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l failed my CC today and honestly I’m pretty annoyed even though I used the 1M voucher.

I’ve been studying for this exam for quite a while. I finished all of Prabh Nair’s CC videos, did around 500+ practice questions, and I was scoring around 80–98% on the mocks. I also have a few years of IT experience, around 30 mostly entry-level certs (networking, Fortinet, Red Hat, AI, and so on.), and a lot of experience in THM.

I genuinely thought I was ready, but the actual exam felt very different from every practice test I did. The “best answer” style really got me even though I felt like I was doing pretty fine.

At this point, is it worth paying to retake CC, or should I just move on to SC-200 and Security+ and come back to it later?

Has CC actually helped your career, or would you spend the money on another cert instead?

Thanks in advance. Just trying to figure out my next move.

I don't really know where else to turn, so I'm posting here.

I've been abused for as long as I can remember. It started when I was around 6 years old. My father would punch me for things that most people would consider minor, like staying up past my bedtime.

One of the worst incidents happened when I was in 6th grade. I got into an argument with a teacher, and the teacher gave me a warning letter that needed my father's signature. When my father first found out, he screamed at me and cursed at me. He later met with the teacher and learned what had actually happened.

On the drive home, he kept telling me that having me was the worst decision my parents had ever made and that they regretted it. From the moment we left the car until we got into the house, he didn't stop hitting me. He punched and kicked me repeatedly for what felt like an hour.

The injuries were so severe that I couldn't even move properly afterward. My mother had to help me because I couldn't shower by myself. When she saw how badly bruised I was, I ended up being taken to the emergency room.

My parents forced me to lie to the hospital staff and say that I had gotten into a fight with a group of kids because they didn't want my father to get arrested or for the police to become involved. During the beating, my arm was broken and I had to be put in a cast.

Another incident happened when I wanted to shave my legs during a fitness phase I was going through. When my father heard about it, he completely lost control. He started punching me while calling me slurs and accusing me of being gay. He kept hitting me until my lips and nose were bleeding. Afterward, I was grounded for two months and wasn't allowed to leave my room except for basic necessities.

There was also a time when my youngest sister flipped my father off. Somehow he convinced himself that I had told her to do it, even though I hadn't. He smashed my face into a window twice. To this day, that window is still damaged from what happened.

I'm now studying overseas and have finally been away from them for a while. Unfortunately, they've decided not to pay for my third and final year of university and have completely cut off my allowance.

When I called my mother and begged her to help me stay in university, she laughed.

Now I'm trying to figure out how to come up with around RM60,000 (around USD15.1k) for tuition while also supporting myself and paying for everyday expenses. I genuinely don't think I can go back to living in that environment.

I'm exhausted, scared, and honestly desperate. If anyone has advice about scholarships, emergency funding, student support programs, work opportunities, or anything else that could help me stay in school and become financially independent, I would be incredibly grateful.

Thank you for reading.

I don't really know where else to turn, so I'm posting here.

I've been abused for as long as I can remember. It started when I was around 6 years old. My father would punch me for things that most people would consider minor, like staying up past my bedtime.

One of the worst incidents happened when I was in 6th grade. I got into an argument with a teacher, and the teacher gave me a warning letter that needed my father's signature. When my father first found out, he screamed at me and cursed at me. He later met with the teacher and learned what had actually happened.

On the drive home, he kept telling me that having me was the worst decision my parents had ever made and that they regretted it. From the moment we left the car until we got into the house, he didn't stop hitting me. He punched and kicked me repeatedly for what felt like an hour.

The injuries were so severe that I couldn't even move properly afterward. My mother had to help me because I couldn't shower by myself. When she saw how badly bruised I was, I ended up being taken to the emergency room.

My parents forced me to lie to the hospital staff and say that I had gotten into a fight with a group of kids because they didn't want my father to get arrested or for the police to become involved. During the beating, my arm was broken and I had to be put in a cast.

Another incident happened when I wanted to shave my legs during a fitness phase I was going through. When my father heard about it, he completely lost control. He started punching me while calling me slurs and accusing me of being gay. He kept hitting me until my lips and nose were bleeding. Afterward, I was grounded for two months and wasn't allowed to leave my room except for basic necessities.

There was also a time when my youngest sister flipped my father off. Somehow he convinced himself that I had told her to do it, even though I hadn't. He smashed my face into a window twice. To this day, that window is still damaged from what happened.

I'm now studying overseas and have finally been away from them for a while. Unfortunately, they've decided not to pay for my third and final year of university and have completely cut off my allowance.

When I called my mother and begged her to help me stay in university, she laughed.

Now I'm trying to figure out how to come up with around RM60,000 (around USD15.1k) for tuition while also supporting myself and paying for everyday expenses. I genuinely don't think I can go back to living in that environment.

I'm exhausted, scared, and honestly desperate. If anyone has advice about scholarships, emergency funding, student support programs, work opportunities, or anything else that could help me stay in school and become financially independent, I would be incredibly grateful.

Thank you for reading.

Hey everyone,

I'm an Egyptian student currently studying in Malaysia at APU (Asia Pacific University). I'm doing a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computer Science (Cyber Security) under the APU + De Montfort University dual-award program.

Right now I'm finishing my second year and my current CGPA is around 3.03. I still have my Semester 2 exams next week and after that I was supposed to do my internship.

Due to some family circumstances, my parents are now strongly pushing me to leave Malaysia and transfer to Egypt. The universities they're looking at are Coventry University Egypt (The Knowledge Hub) and UPEI Egypt.

My biggest concern is that I really don't want to lose a year of study.

I have a few questions and would really appreciate hearing from anyone studying at Coventry Egypt, UPEI Egypt, or anyone who has transferred universities before:

1. Is it realistic that they would let me transfer directly into Year 3?
2. Would they more likely put me into Year 2 again?
3. Has anyone transferred from a foreign university into Coventry Egypt or UPEI Egypt? How many credits did they accept?
4. Do these universities usually evaluate transfer students fairly or do they often make students repeat courses?
5. Since I haven't completed my internship yet, could that become a problem for transferring?
6. Does my 3.03 CGPA make acceptance difficult?

I know nobody can give a definite answer without seeing my transcript, but I'm trying to get an idea of what usually happens in Egypt with transfers like this.

Thanks in advance to anyone who replies.