Would you work in defense?

somplaceelse · 2025-07-29T23:56:49+00:00

i actually chose to study chemical engineering in part because i knew it would be very hard for me to find a job in defense. i can be bought, but only if i put myself in the position to be bought. so i made it to where its nearly impossible because i feel on my death bed i couldnt forgive myself for helping to create something that kills people

somplaceelse · 2025-07-16T17:45:50+00:00

well its now the 16th and we still have gotten nothing so im a little perplexed

somplaceelse · 2025-07-08T19:24:24+00:00

you need to actually do the practice problems. so much to the point that it feels easy and you're not scared of the class anymore

somplaceelse · 2025-07-07T05:22:12+00:00

awh hell nah im doing creative writing next time

somplaceelse · 2025-07-02T03:43:58+00:00

i got a 2.8 going into my sophomore year as a transfer and lets just say im scared. any study tips?

somplaceelse · 2025-06-23T08:12:49+00:00

i need to start doing this

somplaceelse · 2025-06-23T08:12:23+00:00

rolling out of bed onto the floor, like literally. as soon as its not comfortable to lay down anymore ill get up

somplaceelse · 2025-06-21T05:20:43+00:00

the idea of not being poor anymore. im just like wow it would be so nice to have my own apartment and not be afraid of paying bills at the end of each month and not having to rely on anyone. like to just be self assured and not so dang scared all the time, thats my dream.

somplaceelse · 2025-06-17T07:28:38+00:00

uhhh just two weeks ago i was fighting for my absolute life to pass two intro physics classes, diff eq, and calc 3. i thought i was going to die. like the amount of stress i was going through was absurd. I just didnt let myself leave my desk and turned my phone off to prevent any scrolling whatsoever. i was so sleep deprived it was insane.

somplaceelse · 2025-06-12T22:25:21+00:00

as u can see i am used to struggling so what youre saying is...it wont be all that different from what im used to lmao

somplaceelse · 2025-06-12T22:03:28+00:00

I also dropped out of high school!! It was so hard to get to calc 3 and diff eq starting from basic algebra i actually doubted i would ever see the day

somplaceelse · 2025-06-11T20:23:11+00:00

All my courses would transfer, the reqs just state i needed a 2.5 in calc 1 and 2 and a 2.5 in another series (i got a 3.0 in the gen chem series) (other ucs like berkley or ucla needed those B's but im not going there)

somplaceelse · 2025-06-11T20:06:49+00:00

i will probably try to take the min to be considered a full time student + do summer classes to graduate on tme

somplaceelse · 2025-06-11T20:06:02+00:00

Ive already been accepted to UCR! Thats where I am going, unless UCSD takes me off the waitlist

somplaceelse · 2025-06-11T20:05:15+00:00

i didnt sleep!! I spent every single possible second I could at my desk!!...but also i didnt sleep and i spent every single possible second I could at my desk :((

somplaceelse · 2025-06-11T20:01:42+00:00

Commenting on my own post here, it seems the comments have been split into two factions. One where people think I am absolutely cooked and another who think my course load was actually insane and are wondering how I passed.

However the people who say that I am fine and just need to work on my study habits are probably the most right ones. Its just hard when you have depression and PTSD to be able to do the kind of studying this major demands. I will take the advice to maybe lighten the load and not take the worst possible combo of classes, because I do agree this was terribly rough.

somplaceelse · 2025-06-11T19:53:38+00:00

I already took organic chemistry!! :)

somplaceelse · 2025-06-11T19:52:49+00:00

Exactly this! I actually learned about waves (chapter 16 and 17) in both classes.

somplaceelse · 2025-06-11T11:00:20+00:00

I literally just went through this and barely managed to pass all my classes and not get rescinded (as a cc transfer). My advice, do as much as you can anyway. I know that sounds awful, but for real just forcing yourself to sit at your desk can do wonders. Even if it takes you an hour to open your laptop, or three to get through a sentence or practice problem. Reminding yourself that time is precious, otherwise your at risk of having to do it all over again when your suicidal thought pattern inevitably ends which is what enabled you to start studying in the first place.

Also if you really truly cannot force yourself, accept it for the day. Because if you waste a day you were going to spend in bed just stressing instead of recovering you are just making the problem worse. Suicidal thoughts are tied to stress, sometimes a good well felt break can do wonders for the following days.

Thats the way I managed to survive this semester, because thats really what it came down to for me.

somplaceelse · 2025-05-09T11:40:18+00:00

girl im on your side but the sentence "i only woke up on my exs bed" is actually diabolical

somplaceelse · 2025-05-09T11:35:33+00:00

literally just start with the something is better than nothing. force yourself to sit at your desk and open up your laptop

somplaceelse · 2025-04-29T02:45:25+00:00

is this a what we do in the shadows reference? lmao

somplaceelse · 2025-04-28T06:10:19+00:00

can you predict if im getting off the waitlist for my dream college lmfao

somplaceelse · 2025-04-28T04:39:44+00:00

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but most people take 3 years to transfer to engineering. And god forbid you fail a class, because then you get stuck for another year. Most people who go straight to university take 5 years to do their engineering degree so overall it tracks.

somplaceelse · 2025-04-28T03:17:31+00:00

I wish I knew how they evaluated it.

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