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I’m a non-traditional student going back to college for a second degree to pursue nursing, so I’m older than most of my classmates.

So far I’m having a blast being back in school, but a dilemma I’ve come across is there’s one pre-nursing student like myself who continues to ask how old I am and in front of the entire class, but she asks with such a distasteful tone like it’s something “bad” when I view my life experience as something positive. She also constantly states loudly (and draws attention when doing so) that she’s shocked I’m older because she assumed I was her age. Others in the class have actually found out my age and the fact that I’m married with a child because they’ve been friendly and personable, and they’ve all been very nonchalant about it.

Due to this girl’s continued judgmental tone, I don’t think she deserves to know and I don’t want to satisfy her curiosity either. I don’t want to engage with her at all, for other reasons on top of all of this (see below). What’s a good way to respond or shut her down, polite or not?

Another question: is it rude to flat out tell someone (the same girl as above ironically) that she’s not welcome to join my group for group activities in lecture class and also not welcome to be a part of my lab group for lab days? She’s benefitting off of my hard work while being unprepared herself, and at the end of the day it’s unfair and it’s breeding resentment. So she wants to be judgmental towards me and try to embarrass me in front of the entire class (on several occasions), but then in the next moment she intentionally sits next to me (because the professor creates groups based on who you’re sitting next to) to use me academically for group activities and lab reports since she knows I actually put in effort. The crazy part is that I’m not naturally smart in math and science, but I’m just trying really hard in this particular class and it’s paying off.

Here’s some context: She never reads the chapters before class like she’s supposed to, hasn’t even bought the book yet (but laughs about that fact like it’s something to brag about), and in our weekly group activities she never tries to solve any problems (because she’s unprepared), is constantly lost, and always intentionally sits next to me and copies the answers off of my papers. How do I know it’s intentional? Because on lecture days, she sits next to her friend who is also a pre-nursing student. Yet specifically on group activity days and lab days, she abandons her friend and always comes to find me and sit literally right next to me (making me move my bag off of the chair when there’s plenty of empty seats nearby). I’ve spoken to the professor, and she’s aware that unprepared students intentionally sit next to smarter students to automatically be grouped together into groups for activities. That’s another problem - do I tell her don’t sit next to me anymore or when the class starts just pick up my stuff and move to a different seat at the last minute? But that’s just screwing myself over because I already sit next to another smart classmate and luckily we’re always grouped together. I don’t want to end up punishing myself just because of one bad classmate, but I don’t want this academic leech to benefit from me anymore either. Any advice would be appreciated.

I’ve been calling around to different stores in hopes of checking out electric scooters in person, but so far no luck. It looks like I’ll just have to order one online and hope for the best, so I would appreciate any recommendations.

I’m a middle-aged female going back to school and this would be my first electric scooter. I would be using it to ride across a college campus. I would need to ride the electric scooter across different textures/materials including: across parking lots, roads, sidewalks, and normal walking pavements across campus.

My husband looked online and said I should get a Segway brand, based on the search results that popped up. Thoughts?

To be honest, I’m pretty scared about the speed of electric scooters. I just watched a random YouTube video from an ER nurse that warned about the dangers of these things and the speed (even 12mph) doing significant damage during an accident. This is a dumb question, but is there a scooter that goes pretty slow or can I easily control how slowly I’ll be traveling? I’d like to go (and I’m guessing here) but 5-10mph? I don’t care if I look like an idiot and that’s super slow, but especially when I first start out and am getting used to how to operate this machine I’d rather be safe than sorry. I’m also wondering how long it will take for me to get used to it and feel comfortable riding it… I know it’s different for everybody, but is there an average?

Also, I see lots of students riding electric scooters across campus but I haven’t seen any of them wearing helmets. Is that normal? What helmets would you recommend? Are any fine (like ones that regular bike riders use), or do I need a more serious helmet since this goes faster? The ER nurse in the video I mentioned compares this to a motorcycle due to the speed.

Any advice would help. Thanks in advance from a complete newbie.

New to medication in general. I tried Lexapro before switching to Prozac, and we made the switch because I felt 0% change even after being prescribed to the highest dose of Lexapro.

Switched to Prozac. I took 10mg for 1 month. Didn’t have any terrible side effects other than mild insomnia, but I did notice an increase in energy and seemed to be less anxious. Still depressed and feeling “empty” though, and still having on/off thoughts of SI.

My dose increased to 20mg, but I didn’t feel or notice any changes compared to the last month.

When I check in with my psychiatrist next month, I plan on asking for an increase to 30mg because I still feel anxious and depressed. How high of a dose is available for Prozac?

I’m undiagnosed, but think I suffer from anxiety, depression, OCD/germophobia, and BPD. If anyone reading here can relate and feel comfortable sharing your experiences with Prozac and if it helped or didn’t, I’d love to hear from you. (And I understand that everyone reacts differently to medicine. It would just be nice to hear any success stories or to know if I MIGHT be on the right path.)

I guess my question is how do I know when to stop increasing my dose? Is it when I actually start to experience side effects like other people state here like sweating, vomiting, etc.? Is there truly ever a point where someone can be 100% free of anxiety and depression? Meaning no one can be completely free of basic life stressors.

Alternatively, how do you know when your dose is too high and you need to go back down? I would’ve assumed it’s if you have bad side affects, but from what I’ve read in this sub so far people say to be patient and ride it out.

Sorry if these are naive or dumb questions. I’m new to medication in general and am confused about how you’ll know when you’re on the right dose, if you should continue increasing the dose, or switch to a different medicine completely.

Basically at this point, my anxiety and depression seems slightly better. My energy level is definitely improved (compared to Lexapro which I took before this), only side effect so far has been mild insomnia, but I still feel “empty” inside and still have on/off SI due to my severe depression. But since my depression is so severe, everything I listed has been such a drastic and huge improvement from where I was before.

Any advice would be appreciated!

I’m considering getting a cheap electric scooter for days where I’ll be stuck parking in the far lots like parking lot D or the parking deck. At this point, I’m even considering parking in these further areas regularly to avoid having to hunt down a parking spot in the other more closer/popular lots.

For those of you who use electric scooters to get across campus, any tips or advice you can share?

Is it pretty easy to ride and adjust to? What brand do you have or specific scooter model would you recommend?

Do you fold your scooter in half and carry it to class? Not sure if there’s a way to lock it up outside like a regular bike, so that’s why I’m asking. I’m unfamiliar with scooters, so sorry if this is a naive or dumb question.

The previous post stated that there’s 800 incoming freshman for the fall semester… As a new student myself, it doesn’t seem like there’s enough parking spots as it is which is worrisome… Should I be getting to school earlier on the first day of school to try to secure a parking spot? If so, how early exactly? Is 1 hour before class sufficient? I’m expecting a bit of a shit show honestly, but not sure if I’m overworrying about this since I’m new to campus. I just don’t want to be late to my first day of classes.

I’m clicking on “add” next to a class that’s full, in hopes of being added to the waitlist but I keep receiving a generic error message. For example, a class listed shows 18 out of 20 spots on the waitlist are still available.

How exactly do you get added to the waitlist then?

If it matters, I’m a transfer student who is coming in as a senior (since I have so many credits already) so if there’s some sort of hierarchy or tiered permissions based on grade level, that technically shouldn’t be an issue for me.

Any help with be appreciated.

Has anybody here taken the following classes with the professors listed below?

PSYCH 1102 (Chante Mitchell)
CHEM 1151K (Mary Ross)

If so, what was your experience with the professor, how was the class in general, is the teacher unresponsive, is the teacher a difficult grader, etc.?

Would you take the class with the professor again, or advise students to stay far away and if so for what reasons? Please share any pros and cons.

Of course I checked Rate My Professors, but I also wanted to ask here for newer reviews.

Thanks in advance!

I’m uncomfortable posting a selfie picture online, but maybe you can feel my energy through my words here…

I am part believer and part skeptic, so I don’t want to give away too much personal info or explain too much about what I’m going through. I’m curious to see if anyone can sense anything about my future or share any encouraging words.

I was silently struggling for a long time while putting on a brave face for everyone, finally asked for help and have been getting treatment through therapy and medications, but nothing has changed or improved so far. I’m holding on (basically for the sake of everyone else and not myself), but to be honest I feel weak and hopeless. I’m being honest with my doctor as we try anxiety and depression medicine to find a good fit, as well as my family and friends but I don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel yet and honestly don’t know if I ever will.

Do you sense what I’m struggling with, see any visions of my future, anything else you can share to give me some hope or comfort?

Thank you in advance.

I’m uncomfortable posting a selfie picture online, but maybe you can feel my energy through my words here…

I am part believer and part skeptic, so I don’t want to give away too much personal info or explain too much about what I’m going through. I’m curious to see if anyone can sense anything about my future or share any encouraging words.

I was silently struggling for a long time while putting on a brave face for everyone, finally asked for help and have been getting treatment through therapy and medications, but nothing has changed or improved so far. I’m holding on (basically for the sake of everyone else and not myself), but to be honest I feel weak and hopeless. I’m being honest with my doctor as we try anxiety and depression medicine to find a good fit, as well as my family and friends but I don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel yet and honestly don’t know if I ever will.

Do you sense what I’m struggling with, see any visions of my future, anything else you can share to give me some hope or comfort?

Thank you in advance.

I am part believer and part skeptic, so I don’t want to give away too much personal info or explain too much about what I’m going through. I’m curious to see if anyone can sense anything about my future or share any encouraging words.

I was silently struggling for a long time while putting on a brave face for everyone, finally asked for help and have been getting treatment through therapy and medications, but nothing has changed or improved so far. I’m holding on (basically for the sake of everyone else and not myself), but to be honest I feel weak and hopeless. I’m being honest with my doctor as we try anxiety and depression medicine to find a good fit, as well as my family and friends but I don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel yet and honestly don’t know if I ever will.

Do you sense what I’m struggling with, see any visions of my future, anything else you can share to give me some hope or comfort?

Thank you in advance.

I need to take one chemistry sequence, but need to choose from the following:

1. Principles of Chemistry
2. Survey of Chemsitry

I read the class descriptions already, but don’t know which path I should pick.

Anyone here with experience taking these classes? If so, what was your experience - whether it was the professor, work load, difficulty, etc.?

I know this is subjective and it depends on the person, but which path is “easier”?

I wasn’t great at chemistry in high school, but hoping I’ll be better this time around since I’ll be more focused.

I’m about to start my first semester at GGC to pursue a second bachelor’s degree. I’m told that since I already have a bachelor’s degree (and therefore have too many transfer credits), that I do not have an advisor.

The problem I’m facing is that I have no one to ask questions to regarding registering for classes because I’m being told that the advisors available are only meant for freshman (or students with below 30 credits).

I’m wondering if I’ve signed up for too many classes for this summer semester (listed below), or does it sound doable?

1. ⁠3 physical education classes (3 credits total: Choices for Life + 2 sports)
2. ⁠1 regular class (4 credits)

My assumption is that Choice for Life will be more classroom based, and the other 2 sports classes likely won’t have any homework, quizzes, or tests. Is this true, or if any of you have taken any of the physical education classes could you please provide some background and context of the course structure? The sports classes I was considering was kickboxing, weight training, or stretch.

Researching this sub, I’ve seen people recommend 2 classes max but those are more of lecture/classroom based classes. I would prefer to knock out all 3 physical education requirements during a shortened summer semester, especially if 2 of the sports classes I’m looking at won’t have homework, quizzes, or tests so passing comes down to attendance and participation.

Any advice or insight would be appreciated!

Does taking a “Medical Terminology” class (a required prerequisite for the nursing program I’m looking at) during a summer semester seem doable, or does it sound like a terrible idea?

To be honest, taking any nursing prerequisite(s) during a summer semester seems intimidating to me because it’s already a shortened semester at an accelerated pace, along with the fact that I’ll have pressure to get an A in the class to help my eventual nursing school application.

Medical terminology seemed like the least intimidating out of the bunch though. The other options available for summer classes are chemistry + lab, biology, etc. but those seem even more challenging. At least medical terminology will be mostly memorization as opposed to other science classes which are memorization + application.

My thought is if I can knock 1 prerequisite out of the way during summer, it’ll lighten my workload during the upcoming fall and spring semesters which will be preferable because I’ve heard horror stories about classes like Anatomy & Physiology and how much time you need to dedicate to that class so any extra free time I have is definitely going to be helpful so I can focus on and try to get straight A’s in my other classes.

Any advice would be appreciated!

Classes for summer semester begin at the end of May. I’m currently trying to figure out which classes to take for this semester. It’ll be my first semester at GGC.

General question: if I add/register for a class over the weekend and then speak with an advisor next week and then later decide to drop it based on our discussion, would I be penalized in any way (whether having to pay for the class since I already signed up or get a “withdrawal” on my transcript), or are you free to add/drop classes up until the first day of class without any penalty?

I’m unsure about what to do here. I don’t necessarily want to wait to register for all of my classes until next week and potentially have classes fill up and become unavailable (because I need to discuss certain questions with an advisor first), but I also don’t want to act too quickly either without knowing how this process works first.

Also, would you guys recommend knocking out 2 “easier” classes together (let’s say entry level history or arts), or instead is it better to take 1 math or 1 science course (my “weaker” subjects) and focus solely on that class to get a higher grade? I was going to go with option #1, but now that I think about it more maybe it’s better to save some of those “easier” classes to spread out for fall and spring semesters so I don’t get stuck having to take several math and science courses together in one semester. What are your thoughts?

Thanks in advance for any help!

I’ve talked with past graduates and current students. I’ve done the campus tour. However, I’m still completely confused and undecided about where I should attend - GSU or another college I’ve been accepted to… I need to decide pretty soon, as I plan to start this summer semester.

I would be commuting to the Atlanta campus. Without traffic, the drive would take me 30 minutes. With traffic, it would take me minimum of 1 hour (or up to 1.5 hours if it’s really bad). After I arrive, I’d have to wait for and take the school shuttle bus (however long that takes) so that time would also be added onto my total commute. I was initially hesitant about committing to GSU mainly because of the commute time, but I think I could easily work around this issue by waking up and leaving earlier in the mornings with the intention to beat rush hour traffic (that’s only if I end up having any morning classes), and in the afternoons I could work/study in the library for a few hours and head home later after afternoon/night traffic dies down.

For commuters, do you find that the commute is “worth it” to you, or if you had the option to go to a closer school would you choose that option instead?

I got accepted to a community college (GGC) close to where I live. I’m getting mixed opinions and feedback from family and friends about where I should attend. Some say stay closer to home (to obviously avoid a long commute), others say GSU is bigger and more established so that’s the better option. I’m mainly focused on the nursing programs at both schools. GSU accepts 250 students per year, whereas GGC accept 40 so it’s competitive at both.

If you’re willing, I’d appreciate hearing your unfiltered thoughts and advice for prospective students - it could be about literally anything. I’d especially love to hear from prenursing or nursing students as well if there’s any of you reading this post.

Pros vs. cons and likes vs. dislikes - it could be about literally anything about your experience (class size, availability or responsiveness of professors, are professors and advisors actually helpful, if classes get booked up too quickly when trying to register, name and shame professors who were difficult and explain whatever challenges you experienced in their class lol, etc.).

Any and all insight is welcome. What are things you appreciate about your GSU experience that are unique to this school?

What are little things that are annoying or an inconvenience that incoming students wouldn’t know yet that you’d like improved or changed going forward that would make your day or student life a little bit easier?

Any frustrations you’re willing to share?

Anything that new students should be aware of or watch out for that we wouldn’t necessarily know as incoming students?

What are things that you love about GSU? Honestly, my attitude is “you gotta do what you gotta do” to get to your end goal of getting your degree (like deal with the commute), so I’m not expecting grand examples here. It could be simple little things. Just curious to hear what people will share for this question.