I didn't study anything for UET etea. Mental health depression blah blah don't want to talk about it tbh. Kya karo. Concepts bhi clear nahi. Abbi revise karnae betho toh maximum 1 chapter hoga. I literally want to 🔪 myself
I wasn't like this before. I don't know what happened.
About 1.5 months ago, I gave my last board exam (Math). I had worked so hard for it. I hadn't slept for two days because I was revising. The students around me hadn't even studied a single chapter and I remember thinking at least I've prepared
Then I got the paper.
I looked at the questions and completely froze
It wasn't that I didn't know them. I genuinely knew how to solve almost every question. But my mind went blank. I couldn't remember anything. I wrote random things, crossed them out, solved a few questions that I knew were probably wrong, and then just sat there crying. I had worked so hard, and it felt like my brain had simply stopped working.
I walked out of that exam not even knowing if I'd pass. I still don't know because the results aren't out yet. I trust Allah, but that day really broke something in me.
Since then, I haven't been able to study.
It's not that I don't care, I do. I want to get into university. I have my NET on the 14th (I can't even afford nust pata nahi kyo apply kia) and tomorrow is my ETEA exam for UET Peshawar and pieas test on 12th (I really want to get into pieas). I haven't studied for either. Not because I decided not to but because I just can't seem to make myself do it. When I do force myself I get 🔪 myself thoughts
I spend my days scrolling on my phone, sleeping, and doing absolutely nothing. I don't even have housework or other responsibilities to blame. Sometimes I don't even get up to eat unless someone reminds me.
People call this laziness, and maybe it is. I've always procrastinated, but never like this. Never to the point where I completely stopped trying.
The worst part is that I care. I know my future matters. I know I need to study. I know I should be learning skills. I see people my age making Rs. 50,000 to over a lakh+ a month while studying then there's me with zero skills. I'm not jealous of them, I always say MashaAllah and Allah huma barik when I see their success but it just reminds me of my incompetence
I keep telling myself there's another ETEA later this month but then I think: if I couldn't study for 1.5 months, how am I suddenly going to do it now?
Has anyone else experienced something like this after a bad exam or a stressful event? How did you get yourself out of it?
I seriously want to end it
Ps. I don't think I am depressed. I scroll all day, laugh, cry, sleep, I don't really eat because I just don't want to get up to eat, same for showering, I go to the shops every few days to get a snack or two. I don't know what it is. Maybe I'm just lazy. Is there a psychologist here pls lmk
I’m a 17F from KPK and I recently finished my FSc. I'm looking at my university options (specifically planning for UET Peshawar) and trying to figure out a career path.
To be completely honest, I don't have a burning passion for any specific field. My main goals in life are stability, decent money and a routine based work environment
Someone recently told me that if I go into niche fields like Mining, Agriculture, or Chemical Engineering, it is incredibly easy to land a BPS-17 government officer job because the number of females in these fields is so low that the female quota seats sometimes literally go unfilled. They made it sound like an easy, quick backdoor into the bureaucracy
Is this actually true or is it an exaggeration?
My family is pushing for Computer Science because of the market boom and my sister (who is a computer engineer) is telling me to do Electrical Engineering
I’m torn. If the government quota thing is real, I wouldn't mind doing a niche engineering degree. But I also want to know what the private sector looks like for females in Mining/Chemical/Agri in Pakistan if the government route doesn't pan out
Would love some advice
I’m a 17F from KPK and I recently finished my FSc. I'm looking at my university options (specifically planning for UET Peshawar) and trying to figure out a career path.
To be completely honest, I don't have a burning passion for any specific field. My main goals in life are stability, decent money and a routine based work environment
Someone recently told me that if I go into niche fields like Mining, Agriculture, or Chemical Engineering, it is incredibly easy to land a BPS-17 government officer job because the number of females in these fields is so low that the female quota seats sometimes literally go unfilled. They made it sound like an easy, quick backdoor into the bureaucracy
Is this actually true or is it an exaggeration?
My family is pushing for Computer Science because of the market boom and my sister (who is a computer engineer) is telling me to do Electrical Engineering
I’m torn. If the government quota thing is real, I wouldn't mind doing a niche engineering degree. But I also want to know what the private sector looks like for females in Mining/Chemical/Agri in Pakistan if the government route doesn't pan out
Would love some advice
Hey so I'm really confused
How hard is the test and how do I prepare for it?
Which students get a merit based scholarship, I don't think I'll quality for the need based ones (without a scholarship it'll be hard to pay the fee). My mom is a government teacher so is there any scholarship for kids of government employees
How is Imsciences. How is the environment. The teachers. Events. Opportunities (I wanted to go to nust but I can't afford it 🥀🥀)
My other options are UET Peshawar, FAST Peshawar or pieas Islamabad (open to suggestions )
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I think I'm ready to give up on NUST. My parents are already struggling this month because of Eid Qurbani. Uper se I have to ask them for 5000 just for the NET registration. I know they will manage to give it to me somehow but it feels so heavy
And even if I clear it (which I'm not even sure I will) fees kaha se aaye gi? I'm stuck not poor enough to qualify for full scholarships but not rich enough to afford the fee plus hostel
Everyone keeps telling me just try, maybe hojaye but trying isn't free either. It's 5k for the test plus at least 3k for traveling to Islamabad. Spend all that just for a "maybe" and even if I get in I can't afford the actual admission. I'd rather just give up now. Anyone else stuck in this loop?
Has anybody made a fee comparison chart of all the universities they are aiming for. Would you pls share it
I check pieas ki website and it says kae single accomodation kae lia it'll cost 13,500/month. Is that true. If it is then baqi unis sae it's much cheaper. And total fee 137,200 likhi hae. Agar ap mae sae koi EE kar raha from pieas ap kitna pay kar rahae ho (or pls bata dae entry test kaesae prepare kia tha, I only have a month and I'm freaking out). I've got 965 in matric and 513/600 in FSC
I check pieas ki website and it says kae single accomodation kae lia it'll cost 13,500/month. Is that true. If it is then baqi unis sae it's much cheaper. And total fee 137,200 likhi hae. Agar ap mae sae koi EE kar raha from pieas ap kitna pay kar rahae ho (or pls bata dae entry test kaesae prepare kia tha, I only have a month and I'm freaking out). I've got 965 in matric and 513/600 in FSC
I’m a 17F from Pakistan planning to do engineering, and I really want to study at a university in China. Since I absolutely cannot afford it on my own, getting a full scholarship is my only choice. I just found out about the CSCA test and saw that the registration deadline is June 7th, but I am super confused about the whole timeline.
An AI told me that I can still get into a university on self-finance for the Fall 2026 intake, but if I want a scholarship, I’ve already missed the cycle and have to wait to apply for the 2027 intake instead. I need to know if the June 7th deadline is actually for 2026 admissions or if it’s the early starting point for the Fall 2027 scholarship cycle. If I take the test now, can I use it to apply for Chinese Government Scholarships through HEC later, or do those portals open at a completely different time?
Also, does anyone know what the registration fee actually comes out to in PKR right now with all the bank taxes? I know the base prices are in Chinese Yuan, but I want to know the actual cost in Rupees. On top of that, my passport is currently expired. Can I just register right now using my expired passport or my CNIC/B-Form and then renew it before the actual test happens at the end of June, or will the portal reject my registration?
Since it looks like I might have missed the 2026 scholarship deadlines anyway, I’m seriously considering taking a gap year to properly prep for the CSCA and apply fresh for Fall 2027. If I do take a gap year, how many chances or attempts do I actually get to take this test and apply, and is there any strict limit on how many times we can try for the CSC scholarship?
I'm trying to figure out if I should rush to register before June 7th or if I have more time to prepare since I’m aiming for a 2027 fully funded ride anyway. Any advice from seniors who went through HEC or applied directly to Chinese universities would be life-saving! Thanks!
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This is embarrassing but I got 81 marks in NET 3. Tbh I had no preparation only studied like 3 chapters for maths and a marathon for English (English really betrayed me, I went around telling everybody my English portion well really well and then I ended up getting 19/40, I thought I'd get 30-35 when I got out of the NET hall) (plus I didn't revise 11th grade)
I want advice. Should I give NET 4 or should I take a gap year. I think I'll get the same marks. I have studied now but bus uper uper sae just to pass boards. The reason is kae this year my mental health has been trash which destroyed the student inside of me. Today is the 1st of june. I'm done with boards. Realistically if I start now can I get 130 in NET engineering (If I do my aggregate will be 70% which idk if it's enough). I want to go for EE, mechatronics, Dara science or law. I can't select for now. I'd probably end up going for engineering. I'm from Peshawar btw. I'm so sad I don't think I'll make it
This is embarrassing but I got 81 marks in NET 3. Tbh I had no preparation only studied like 3 chapters for maths and a marathon for English (English really betrayed me, I went around telling everybody my English portion well really well and then I ended up getting 19/40, I thought I'd get 30-35 when I got out of the NET hall) (plus I didn't revise 11th grade)
I want advice. Should I give NET 4 or should I take a gap year. I think I'll get the same marks. I have studied now but bus uper uper sae just to pass boards. The reason is kae this year my mental health has been trash which destroyed the student inside of me. Today is the 1st of june. I'm done with boards. Realistically if I start now can I get 130 in NET engineering (If I do my aggregate will be 70% which idk if it's enough). I want to go for EE, mechatronics, Dara science or law. I can't select for now. I'd probably end up going for engineering. I'm from Peshawar btw. I'm so sad I don't think I'll make it
How did you all select your top preference. NET choro mujh sae field select nahi ho rahi. I'm guzara at math. I liked 9th and 11th ki physics hated 10th and 12 ki physics.
My family is telling me to go for engineering. Maenae search karnae ki koshish ki kae engineering Pakistan mae hae kya. Bus yahi aa raha kae sub jobless hae
Computer engineering, computer science, cyber security blah blah AI khaa khaye ga jobs
Electrical engineering, mechanical engineering ka mujhe samjah hi nahi aaraha yae hota kya hae or jobs bhi nahi hae
Kya karoo
If you ask me about my interest. I'm useless. Literally koi interest nahi hae maera. I doom scroll all day and have bus okay okay grades 965/1100 in matric and 513/600 is 11th grade
Kya karo mae
I'm considering taking electrical engineering (family walae keh rahae)
Chemical engineering (sounds cool medicines banana, chemicals mix karna(idk if that's realistic))
Or mechatronics, computer engineering (because they're a mix of multiple engineering, kya pata 4 saal baad pata chal jaye kis cheez mae interested ho)
Ya phir finance (tax lawyer, CA)
ya phir architecture sounds cool
As you can mae pagal ho
Ya phir I'm even considering leaving studies entirely and koi choti moti job karlo. My family isn't letting me do it. Lekin kuch interest bhi toh nahi haeee
I'm 17F btw
Hey I'm 17F from Peshawar. As far I know I cannot get admission in LUMS in 2026 like the admission tests for other universities start in July but for LUMS you have to apply a year prior so I will have to take a gap year if I want to get into LUMS (correct me if I'm wrong). My grades are 965/1100 in SSC and 513/600 in 11th grade (boards). Extracurriculars are not so great, I did an internship last summer other than that some competitions (acting, advertising) in school. I'll also be preparing for the SAT during the gap year. My family's monthly income for now is 3 lakh a month which is going to go down to 2 lakh in a year due to retirement. My brother is doing his bachelors, my sister is doing her masters, and there are a lot of other expenses too. So I definitely cannot afford LUMS, meaning if I take a gap year I'll have to apply for financial aid. Do you guys think I'll get aid with my situation
I’m feeling completely overwhelmed looking at university fees right now, and I honestly don't know what to do. I’m an 17 year old trying to figure out my future but the math just isn’t mathing
Look at these per semester costs for engineering/computing:
NUST: ~197,000 PKR (breaks down to around 32k/month) If you factor in a cheap hostel, that’s at least another 20K a month. Totaling it up, it’s easily over 55,000 PKR a month just to exist and study.
PIEAS: 137,000+ PKR (with accommodation, assuming it hasn't increased)
UET Peshawar: ~85,000 PKR on merit (excluding core engineering), but a massive 190,000 PKR for self-finance. For a government uni, that is insane.
The rich can easily afford this. The poor qualify for full financial aid. But where do average middle class students go?
Right now our household income is around 3 Lakhs but my dad is already retired and my mom retires next year, so it’s going to drop to around 2 Lakhs. On paper, it looks like "enough" so I probably won't qualify for needbased financial aid because we own our house. But here’s the reality:
I have 4 siblings.
One is married and when they visit, hosting costs money and we can't say no
One sister is doing her Master's (massive expense)
My brother is doing his BS (more money)
Plus there's dept on us
There's so many other expensives this that blah blah
And then there's me.
I scored 965/1100 in Matric and 513/600 in 1st year, I am a girl and am from Peshawar, but this past year has been a brutal struggle just to survive so I barely studied. I only have a month left to prepare for entry test and I’m terrified I won’t make the open merit lists.
I know my mom. She will somehow pay my fees. But I would hate myself if I let them do that. I'm honestly considering not even giving the NET because what if I actually pass? The heartbreak of getting in and realizing we can't afford the hostel and tuition would kill me
How are we supposed to survive this system? Are there any hidden scholarships, alternatives, or pathways for students in my position? I really need some guidance or advice right now.