule and my uni has really weird times for everything
>interesting class I want to take: meets three days a week for one hour at noon >language class: meets one night a week for three hours>no online classes during regular semesters So right now I have a $3000 bill for two online summer classes, I checked to see if I could find any equivalents at cheaper community colleges and didn’t find any.
>>1180800A professor I just had would give us assignments due on Thursday and Sunday. I was okay with that until she changed it to making everything due on Saturday, which she thought made it easier for students working full time. Instead we lost one of our only days off to spending the entire day doing homework.
No. 1180881
>>1180843thank you nonna!
there's a nice website I like, inmyopinion.site, they go over study tips and different things like that and it looks super cute too, would recommend it if you were the type to keep those pretty aesthetic diaries that you print stuff out for, or if you keep a nice digital diary that you like to put images in.
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Do you manage do to homework and having a part time job?
No. 1180961
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I have to study whole weekend, I made time for it but my brain just doesn't seem to start up properly these few days. It's because I'm mentally exhausted but I absolutely have to study anyway. I have trouble concentrating. I read a few questions and my mind wanders off.
Any advice? I tried kratom and it only helps a tiny bit with mood. Coffee doesn't do anything for me. I exercise and eat properly.
I also waste way too much time on lolcow whenever I have a lot to do. I can't turn electronic devices off, I need them to study.
What do you do to concentrate?
No. 1180963
>>1180961I just wanna add that I have an oral exam every week till the end of June and way too much shit I need to read, memorize and understand for it. At this point I feel like it's not humanely possible. Wish I could implant a memory chip in my brain.
Good luck with your exams nonnies.
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I'm currently working on my resume and I realize as much as I love too look at good design I really hate working in that field, I can still see myself in an office job I just don't know WHAT kind of work to do. Has anyone studied art/graphic design to switch to something else? ps: social anxiety doesn't help I keep being afraid of toxic school/work environment
No. 1181237
>>1180797One more exam then I break for summer, than another year till I graduate! I'm super excited and kinda wanna get into work straight away since i'm planning on emigrating to Finland, and I'd need to become a citizen before pursuing future study due to cost.
What courses are you all on? Biomed here
No. 1181302
>>1181284>no one would talk unless it was for assignmentsexactly has been my classes
i'm a covid/postcovid student so i don't know if that's changed.
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I’m starting to look into doing a PhD, having finished my masters a few years ago now.
Does anyone have any advice regarding finding a niche in their interest and a theoretical basis? Any advice for filling in proposal forms and finding a supervisor? Part time or full time?
>>1180801I used a moleskine for my studies, but I’ve seen people have luck with various filofax set ups or day designers. There are quite a few videos on YouTube, it might be worth watching a few and seeing which ones interest you.
No. 1181442
>>1181284Yeah I had a gap year so I changed a class to one year lower and the covid class is actually so disengaged and unwelcoming. They for some reason segregated into weird high-school-like groups that badmouth the other groups. Our class is tiny and everyone mostly talks about the assignments anyway so instead of Mean Girls it's like Mean Nerds.
I'm too old, tired and shy for that bullshit. They're also way worse knowledge-wise yet act very iamverysmart (maybe defensively?) and they aren't engaged in the classes at all.
My noncovid class was very social, they organised class get-togethers, girls nights out, movie screenings, made shirts and badges for all of us and tried to engage even the silent introverted people in a nice way. I don't regret the gap year by itself but the covid class is just so much worse and afaik the whole year (other classes too) are socially weird.
No. 1181894
>>1181399I feel awful for the teachers stuck in this position so I'm always first to participate. What sucks is knowing I can't answer every question, and the ensuing silence that drags out as we all wait for someone else to be "brave". I can't figure out if my classmates are just shy or immature or they don't care, or some mix of all three.
On a different note, I've been trying to get my bachelors for three years, taking a semester off here and there, and this past semester I took only one class. Even that was too much for me— I had to tell my professor that I got sick and couldn't complete the final project. I just can't handle the workload, I guess? Embarrassingly, most of all this was gen ed garbage that would've been easy if I didn't procrastinate. I'm realising more and more that I just hate school, I hate homework, and I really don't know if I can do it anymore.
What do I do nonnies? My family are already disappointed in me and they'll hate me if I don't get a degree. I like to write and would enjoy a career where I can do that, but I struggle to finish anything (including my fucking education kek) and have no portfolio or achievements. I just feel kind of lost and don't know where to start.
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i dropped out of grad school to get a full time job and it was the best decision ever. i study something very specific so finding a job was difficult, but i found a company that wanted someone with my exact (bachelor's) degree, so i just applied for it and they gave me a job offer. i've been there for six weeks now and it's going pretty well so far. i miss the free time i had when in grad school, but aside from that i love the money and the feeling of being useful.
so glad i didn't waste another 2 years on grad school only to end up as a secretary.
No. 1182826
>>1182008I studied illustration at a private art college. Here are my thoughts on my experience there.
First off, I'd say an art education from a private institution is not worth if you're not rich. Thankfully, my family has some wealth and I also had a scholarship so that helped a lot. If you can actually afford it, I think it can be worthwhile.
My illustration skills did improve a ton thanks to having direct feedback with art professors. However, a lot of it is very dependent on how much work you put into improving your skills. I knew people who just thought that doing the assignments was enough without ever practicing and they often lagged behind in classes. Aside from that, I also learned all sorts of other skills. These are things like learning how to professionally present your work, learning to utilize different digital design programs, and even some 3D skills.
Art professors can run the gamut from being some of the best teachers you've ever had to being unprofessional and poor teachers. They're artists so you're going to run into more distinct personalities in the classroom, for better or for worse.
Something I wished was emphasized more is the importance of social connections and networking in the field. My teachers were a bit too old school when it came to career-related stuff and the way they do things seem outdated. That kind of stuff I had to figure out on my own which was pretty painful.
Feel free to ask about anything else if you're interested.
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How do you read 1500 page digital textbooks? I have a phone and laptop, but sitting at my desk all day isn't comfy.
No. 1183295
>>1182008I started in graphic design but switched to illustration in my second semester. I mostly developed my skills by learning stuff by myself because there was no incentive to push yourself since there was no constructive feedback other than “wow looks nice!”. A lot of classes and courses were surface level introduction to the subjects (like sequential illustration, character animation, character design, but 5hr classes once per week for 4 months with a class project at the end). It’s not terrible but felt a bit lackluster. A lot of kids in my year tended to be Instagram artist(tm). There is probably one classmate that had very interesting and pleasing to the eye work.
And a lot of art unis seem like diploma mills and I realised mine was like that too but a bit too late. So it’s definitely worth doing extensive research about the uni and the programs. Also what
>>1182826 said is very accurate as well.
No. 1183618
>>1182056Late reply, but I very much agree with
>>1182826 . My family isn't rich, but we had decent money saved so that it wasn't a huge burden + scholarships. My graphic design experience was similar to the other anon, except they prepared us with networking stuff pretty well, by the time I graduated I had a portfolio, personal branding, etc. My school is well known in the area, so it definitely helped with jobs. In general, design majors like graphic design, industrial design, and architecture have better luck with jobs than more fine arts majors.
One thing I recommend is starting your basics at a cheaper (but quality) school. I started at a state university with a strong art program for 1.5 years, so that really lessened the financial burden. I do have friends who got their degrees through that state school and have ended up with design careers, so that could be an option too. You have to make sure the school has an adequate art program though, I have a friend who got a BFA from another state school and her work is absolutely awful, like 13 year old anime tier, and not one of her teachers actually taught her.
Generally I would say do your research about all the schools, and don't get blinded by the shiny facilities. Some are definitely just useless diploma mills.
No. 1184402
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Is anyone else finding their course to be much easier/relaxing than they anticipated? The only times I stress is when I leave an assignment until the last minute, but overall it's been a breeze. Doesn't help that my uni is quite lax with the exams "due to covid".
I have roughly 4 lessons every week(3 hours each) and my average score is 89. Feels like my brain isn't challenged, which in turn makes me totally disengaged, even if on paper I'm doing good.
Doesn't help that the lockdown caused me to miss out on the social aspect of it, which I've heard is one of the biggest reasons why people go to universities. Connections and all that.
Feels like I'm not getting enough out of the whole uni experience. I'm from UK and the course is IT/law related, maybe that changes something? I've heard that art students are expected to do a lot of work on their own.
No. 1184540
More high school than university. But asian countries, why do you have school for like 10-12 hours a day, when people can only really learn for 3-5 at best?
I'm pretty polymath and self taught. And if you're studying properly your mind starts to wander after hour 3, after hour 5 you basically tap out. You can intermix it with exercise and squeeze some more out, but you reach serious diminishing returns, and from what I gather Asian countries don't really exercise much at school. Certainly not enough to justify the 10-12 hour days like you hear about in Korea.
You can do assignments for 8-12 hours a day, but that's not learning, that's just labour. The same way digging a trench is labour. Actual learning has a pretty clear 3-5 hour limit. When you look at the study habits of the actual cerebral elite, like say Schopenhauer or Mozart, they aren't pushing beyond that 3-5 hour range. They typically do a solid 3 hours, then muddle around with lunch, friends, hobbies, long walks, then do another hour or two.
And your schoolwork doesn't seem that much harder than what's taught here. So for all those lost nights and weekends you're basically no better off than western countries.
No. 1187159
>>1182008I also studied art in college and had about the same experience as
>>1183618 except I did the opposite, I started at a very well-known art school before transferring to a regular state school with a good design program. I was still able to get a job very quickly after graduating even. If you can, take a look at the actual portfolios of graduates so you don't waste your time. I had a bad time because my art school professors spent too much time coddling the majority of my classmates that just wanted to be at an art school without doing art, and I didn't learn shit.
No. 1187194
>>1182008Just finished my last semester at a community college where I only did their art programs, but some gen ed because I wasn't sure if I wanted to transfer or not. The CC I went to has a very elaborate arts and printing department for illustration, fine arts, entertainment art, animation, and graphic design so its probably not the typical CC experience. All the pros and cons of going to CC still apply. Pros - cheaper classes, more weekend/night classes available, smaller class sizes, professors are still working professionals and/or also teach the same courses at universities, you can try out more classes to find what's right for you, etc. Cons - hard to make friends, not much campus life, some find it hard to stay motivated, you put in what you get out, etc.
I started with illustration but decided to pursue graphic design and motion graphics instead. I got a job before I even finished school because the coursework had me make my own online portfolio, personal branding, resume, and contracts. I also had to get client experience for independent study credit. The printing classes taught me the much needed pre-press knowledge that many designers coming out of public and maybe even private universities don't get. I put in a lot effort into networking and getting to know my peers/professors because I knew it was necessary. I never had any bad experiences with my peers and pretty much loved every single one of my classes. Most people I know who finished the graphic design program and didn't transfer all have design-related jobs or freelance
No. 1187932
>>1184402>IT/law relatedI've never heard those two being interlinked, what degree nonna?
My course was packed/stressful but my sister does Politics and she says her experience is really relaxed with minimal contact hours and her "exams" were basically just coursework essays to hand-in due to covid. She gets like a week to do them. I'm honestly jealous.
No. 1188009
>>1187988What did you get trained in and what do you work as now?
Sorry for all the questions I'm currently in the same position as you were and I want to go back to college but it's so ridiculously expensive (my own fault for wasting years when it was "free"). Sometimes I wonder if I'm just being stubborn about college and I'd be better off getting certificates to allow me to work in whatever I can get ASAP or if should stick my guns… I dunno. It sucks when you're never really "passionate" about anything.
No. 1192134
>>1187932Digital Forensics!
We have at least 1 unit each year that focuses on the law/court aspect of it.
So far my exams have been either reports, actual written exams (open book due to covid lol) or assessments (which involve presenting your findings in court or giving a slideshow to a board of professionals).
>My course was packed/stressful Now that I think about it, I suppose it's a good thing that I'm complaining about being bored instead of the fact that I'm overworked. Maybe I just need to use all that free time for getting certificates or potentially get a part time job.
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I have a statistics report due in 2 days but I'm struggling so hard. It feels like all of my learning resources haven't covered the information I'm supposed to use. Then again, I was never good at math, so maybe I'm just not seeing how it's supposed to help. This sucks.
No. 1198810
>>1184402I relate to this so much, I kind of feel like I must be doing something wrong because I am not feeling anything at all. It's going by fine with nothing happening.
>Feels like my brain isn't challenged, which in turn makes me totally disengaged, even if on paper I'm doing good. So much this. I feel like I'm wasting something… I feel unfullfilled, I guess. Just wanted to say I get what you mean a little.
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>>1192343Sorry about the late response, I wrote up the answer and then forgot to actually post it lol
It heavily revolves around working with the police, and by the looks of it that's what pretty much everyone in my course plans to do. Although there are jobs in the private sector for it as well.
The lessons consist of familiarising yourself with different devices and how they handle and store data (hex editor stuff, file systems/locations, right way to go about looking through the devices, justifying your actions etc.)
The actual workflow for the most part involves creating a copy of a device and then examining it using digital forensic software (I think in the span of 2 years I've learned how to use at least 8 of them pretty extensively) for anything suspicious. Usually they will provide you with a brief that tells you why the device is under suspicion, which makes the search easier.
After that it's just looking through the copy, writing down contemporary notes as you go along and then creating a report of your findings and hope that they won't call you in to court to question you.
If you do go into this field expect to do a lot of waiting and writing.
Digital Forensic software companies sometimes host Capture The Flag events where they provide you with a dataset + a free trial for their software that allows you to play around with the environment as well, if what I just wrote sounds fun. Cellebrite hosted one 2 weeks ago if I'm not mistaken, you just have to keep an eye out for them.
Hope that was somewhat educational.
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does anyone have any advice for learning Japanese? I'm currently studying and I'm getting there, but does anyone have any tips that helped them a lot?
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>>1203276There are some numbers involved (e.g. remembering bytes in a particular sector) but no MATH math. And even the example I provided will mostly only come up in exams rather than irl. My course leader is extremely autistic about knowing the hex editor (and everything relating to it) like the back of his hand, so maybe it's just my particular university that does it.
So far we've had 2 programming based lessons (python and SQL). Next year it'll be cryptography, but even then it's mostly just patterns and no actual math (besides maybe some basic abstract algebra) in a university setting.
The actual practice is much more laid back than the theory from what I've gathered so far. But knowing these things is recommended, even if it's just for credibility.
Sorry for making it sound so vague, hope that answers your question! Overall you shouldn't worry about failing because of math, as long as you have the basics down you should be fine.
>>1203590I think you'll find this thread more helpful
>>569079 This post in particular seems to answer your question
>>571229Good luck with your studies!
No. 1210071
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i got suspended because my average was too low and now I'm trying to get an ADD diagnosis to appeal for it to be lifted. My mom is taking this as an opportunity to say she was right and I was an idiot for trying to go to a school that was too good. I can even transfer to another school now because my average is now too low. She has been saying I was overambitious for the past two years and now I proved her right.
Yeah, it's my fault i failed but i'm tired of her always shitting on me. The one time I tried to be ambitious and it failed. I've always had issues with disorganization since highschool and she was the who turned down any opportunity to get it checked before. She doesn't even believe in getting medication for those things and mental illness like depression.
It sucks when you try so hard and fail because you were too retarded to hand in one assignment and now everyone takes it as a chance to dunk on you.
No. 1210992
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I’m in an online summer class where we post in a forum, but you can’t see what everyone else has posted until you upload your own work. For our weekly assignment I wound up writing five pages (the prof. wanted us to compare some websites, describe contents, read some scientific articles and answer a bunch of questions so I did that section by section) and posted all of it, only to find out that most of my classmates only wrote two or three paragraphs for theirs. I don’t even like the subject of the class.
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>>1210992hah if it makes you feel better, I once had to present first on a topic where I spent like 15 mins on my slides, only to find out everyone else did a brief overview not more than 2 mins long. My professor actually had to interrupt me before I got to the statistics lol
No. 1234471
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My psychiatrist straight up told me no when I asked for academic accommodations for my severe ADHD. Why? Because I made all As last semester. I now have Ds because I can't keep up with school, shitty part time retail job where I'm overworked, and my personal life. Both my family and work don't take my education seriously and just tell me to drop out because "it's too hard". Sometimes the urge to listen to them and NEET for the rest of the life is overwhelming.
No. 1235640
>>1235224it’s competitive and not as glam as people make it out to be. if you are 100% certain you want to pursue academia, network, find a professor you click with who can mentor you, work on getting your name out there. look for research grants, rich sponsors, and bougie scholarships and awards to pad out your resumé. start working right now. find unis that focus on getting their grads jobs as opposed to making you into another clueless burger flipping poet/activist. focus on your writing, researching, and speaking skills. you aren’t going to make a lot of money as a woman unless you’re in a legacy school or get an administrative position, so don’t go into this thinking you’re going to be dripping in diamonds by 35. you may need to relocate if you are in a shitty country or state without a lot of funding.
>>1235243history isn’t as bad as philosophy, there has never been a relevant market for philosophy majors unless you’re a trust fund baby or going into religion. history majors can work for non-profits, cultural institutes, even the entertainment industry. people just need to be more creative and flexible with what they can do with their degrees and stop focusing on writing another shitty book on 14th century cooking practices like every other schmuck out there.
No. 1235643
>>1210120Anon you replied too, i got an add + depression diagnosis. i'm going to try starting counseling now and trying to appeal to lift my suspension. my mom apologized and we made up.
i definitely take your advice when i get back to college. breaking down tasks has always made things easier for me.
>>1234471i'm so sorry you're going through this anon, i hope you can find a way to get a different psychiatrist.
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Anyone use sitting/floor desks? Supposedly it's ergonomic so you won't cramp as much.
No. 1255706
>>1245219>American private universities can be degree farms specifically for exchange students with hella cash.It's really annoying when trying to look for a masters program. They don't respect you and they just see you as a bag of money. I remember researching for my masters program and the general advice I got was to avoid American masters and stick with European but a lot of American master programs seem more interesting.
How can I be sure that the American program I'm applying to is actually decent?
No. 1281032
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after not paying for college for 3 months (350 euros a month) today, on my birthday, i got an e=mail saying i'm officially kicked out and now i can't log in into my college profile.
feels so good. the last big project (6 months ago) burned me out so bad that i'm still recovering from it and it looks like i might not for awhile. i loathe that place.
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Holy shit I just submitted my high school diploma as probably the last step to be able to get a degree in my community college and MY FIRST TIME EVER ENTERING COLLEGE. I want to do gamedev, but do a little research and everyone says compsci is better because you learn more and have more to fall back on. And everyone wants to be a gamedev but has no musicians/ artists so I'm gonna develop those skills through classes if I can.
The semester starts at the end of the month I know I'm so far behind I hope hope hope I can get in a compsci class at a good time. Please don't let me be the only woman and please let the other women be actual women. I was hoping to join the feminist book club, but one look at their social media… it is what you think it is.
No. 1306793
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>>1305669Nonna!! Congrats! Virtual cake on me! You're living my dream! How did you land the TA position? Is your school pretty big or known for the degree you're taking? And what year are you? I would have loved a TA position but unfortunately this is my first year in a grad school so stuff like that is beyond my reach for now.
No. 1306931
>>1306894I worked at a place that used it. It was pretty good when set up properly, but also very easy to fuck up when someone with the ability to edit everything didn't know what they were doing. It would probably work just fine for classes, there's a ton of customizability so anything you'd need it for, you could probably do if you're not boomer brained (like me kek)
I didn't have to set the whole thing up, but I was able to create different pages and folders and format things without too much trouble. I think it honestly might be a little bit overkill just for classes, but if you're into that then it's pretty good.
No. 1307174
>>1306894I have it set up for each of my classes just so I have all my resources in one easy to access place. Professor's contact details, the syllabus pdf embedded, assignments with their grade weight, due date and completion status, a weekly breakdown of my lectures and readings, and then an active recall/spaced repetition revision schedule. I don't use any of the really heavy database functions, I just use it so I don't have a ton of word/pdf docs all over my desktop.
This is the template I repurposed for my workspace, the spaced repetition has really helped me retain information:
https://www.notion.so/UNIVERSITY-WORKSPACE-2a1e1021c13b48ef8b5dbd6e57bba98c No. 1307503
>>1307197Omg congrats! I have one year left and then I’m a teacher in English and history.
Sounds like you made a great deal too studying for free. Hopefully the shortage means that you’re salary will be better eventually in the future. If teachers get low salaries where you’re from just travel around the world as a teacher and you’ll make a lot. Getting a degree in education is great since it opens up opportunities internationally. I have an American friend who teaches in a fancy private school in Turkey and makes a lot, teachers are very respected there. Where I’m from we get around 3000 usd after tax as teachers which is kinda meh.
No. 1311329
>>1307133Random advice from a 2021 CS graduate that was in a similar position to you:
Out of the options you listed, I recommend The Odin Project's JavaScript path (and supplement it with javascript.info for concepts that aren't sticking). I'm not sure Ruby on Rails is super in demand anymore, and Codecademy's way of teaching is pretty worthless imo. Technically the best way to learn programming is by working on a project you're passionate about but as someone who is not passionate about programming at all, I find that doing a high-quality course and making a project after it is way better.
I would also recommend learning a framework like React after that course just because it's vital to doing any web dev stuff right now, and once you learn one, the others are pretty easy to learn.
In my senior year of college, we did group software engineering projects that helped me get my current job, but if your school doesn't do that, it would be pretty easy to make some quick websites after The Odin Project and a few weeks' crash course in a web framework!
No. 1311412
>>1311329>>1311332yeah I'm not really passionate about any particular thing enough to do a project
in my senior year currently and my coding class right now is entirely just editing someone elses already made code to make it work - basically debugging without actually writing our own code
thanks for the advice nona, I don't have tons of free time but I will try and grind through the odin project and hopefully build a small portfolio before I graduate
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What are some productivity traps in your opinon?
For example:
>using too many planners or planning stuff when you don't even need to
>buying too much stationery because it keeps being advertised to you via social media and channels about journaling
>using specific apps when you could just use pen and paper and google drive
No. 1313589
>>1306793It's my first year too, I'm an incoming student, but I knew I would need a TA to be able to afford going. I legit just cold emailed my CV to the department I wanted to TA in, mainly because it was my undergrad major (art history). Kind of lucked out because my CV had related work experience & because they really needed someone last minute.
The university is huge, I think the survey class I'll TA for is around 280 students. I'm studying library science, the program is only two years but in-person.
Also kind of stressed now cuz I found out I'll be TA for three discussion sections, which I was not told during my interview lol. But oh well, I need the money.
>>1307454The school I'm going to uses the quarter system, so my salary per month (2,500usd) only pays the quarters I work–which is on top of the tuition remission. It's cool because I didn't even know TAs got paid, I thought the benefit was just not having to pay tuition.
I'm just worried about how I'll be able to balance everything, I have a feeling I'm gonna have 0 free time.
No. 1322432
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I'm writing a monograph PHD in a humanities field and it often feels so fucking difficult and lonely, but today I met my supervisor whom I sent some of my recent manuscripts and she said my argumentation is good and I'm making progress. I'm on cloud nine I'm so happy. Wishing all of you success as well.
No. 1322628
>>1321752Alternatively I can take Spanish the day of the unnecessary class and stay in the shitty writing class (or drop it)
Maybe I'll do that. I'm really nervous about taking Japanese in college, I think it's fear of failure because it's so different than english.
No. 1323712
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Yesterday was supposed to be my first day of college but I couldn't go. I panicked when I got in front of the building and walked away.
There were so many people there, particularly moids. I chose a very STEM-oriented field so it's likely gonna be 90% scrotes. I just hate men so much and they fucking scare me, I can't stand their presence.
I also have depression and soxial anxiety so it doesn't help.
What should I do nonnies? I'm going to try and go back tomorrow.
No. 1323909
>>1323712you are letting them win by doing this
nonnie, you can do it, I'm rooting for you! also this
>>1323889 No. 1330597
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What the hell. Why do I have to reference 5 different specific types of academic sources? I can't find anything useful when I'm forced to use the only sources I can find that fit into the required list like "source must have an author with a last name that can also work as a first name" or some shit. People on this website can't understand sarcasm half the time, that was a joke btw, but it feels just as stupid when the only content is some 40-year-old rambling about nonsense and going in circles in their own publication.
No. 1341056
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I flunked out in late 2020 in a Bsc in Physics, and I've been lying to my family about my true progress. I'm better at redoing and remembering old knowledge but I have trouble trying to self-learn from a textbook. A part of me wants to go out and buy a fake degree and get a better job so I can afford to live away from family and retry later. I want to force myself and speedrun through as many books and textbooks. I'm working through the physics GRE right now. I was doing third year stuff, thermal physics and mathematical methods(ODEs) before flunking out.
No. 1346167
>>1346137It sounds like you're caught in some black/white thinking, where your only options are killing yourself to keep up with this excruciating course load, or quitting school altogether (and killing yourself because now you "have no future"). Luckily you have more options. First of all please drop a class or two, however many it takes to give yourself more time to rest, and therefore more time to focus on your remaining courses. It may take you longer to graduate but that's preferable to not graduating at all, no? If the add/drop period already ended then just take the financial hit to spare yourself the mental anguish. Consider that even if you stayed in the course to save money, what are the odds that you'd be able to pass with the way things are now?
I encourage you to try to get information from as many different perspectives as possible. Talk to your professors and counsellors about which courses they think are most important/foundational, and which you can hold off on until next semester. Talk to your peers to find out if they actually understand the material, if they're also struggling, if they're open to studying together with you or in a group. Talk to your parents and family and friends about the difficulties you're having, and ask for their advice managing time and stress. Read success stories from people who took longer to complete their schooling. Read success stories from people in your major in general, to remind you why it's worth it to persevere, even if your perseverance is a bit slower than traditional. Most importantly just ask for care and support and understanding from your loved ones because it seems you're really burnt out and upset.
Please take it easy. You seem to have super high expectations for yourself which may just stress you out even more.
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i just started my masters in art history a couple of weeks ago and i’m already feeling burnt out. i feel like everyone in my classes talks like an academic and can form proper sentences but i just stumble on my words and don’t use any fancy vernacular or anything
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what degree should i pursue? i have an a.a. but want a bachelors in something that can align with my passions or interests but i guess isnt entirely useless. im tired of sitting in room alone all day when not working part time, which is less than 1/3 of my time. i think going back to college can save me!
i want to study biology but im aware thats really frowned upon. i love animals, literature, spirituality, writing, and creating things…obviously i cant get a career with these interest. i feel really lost, but i dont want to pursue something that i have 0 interest in.
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went to class late, i sheepishly open the door, and nobody was even there neither were the lights on. i checked to see if i was at the right class and i was. dafuq.
in fairness i was 20 minutes late but that was because of the bus taking 50 10 minute stops and traffic. sigh. and i just started uni as well this week. now im just waiting alone in campus awkwardly
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one of my classmates literally looks like françois hollande's clone. cant believe i saved a picture of this moid but its so uncanny i need people who don't know him to be able to see and to better illustrate the image
No. 1410108
>>1409804You need to get a campus map and go find all your classes on days when you don't have class so you know where they are. That's what everyone who seems to know where their classes are has done, I promise. Most new students carry a map with their classroom buildings marked out on it for a week or so at least.
I'm so sorry about the racism though, that's fucking horrible. Does your university have social clubs? If it does you should look and see if there are any for Asian students or even for foreign students in general. You should also join other clubs you're interested in, but if you're experiencing racism on campus then other students probably are too, and it might be good for your mental health to make friends who can relate to that so you can support each other more effectively.
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Spent 4 hours on a single webpage, at least it's better than my previous 8 hours record. I know it's because we don't code a lot except for guided text examples in class and it's once a week. I guess I should make random websites to get muscle memory. But I made it moomin themed to have a cute style, so I had a bit of fun. Regretting but excited to be in the actual Compsci class in summer.
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My library has tables with computers anyone can use and i never bring mine so they're really useful. But some idiots sit in front of the desktop to use their laptop? That's so dumb just go sit on an empty table, you're just stealing a spot for no good reasons
>>1404947I feel like he would be an history major
No. 1419433
>>1416587As a eurofag, many of my friends wants to join erasmus but you need to have excellent grades and leaving abord is expensive af so many exchange students end up alone and feeling lost. My university has a lot of foreign students but they either give up after a few months or stay in their communities and never talk with natives
I wouldn't recommand
No. 1434454
>>1434435If you finish law school you can work fewer days for the same money you earned working 9-5 retail, maybe keeping that in mind motivates you to keep going?
Ironically I say this as someone who also dropped out of law school, I hated it, but I did go back to uni for something I actually wanted to do.
No. 2248347
>>1416587I recommend it! You don't need perfect grades for it (mine were
really average).
>>1419433>you need to have excellent gradesNot from my experience.
>leaving abord is expensive afYou get a stipend through Erasmus though.
>so many exchange students end up alone and feeling lostLet me be blunt. Those type are the masters of their own misfortune. If you don't have the right attitude and personality, it will be harder for you to make friends. Similarly, if you've never stayed abroad for a period longer than summer holidays it can be a brief culture shock too. THESE EXCHANGES EXIST SPECIFICALLY TO MAKE THE FUTURE GENERATIONS LESS SHELTERED, LESS PAROCHIAL.
No. 2257171
>>2254752thanks
nonnie but I don't plan on being successful or anything, i just like studying and the academic environment
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there’s a turbo autist fat guy in my course, i guess a year above. always has extremely involved nonsensical conversations with himself, sometimes he straight up SCREECHES. like if he has a software problem or something he starts literally wailing about it until the profs stop whatever they’re doing and go help him. it gets terrifying and loud so if i see him i just wrap up my work and leave. also i reiterate, this isn’t like a special retard school unless you consider the liberal arts a mental illness, so i don’t really understand how he got in.
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>>2281350Archaeology BA -> Art Conservation and Restoration MA
https://www.uva.nl/shared-content/programmas/en/masters/conservation-and-restoration-of-cultural-heritage/conservation-and-restoration-of-cultural-heritage.htmlOr just straight into Conservation BA
>Originally established after World War II to conserve and preserve London’s bomb-damaged architectural treasures, the Conservation Department has evolved over the last 75 years and runs a range of acclaimed conservation courses at BA (Hons), Graduate Diploma and MA level, with a very high success rate of graduates going directly into employment in the conservation sector.https://www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk/undergraduate-conservation/This should help
https://www.educations.com/art-conservation No. 2283690
>>2281350Community college isn’t bad you retard. What you want to accumulate debt because you think university straight out of high school is the right thing to do because society said so? Go to community college take some art classes too so you get better dumbass.
If you don’t have a full ride scholarship to university when you graduate high school don’t even think about going there until you’ve figured your shit out in community college. It’s easier to get into better schools when you’re transferring schools as opposed to applying as a freshman.
No. 2284175
>>2281350If I could go back in time, I would 100% tell myself to do my prereqs at community college. I have 20k of debt for an art degree that I have utterly failed to turn into a practical career, and no one gives a shit about my fancy university education. I'm taking classes at community college now to prepare for a career change, and genuinely the quality of education is the same, if not better. Even at R1 universities, for your core classes, they'll be sending in underpaid grad students to teach you. Even when you do get a tenured professor in more advanced courses, they're so distracted by their research and ambitions that your education is clearly second priority. It's not all it's cracked up to be. Take some classes at community college, figure your shit out, then transfer into a more prestigious university for your advanced classes once you've settled on a direction. Take advantage of career resources and do not bother with a university until you've finished having your pre-career crisis. Or else you'll end up right back where you are in 4 years, except with a ton of debt you can't pay off, a skillset no one cares about, and an atrophied passion you no longer believe in. Trust me, that shit is miserable, so save yourself the trouble.
No. 2290617
>>2281350>>2281350You don't need to go to college to get a job above retail. But even with an art or english degree you can get a better job even if it's not directly related. You're only a tard if you go into massive debt for it. you can be a professor; you only need a master's degree, and obviously you can work with teenagers in education just like you would as a professor.
But also look into web & ui/ux design, most marketing jobs at companies include graphic design, cosmetology, architectural drafting, media production.
Third of all you might not work a job that you love but you like it and enables you to live the life you want to life. No moid's dream job was being a plumber but they're making 6 figures out of it
I hope you enjoyed your lolcow career advice
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what are some good study vlogs/youtubers to watch for motivation/inspiration? i am going back to school after taking a long break and i need something to help me transition back into school life.
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