#college talk

[arthur-r]

on my way to academic advising appointment and i’m so scared. cause like i am NOT good at being a history major, like it’s the most applicable major to my goals i THINK but i’m not like a lyndon b. johnson nerd if that makes sense?? like i’m interested in history on a lot more of a local and personal level, or at the same time a holistic and universal level?? i would do anthropology if it weren’t for not actually fitting anthropology either and hating their classes worse too. i’m looking at minoring in folklore which is kind of getting there, and i’m interested in the history classes my school has to offer but i just kind of know that i’m doing it wrong. like public history classes in curation and presentation aren’t really the point. history of librarianship is supposed to be supplemental to NORMAL history. i want to major in historical identity. i want to major in how history is preserved and engaged with and identified with or rejected. and that’s what a fucking history major is but it’s just not quite right. and i don’t want to talk to some weird old white man about why i’m looking at latin + folklore + queer visual culture + geographic information systems as potentially being my four classes next semester which are NONE OF THEM HISTORY. if i take history next semester it will be history of technology or history of education. WHICH IS FUCKING HISTORY. i guess i just feel so guilty for not actually being that interested in political economy. and like come ON i’m actually so fucking engaged in the real kind of history too, i’ve been studying immigration history and being so fucking invested. i HAVE OPINIONS about lyndon b johnson (i fucking hate that man like thanks for passing civil rights but that’s a bare minimum and he used it as a way to sneak in the permanent existence of an undocumented labor class of latin americans to uphold capitalism through exploitation and fear. so FUCK YOU LBJ) but anyway the point is the intersection of everything i want to do with my life all branches off of history. but it’s just not really that simple. i’m glad i’m at the school i chose and not in colorado but it sure would be handy to be getting a fucking BACHELOR OF INNOVATION in museum studies and heritage management. instead of just hanging around the in-between, taking the most incredible classes but living in the unfortunate reality where they all count for different, tangentially related fields of study. anyway the stupid advisor man is probably a really good guy. i just feel so embarrassed showing up to his office like “yeah i’m studying history. i don’t know what years were the french revolution” you know???? anyway next semester i’ll be taking a class about public folklore (coolest thing in the world) and third level latin, and then maybe something for science breadth, maybe a history class about education or technology or MAYBE the history of the american west, which just might not be very relevant to me if i stay in the midwest shdhdf like i’m so interested in mexican-american history but i’m centralizing pretty heavily in midwestern migrant experiences which are less studied and more personally relevant, and “the west” is mostly like the gold rush and stuff anyway. which i’m supposed to be INTERESTED IN as a history major but i’m not really!!!! and i might take a class about making websites and databases because i want to, and maybe a class about the history of textiles because that’s so fucking cool. but this isn’t what they WANT from me so i’m really anxious. somebody just looked at me weird for walking out of the women’s restroom and it made me think about how the problem is that my academic interests are nonbinary i’m fucking careerqueer or something AKA indecisive and weird and unemployable. but also the coolest in the world. ANYWAY wish me luck and i got this. but spooky scary!!!!

[pastrycoffin]

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Just a heads up to the few people who follow me, I'm going to reblog some things that contain FNAF movie spoilers. If you want to block those tags or just unfollow/block me, you can go ahead and do that. I'm cool with it lmao. 👍 I’ve seen a lot of people online become very upset after seeing any kind of spoiler online and I’d hate to see that happen. (◞‸◟) Also sorry for being extremely inactive, I'm planning on making more fanart during the summer. ☀️🏖️ I've been going to college, and I've just been wanting to prioritize that instead. (；´∀｀)📚🏫

[icedmetaltea]

College talkin

Aight I checked and I should??? Still have financial aid available if I do spring classes so I can finish up those last two shitty classes (fuck you statistics) and finally get my associates. The soonest I could book an appointment w/ my advisor is on the 15th so till then I won't know how/if to proceed...

Considering I failed those last two classes due to all the extreme shit going on the last few months idk if I even have like, enough academic standing to transfer for a bachelors. I hope I can at the very least just get my associates cause it's better than nothing.

Do I feel like a failure?? Yea but I also can't just sit around all day feeling bad about myself. I have to at least try. If I have an associates I'll finally have something to put on my resume... at least since I no longer have any best friends to lose I shouldn't have any more breakdowns that make me fail classes... unless one of my family members decide to die, let's hope not. As long as life doesn't punch me in the throat again I my fragile little brain should be stable enough to handle two classes.

HOPING I can just keep seeing the therapist I'm seeing and continue to have therapy throughout to break those negative thought spirals I start to have midway through the semester lol

[typical-simplelove]

writing "lover" lyrics in the margins of the Epic of Gilgamesh is not how I thought I'd be spending my Sunday nights but here we are

[sweetgrimm]

Third year starts in three days and I’m terrified

[jgroffdaily]

Jonathan will be meeting students on campus at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on 5 October (via @BrowardCollege on Twitter).

[amazingspidermans]

i saw the best minds of my generation get put on a college waitlist

[edjectedly]

Sorry about not being as active on here, life is hard and taking 5 back to back classes has fucked me up

[rue-bennett]

i can’t emphasize this enough and i know that people say this all the time, but show an interest in your coursework and professors and they’ll show an interest in you. i know it may seem scary and like old school advice, but it’s absolutely true and not nearly as scary as you think. literally it doesn’t have to be much, it can be the bare minimum (like staying after class even once or twice, asking a few questions in class over the semester, sending an email or two per semester, going to office hours a couple times) and they will remember and appreciate you.

[arthur-r]

um, you guys, is this true????

[typical-simplelove]

I've successfully finalized my college list, so now comes the fun part of filling out the applications and writing my essay

[dr-in-progress-dosnt-want-2]

Only good thing about college is the cats that hang around

[with-vorpal-sword]

just realized its been almost a year since I've taken an art class. oh visual art major how i miss you... english is so. unenthusiastic in comparison. dont get me wrong, i enjoy studying english plenty! but you get non majors in english courses and even the majors aren't always super passionate and driven. people in university level art courses are simultaneously having the time of their life and being driven into the ground in pursuit of perfection. the energy is simply not the same i fear

[anonymousdandelion]

A general tip for students who are sending those dreaded Religious Absence Emails to your professors: Rather than asking permission to take the day(s) off, politely let them know that you will be taking the day(s) off.

In other words, consider not saying this:

"May I miss class on [date] so I can observe [holiday]?"

It's not that there's anything wrong with the above, per se. But because it's phrased as a request, it risks coming across as optional — a favor you hope to be granted. Problem is, favors are not owed, and so unfortunately asking permission opens the door for the professor to respond "Thanks for asking. No, you may not. :)"

Instead, try something along the lines of:

"I will need to miss class on [date] because I will be observing [holiday]. I wanted to let you know of this conflict now, and to ask your assistance in making arrangements for making up whatever material I may miss as a result of this absence."

This is pretty formal language (naturally, you can and should tweak it to sound more like your voice). But the important piece is that, while still being respectful, it shifts the focus of the discussion so that the question becomes not "Is it okay for me to observe my religion?", but rather, "How can we best accommodate my observance?"

Because the first question should not be up for debate: freedom of religion is a right, not a favor. And the second question is the subject you need to discuss.

(Ideally, do this after you've looked up your school's policy on religious absences, so you know what you're working within and that religious discrimination is illegal. Just in case your professor forgot.)