Okay sooo I'm a first-gen college kid. Which means no one in my family has a damn clue what college is about or what oppurtunities there are, the self discovery of it all, I was essentially on my own besides friends and advisors. I could have reached out more, but I didn't. I knew I wanted to double major (because it looked good on paper, opened more doors, and I had enough dual-enrollment) but I bounced around so many ideas and over-researched. I had no idea what I was even interested in besides psychology. But psychology is oversaturated.

Well, I ended up doubling in psychology and criminology. I don't hate it, I actually really enjoy it, but as we go through baby-level lessons on neuroscience in psych and forensics in crim, I'm realizing I'm a lot more interested in STEM-related studies than I had previously thought. I've always followed the "art kid" path even though I've never been particularly good at art, it was just... the thing I was supposed to do. Don't get me wrong, I love wheel-throwing and photography, but as hobbies. Not careers. Art was just what everyone said I was good at.

But at the same time, science classes bored me to death, and I never even considered the possibility of wanting to study anything like that. But now, seeing how hungry I get for neuro-related psychological concepts, I'm both excited and afraid. If I were to follow a route for say, psychiatry, that's a hefty workload. I'd need to get a Doctorate to go anywhere with that, and I'm not the brightest bulb. Also, working in forensics as a science tech, or toxicology, or pathology, it all makes my bones itch in a good way. I like it, it makes sense for me.

BUT. The thing is. The kicker. In order to hit both of these bases (as in to keep them both as possible career choices), I would have to switch out crim for biology or some other hard science. I do NOT feel equipped for a hard science major. I haven't taken a math class in 3 years now, I think I would probably die. Not to mention, I would have had to be pre-med by now. It's been a semester. I'd have to take summer classes to catch up.

So I guess, after all this, what I'm asking is this: How the hell do I pivot??

TL/DR: Switching one of my majors from Crim to a hard science (likely Bio), but a semester of pre-med is already down the drain. What do I do?! Is it too late for me? ;(

I’m a freshman and have been at my college for slightly over 2 months and omfg I hate it here.

While I originally wanted to go to a small liberal arts school because I love the community and closeness they have, I ended up at a massive school where no one is open to making friends and you gotta fend for yourself.

The thing is, I only chose to come here because I got a full ride and every other school I applied/got in to didn’t give good financial aid. Because of this, even if I wanted to transfer, I couldn’t afford any other school. (Plus my parents wouldn’t let me go any further than 5 hours from home so my options are even more limited)

But now, I’m seeing all my friends making new friends, going to parties and having so much fun while I stuck here, nothing new happening for me. At my school, finding a community is so hard, and parties are ran by Greek life so they’re rlly hard to find and get into.

I think the final nail in the coffin was when I recently met up with my high school friends over break and all they could say abt their school is how fun and amazing it is. I can’t help it but I’m beyond jealous of them. What does one even do in this situation

I got into this college near my area and I always had this fear that I can't make new friends as I'm not very extroverted but somehow managed to make 3 friends but two of them bonded with each other very well on their first day whereas I met them on my second day.

So the thing is that the third girl and I sit together but she's kinda annoying like snatching away my phone while I'm using it or asking me so many questions like kya kr rhi hai kya dekh ri hai idk but this annoys me sm bcs idk.

The other two girls, they are nice talks nicely to me but the thing is that whenever there is a teacher in class they ignore us like I have to initiate a Convo with them and when we are free they just go to the other row and talk to those boys and completely ignore us like we never existed ( not saying that they shouldn't talk to those boys like Obv we have to bond well with everyone but still talk to us aswell na ? ).

I feel very lonely in college I don't have any good friends irl my bestfriend ( she's in another college ) ignore my msgs, my online bestie completely ghosted me, I'm not able to bond well with anyone but can't do much about it.

I’m a junior-year history major, and I’m planning my history courses for next semester…and there’s nothing.

80%+ of the classes aren’t being offered or have been canceled. The only classes that are offered mostly sound boring as shit (looking at you, Advanced Military History).

I understand not offering some classes in the spring, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY???

This isn’t just my major. A lot of my honors courses aren’t being offered, either. Same with my college’s electives. It’s just a whole swath of nothing, and it’s so incredibly frustrating.

I feel like I’m not going to finish my degree on time because it’s next to impossible to actually take classes that actually count towards my degree and aren’t 100-level.

Is this just my school?

I am currently enrolled in a science course where our teacher assigns all of the tests and quizzes through McGraw-Hill. However, I believe there is a disconnect between his lectures and the questions generated by the program. I can study a chapter for 2-3 hours a day and get a D on a quiz. What makes it frustrating is that I'm sure my whole class is cheating (a student admitted that they turn off their camera when completing the proctored quizzes). When I look at the averages in the class, I typically have the lowest grade out of everyone. I have other classes where you can actually study (even though it may be hard) and pass the class with an A. I think the problem is that McGraw-Hill doesn't focus on the main topics of the subject rather it expects us to know obscure details from the text. I miss having professors who actually wrote their own tests and were able to use their lectures to prepare us for them.

I’m 23 and transferred to my university from community college about a year ago, and honestly, I’ve been struggling a lot more than I expected.
For context, I changed my major and took a gap year due to health reasons, which delayed my education. Transferring was supposed to be a fresh start, and I was genuinely excited to finally experience university life. Instead, I’ve been counting down the days until graduation.

Most of my friends have already graduated, started their careers, or moved out, and I feel like I’m still trying to experience a chapter everyone else has moved on from. I know 23 isn’t old, but being surrounded by younger students has made me feel even more disconnected.

I’ve genuinely tried putting myself out there by joining clubs, attending events, applying to student organizations, and talking to classmates. But most interactions feel incredibly surface-level, and I’ve encountered a surprising amount of coldness. I’ve been ignored, made to feel unwelcome at meetings, and even turned away from activities. It’s especially discouraging because I’ve never had this much difficulty connecting with people before.

I remember visiting friends a few years ago and seeing how naturally people made friends and included one another. I always imagined I’d have that experience too, but now it feels like everyone already has established friend groups and isn’t interested in meeting anyone new.

Being a commuter doesn’t help either. Between classes, commuting, and working, I feel like my entire life revolves around responsibilities. I go to campus, attend class, try to socialize, and go home. It’s like I’m attending university without actually experiencing university life.

I’ve considered moving closer to campus for more independence and social opportunities, but finding affordable housing and roommates closer to my age has been difficult. I’m also hesitant to commit to an expensive lease when I’m already unhappy here.
I think what makes this especially difficult is feeling like I’ve spent most of my early twenties trying to catch up. Between health issues, changing my academic path, and working, I feel like I’ve missed out on so many experiences. Watching people my age graduate, travel, move out, and enjoy close friendships while I’m still trying to find my place has honestly been depressing.

I’m not even looking for some unrealistic college experience. I just want friends to study with, grab food with, go out with, or spontaneously make plans with. I want something to look forward to besides graduation.

It’s gotten to the point where I’ve sought counseling because of how isolated and unhappy I’ve felt. I genuinely think I’d enjoy university if I had a close group of friends and felt included in campus life. Instead, I feel like I’m just trying to survive each semester.

I don’t want to spend the rest of my college experience wishing it were over, especially after working so hard to get here. I’m trying to build a career in data science, so I know I should be focusing on internships, networking, and preparing for life after graduation. But it’s hard to stay motivated when I feel so disconnected from the environment I’m spending so much of my time in.

Has anyone else, especially older transfer students or commuters, experienced this? Did moving closer to campus help your social life? How did you find your people when everyone seemed to already have established friend groups?

Long story short, I have COVID, it’s the season, blah blah blah. I feel awful and I went to a doctor (Didn’t even need to since I did the rapid test), sent the professor a picture of my rapid test, as well as a doctor’s note as they tested me there as well. this man (we’ll call him Dr. Pickles) on Monday like “well, in the past i’ve had students forge doctors notes, I can’t verify this and I can’t verify your COVID test. If you don’t come in tomorrow this will be docked against your participation grade.”Obviously, I don’t want to lose points because this is a grad school course so I put on a N95 and went to class and sat in the back. Dr. Pickles has a history of calling me out for whatever reason and he goes “are you actually sick or are you faking it??” I get snippy and ask “do you want me to take a test right now??” This is a health/science lab building, so he goes downstairs and gets a rapid test from his office (most of the professors have them, they work with viruses such as Covid and other things) and I took it in the hallway. During the independent assignment he came outside to check and I showed him the positive test.
this man starts flipping the fuck out. “why did you come in here and endanger me with covid knowing you had it???” ….because attendance is 30% of our grade, Im not doing well in the class, and you informed me that you would dock points if I didn’t come in today???
needless to say he sent me home and waived my attendance grade for that day. why dude. why even put me through this. 😭 sick as a broke dick dog

I trudged through university to obtain my degree in biochemistry and Ive been looking for a job. But honestly I dont really know what would make me happy at all. Even after completing my degree and all of the hardships I overcame to get to that point, I still find myself wondering if I made the right choice. I dont think college was a transformative experience, if anything, I lost myself while my high school friends didnt turn out to be the people I thought they were.

Like a child, I find myself longing to be outside, whether rain or shine or even heavy snow, playing in the dirt and searching for everyday curiosities. Critters hiding under the rocks, ants crawling around the pavements, leaves rustling and falling until the branches are covered in a powdery snow just before Christmas is around the corner. Maybe I have Peter Pan Syndrome or something, all I wish for is to play tag once again and run around outside, picking at plants and listening to the birds chirp overhead.

I feel lost. I never had research experience and the pandemic really affected my college experience. I keep wondering to myself if I would have ever found a true passion had I gotten more experience out of the classroom. My graduating GPA was fine but not as high as I was hoping due to a lot of personal struggles I went through in undergrad.

Ive always been curious about anything and everything, I loved all of my classes where I sat and worked on my computer but I also loved being in the lab, and being outside. The possibilities seemed endless at first and it was an exciting breath of fresh air, but now I feel that it is a heavy weight on my shoulders because I never honed in on anything. I just kept moving forward to get my degree but now I dont know what to do with my life anymore. Feels like I wasted it all. I got scholarship money, and my high school teachers and family were so excited for me to “do something” with all of my “potential”.

Im too embarrassed to even see any of my former teachers, when I havent done anything with my life and yet all of the students I used to be compared to are in medical school or otherwise. It’s so depressing. I feel like I never grew up

Today at 9:30 AM, I officially graduated with my Honours BA in Psychology. The convocation ceremony was good, and I’m proud of myself for finishing my degree in three years instead of the usual four. However, now that everything is over, I’ve been feeling unexpectedly sad, lonely, and a little depressed.

I think what hurts the most is realizing that my university life is officially over. I’m going to miss the student life, the freedom, the experiences, and just knowing that I was still in that chapter of my life. I know I can make new memories, but I also know that I can never go back and experience those years the same way again.

What’s strange is that I wasn’t even this sad on my last day of university, when I finished my exams. But today, after convocation, it finally hit me that I’m actually done. I’m not going back next semester. I’m no longer a university student. That chapter of my life is closed, and I think I’m only starting to process it now.

Part of me wonders if I should have taken the full four years instead of finishing in three. I don’t regret graduating early because I know it has its advantages, and regretting it now won’t change anything. Still, I sometimes wonder if I missed out on a year of experiences that I can never get back.

I already have plans for my future, so it’s not like I have nothing to look forward to. I know I need to find a job, start making money, build a career, eventually get married and have a family, and hopefully make my parents proud. Those are all things I want in life. But right now, the thought of moving on from university and entering adulthood feels a little overwhelming. Iguess I’m just missing the old days. It feels like life is moving forward whether I’m ready or not, and I’m not sure how to feel about it.

For those of you who have already graduated, did you feel this way after your convocation? Did it take you some time to adjust to life after university? And for those who graduated early, did you ever wish you had stayed a little longer?

I’d really like to hear your experiences because right now, I’m feeling a little nostalgic about a chapter of my life that I didn’t realize I would miss this much.

It's absolutely ridiculous, a 20 minute lecture video is supposed to replace two hours of content?? I get to class and nobody has even watched the video, and I don't blame them because my professor posts them literally the day before class. The last video I had to watch was posted nine hours before it was due, WHICH WAS 9AM.

Then we're shoved into groups with eight people, and half of them just sit there doing nothing and the other half stare at me silently as I'm writing out the awnsers. I ask for input from them and get absolutely nothing. The teacher wanders around the classroom and gives no advice. We get twenty minutes a question and the questions aren't hard! There's no challenge because the answers are put in the videos!!!! The other day she had us redo a question we already did from a previous class for "more practice", no changes just the exact same question. Nothing added. I end up getting the work done and then I just go and sit and do my reading for other classes until it's time to get up again.

And then we have these stupid tests, where we get a retake for every single one. We get as many pieces of paper as we want to take the test, yet she won't just make it open note. Nobody is learning anything. I had a class like this last year and at least then we had a decent textbook, but our textbook chapters are only 20 pages FOR THE WHOLE UNIT. I already had all of the reading done by week two. There's no penalty for late work, and I've talked to my classmates and they still haven't turned in assignments due last month. We're graded on attendance because that's the only way people will show up because the whole is a waste of time and money. She cuts class short every day for the SI instructor to teach, which I'm grateful there is an SI intrsuctor as least, but still.

Then the actual tests. Our last average was 37.5%, and it's not because people in the class don't know the material it's because she's ridiculously picky about the answers. I got a 50% and went to office hours and asked what I did wrong, and she couldn't even tell me. I know my answers were right. I went to the SI and she told me that she doesn't know why I'm being marked down. Other students in the class said the same thing. If you don't tell us what you want from us you can't expect us to know! At this point it all just feels like a conspiracy to show improvment between tests.

We don't have a midterm, which is whatever, but our school is requiring her to put in grades for it and she said she's "giving us all A's since everyone has the potential to earn an A". I'll take a free A, but I don't even know what my damn grade is in the class and I'd like to know.

Our lab is completely the same. They spent FORTY FIVE MINUTES going over how to work SPREADSHEETS. "First you open the spreadsheet, then you click on the column, then you write a number...." I'm not even kidding. We were put into groups and once again I'm the only one that does anything, and I try to get others involved, I ask for opinions, ask if people can do tasks and yet somehow I'm the only one that ends up doing it. The other day one of the instructors(there's three and yet only one of them knows what they're doing) spent twenty minutes telling us why we should vote. It's all absurd. It feels like I'm in some alternative dimension where everything is upsidown and everyone is pretending to be stupid. One of the guys in my group was reading a research article for an assignment and I watched as he put it into chat gpt and then joked about having to use ai because there's "too many big words". I'm not even kidding. USE A DICTIONARY. THIS IS AN ECOLOGY CLASS AT LEAST TRY TO GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.

Then we have an assignment that's supposed to take us the entire semester, and I went to office hours to ask about it. I showed her my ideas and she said "I think you're focusing too much on the cells", but my project is literally on a unicellar organisms, and it's not like I picked that, that's what SHE assigned to me. Most of her office hours take place exactly when the lab does, so there's only one day a week I can actually make it to them.

We have a in class quiz too at the beginning of lectures, which is fine with me, but it just feels so pointless when we get bonus points for writing our name, yet she marks right answers incorrect without explaining why. I just need to know why.

The entire class feels like a joke and I'm tired of it. I love biology and I love learning about it but with the classroom structure and the lack of explication for everything makes it hard to want show up. But of course we have to, otherwise we fail the entire class. At this point I'm convinced it's some social experiment to see how much people bullshit people will tolerate.

im in my first year, im technically an adult learner (22) but don't feel like it. ive always struggled with anxiety and depression but it had gotten a lot better this past year with the new medication im on. when school started up, i was organized, on time, and happy. then, I slowly started skipping classes. at first because I was sick, then I realized how easy it was to work from home, and eventually I started missing at least 1-2 classes per week.

i am terrified of how this will affect my performance as well as how it might harm my relationships with my profs. i do good, i get good grades, but that doesn't replace attendance and i know it. i am also well aware that my profs all have very similar attendance policies, where missing 4 or more classes in one subject can lead to or simply equate to being dismissed from the class. I have absolutely missed more than 4 in each class, but no one has said anything yet. I don't know if it's because the policy was just to sway people into attending, or if I'm doing well so they figure it doesn't matter much, or something else entirely.

the longer i stay away, the harder it is to go back. I'm going today whether I like it or not, but the guilt is eating me alive. i don't even know why I'm posting this im just losing my sht tbh

I’m a college freshman and I’m currently unemployed. I don’t really need money right now, I have some money set aside and my family is super supportive. I’m dealing with mental health stuff and school and I just don’t really need a job right now. Some distant family keeps telling me I need to get one though. It’s not like I have no job experience, I worked throughout high school even during summers and stuff, I just don’t need one now

I recently had an exam and scored poorly and I was very disappointed because I studied very hard for it. I got the exam back today and noticed I lost 10 points on a 12 point multiple-parts question. I got the incorrect answer for A, which was then used for calculating, B, C, D, E. I calculated the rest of these using their correct formulas and showed my work but technically got it wrong since I used the incorrect answer from A. The two points I did get were for a part that did not use A.

Another thing: I could not figure out how I got A wrong. The equation I wrote on the paper to show my work and put in my calculator was correct, but my answer was wrong. Upon further investigation, I discovered my calculator thinks that -5^2 is -25, which is obviously incorrect, and caused me to lose 20% of points on my exam. I didn't catch it because it used multiple negative squared values as well as positive.

I took my findings to my professor (before I knew about the calculator error) and showed him I wrote the correct equation, showed my work for the rest of the problems that I did correctly. He gave me 2 points back, which I feel is insufficient. Are they technically wrong? Yes. Should I have caught the error? Yes. Do I clearly understand the material? Also yes.

Is this something I can take back to him and ask for more points back? I'm very frustrated with this whole thing.

I feel lonely.

Some nights, when my friends aren't streaming or I'm not in a call with my friends (who are mainly online friends) I get this strange ping of loneliness. The room feels heavy. And I just break down crying. I'm alone in the dorm room. I started applying for jobs around campus, most have rejected me, but I might be getting a job for the spring semester, which I am excited for. I really hope I got it. But that's besides the point. I only go outside during the nighttime just to get some fresh air or take my garbage out, and of course to eat and go to classes. I joined some clubs but they also have a discord server so all updates go there too. Okay no more backstory. Time to explain what I feel.

Sometimes I feel like I want to cry because I miss home, sometimes I feel enclosed in my own dorm. The atmosphere gets heavy and I feel like I am collapsing under that atmosphere. And then I officially break down mentally.

Can someone please tell me what I can do about this? What even is this? I'm open to any criticisms and advice.

Thank you for taking the time to hear me out.

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I'm a shy and introverted guy who has always struggled with socialising, but lately, it's been getting worse. I want friends and meaningful connections, but I'm scared of being judged or rejected. Whenever I'm around people, I often feel like an outsider, struggle to express myself, and just want to go home.

College has become emotionally exhausting for me. I don't feel comfortable there, and I often feel anxious, disconnected, and desperate to be back home. Even after coming home, I keep replaying conversations and overthinking what people might think of me. I feel low, anxious, and mentally drained even when I'm alone.

I don't know whether this is social anxiety, low self-confidence, or something else. I don't want to remain isolated, but I also don't know how to get out of this cycle.

Has anyone experienced something similar? How did you cope with college anxiety, shyness, and feeling like you don't belong anywhere? I'd really appreciate genuine advice.

For context, this was a legal writing and research class. Both it and the pre-req are 8 week classes using the same textbook and building upon each other.

For normal classes, this would be midterms week, but for 8 week courses, it’s finals week. The notice came just now and it’s troubling because there are no plans to offer it in the spring. This is my last class for the program and for a traditional, first time student, this would be taken the fall semester of their second and last year.

I’m currently processing this and eating a meal before I talk to the guidance office. My account is showing a refund for the class, but having to wait a year is going to be problematic if I have to. I also know I can’t be the only one impacted.

I suspect also, this was due to the department being short staffed and the professor of the first class experiencing an accident that injured her hands and has made using a computer difficult.

Has anybody experienced something like this before?

Edit - the class is back on. Apparently, this was a matter of miscommunication on the admins part where something was miscommunication causing the cancellation notices to go out and for us to be deregistered from the class. This has been addressed and the class is back on and starts next week.

I am in my first ever semester of college. I have worked so hard yet I have an F in math. It has always been very hard for me, but I go to the tutors for hours every chance I get. My grade in biology was just lowered to a B, and we have a lab exam soon. Lab is very confusing for me and it’s worth a lot, like almost all of our grade. I want to get into a medical program in the future, I want to do something medical because I had medical problems as a child and I want to bring the same comfort to people they brought to me, but I’m worried I’ve already ruined it for myself. Every grade I get that is not to my liking it makes me feel so bad about myself. I used to love painting and art, now I have no time to do it. Everyday I feel so stupid. Is this all there is to life?

So we’re taking an exam. One of the hardest ones I’ve taken in my life honestly. He comes up to me and says how’d you think you did on the exam. I’d say it was hard but think I did ok. He proceeds to say it was easy, yah it was easy for you because you are looking up the answers on Google because the professor left the classroom.

Like I don’t care, cheat if you want to(unless grade gets curved). But don’t come up to me thinking you’re all smart cause Google answered questions for you. All my respect is lost for that dude.

For reference, my immune system used to be amazing. Goated even. I would barely ever get sick, and even when I did, I would recover pretty quickly. But the second I get to college, I get bronchitis. Okay! No biggie! Just like a week of my voice being gone and coughing up actual exorcisms. This is especially bad considering I’m a Musical Theatre major in a school where that program is PRETTY hard to get into (16 students a year) (Boy I wonder where that’s familiar.)

The SECOND I recover from bronchitis, I get HEINOUS intestine issues, and cannot function. I’m dehydrated, losing electrolytes and water faster than I can replenish them, I’m just dying yall.

That being said, my symptoms have been going on 3 days, which I’m supposed to contact a healthcare professional after 2, but if I miss one more class, my grade drops a LETTER. (More than 2 absences and your grade drops a letter after each absence.) and the only way I can get it excused is if I’m hospitalized bro….

I’m sitting in the classroom rn playing Fire emblem while I wait for the professor to get here so life isn’t all bad. I’m just a little upset that college has me on my deathbed all of the time every day of the week.

I'm currently enrolled in my second year at college and I'm really starting to hate the major I chose. But I'm not particularly good at anything nor exceed in any one class. I feel like I'm too deep into getting this degree to change it without having to take summer class or do more semesters. It probably a me thing due to the fact I hate studying, find the material in class boring the can't take notes of the leacher's' in class. I'm just really hating all the math and sciences i have to do, cuss I stuck at it like really reallly bad, It getting too overwhelming. But it doesn't help that I hate almost everything else offered and the majors i have some interest in have almost not job opportunities.

Idk im just mad and upset at myself and can't study of any of these classes.

I talked to my adviser about this, but again I have no any idea what I would change my major too. I don't want the classes I'm talking now to end up going to waste and I don't want to hear "you just need to try harder". I'm a straight B-C student at best, so Idk how i even got this far tbh.

I could go to office hours, but it not that I don't understand what there saying in class, looking over there notes I get it. It's just that I can't act on it. I can learn and function or formula but when asked to use it, I'm gone. even worse when they have you use multiple function in the same question and the only thing you got to off is a word problem.

Everyday I go to class and everyday I think I should change my major this shit too hard for me. I feel like I might just flunk this semester and change my major the next semester.

I’m a freshman and am having a really hard time making friends as it seems everyone already has groups that they are a part of. I’m kind of a nerd and have been going to multiple clubs that peak my interests but nothing has clicked yet. Is it too late for me?

i have a very bad professor i didn’t know that rate my professor was a thing like the website she has all 0s i found out after most people get a c in anatomy lab or below with her teaching and i have 10 days to withdraw, im currently at a 56 should i withdraw or should i thug it out and try for a c. im most likely going to fail but is it better to fail or withdraw. im in still in high school but i need this class for my program. should i just wait an extra year?

Just for the record, everyone: I was bullied in high school and had people exclude me in group activities and in PE.
It was seriously the worst time I had in my life. Knowing I couldn’t make friends with the people in my class and be the laughing joke of everyone behind my back.

So, fast forward, I am not 16 anymore. I am 22 and in college. These girls like to call my name and I have no idea why. Do they want to pick on me? And then they ask me dumb questions that I get like: how can that be?

Before yesterday, we were on a trip with school at a hostel. And I went to put on my shoes at the hall and these girls came as well. Suddenly they were calling my name again, and this time I lost patience and composure.

“Can you stop calling my name for a second?”

“But we aren’t, we just want to talk to you”

“I don’t know if you guys realize, but this is not high school anymore. I heard you guys were trash talking me. I do not care but this is college, okay? So act mature.”

And then one of these girls got mad and started talking aggressively. I just ignored it and went back to the class.

Today I chose to skip classes as I was tired and the lesson was not that important. I knew I could do my school work at home on my PC with no problem. Then comes one of these girls on the group chat of the school:

“Oh (name), you didn’t go to school?”

My response:

“None of your business.”

And now many people saw my answer and were putting reactions to it (WhatsApp).

Honestly, I don’t wanna be bullied anymore. I just want to be and act normal towards people but these group of girls seem they didn’t grow up, although they’re like 19-21.

Any advice, guys?

hey all, just made this and I'm kind of nervous posting it

it's called Puperino. basically I kept downloading pomodoro apps, using them for a week, then forgetting they existed. they all felt a bit cold and serious. so I made one with a little dog called Biscuit in it.

when you start a focus session he wanders over to his bed and curls up and naps. when you're done he sometimes brings you a little gift, which you can keep or trade for bones to buy stuff for his room. you can also dress him up, which I spent way too long on (he has a witch hat and a crown, it's very important)

not gonna lie, not wanting to wake him up has kept me focused better than any streak thing ever did 😅

it also does the usual stuff: the timer on your lock screen, tasks, stats, and a stay mode if you're like me and pick up your phone every 4 minutes

it's free. there's an optional pro with more rooms and stuff if you want to support me

would really love feedback, even if it's "this is buggy" or "this is pointless" haha. what would make you actually keep using a focus timer?