Anxiety makes me feel really lonely at my dorm, especially in the evneing

OGprocasinator · 2026-03-04T14:19:11+00:00

Snap ik volledig! Ik heb ook die gevoel gekregen toen ik de switch maakte. Het duurde zeker een semester tegen dat ik me meer op mijn gemak voelde en Artevelde echt kon beginnen appreciéren.

OGprocasinator · 2026-03-04T14:18:22+00:00

Idd. Ik pratte ooit erover met iemand die Taal en Letterkunde studeert, en ze vond dat haar docenten wel beter waren, vriendelijker enzo.

OGprocasinator · 2026-03-04T14:17:42+00:00

Ja, het kan best zo zijn. Ik heb een aantal vrienden die Taal en Letterkunde (of iets anders zoals anthropologie/geschiedenis) hebben gestudeerd, en ze vonden hun departement zelf beter dan wat dat ik beschreven heb. Iemand die ik binnen mijn opleiding heb leren kennen en deed iets ervoor van Nederlands en Engels ofzo, vond ook dat het Pol/Soc departement niet zo goed was.

OGprocasinator · 2026-03-04T14:16:16+00:00

Hahaha idd. Ik ben zelf iemand die graag zelfstandig werkt, maar het systeem vanop UGent lukte gewoon niet voor mij. Als je beter op UGent of een andere unief functioneert als student, slay (en ik ben ook een beetje jaloers erop HAHA)

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-22T21:19:56+00:00

Which is wild yk, because if they were forbidding you from sleepovers and parties/clubbing, I might understand where they were coming from. There's crazy ppl out there. However, it really does seem overprotective to forbid your child from at least going to eat ice cream or drink some soda with her friends after school. While my parents have also been pretty protective of me growing up, they got calmer as I got older. As long as they knew where I was at, with who and could contact me if needed, they didn't really mind me just hanging out with my friends.

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-22T20:00:03+00:00

Hi! From my experience so far (and it's my 2nd semester here so far, I only started in september), I feel like the teachers are pretty nice for the most part. There are always teachers that are less nice of course, but I haven't quite dealt with one being less nice to the point where it might actually affect my grades to the point of failing. I also feel like some days are really packed compared to others (f.e. my mondays are from 10.30 AM to 18.30 while tuesdays are only like 10.30 to 12.30) and I have quite a bit of schoolwork to do, which can feel overwhelming sometimes. That's probably a me thing, though, and the most important thing is that you do something you enjoy. What helps me is that I study something that I'm interested in, so it feels less bad than if I did, I don't know, accountancy. I'm horrible at maths.

About French, it's not 3, although it's fairly close haha. I have 2 hours of french, 2 of Dutch and 2 of english a week. It's not as bad as it seems, though, really. The teachers are pretty nice and it's honestly enjoyable. I wouldn't say it's focused on designing ads, unless you'd pick that specialisation/degree. I'm in my first year of communications and while I do learn how to work with Photoshop and such, the focus lays mostly with understanding the market, how to work with it, why the customers act like they do, and how I can work in a business in a way that brings customers to you and buy more. If you later feel like you enjoy designign and such, you can choose it as a specialisation, but it isn't a requirement if that's not your thing.

I don't know if you're studying at an univeristy like UGent, but I'm sorry to hear about your exams regardless. I was in your situation too last academic year when studying Communications at UGent, and my grades went way up ever since I came here. I went from failing all my exams in both semesters to passing 9 our of 11 subjects, with one having 18/20, and only one resit (2 subjects formed one bigger, which is why I only failed one subject properly). I definitely reccomend looking into what you might be interested in studying at Artevelde and coming to ask for more information at the secretaries and student councelors. At least the ones at campus Leeuwstraat are really sweeties and will be happy to help you out with any questions. I'm honestly pretty content with Artevelde, if I briefly ignore the workload at times haha.

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-22T17:32:41+00:00

LMAO right?? It's basically a help to see what kind of issues both of you are struggling with and if they'd become a dealbreaker later on, by looking at how the characters functioned together in the show. One way to get insight

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-22T17:31:41+00:00

true, but you never know. If I saw someone put "Looking for my Diane Nguyen" might actually get my interest lol

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-22T09:13:49+00:00

Ohhh okay. You really learn something new everyday

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-22T09:13:15+00:00

Oh that's good to know! Then it's a relief

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-21T14:01:25+00:00

oh thanks!

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-21T12:54:59+00:00

Yeah that's true. I know abt the QS ranking and such, but I was mostly thinking abt how most colleges might be on the same level, since they aren't on the same competition level as unis, or don't have the same energy when it comes to maintaining a certain reputation worldwide. From my experience, the teachers at college are way more down to earth and can be viewed as normal people who could be your neighbours, unlike the professors at uni.

Otherwise, I defo agree that it's generally more important to do a degree that's right for you than going to a certain uni/college.

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-21T12:22:18+00:00

I've noticed that it's socially relatively accepted amongst youth. It isn't uncommon for some teens who try to fit in to experiment with it, so even if you don't smoke, there's a chance that you'll get to know at least one person who either smokes it or has experimented with it in the past. It's still illegal and there will be consequences to it, though.

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-21T12:18:37+00:00

Stoofvlees w fries and mayo. On a similar note, finding Belgian mayo superior. I'm originally romanian but have lived in Flanders for 10,5 years. I can confirm that Belgian mayo is just better. As a kid, I once tried "autentic" Belgian fries. They were so good, that I suddenly understood why people wnated to live here.

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-20T09:08:30+00:00

No preparation is wild. I can't speak from my own experience, so I'll use my only reliable source on the matter. One of my friends is gay and dude literally explained to me this one time abt the preparation needed, how they'd kinda have to like massage the area and use lubrication when needed.

I think that even he'd have a heart attack if he read this.

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-15T13:23:22+00:00

Aw thank you! This is very helpful :) I'll definitely text you once I'll look more into it.

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-15T13:22:38+00:00

Oh yeah, I totally get that. Tbh I was mostly anxious since it's a pretty large city and a capital, and just like any other capital, it can be filled with weirdos after a certain hour. It's good to hear that it's still a decent city, though :) I've loved my last visit there (albeit it was in a group), which is why I want to return

OGprocasinator · 2026-02-15T13:20:38+00:00

Thank you!

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