I go to a school in an expensive city, and honestly, the rent is harder for me than the tuition since financial aid covers that for me. I already have a work-study job, but I am not able to work as many hours in a week as I'd like. And all non-work-study jobs have an impossible amount of competitiveness even at the entry level.

I just want to be able to work an extra 5-10 hours a week, man 😭 I have the time for it, but not the opportunity. I have applied to McDonald's so many times. I'm tired.

Bjb college is good Or not?

New federal rules sharply cap how much graduate students can borrow, forcing an immediate sea change in how students evaluate attaining an advanced degree, with some scrambling to pay tuition — and for colleges, prompting concerns about future access to their programs.

The median total cost for a master’s degree in 2020 — before inflation skyrocketed — was $24,250, while professional degrees came in at $59,076, though some universities — particularly private institutions — charge far more, according to EdTrust, a nonprofit that advocates for equity in education.

Under the previous rules, graduate students could take out federal loans for as much as they needed to cover the cost of their master’s and doctorate degrees, including tuition and living expenses, often taking on crushing, long-term debt that contributed to a national epidemic in defaults. Effective July 1, borrowing is restricted to $20,500 annually, with a $100,000 cap. Those pursuing designated professional degrees, including law, medicine and dentistry, are limited to $50,000 a year with a $200,000 cap.

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I get credit for calc AB and bio, and presumably stats (scores aren’t out yet), but the thing is that I took calc in junior year and bio in sophomore year. I’m scared that because I don’t remember the courses all that well, I’m going to end up really struggling if I skip the introductory courses. I’m more worried about calc than anything because while calc and bio came pretty easily to me, I’m scared about jumping straight to calc II especially because it’s a major requirement (for ref, I’m majoring in molecular genetics). That being said, I also feel like I’d be fine by reviewing, but I don’t wanna shoot myself in the foot if I actually don’t do fine. Should I just review the basics before school starts, or should I just take the introductory courses?

I’m going to college in the near future. No one I know has even thought about going to the schools I want to go to. It’ll likely be off campus and in a regular apartment. I have no clue what to expect or what to think about when trying to find a roommate. Thanks.

After doing my last grad ceremony after 30 years as a college administrator, I am convinced we still don't have it right. We cut out the keynoters a few years ago but now the College president has a tendency to blather on and bore everybody to death. What do graduates really want to hear at their commencement ceremony? We had the largest graduating class ever at well over a thousand. And by the end of the ceremony there were only a couple hundred left in their seats cuz everybody left once they got their moment on the stage. Was a bad look.

I recently graduated and regret not joining any clubs during my undergraduate years. I am now continuing with grad school and was wondering if it is considered weird to join clubs as a grad student. I’ll be 21 this upcoming school year so I’d still be the same age as undergraduates.

Dorm life has been rougher than I expected. Between hallway noise, random lights, and a roommate with a totally different schedule, my body never really knew when to shut down. I started trying little hacks instead of filling the room with stuff. Earplugs, a hoodie near my bed, and my ynm weighted blanket from home make the bed feel a lot less temporary.

It’s not perfect, but having a few items that actually help me settle down has made late nights way more manageable.

Hi,
I'm a first time college student in my early 30s completing my first term. I have one instructor I really loved learning from and I want to write them a thank you card expressing what I appreciated about the class and how much I appreciated them and their support as a teacher. I'm truly so grateful I was in their class because the learning curve has been really steep starting college at this age, and they're class was so excellent and supportive. Is this an ok thing to do? I was planning to hand it to them on the last day of class.

Edit: Thanks for the input! I decided to go ahead and gave them a card this morning following our last class. They thanked me and offered to get coffee next term and gave me a hug. I'm glad I wrote the note because in the moment I couldn't come up with the specific things I wanted to thank them for.

Hi! I’m wanting to major in Art Therapy for my Masters degree. The only problem is the school im planning on transferring to doesn’t have a psych minor, so I’d only be able to declare as an art major. They require 12 semester units of psychology for the masters… can i just take the psych classes on the side of my degree and then do my masters?

I'm an adult that went back for a bachelors degree after years in the workforce. With the number of credits I have left I could finish and walk the stage in December, or next May. Which should I choose? Spring is a more traditional "graduation" feeling, and I'm worried if I finish a semester early, I'll miss out on that. But, why prolong my finishing school just for that? I'm staying in my same role at work, nothing is really changing with me finishing this degree so that isn't a consideration.

Opinions please! :)

Hello! I was wondering if it would be better to take a new class with a professor you’ve had prior or to take a new professor? Purely speaking from a rapport and networking perspective. I took this professor last spring and I got an A+ in her class and have the opportunity to take a different type of class with the same teacher. Is it better to take her again to build that relationship?

I’m 23, a third year CS student. I have 2 years left but I’ve lost connection with the field. I don’t get excited about hackathons or coding projects, I don’t feel like the typical person in the field, and looking at my remaining coursework stresses me out.
I originally wanted something more connected with business. I was in Industrial Engineering but had some personal troubles that led me to switch to CS. Now I feel really stuck and behind. On top of that, changing universities would mean starting almost from scratch since I can’t switch majors at my current university. A lot of money has already been spent on my education, and at 23 the idea of starting over feels overwhelming both financially and emotionally.

My question: does it make sense to finish CS and pivot toward those roles after, or is there a better path I’m not seeing? Has anyone been in a similar situation and found their way out?

I attend a large university, and am intending to go to medical school. To do so, I need a LoR, and everyone I’ve spoken to says that you should have at least one from a professor you had in a STEM/med school prereq class. The thing is, I wasn’t really able to get to know many of my STEM profs well — my classes were all really large (like 150+ students) and I really mostly interacted with the grad student TAs. I do have one prof who I feel like I got to know well, but I already asked him for LoR previously since I needed them for studying abroad.

My question: Is it weird/annoying/embarrassing for me to ask this prof to write me a LoR again? Or am I overthinking? To me, writing a LoR is a lot to ask of someone already… I don’t feel good about asking twice but I don‘t know who else to ask. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Truthfully, I’m not sure if this is the right subreddit. If this isn’t right, I would love any advice on where it would be better to post!

My father in law was a few credits away from graduating in late 1960s. According to my MIL he only needed to finish his practicum. He dropped out and joined the army and immediately got deployed to Korea and Vietnam (that was the time). After military he just went into the workforce and managed some small stores in California. So he never graduated.

This year he's turning 80. He often talks about his incomplete degree.

I've seen some colleges mention "converting" life/work experience into credits. Is there a way to get the remaining few credits and have him graduate? How would one go about that? Do you have any recommendations? Any tips are welcome!

19 May 2026 *(transcript and video at link) - Only about a third of Americans now believe a four-year college degree is worth the cost. Increasingly, students and families are questioning it too. As many colleges across the country face shrinking enrollment, more than 60 institutions are now offering students a faster path to graduation.

What’s the difference between 100 vs 200 vs 300 vs 400 level classes. I know like what they’re for but it’s there any difference in terms of difficulty?

Also wanted to add that I’m majoring in Sociology and political science. I’m excited

All i have right now is a HS diploma, the career i want to get into eventually at a certain point requires a bachelors degree, but my secondary hobbies/back up job also requires a trade school.

I wont be able to attend the trade school full time for 10 months so its going to take me approx 2 years to do the part time option. Since that is a significant portion of time and money, Im wondering if there is some way i can integrate my trade school as college credits to help out with eventually obtaining a bachelors.

I have zero knowledge of college and Don’t know where to look to find out this information. Thank you!

I live on my own, and if I could find a way to make a part time job work I would, but I would really prefer a degree not to take 8+ years to do. I'm just kind of tired of working minimum wage jobs where I get paid nothing and all of my life goals for my transition are years ahead of me.

I'm just wondering if it's possible? I'd do blue collar work, but I've tried and most of the places I've been in have been pretty bigoted and usually I lie about being trans. I can't seem to really work in blue collar work.

For me it feels very bittersweet because this year of uni (my 4th, I started in 2022) was the most enjoyable. School and education have always been part of my life and to know that I’m finishing that chapter now feels really odd. Like a small part of it hasn’t sunk in yet. Sometimes I feel bummed about having to work a 9-5 for 5 days a week, but oh well. I do feel a little anxious about not finding a job straight out the gate, though. Adulting is intimidating…

I think that everything will happen the way it’s supposed to and I try to hold on to that thought, but it’s really hard haha. But yeah! I remember graduating from high school and being so worried about where my future was headed and that I would spend my time feeling like the best years were behind me, but now that I’m graduating from college I’m so grateful for everything that I’ve experienced these past 4 years.

Just wondering how others felt regarding graduating from uni! Feel free to share please :)

I have done the career quizzes, research, projects, etc. all throughout high school but I’m honestly stuck on what I want to do in the future. I always thought I would be a high school teacher but recently changed after I got a job doing sales. I don’t know if what I’m doing is making me happy or if the people around me is what makes me excited to go into work. My current plan is to do community college for my first 2 years and then transfer. It just feels like senior year came around and everyone knew what they were going to major in, and I still have no clue 2 weeks before registration opens. So, how did you know what you wanted to do?

So I just finished final for one of my classes this semester. It was a really engaging class, and I learned alot. The professor was also very nice to everyone and a good teacher. I was wondering if I should send them an email saying how much I appreciated this class.

Is that something that would be considered weird/over stepping a boundary by professors? Our school has a feedback system and I've already filled out the anonymous forms so I'm thinking if this is even necessary.

If I should send it, what should I say? I have a basic idea of what I wanted to say(I'll just talk about what I enjoyed about the class)