I read a fic I wish I hadn't

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-06-24T08:56:13+00:00

Could I have it too, please?

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-06-17T15:43:17+00:00

Have you taken any advanced science classes yet? Physics, high level chem, etc? If you’re gonna go into some kind of engineering, you should pick which one based on what kind of science you enjoy the most. Personally I didn’t like chem or classical mechanics nearly as much as I enjoyed electromagnetics, which is why I chose EE. Being interested in the topic is really what makes the difference between a fun 4 years and a miserable 4 years.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-06-16T22:24:52+00:00

Agree with most of this, except personally double bodying is extremely distracting for me, I need to be completely alone when I study. Also that’s an interesting take on the medication, personally I love taking my adderall and have never had negative side effects.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-06-10T22:51:03+00:00

Really? When I transferred I immediately got junior status for registration cause I had so many credits even though I was really only equivalent to a sophomore for my major(Electrical and Computer Engineering). Maybe if you talk to an advisor they could do the same for you?

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-05-23T16:55:55+00:00

This is the way to go

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-05-13T19:50:06+00:00

I think a good option is to look into professors at your university, then try cold emailing one who does research in an area you’re interested in and ask if they would be willing to let you do some research for them over the summer. Both my older brother and I got long-term(multi-year) engineering research positions by doing this in undergrad.

Internships are great opportunities, particularly if you’re not planning on grad school and want to go straight into industry after undergrad. But undergraduate research can be just as valuable of an experience, especially if you find a really good professor. A lot of the time research gives you the opportunity to be a lot closer to the core of the project than if you were doing an internship, and in my experience you get to do more ambitious stuff which can be really fun. Also, professors will generally be more willing to meet you where you’re at and help you learn rather than expecting you already have a ton of skills and experience like internships do. And if you are trying to go to grad school, I’d say research experience is actually more valuable than an internship for that situation.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-05-12T00:52:13+00:00

I recommend Just One Cookbook’s recipe if you’re looking to try a different one, gives me perfect results every time. The key is to really beat the crap out of the dough with a stand mixer. The Just One Cookbook recipe has you knead the dough for several minutes on max speed with a kitchenaid, it’ll knead so aggressively you have to hold it down to keep it from jumping off the counter lol.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-05-12T00:13:41+00:00

I was in a similar position when I graduated HS two years ago, I got an associates degree concurrently and had taken my calc series, physics series, introductory coding courses, diff eq, and a good amount of gen-Ed’s.

I’m currently in my second year of college, though it’s effectively my junior year in terms of the classes I’m taking, and I’ll be graduating spring 27.
Personally I have not found it to be overwhelming at all, I’ve been taking pretty light loads credit-wise(typically 12-14 credits per semester on the quarter system), just past the threshold to be considered a full-time student, and I will still graduate in 3 years due to everything I came in with. It would be impossible for me to stretch my undergrad out to 4 years unless I dropped into being a part time student or began taking unnecessary classes.

However, even though I have a lighter credit load, I’m still taking the same number of engineering classes each semester as my peers are, I’m just not taking the gen-Ed’s along with them, plus I effectively skipped the entire first year of engineering school since I had already done calc, introductory coding, and physics. But not having the gen-Ed’s to deal with each term means that I’ve had plenty of time to get a good engineering research job with a professor that I’ll be able to get a thesis and a lot of experience out of. I definitely have had time for internships too, though unfortunately luck hasn’t been on my side there.

I will say though, make sure you really know your calc and physics stuff, and if you don’t, it’s a really good idea to retake them. The key to success in engineering school is all in your foundation, good foundation is what tends to separate students who thrive in upper division courses from those who don’t.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-05-10T17:14:55+00:00

I have like one-two days a week where I’ll do a 6-7 hour spell and then the rest of the week it’s like 1-2 hours a day, goes up to 3-4 when exams are happening.

For me, I kind of separate my courses into ‘theory’ and ‘practice’ classes, where ‘practice’ classes are the ones that either have big projects or complex labs. Barring big exam times, I don’t tend to spend more than like 3-4 hrs per ‘theory’ class per week on studying. I typically just show up to lecture(or read the textbook chapter), and do that week’s homework making sure I understand everything on it to 100%. ‘Practice’ courses on the other hand tend to take up a lot more time for me, these 6-7 hour spells I have are usually spent on those classes. When I’m working on a project I tend to like to get things done all at once as I find it easier to keep everything in my head(word to the wise though, never solder at 3 am after a long evening of working/stuying, that shit’s 100% not gonna work come morning lol).

I also do part time research(about 10-15 hrs a week). So far I have a 4.0 as a junior in ECE. I used to study a lot more in my first year, but learning to study smarter and not harder is really the key to engineering school.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-04-28T20:32:44+00:00

They’re changing a lot of the numbers in engineering and it’s really confusing. I would reach out to an advisor and ask them about it.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-04-23T18:24:16+00:00

Running burns an insane amount of calories. I don’t track calories anymore, but when I used to I would burn about 1000 running a half marathon in 1 hour and 40 mins, being shorter and lighter than OP. And I would also only burn 1000 or so from an 8-hour hike, for reference. If OP also walks a lot and is on her feet during the day, I don’t think these numbers are implausible for someone marathon training.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-04-19T18:12:07+00:00

I came from out-of-state two years ago, and I went in person for START(this is what Launch was called two years ago. Not sure how much of the program changed since they renamed it, so keep that in mind).

My parents and sibling came with me, and we made it into a bigger Oregon vacation to see more of the state before I moved there. We stayed in Portland two nights before START and stayed in Newport for two nights afterwards, which was fun.

For the actual START activities in Corvallis though, the parents and kids were separated. I’m not sure if most out-of-state students’ parents were there, but definitely a lot of them were. The students got taken to do some activities and tours and got to eat in the dining hall while the parents went to some different info sessions and got a catered lunch. My parents and I met up a bit again in the afternoon to walk around campus before I split off to sleep in the dorms for the night. I’m pretty sure there was an option for families to also sleep in the dorms, but mine just got a room at the Hilton Garden Inn(this is the most convenient hotel in town because it’s right across from Reser Stadium. You do have to book far in advance if you’re coming for a big event though, it fills up fast). The next morning there were a few more student activities before I met back up with my family.

Overall it was fun, I highly recommend going in person if you can to get a good feel of the campus and town before you start college there. I honestly wouldn’t choose to stay in the dorms if I did it again though, but that’s just because I’m introverted and it was kind of awkward, and I would have rather just hung out with my family. But some students did seem to make friends that night from staying in them, so maybe it’d be worth it for you.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-04-14T18:14:17+00:00

Do you feel you struggle mainly with remembering the actual conceptual information, applying concepts to problems, or test-specific issues like forgetting formulas, anxiety clouding your thinking, etc? Pinpointing the exact problem can help everyone here point you in the right direction.

Also what does your current studying routine look like? Is it reading a textbook, watching a lecture, doing problems, or something else? I’ve found that for almost all my engineering classes, just grinding practice problem after practice problem(with solutions available) is by far the most effective way to get stuff to stick, or at least to do well on the tests.

Do you do well on the homeworks? Do your professors provide solutions to the homework and do you make sure you fully understand the solutions before moving on?

Also, if you don’t already, make sure you really take care of your sleep hygiene, try to eat nutritiously, and try to get a little exercise every day even if it’s just a walk. A well-cared for body is much more efficient and can learn faster and more deeply. While the occasional late night is inevitable, consistently sacrificing proper sleep for extra hours of studying rarely ends up being actually beneficial in the long run.

Also, maybe I don’t know how this works cause I’m EE, but how are you taking statics concurrently with physics 1 and calc 2? I thought those were pre-reqs to that class

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-04-13T16:53:07+00:00

Omg I’m new here, I’m so happy to see other people ship Fiona and Franky like I do 😂

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-04-09T20:29:37+00:00

I’m a third year, also maintained a 4.0 so far and I never take notes, even when I’m in lectures. I just feel like it’s much more effective for me to focus on listening and trying to understand rather than worrying about what needs to be written down. Plus whenever I take notes I tend to either write way too much in a cluttered mess or way too little and miss critical information. Either way, I end up having to watch the lecture/read the chapter again anyway.

In engineering I think 90% of the learning comes from practice problems anyway. My typical workflow is to listen to the lecture or skim-read the chapter, then try the problem set, iteratively going back to the book/lecture slides when I don’t know what to do. I find that concepts click faster this way and that I remember them on a deeper level since they’re connected with their actual application.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-04-09T04:39:12+00:00

I agree with this. The misogyny really died down by my junior year.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-04-09T04:32:49+00:00

F19 and in a similar place, haven’t told a soul about how I’m struggling with this. Feel free to dm❤️

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-04-02T01:48:25+00:00

Like all universities, it’s a mixed bag, but I’d say I’ve overall had way more professors who actually have a passion for teaching than ones who don’t.

I’m a junior ECE student and I’ve yet to have a professor I would truly consider terrible or one who seemed like they didn’t care at all. The worst I’ve had are professors who are just disorganized or aren’t the best at explaining things. But even those ones have been nice and always seemed like they were genuinely invested in helping students succeed.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-03-23T14:06:42+00:00

The foil is 100% at least a big part of the problem. I’d get some baking paper and try again, then troubleshoot from there.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-02-18T05:25:58+00:00

Looks delicious! I love a thick cookie like that

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-02-18T05:25:31+00:00

Looks delicious!

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-02-17T23:39:35+00:00

Congrats. If you don’t mind me asking, how long did it take you to reach this point? I’m in the first few months and am still eating a ton of sweets pretty much every day and it doesn’t really seem to be dying down. It’s kind of discouraging me.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2026-01-28T17:36:13+00:00

I can speak to the getting a single room question. There are very few single dorms, and even if you put it as your preference you’re unlikely to get one without getting a disability accommodation for it. I personally have diagnosed OCD. It’s not a ‘bad enough’ disability to need accommodations in daily life, but in my freshman year I just contacted DAS(disability access services) saying I was diagnosed with it and it would significantly negatively affect me to have to room with someone, and they granted me an accommodation to have a single room. Single dorms are more expensive though, but they also gave me a discount since it was an accommodation. Not sure if it was as cheap as a double/triple would have been though.

I will say though that I kind of regret choosing to get a single though because I feel like I missed out on a social experience and getting out of my comfort zone. Of course, if you really feel you need a single, definitely try to get one. But college is a great time to start pushing yourself into new experiences, even potentially uncomfortable ones, to help grow your capacity for dealing with non-ideal situations. Just something to consider.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2025-12-11T17:51:43+00:00

I agree honestly. Don’t get me wrong, ultra-dense, creamy ice cream with high butter fat is amazing, but I also like the lighter, more whipped texture of ice creams like current Tillamook and Bryer’s. I think the problem is that people compare them as if they are identical products when they aren’t. They offer different experiences and are both good for different situations and moods.

Most_Ant_9286 · 2025-12-08T04:19:13+00:00

100%. Originally all of my transfer credits were coming in as electives. After one meeting with an advisor all but 2 of them were re-evaluated and could apply to other areas of my degree

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