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I'm a high school senior and I'm getting ready to graduate high school and next year I'm going to a community college because I was rejected everywhere that i wanted to go to. I applied to 5 colleges as a California resident: UC Davis, UC Santa Barbra, UC Santa Cruz, University of Washington, and San Jose State University. My intended major for all colleges was Neuroscience (Or some sort of biology variation if the college didn't have it)

Stats:
Gpa 3.7 (I don't remember if this was unweighted or weighted)
8 APs (Chem, World History, Physics, Calc A/B, US History, Stats, Gov, French)
Extracurriculars: 4 years of high school wind ensemble, marching band, and jazz band. 5 years of Orchestra, 2 years of All state, 4 years of county and district honor bands
CNI-X participant and graduate
Student of the month last year out of entire school in March.
Founder and president of Chess Club (4 Years) Car Club (2 Years)
Hours of volunteering at Red Cross, also CPR certified there

I also put my college essays though several scanners and i got "Good" to "Very Good" results, whatever that means.

My goal is that the people reading this see my application that was sent to the schools and help me formulate why I was rejected from everywhere except for San Jose State University. I should mention that I am a white male from a middle class family with a single father as my sole parent.

I know it's ranting at this point, but I can't stand seeing my classmates getting into UCs when I was rejected from the 3 that I applied to, my sister attends UC Davis. My hope of course is that everyone gets into the college they want and has a good life, but why can't I also get into these colleges? I busted my ass for years trying to prepare myself for college. Yes, I also know that my application is very music focused, but I felt that with good grades, several APs that I all passed the exams by the way, I would have a fair chance at the students who have a GPA above a 4.0 I belive that is the main reason why I didn't get into these colleges, yet again however, I have classmates that are getting into UC Santa Cruz with GPAs that I know for a fact that are below or at a 3.5 because they joke about it, they regularly skip class because of being "sick" and in our music bands they don't practice, yet these kids are going to UCs. I know that life has a funny way of changing your path, but what the hell happened to mine? I'll go to a Community College for a year or two and transfer to a UC so I guess in the end it doesn't matter? But damn this really really hurts being with everyone going off to a UC while I had a theoretically better application and i'm going to a Community College.

Sorry to rant, if someone could review my application and explain a flaw or something that would be great so I can improve my application for when I transfer to a UC.

A random question cause osm has created much mess and if yes we should fight for it

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I'm a jee aspirant however didn't perform well enough to secure IIT OR NIT but got selection in few pvt university like (hain, bml, karnavati) also on 24 may I have my IMUCET exam for naval engeneering

Please consult me what should I take

CSE in software engineering or naval engeneering for my career

Whenever I think for software..then the growing ai and increasing no of software engineering put me in doubt

What will be best for me

If my goals are higher paying job ..job security

And also want to know more about naval engeneering!!

I transferred to tech in summer 25 and ever since I haven’t been doing so hot. I’ve mostly withdrawn classes, failed one, and got some Ds and obviously I’m on probation right now. My SAP is also at a warning status.

I’m due to qualify for the HOPE scholarship in the fall and I really need this. I’m weighing between taking two classes this summer to get my GPA up (however I will be traveling), and waiting until the fall (I’m limited in the number of classes I can take and I’m afraid I’ll fall behind). What option seems sensible?

Reality: 1st #upvote & #spellthereality If you prepare and score top rank studying hard without joining big institute classes tara last maa credit linaaa aauxaaa and we also start to think hamii nii tyaa padhyeee topper hunxamm but that's not true, big engineering institute in Kathmandu went to big college and jointly they run weekly mock test in class 11 and they sell their course in class 12 as pre engineering and provide classes in college and they already choose top student who will definitely score under top 10 rank in IOE aniii they will provide 100% scholarship to them to take credit and run their business so that they get top rank as front face of so called big engineering institute aniii back face maa sucking money of innocent parents and studentssss. I'm also pass out of one of the big college in the centre of Kathmandu which got top results in NEB, Engineering, MBBS. Valley student can guess the namee.

Top ranker views: Obviously they will say ma yo institute padheraa namee niskyooo. If vanee paxiii they can build relation with institute aniii connection nii badhxaa aniii if they are getting benefit then definitely they would said I studied from this institute. if you are in that topper place you will do the same thing for your future and big connections.

Lived in Glasgow 6 years and still have no buddies to go out for drinks or socialise much as I haven’t really got in with a good bunch or met any friends since I’ve been here. I’m 37yo m although I probs look mid 40s 😆 loneliness etc is a factor these days and I can’t stand it. Someone give me a shout I’m open to meeting up with anyone and having a good laugh with a couple drinks, there’s no way I can go much longer without socialising in some way. I’m really chill, love unique people and just enjoy meeting up and having a good time.

Delete Reddit. Every time I get on Reddit, it's a student expressing their disappointment of rejection and despair over what they're doing wrong or whether they’re too late. Everyone is pretty aware of how bad the job market is and how competitive internships have gotten, but at the end of the day, you posting about this only adds to the noise you once viewed. Posting about your failing progress doesn't get you one step closer, and neither does it help another student who's viewing your post. Why not delete the app, stop looking at any other internet feed where other students are sharing their rejections and their acceptance , and just grind in silence? Grind without the noise. It's okay to receive a rejection all the people on the internet have been rejected countless times too they sometimes don't even share it. Just keep going if you really want it, push through when you’re tired when you’re second guessing yourself. Figure out what you can do to make yourself stand out. Who cares what it is and when it's going to get done. Just start and grind. Failure is part of the path to success, rejection is redirection.

ALSO find a hobby, find something that bring you peace or happiness in the middle of chaos or in this bubble of rejection. Do something that releases stress and gives you dopamine. Go watch a movie, workout, Bake, Basketball Video game WHATEVER!!! Stop ranting!

Genuine question for the people who use this daily. I switched to anki my second year of undergrad after burning out on quizlet, and the retention difference was wild for cloze deletions on dense biochem terms.

So where does everyone land on this in 2026? Is anki still the gold standard for flashcard apps, or have you found something that legitimately competes once you factor in setup time, ai card generation, and review scheduling? Not looking for a pitch, just opinions from people who've tried at least three different tools seriously.

to make this make a little more sense, i moved out of my (asian) parents house and moved in with my (older)cousins.

last semester, i took three classes. i only passed english and failed math and bio. my parents knew about it. my cousins that i live with knew about it. they were not happy ofc but they said “do better your next semester.” i felt terrible because my mom tried to be calm about it, and shes the one who is paying for my tuition. i was planning on doing better and really wanted to avoid academic probation. so in the beginning of spring semester, i did pretty good, until i started slacking.

before anyone says anything, i understand and i am completely aware that this could’ve been 100% prevented if i had just locked tf in. i am not blaming anyone but myself. i have a terrible mindset where i feel schoolwork is a punishment and a chore. i also get extremely distracted and i could never stay on task. i dont wanna say i have ADHD because im not diagnosed but its something like that.

now, its the end of my spring semester (first year) and im not doing well at all. i enrolled in four classes. one of them i got withdrawn from (i failed so it counts in my gpa), one of them i did not get withdrawn from as it was a class for only half the semester and i got a 6% for my final grade, and the two other classes that are left are not looking so good. even if i pass these finals coming up, it is nowhere near a passing final grade.

sooo heres the thing. i didnt wanna stress my family out, and they’re constantly bugging me about my grades and i never wanna talk about school so anytime they ask me how im doing, i just say “good.” and they ask if im passing and i say “yea.” so these lies just kept going until the end of this semester and its almost time for me to show my grades to them.

my initial plan was to get on the canvas website (not the app) and change my grades into the “What-if” grades. but i thought about it some more and i feel like it would make it so much more complicated in the future. sooo i feel like that plan should not happen.

i actually plan to see my mom right after my exams, so im going to have to show her my grades soon. its gonna be so hard to tell her that i failed all of my classes AGAIN. especially after lying to her that im passing. and ofc, shes gonna tell my cousins so im going to get double lectured/scolded. but i dont know how to tell her. none of my friends know im failing because im so ashamed.

i dont know how to approach her. i know she will be extremely upset and tell me how much of a disappointment i am. especially for wasting her money for all of these classes. i think coming up with a solution and explaining it would be helpful, but i literally dont know what.

i would skip a semester to focus on working and not have to worry about spending my moms money on my tuition. but im already wasting so much time. these last two semesters basically dont count.

i need everyones advice. please dont be mean i already feel terrible

FOLLOW UP EDIT:
i just called my mom confessing that i lied to her. she no longer wants to see me. i understand why, it was her money and my family is not rich at all. we are financially struggling. she does not have a good job either. i told her my solution which is working to pay for my own tuition but i would have to save up. i also plan to pay her back in the future but that’s like way in the future when i am financially stable. so i need to take a break (skip a semester and focus on working) since my mindset at the moment is not right for college. maybe im wrong. she told me the solution would have to be taking every single class i failed next semester and she doesnt care if its overwhelming. she says, and i quote.. “I DONT CARE IF YOU FAIL.” um clearly u do. but anyways i literally told her that defeats the whole purpose of saving money and she disregarded what i said because apparently i was talking back. im planning on having two jobs this summer but she also wants me to take classes during the summer as well. like i said, still defeats the whole purpose of saving money. i dont know what to do. it almost came to the point where i couldnt think of any solutions and wanted to kill myself. i dont want it to be that way, but i have no future and i feel like i wasted all my time.

I have an ap seminar project where I have to interview a college student and see how their college experience aligns with skills we’ve learned in seminar. Below r the questions:
What type of research do you need to complete?
What do your college writing assignments and presentations look like?
What role does working in a group play in your college assignments/research?
What are 3-4 specific assignments where you used group work, research, presentations, or writing?
Also what are the courses in which those assignments were done?
What is your major and any minor?
What's your email address?

took a college now class and the grade was not bad but mid 80. It was high 95 but drop bc I had too much AP and kinda forgot to submit my assignments and the teacher don't allow regrade so it drop my grade. So does any know if the college now grades would affect GPA as a undergrad.

I had finished my bachelors and masters in social work & I was hoping to go to Netherlands. ISS, in international development but after looking at this subreddit I feel so discouraged.

I was hoping to get into a program manager role in an NGO or something related to ESG. But, now I’m super doubtful. I got in Sussex with scholarship (Ma development, environment & policy) & Manchester uni (MSC global development).

Should I just cancel it overall and look for an other field?

So, took my final today for class, got 54/100 on it. I knew I did bad on it from the start, but it still really sucks. I had a freed semester up due to some classes moving to a different semester, so thankfully it’s not putting me back that I have to retake. I’ve also heard it’s normal for heath care majors of any kind to fail at least one a&p class so at least I don’t think I’m the only one in that. I think I’m posting to get it off my conscious because there’s truly nothing I can do now but enjoy my summer and talk to my advisor. If anyone else is in my boat, just know that you’re not alone, and I hope you can tread those waters even harder next time and get to land.