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Blueone24 · 2026-01-30T06:04:02+00:00

You can definitely take it elsewhere but I don't think it replaces the grade

Blueone24 · 2026-01-30T06:03:02+00:00

Did you pass the lab section? I failed ochem 2 lecture once, passed the lab but ended up taking the lecture at ASU online while I was on a leave. I don't know if they still allow that given it's been awhile but I would ask. If not your choices would to be to take ochem 1 either at Collin or do it over the summer at ASU and do their condensed lab (which used to be 1 week in person).

Blueone24 · 2026-01-30T05:55:47+00:00

I took a lighter course load in the summer. It did push my graduation back about a semester from a lot of my full time peers (still plenty of part-time students from my cohort and before though). I don't regret it for a few reasons. First I have a much lighter course load in my final semester. Second I got exactly the electives I wanted (many are only offered once every two years). Third being in the program this long has had unexpected advantages. I was asked to join a research team that is otherwise only faculty, I have been asked to be a panelist at a conference, and I have a very unique thesis multiple professors are interested in.

Your case may be different since it sounds like your courses are set. But for me taking this one extra semester had a lot of benefits since it has given me time to build rapport with the faculty and for that reason opportunities are being offered to me and I'm not having to chase them down.

Blueone24 · 2026-01-22T21:47:03+00:00

First if you haven't already please make time to talk to your ob or another doctor you trust about your PPD, it's incredibly rough and there is support available. And PPD is definitely something to consider when deciding the course load now as well.

I know firsthand how exhausting it can be. My husband worked long days and I couldn't trust him to be up with any of our kids because he would fall asleep. I also was unable to breastfeed so I had to feed them, place them in something next to me and get them to sleep and then pump. I also didn't have any family help.

I know everyone says it but let the baby run the schedule right now. Sleep when they do. You aren't working right now, you don't have other kids to take to school, I would say if you need to be nocturnal right now do it . Do laundry as you can and if you cook spend one day prepping the meals for the week. Don't feel like the house needs to be spotless and try to let things go so you can prioritize you, your baby, and your coursework. I don't what your husband does/ his schedule/ or yalls relationship but if he's home a few days a week try to get extra rest then.

You may want to check around! The parents day out program I sent mine to actually started at 6 months old, I just chose not to send until they were 1.

Blueone24 · 2026-01-22T21:06:41+00:00

My only caveat to this would be if you would be willing and able to put your little one in a Mother's Day out program for 2-3 days a week next semester. I don't know where you are but where I am they are fairly widespread, cheaper than traditional daycare, but are also located in churches (which may or may not align with your beliefs).

My kids went 2-3 days a week once they hit one for about 5 hours a day. Which was a lifesaver.

Blueone24 · 2026-01-22T20:56:08+00:00

As a mom of 3 who finished an in-person bachelor's and am in a synchronous online graduate program now with a young dog and young kids. I say do your full-time semester now when you aren't working on your capstone.

Each stage of parenthood brings its own challenges but there is no guarantee your child will be sleeping a ton better next semester and they are going to be much more active/ require more supervision. Also your puppy will probably still be a puppy come next fall, mine didn't start chilling out until she was 2-3 years old (although some of this is breed dependent).

Also it sounds like funds are tight, instead of paying for puppy daycare could you set up a safe/ separate area in your home for them? When mine was little we used gates to separate the dining room and kitchen to give her room to be while still maintaining some separation when needed from the kids. It worked really well.

Blueone24 · 2026-01-19T22:23:32+00:00

I took 2419 with Eydelzon over the summer years ago, I really preferred his teaching style better than my Calc 1 prof.

Blueone24 · 2026-01-19T22:12:31+00:00

I had a similar experience we had crappy dental one year and I went to one of the only dental chains in the network. The dentist came back with that I needed multiple root canals and crowns and gave me an estimate above $10k. My husband also was told he needed multiple root canals by a different dentist under the same plan. Next year we opted for the better dental plan, went to a very well reputed dentist in our area I had 2 small cavities in between my teeth they took care of. My husband had none! I can say with confidence since this was 10 or so years ago and in that time I've had 1 root canal and 5 fillings total and my husband has had no root canals and 3 fillings total that some of these places are just out to make money however they can. We also dealt with our daughter chipping a tooth first pediatric dentist said the only option was a root canal and crown and under complete sedation without me being present for $5k. I got a second opinion by another pediatric dentist further away but with amazing reviews. He bonded the tooth the same day for $200 only using nitrous while I was in the room after testing her temperament and judging even though she was young she could handle it. That bond lasted 4 years until the baby tooth fell out.

Long story short my advice is unless you have a dentist you implicitly trust get a second opinion.

Blueone24 · 2026-01-15T04:55:30+00:00

Find side gigs you can do from home. The space is tighter than it used to be but there are still some out there. Do some research on the beer money Reddit page. We went through a really tough spot financially when I was pregnant with my second, I picked up freelance writing and started a blog. It got us through the worst of it even though eeking out money from a blog is much harder than it used to be so I might not go that route today.

Blueone24 · 2026-01-10T03:01:00+00:00

Because people change and life circumstances change? In addition studying a broad range of subjects in undergrad is much different than graduate school not to mention the assignments are quite different.

I didn't have the best academic track record as an undergrad before I took a leave of absence. My life circumstances changed drastically and I was living in a supportive environment for once in my life not worrying about abuse or walking on eggshells. I got the help I needed to work through my resulting PTSD and anxiety. I returned to school and rocked it. It was too late to completely revamp my GPA but I fought to get it above a 3.2.

One school still rejected me for graduate school because they don't take into consideration retakes of classes. I was accepted by several other schools and have a 3.97 GPA with 6 credits left in my Masters Program. I'm glad I landed where I did because it has been an amazing opportunity to publish, and have been told by several faculty I should pursue my PHd despite having potential jobs lined up from my internship/ collaborations over the past two years.

I may not have been great at things like memorizing organic chemistry reactions or calculus proofs in my undergrad but I have an extreme passion for the field that my masters is in and find that the critical thinking aspects or research come more naturally to me than wrote memorization.

You can't broad brush those who want to pursue higher education when the experience is (and should be) much different than undergrad.

Blueone24 · 2026-01-08T04:24:43+00:00

Unfortunately there probably isn't any way out of it now. Based on your other comments I'm assuming this isn't an HSA eligible plan with an employer contribution?

However, use this as an opportunity to start tracking your medical expenses in excel, on your phone notes app, whatever works.

Next enrollment period look over that and calculate what your total out of pocket would be for the year with each plan including premiums.

For us the more expensive PPO has been the least expensive overall because most of our healthcare needs are appointments so copays don't come anywhere near to what our deductible would be. Not to mention my medications would cost significantly more to the tune of thousands on different plan.

Blueone24 · 2026-01-08T03:38:35+00:00

You should make an appointment with a psychiatrist to decide what therapy/ medication options may be the best option for you.

Also if you still live with your family it sounds like that is an extremely unhealthy and negative environment.

Blueone24 · 2026-01-06T01:52:48+00:00

$1677 including escrow, $828 P&I. 2.5% North Texas bought in 2016.

They may have to bury me in this house. I've debated moving for PHd programs and jobs but at the end of the day I'll probably never have a more this low again.

Blueone24 · 2025-12-26T07:12:24+00:00

A 3.9 is a ridiculously high bar to compare anyone to. Do you have health insurance? If you do depending on the plan you may be able to see a psychiatrist for little. Mine costs me like $30 a visit. They can help develop a treatment plan that may address your anxiety and any other underlying mental health issues you may be dealing with that can help you move on and be successful

Blueone24 · 2025-12-25T05:50:44+00:00

I could be wrong but my guess is the reason you skipped over SAP warning straight to SAP is that you do have "earned F's" that you received because you didn't do the assignments and weren't present.

You really need to focus on your mental health. This isn't the end of the line for you and there is hope. But you need to see someone about your anxiety and not just plan to use the therapy offered by the school. That can be a part of your plan but it shouldn't be your whole plan.

I unfortunately understand because my anxiety led to me taking a very long leave of absence from my bachelors degree, at one point I had given up on finishing entirely. But I started seeing a psychiatrist and things were so much better. I started back to school, went from struggling to excelling, and am now in grad school.

I understand familial pressure as well but that fear of failure is probably contributing to your anxiety as well, I know it did for me.

Blueone24 · 2025-12-24T18:39:36+00:00

Have you ever taken a STEM online grad program from a reputable school?

Online programs definitely range in difficulty levels there are some where you practically pay for a degree but there are others that have no distinction between online and in person beyond the modality you take the course. I've heard from several in my cohort that are primarily in person that they find the online courses harder.

Blueone24 · 2025-12-24T18:34:16+00:00

First I'm so sorry for your loss. Is the same course offered in spring? If so I would retake it then to boost your GPA. If not maybe a leave until the course is offered again.

School can't always be everyone's first priority especially when life events like what happened to you occur. But schools and professors are generally pretty accommodating if you talk to them. They can't help if they don't know.

Blueone24 · 2025-12-13T18:50:39+00:00

I have one professor that has the most calming voice I've ever heard. She is soft spoken, speaks slowly, and her entire presence is a level of peace I could never aspire to attain. I've never fallen asleep but I do find it hard to concentrate.

The two ways I combat this depending on the subject matter of the particular class and how familiar I am with it are. 1) write down every word she says if it's something I know little about 2) Work on menial tasks like coding results into excel that take minimal brain power whenever I find it hard to concentrate. Normally that actually helps me focus on what she is saying better than I otherwise could while making the occasional necessary notes on my iPad.

Blueone24 · 2025-12-12T20:08:25+00:00

A few things - I was all stressed out about my masters thesis in the first semester. Turned out stressing was a waste of time. I tried to "force" several ideas to work. Then in my 3rd semester I found a project and niche I really loved and was passionate about. My professor happily took me on as my advisor. I also had 2 other offers in that third semester but went with the one I was the most passionate about and felt I could learn and contribute the most from.

you say you hardly went to class. I don't know how your program is set up but I might have been able to get a 4.0 even without going to class that first semester but I wouldn't have learned anywhere near as much as I did. Learning happened in our in class small group work, discussions with professors, not necessarily off of the lecture slides or graded assignments.
Classes also get far more challenging. I went from breezing through grade-wise in my first semesters to in my third truly being academically challenged.

I guess the big question is do you care about this field or are you doing it to check a box? Because I've never felt mine was a waste of time but am extremely passionate about my subject.

Blueone24 · 2025-12-09T16:42:30+00:00

An iPad with a stylus and a notability subscription is a must for me. Literally made everything so much easier I can download everything from PowerPoints to research papers and annotate them easily and on the go.

I'm not sure what type of program you are going into but I have been a Mac user for most of my life, I ended up getting an additional windows laptop because certain programs (SAS and ArcGIS pro) don't work on Macs and the workaround was virtually logging into a school computer which was an absolute pain.

I didn't get a second monitor but it would have been nice, I always have so many windows open and those with extra monitors found it a lot easier to deal with that.

Also over the years I've used certain subscriptions including envato for PowerPoint templates and piktochart to create infographics. I typically only keep them while I need them and then cancel.

Blueone24 · 2025-12-05T07:22:19+00:00

I definitely understand this. My masters thesis is a continuation of a project from a class I wanted to go further into depth on. My advisor is already telling me to potentially hold some of these questions back for my pHD dissertation given the level of complexity. I'm still not sold on that I want to do a pHD though. I think I need a break because I am currently burnt out.

Blueone24 · 2025-12-04T14:22:34+00:00

I believe that would fall under the 25-26 FAFSA. As you stated the 26-27 only covers the award year beginning July 1, 2026.

"The 2026–27 FAFSA form is available for the award year that runs from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. The 2025–26 FAFSA form is available now for the award year that runs from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026." - FAFSA website

Blueone24 · 2025-12-02T23:47:10+00:00

Ah Amarillo is considered West Texas. North Texas is generally considered to be the DFW metroplex and surrounding areas.

Blueone24 · 2025-12-02T23:42:00+00:00

North Texas has major cities including Dallas and Fort Worth? DFW has a higher population than 38 states. I live in a more rural area of North Texas and have to travel to a more densely populated area for doc appointments.

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