r/University

I have an Omnibook X Flip 16 (Intel 200 series Ultra 5 with 16 RAM). Should I buy an iPad A16 even if it disrupts my budget? Like, what are the pros and cons?

Long word soups, little punctuation to break up the sentence, jargon and words chucked at you like it's no ones business; some of the journal articles I have had to read for my degree is just so annoyingly written. It feels like the author wrote it for themselves, not for an audience that doesn't understand the topic yet.

Here's an example from an article I have to do my essay on:
"In this article, we bring together and analyse discussion of indigenous peoples in general terms rather than individual cases to avoid reductionist situations in which social and political resistance and community-based revitalization efforts of indigenous peoples are considered as if one size fits all, leading to stereotypical and inaccurate representations."

One sentence, two commas, and 50 words. Yes it conveys the point across well, yes I understand the topic, but it is so brain numbing to read and then the entire 35 page paper is written like this. Sure I can deal with it in small chunks but an entire paper like this? Hell no.

Maybe it's just my autism, or maybe it's my journalism degree melting my brain to where any sentence that's longer than 15 words I need to shorten to get a wider audience appeal. Maybe it's just me, but it just feels so BORINGGGGG.

Buonasera, sono all’ultimo anno di liceo linguistico e sto cercando di capire cosa fare dopo il diploma. Sto valutando seriamente Scienze della Comunicazione (L-20) all’UniCal, in particolare il percorso Media e Società Digitale.

Il problema è che non sono ancora completamente convinta dell’università e vorrei capire se questa scelta potrebbe essere adatta a me.

“Cinema e Media (20R_212)

Comunicazione, innovazione e società (20R_213)”

Mi piacerebbe capire soprattutto che differenza concreta c’è tra i due, quali materie si studiano, quali esami sono più difficili e quale dei due potrebbe essere più utile per lavorare nel settore della comunicazione, marketing, social media, digitale ecc.

Un’altra cosa che mi preoccupa è la difficoltà: non sono una persona a cui piace particolarmente studiare e ho un po’ paura di scegliere un’università che poi si riveli troppo teorica o che mi faccia perdere anni senza darmi realmente competenze utili.

Io sto pensando anche alla possibilità di fare una magistrale fuori dalla Calabria, magari a Roma, quindi mi interessa molto sapere se la L-20 dell’UniCal permette di accedere facilmente a buone magistrali oppure se poi bisogna recuperare molti CFU.

In generale vorrei scegliere qualcosa che mi permetta di costruirmi un futuro nel settore della comunicazione e magari, un giorno, anche di creare qualcosa di mio, invece di limitarmi a cercare un lavoro qualsiasi.

Se qualcuno frequenta UniCal, è laureato in L-20 oppure conosce bene questi due percorsi, mi farebbe davvero comodo sapere la vostra esperienza, anche sincera: cosa vi piace, cosa non vi piace, cosa avreste voluto sapere prima di iscrivervi e se, tornando indietro, la rifareste.

For some context I start university in a week and my dad is going to school with me, he had been saying that he wanted to go back to school for basically my whole life and now that I'm going he wants to be going with me. Today me and him met with a counselor and we registered for the up coming semester, I am 19 and he is 46.

I’m stating University soon with a Business program. Does anyone have any advice for me? From note taking to social skills, anything and everything would be appreciated!

Hi,
I would like to study Operating Department Practice (ODP) at an undergraduate level but I am not sure on what uni to go too.
I don’t mind the location as long as it is in England. I got CCC (UCAS Tariff point of 96). I don’t mind doing a foundation year too.

I did some research on the unis that do ODP but I have not actually heard of any of them
except Anglia Ruskin.
Can anyone who is studying ODP undergrad tell me how it is like in their uni and what made them choose that uni.
I do plan on going to open days if I can.

I am also aware that there is also the apprenticeship route but aren’t they very competitive. I don’t have experience but how would I get experience tho since it kinda is a niche course (unless I’m wrong?).

Thanks

Hello guys i am Yaqeen and i want to apply for the scholarship to get into Budapest university in 2027 as a computer engineer major
i am Sudanese, soon to get my IELTS exam
grade 10: 92
grade 11: 95
and i am still in grade 12. However i am starting to build my projects which is a robot and projects with python
but the problem is that i don’t know how to do essays or personal statement, if you are accepted or will apply soon please advise me on what to do and how to write essays
and what is the other stuff i should focus more.

Yoo... sorry guys, I'm a bit new on this subreddit.

I'm a Tanzanian wanting to apply to IUEA for a Bachelor's in Mechatronics and needed student reviews abt the University in general.
Mechatronics' students' reviews will be perfect

How was Freshers for you honestly? What events do you genuinely recommend.

Did you make your best friends during Freshers, or did you actually meet better friends later on in the year?

I’ve heard a lot on TikTok about how people you meet at freshers is your opportunity to actually make friends more than after freshers and I really want to know if it’s true or not? Apparently according to people online I’ve heard that uni can be quite lonely so I also wanted to know how you could avoid that, and if you’ve been through it how did you get over it?

I’d love to hear your honest experiences, especially if you didn’t really enjoy Freshers and how you would make friends the other way around, if you felt lonely during freshers?

Edit: what societies do you guys recommend and how many should I join to get the best uni experience?

Thank you for your replies 🙏

hey everyone,

i’m moving into my freshman dorm soon and i’m completely overthinking a situation with my roommate.

a few days ago, my roommate asked if he could have the left side of the room for some random reason. without thinking it through, i just said "yes" and told him i'd take the right side.

here’s the issue: i’ve never toured the building, but my parents pointed out that based on how some dorms are laid out, the left side might actually be the "door side" (where the door swings inward against the wall). i really, really don't want the door side, i wanted the side further from the entryway.

i am moving in earlier than him on move-in day. if i get there, walk into the room, and realize that the left side (the side he claimed) is actually the door side, should i just take the left side anyway?

on one hand, he claimed "the left side," but if he only picked it because he assumed it wasn't the door side, i don't want to steal the "good" side if he just guessed wrong. on the other hand, if i take the left side just to avoid the door, i'm technically taking the side he asked for, and i don't want to start the year off being a toxic roommate or making things awkward before he even unpacks.

if the left side turns out to be the door side, should i just take it since he asked for it, or should i stick to the right side like i promised? if i do end up swapping or needing to text him, how should i even phrase it without sounding crazy or rude?

appreciate any advice from people who have survived dorm move-in logistics

Mb for the rant just want some advice

I made no real friends in my first year. I stuck with my flatmate 'friends' all year since they are in my course. One of them didnt want to do stuff out of uni and the other just used me for notes and aired me constantly IN PERSON. I am also increibly socially anxious and dont drink so it is hard to socialise in an area where the majority do drink. My social anxiety was so bad that sometimes my face would twitch when talking to people which i know sounds crazy. Even when walking in public i cant look at other people. I also hyperanalyse every intersction i have leading me to think some people had a distaste towards me. Due to somestuff prior to uni i genuinely believed that people would be digusted by me looking at them or that im a weirdo eventhough ik im pretty average looking. It is just something ingrained into me. I couldnt muster up any courage to make friends in my course besides my flatmates because i didnt go to many sociiety events because in terrified and everyone on my course alr were in groups and trying to join a group of friends is like hell to me. And i want to add this eventhough ik people might think im crazy. While i was doing an icebreaker with my clinical group we played the heads down thumbs up game and for FOUR whole rounds no one picked me just the other two guys every round. I get it can be coincidence but like cmon u kno, but anyways that also lowered my self esteem when it was already low enough.

This all set me up for some terrible experiences for me in lectures, practicals, workshops and clinical skills where im constantly surrounded by happy people with big friend groups. My worst experience was during an exam when everyone was outside the exam hall talking with each other while im standing in the corner, not the worst as it wasnt too long and then we go to like this venue to prevent us communication with the other exam group. I just sat there by myself for like an hour while there are just groups of friends sitting right next to me and everyone is talking while im dead silent. Or on my placement where everyone knew someone where i was just alone and sat alone on the coach while i hear people laughing together.During all of this i genuienly wouldve rather one of my 'friends' be with me then just be alone like that. Sometimes i feel invisble to people as well even on the days i feel like being social. I even feel like i get mistreated by people more then others. I know this is probably in my head but some people don't understand how hard it is to shake. I dont even where i would start if i went to a social event by myself, how to approach how to talk. I did think about attending but in the end i just ended up in my flat. i know i couldve put in the effort but it was the doing part i couldnt seem to do. Its just really hard for me to see everyone having there fun life whereas i am thinking about stuff they never have to worry about. At the very least i did really good academically in my first year.

I was so relieved coming back home as i have so many friends back home and they are really genuine. I have lied to them about my uni experience as i dont like putting my problems on other people( i know this is very contradicting as im posting on reddit) and they seemed to be having a good time in uni mostly. And now im dreading going back to uni.

The social anxiety i mentioned has thnakfully calmed down after i opened up to my parents about uni ,after like 8 months,and i can atleast function like a normal person now😅 but the making friends part still needs help. I would like to note that im not diagnosed with social anxiety and i am thinking about seeing a therapist to help with my issues.

Im going into my second year soon and want to change everything but i dont know about going to a freshers event as a 2nd year i assume there are general tasters for everyone but ye ill see. I would appreciate any tips ppl can give me cuz i need them🙏🏽