u/scuttlebutt18

I turned 18 a little over 2 months ago

It feels weird
I know by technically I’m doing everything “right” for someone my age s

Well I’m going to community college on a full ride scholarship and that scholarship also transfers to anywhere instate aswell 🎉 huzzah (pain in my butt to get becuase of issues with residency and almost having to take a gap semester becuase of costs :( trying to get into a 4 year year was even worse but hey I kinda did that)

My family also just moved to this state maybe ~4 months ago
I also just recently got hired for my first part time job 🎉

I seriously don’t see myself getting pass this point…. Like I don’t exactly have a major completely planned out yet (well okay I wouldn’t say that I have like 3 ideas for majors) it’s just … weird I’m still trying to figure out a major that I feel like pays decent AND is something I am genuinely excited about (I love being creative it’s kinda where I thrive, but I also studying and learning about animals and different species, I also am decent at English and speaking and also history??). I’m currently doing prelaw studies? (As an associates I could transfer it to a history or English degree or a poli sci degree) But I’ve been debating switching to biology or maybe art? (But none of those fields pay enough on a bachelors I just don’t know:( ) I alos been looking into zoology? But comm college doesn’t offer it but the school im planning on transferring to does and it would transfer just fine if I get a associates in bio

I am honestly pretty studious and have been doing great so far in my college courses the thing isn’t that I don’t like any major options or that I don’t think I can’t handle them THERES TOO MANY I LIKE 😭 (I don’t exactly want to do any trades.. especially since my college education is free and I honestly enjoy learning in a weird way well when I was offered by my parents to let me take a gap semester due to my original issues with residency and tuition my butt said absolutely not, that’s kinda how I got my scholarship I would have gotten it anyway aswell if I had taken a gap semester)

I also don’t have a license and I’m lowkey scared to start driving like I seriously don’t see myself doing it 😭 (I am going to enroll in a driving class soon and I’m using the savings I get from my job to save for a used car)

This is literally so scary to me because wydm if I don’t decide on a career path, start getting internships within the next 2 years, somehow traverse getting my transfer application ready, actually GRADUATE and then I somehow have to figure out how to get a decent paying full time job and move out and be completely independent within the next 4-5 years or else I am completely screwed by societal norms I’m freaking out I’m not going fast enough or that I just wouldn’t be able to handle whatsoever I don’t feel mature enough to do it and I feel super guilty about it… like what if I seriously can’t handle the adult world and my life is practically ruined after I graduate from community college and I just become a NEET

Like I just can’t imagine myself actually doing those things and getting to that point? Idk if that makes any sense every time I think about I kind of panic my future makes me panic like I feel like I genuinely just can’t handle it and that I’ll become the laughing stock of the family

:) I’m 18 currently going to community college 2 days week!
I started applying for part time jobs becuase I was lonely and my family recently moved to a completely new state (didn’t have a job before becuase my old town had 0 jobs locally)

Well I applied, got a interview was invited for a second interview

And today I got the text that I SECURED A JOB!!

Never been so excited! I absolutely loved the managers I talked to during my interviews

I feel like I’m finally securing a life here after a 4 month rut ❤️

Hi!
I’m a freshmen at a community college who is very interested in going into vet med and pursuing a DVM

My state doesn’t have any dvm program which means I would have to go out of state to go to a dvm program

How did you out of state students do it 🧍like seriously where did you guys live? Do vet schools have like special student housing or do I have to try to get a apartment? Is there like dorms for vet students did you guys have roommates? I most likely wouldn’t be able to live with anyone that I know off IDK anything 🥲

Please let me know what your experience is if you have attended a vet school out of state! I’m so curious (might also use this information when I decide which dvm program to go for)

I’m 18 never had an actual job apart from me selling baked goodies here and there …. I’ve been in a bit of a rut because I moved states second semester senior year and it screwed up my college situation (I’m attending community college becuase of all the issues from moving around but I did land myself a full ride scholarship though!!! but I only go twice a week and apart from that I’m chudding around I also had to live with a family friend during my last semester of senior year to not screw up my highschool graduation)

AND TODAY I GOT A INTERVIEW INVITE!!! AAa I’m so excited I really hope it goes well ❤️

Hi!
Im currently a freshmen taking classes at a community college

I know it’s silly to already start thinking about vet school especially since my current Major is Prelaw 💀(I’m currently looking into switching it to bio next semester) but I’m highly considering it
My state (New Mexico) has no DVM programs instate and it’s very much stressing me out a bit because I feel like it’ll be harder to go to vet schools

How do people handle going to vetschools out of state? I realize I might have to go into much much more debt because I’ll have to apply as out of state ig thankfully my bachelors degree will be completely covered with a scholarship I ended up getting

But seriously how do yalls navigate this ? The reason I’m stressing abt this is because I already had to stress about this to even go to college (I moved states midway through senior year 0/10 would not recommend screwed my residency (I wasn’t considered a resident for tuition purpose ANYWHERE so basically I was screwed over and I almost had to take a gap semester until community college came in clutch with my scholarship btw this happened all within 4 months of me moving here)

I’m just a bit freaked out I would have to deal with the crap I had to deal with even go to college in the first place

Hello! I am a freshmen college student (at a comm college ) and I am very interested in learning about Veterinary medicine

I know you HAVE to get shadowing/clincal experience in order to apply I also thought it would be a good idea to see even if I like Vet Med before I completely commit to it

Before I do this though I have some other stuff I would need to do (like learning to drive/getting a job etc) I just moved states 3.5 months ago so everything is a bit of a mess atm with my life

I was wondering how people get to shadow vets and stuff (do you just walk in and ask email?) so that when I’m hopefully ready too I would have a better idea on what to do!

I just turned 18 a little around a month and a half ago

Let’s just say this era has been interesting so far
I moved between states, unenrolled from the college I was going to attend (you’ll see the reason in a bit), enrolled in a community college, got offered a full ride scholarship from my community college that transfers over to any college in my state (including the college I unenrolled from), started attending my community college and all of this occurred within the past 3 months🧍

I currently have no job (never had one I’ve applied for a oncampus job though and another part time job ) and no license (yet I’m going to start a driving school soon most likely at the end of month /start of October moving halfway through senior year kinda definitely screwed up my license) I only go to school around twice a week since I’m at a tuesdays/Thursday schedule I don’t go out much since I don’t have any friends or anything here so if I’m not at school I’m at home (I still do talk to my friends I have back home )

I’m legitimately so scared for the adult era of my life because honestly I don’t feel ready whatsoever 😭 I feel a bit behind on being a adult ig

Hi! I’m a upcoming freshmen at Cnm and I’m lowkey scared 😀 I just moved to NM like 3 months ago so I honestly haven’t been doing all that much, I also joined CNM late (registered in July) mainly because I originally planned on going to UNM but had to unenroll because of residency issues and tuition I currently have 3 classes in person and one online. I am excited to start and hopefully start building a life here in NM but I’m seriously nervous haha

Hiii!
I’m currently going to community college as a prelaw major

I chose prelaw because I like reading and writing and has always done really well in English!
I also took ~ 2 law classes in hs (subsative law and criminal law) and enjoyed them! (I would have joined mock trial club but there wasn’t enough participants 🥀)
I did also took speech and debate and did decent?

🫠any advice for the lowly prelaw major? Lowkey scared of what practicing actual law would be like

Hi
I’m a first time community college student (I was kinda forced into community college because I moved states senior year and had horrible issues with residency at the 4 year I was going to go to)

I heard that only around 29-30% of community college student gets their bachelor’s degree and that over 80% of community college students plan on transferring to a 4 year

I’m scared of being in the 70% of people who don’t transfer😭
My community college has a program where all credits transfer to any college in my current state but the transfer rates at my comm college is around 29%

I’m lowkey scared of failing

I can’t even drive either so I’m already mega mega behind because of this weird move

Hi!
I am 18 and feel behind on life
I graduated Hs in may and then immediately moved to a new state like 3 days later
I was originally going to do college in my current state but unfortunately couldn’t because of residency and not being able to appeal
I am currently enrolled in 12 credit hours/4classes at my local cc (3 in person classes and one online) I would only need to go in person 2 times a week
I never had a actual job before nor do I have a drivers license (I used to have a drivers permit though)

I have no clue if I’m considered behind or a loser I don’t know I am planning on getting my license and eventually getting a part time job

I enrolled in 12 credit hours (4 classes) at my local Cc I’m confused if this is normal? Especially since I saw that most students take 15+ credit hours? My advisor did not recommend me taking more than 12 credit hours and I would apparently need permission to enroll in more? Idk I’m just wondering ig

Hi ! To preface this I moved states after I graduated HS I originally applied to a college in my current state that I could commute too unfortunately I learned that I needed to apply as a out of state student (which was fine ig and I applied anyway) I ended up getting a scholarship that made it so I had instate tuition (yay?) I then planned on looking for more scholarships and then go into orientation, there was a scholarship in which I could get a full paid off tuition (huzzah) but I could not apply for it until I became resident (ok???) I went to orientation and asked abt it apparently I couldn’t appeal my residency until either second semester or I was a sophomore and if I wanted to change it I would have to get rid of my scholarship for an entire academic year (which meant I had to pay out of state) I then decided to unenroll and look into community instead only to find community WOULD BE ALMOST AS MUCH as the college I was planning to go to 🥀 I then went to appeal my residency for community and let’s just say it was a 2-3 week long fight but I ended up winning (and I might even be awarded the big free tuition scholarship but I still need to ask about it) but seriously why has college been such a fight for me 🧍‍♂️I graduated with like a 3.5-3.6 gpa (almost honors)