u/Munch_deez

Hi everyone,

I’m 20 years old and trying to decide whether I should retake the TEAS or move forward with my current score for UT Health San Antonio.

Here are my stats:

Overall GPA: 3.82
Science GPA: 3.67
TEAS: 82.7 (lowest section was English)

I haven’t completed the Kira Assessment yet.

For experience, I’m currently working as a Medical Assistant at a pediatric office, and I recently earned my CNA certification in hopes of getting a hospital job soon.

My main question is whether an 82.7 TEAS is competitive enough for UT Health San Antonio, or if I should retake it to try and improve my chances. I’m mainly unsure because my English section brought my score down.

Any honest advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

I'm 19F (almost 20) and my boyfriend is 20M. We've been together for a few years and overall have a good relationship. I'm not questioning the relationship or whether he loves me. I'm just trying to figure out if my feelings here are reasonable.
I was recently gone on vacation with friends for almost a week. When I got back, the person I was most excited to see was my boyfriend. I wasn't expecting him to drop everything and come see me the second I got home, but I definitely thought we'd see each other pretty soon since we hadn't seen each other in almost a week.
I got back Tuesday night around 8:30 PM and we didn't see each other that night, which I understood. But then we didn't see each other the next day either.
I know he has schoolwork, goes to the gym, and has other responsibilities. I genuinely understand that. But I think part of what bothered me is that he had an entire week where he wasn't having to make time to see me, so I guess I thought there would be more effort to see each other once I was back.
He also wakes up around 2 PM pretty regularly. By the time he gets up, half the day is basically gone already, and then he still has homework, the gym, eating, and everything else he needs to do. I completely understand having responsibilities, but from my perspective there are solutions to the time issue too. He's even told me himself before that he wants to fix his sleep schedule. I don't think he even sets alarms most days.
I think another issue is that we don't always make concrete plans. A lot of the time it's more of an unspoken "we'll probably see each other." Then I get my hopes up and end up disappointed when it doesn't happen.
What hurt wasn't really that we missed two specific days. It was more that after being apart for almost a week, I wanted to feel some sort of "damn, I've missed you and I want to see you" energy. Not necessarily in words, but in actions.
And honestly, maybe this is where our perspectives differ, but if I haven't seen someone I care about for a week—especially my boyfriend—I'm making an effort to get my stuff done and find time to see them. That's true even for friends and family, not just romantic relationships.
I'm not expecting him to schedule his entire life around me, and I don't think couples need to see each other every day. I just feel like after not seeing each other for a week, wanting to see each other within a day or so isn't an unreasonable expectation.
Am I being unreasonable here, or would most people feel a little hurt by this too?

I haven’t said anything yet cause i like to talk irl or call. I was gonna call yesterday but he got home from gym late and i was too tired to have a convo . I’m supposed to see him tn and i just wanna have a good night afternoon seeing eachother so that’s why i wanted to say something yesterday so we can get through it im contemplating texting him rn or calling him on my lunch break

Need some outside perspective because I'm trying to figure out whether this is relationship anxiety, insecurity, or a valid concern.
My boyfriend (20M) and I (almost 20F) have been together for a few years. Recently, his ex randomly followed him on Instagram. He has a public account, so it's not like he accepted a request or anything, but it definitely made me uncomfortable. We talked about it and he was understanding and ended up removing her as a follower.
A few days later, at the beginning of a 12-hour road trip home, I noticed that his ex's mom follows him too. I genuinely don't know if I had just never noticed it before, but once I saw it, it got stuck in my head for the entire trip. About 4 of those hours I was driving alone with nothing but my thoughts, and some of my friends were telling me how weird they thought it was, which probably didn't help.
The thing is, I genuinely do not think my boyfriend would cheat on me. If someone asked me logically whether I think he's doing something behind my back, I'd say no. But I think I struggle with uncertainty. Sometimes I find myself thinking, "What makes us different?" because cheating seems so common. I know a lot of people who got cheated on probably trusted their partner too.
I'm also not in the best place confidence-wise lately. I've been comparing myself to other women, my relationship,struggling with my appearance, my body, my skin, etc. I'm also about to turn 20 and am in the middle of applying to nursing schools, so I'm pretty stressed overall.
After I got home from the trip, I finally talked to him about it over the phone. The conversation actually went well. He seemed genuinely confused about why I thought the follow was new and said her mom has always followed him. He wasn't defensive or angry. At one point I apologized for creating conflict and he told me that we weren't having a conflict, just an uncomfortable discussion.
The weird part is that even when conversations go well, I almost always feel awful afterward. Even if he's validating and understanding, I start thinking things like, "Why did I even bring this up?" or "I sound insane." I usually feel a lot better when we talk about things in person, but over the phone I tend to sit afterward and replay the entire conversation in my head.
I've actually been considering therapy because I notice that I get stuck in these thought loops where I convince myself I'm missing something, even when I don't actually think my partner is doing anything wrong.
Does this sound like relationship anxiety/insecurity? Has anyone else had a partner respond well to a concern but still felt guilty or embarrassed for bringing it up afterward? How do you stop spiraling once the conversation is already over?