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I finished my undergrad just before AI started to take off and now I’m attending UNC for grad school. It’s my second semester now and I’m still blown away by how much AI has changed school. It’s definetely affecting my education as well, both positively and negatively.

I can’t seem to gauge what the right use of AI is anymore, so I’ve just stopped bringing my laptop to class, stopped using it for writing, and only for research now.

In the courses I’m taking, I see my peers using it across the book. Professors have mixed policy usage, some really lax and some banning it. But I have seen these in every course:

- Group discussions have become “repeat what AI told me”
- Proofreading has become “regenerate until it seems right”
- Brainstorming has become prompting for “20 ideas”
- I have sat down in group sessions where other students won’t talk without AI assisting them

I seriously question what this will do to critical thinking skills for incoming generations. Maybe we just have to adapt, or maybe I’m just becoming an unc. I’m unsure what to think of it all, so I will continue to do what’s working for me and adapt as it comes.

I took phys 114 in the spring and only passed because i religiously went to lecture and office hours and used crambetter every week for extra practice (same for chem 102). feeling a lil concerned about fall though bc im taking more credits than i did then. i saw crambetter has a free month rn so im definitely signing up again. any other tips?

updated to add: the coupon that worked for me was "FREETARHEEL"...idk when it expires but i was able to use the same code twice for phys 115 & math 232 🤫

anyone graduated undergrad in 2-3 years or even less? is it possible?

Hey Tar Heels. I see you joyously choosing public transit and reducing your carbon footprint. Well done. I've been a UNC affiliate eight years now, though, and have seen one thing get progressively worse in that time. Hopefully we can turn it around this year.

When buses are full to the point of being standing room only, it is the responsibility of the standers FURTHEST INWARD to scoot further inward away from the doors to make room for more passengers. Please don't clog the aisle and force people to (unsafely) cluster at the exits. People have fallen out of the buses because the doors couldn't close properly. Yesterday the NS bus was moving with the doors open because the mass of people prevented the door from shutting!

If you see others who haven't gotten the memo, kindly ask them to scoot down as others board. Ezpz.

Thank you for your... attention to this matter? And safe commuting.

What in the world was going on with the bus situation on the first day of class? The Friday center was terrible the 8 and 9 am hour buses were packed like those trains you see in some countries that lack infrastructure. At one point there were well over 60 + people trying to fit on one bus . The wait times at the Friday center were like 30 mins per bus it was such an unpleasant experience . I’m hoping the situation improves later this week .

I was very recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I was enrolled in a study abroad program for the fall, but have had to withdraw as my doctors have said it is not safe for me to travel yet. I was able to get a last-minute apartment off campus, but there is not a reliable bus route to and from campus that will allow me to attend my classes and other academic commitments. When I did try to take the closest bus to me on FDOC, it was thirty minutes late, which I know is frustrating for everyone and not majorly unusual for a UNC bus to not come on time, but with it being so hot outside my blood sugar dropped dangerously low and I just cannot have that happening on a daily basis. I want to apply for parking, but missed the window for the regular lottery and hardship parking because I was diagnosed and withdrew from my program after the application window had already closed. I'm not really sure what to do and am pretty worried about safe transportation for the year. Would it make sense to contact the transportation office to see if there is any way I can get approved for a parking spot or is that impossible by this point?

im a freshman and ik its only been 2 days but ive been making a lot of freinds and meeting new ppl but idk it seems kinda hard to make a group cuz lot of ppl have their own groups and im js stuck with friend groups from my old hs. im tryna make new friends groups and stuff, if u got any advice let me know!

It's been 3+ weeks since i've submitted the disability request with the required documents and the only email i've received from them is asking what time works best for me to have a meeting. i responded a week ago and i haven't gotten anything back since. i'm lowk stressed about it because professors have stated to submit a request to schedule midterms/exams by this friday, the 21st. should i just go to their office in person since the deadline is so soon?

Like beyond the work of my classes I have no idea what I am supposed to do when I am supposed to do it. I have read through my syllabi but they are all so so so loose that I am not sure when I do what and for how long and how hard I should try. I am so overwhelmed and confused, I just feel so crazy, and sad. It feels like I hear conflicting advice every single time anyone gives me any amount of advice. I literally just do not know what to expect. Like I hear about "study, study, study, and study some more but I have no idea what I am supposed to study and when and I hear things like "get ahead during syllabus week" but I have absolutely no idea how to "get ahead" it feels like I am in a state of being perpetually behind with every single things I try to do. I am so overwhelmed I punched my desk and split my finger open and now its bleeding everywhere. I just feel so dumb and stupid and I feel like I just can't do anything right, when I am supposed to know everything. I just needed to rant about how miserable I am feeling right now.

I have BIOL 240 with Slep and Rogers this semester, and all info I'm finding about it (RateMyProf, a past post in this subreddit) says that it's an awful class because the both professors don't lecture well, and that nothing really prepares you properly for the exams which are supposedly terrifying.

Does anyone else have stories/experiences?

Edit: 30 mins from Pittsboro St at Credit Union to Student Union stop, 1 mile route, tell me this is normal without saying normal

Especially when it's pouring outside...
But it's completely avoidable. I went to Student Union bus stop at 5:05pm, and Transit live update shows that A bus is at Global Fedex Center, so I waited here...until 5:35pm the bus has finally arrived at Student Union stop..
Everything is delaying, and the normally 1 mile long journey took the bus half an hour! I understand there can be serious traffic jam at this moment, but this is a real disaster. I don't know if they have prepared for this, but under this circumstance I can just assume they have not and have never.

Hey all!

I recently got into the MBA program here and I'm excited to start. I know usually a few groups get a school fantasy league going for the fall, and I wanted to see if there's any spots open. If you have a spot open, I have a crippling addiction :)

Good luck this year

Self-explanatory, please don’t upvote this I want to keep the discussion lowkey and protect the privacy of the bathrooms

I’m wondering if the chapel hill area has lots to do, like if there’s a good bar scene. I think chapel hill is a great town but does it ever get boring for UNC students? are there lots of fun places to go out at night? Lmk!

I'm a NSCI Major and am currently enrolled in NSCI 222 (Estle) and 225 (Chanon). I'm trying to figure out if I should drop one of these classes for NSCI 175 (Robertson), keep the two and not take 175, or keep all three and drop PHIL 165 instead. My other classes are COMP 210, MATH 381, etc. for COMP Major.

Happy FWOC and FDOC, fellow Tar Heels.

Hope you will have a fascinating and productive academic year.

Incoming FY and TR, listen to your professors!

I know there's a detour impacting some routes, but the schedule for the FCX says it's running every 10 minutes, and the S is supposed to be running every 20, but I haven't seen either bus in the last 45 minutes.

The transit App keeps resetting the ETA's for the busses. Does anyone know what's going on? I know they tend to get delayed during peak hours but it was doing it this morning around 11 as well.

Just wondering if there's reduced service or something else going on.