Straight college guys

Sadly unable to commit here even if it was a dream I had since 5th grade to attend, but shoutout to the financial aid and admissions team, they're honestly the most fast and helpful people ever. Other colleges would take days to respond/just straight up ghost my email but Stevens responds in just a couple hours. I even got calls asap when needed. They were so helpful and really lovely to talk to + they knocked down my tuition to almost 17k before loans (which ngl, for Stevens standard that's a little cheap). Don't know how the other admin is like here but I'm thankful I had the pleasure of experiencing helpful staff for months. Also, shoutout to Phoneboy and stream their music, cause they're hella awesome

(18F)I've been thinking about this for some time and wanted to know my fellow bisexuals' thoughts on this. While this is of course a broad generalization, it seems like many straight people approach friendships with the opposite gender differently due to the fact they are potential romantic interests. For example many of my straight female friends are very concerned with the image they present to guys, even those who they have a completely platonic connection with. They also seem to constantly overthink if various guys like them even with little probability and this affects their behavior around guys as a whole. Just to be clear I am excluding situations where there is any sexism issues involved since the various such issues in society cause women to be more wary of guys. However, I feel like as a bisexual I view my friendships with guys and girls in a more similar fashion than straight people, because I can't be constantly overthinking these things in regards to EVERYONE I meet. I think this has been overall positive for me because it allows me to form close friendships with guys too, completely devoid of anything romantic or sexual. At any point in my life, my close friends have always been half girls and half guys. It could be something about my personality or interests, but I'm wondering if being bisexual has anything to do with this. Any thoughts?

I was already not having a good day becuse I was in an event from another college. After leaving at lunchtime and came back they suddenly didn’t let me in because it’s exclusively for their students (I’m from another uni). I was already inside before and just wanted to be with my friends. I just felt… hurt? Rejected? I had a lot of feelings teying to burst out of my throat. I was really sensitive over something so simple and unimportant.
I was holding my anger and tears on the way back and when I was about to enter my car... I saw his car parked close to mine. I just felt this wave of emotions and sensations all over my body. I dissociated. On the way back I started crying. All the memories flooding in and distracting me as I drove home. I was really disconnected from everything.
Once I arrived home I was numb. I couldn’t get out of my car for a while. lost my appetite. I was getting better and just got this wave of depression and I’m now rotting in bed again. I have finals due next week and I just cannot understand how so unimportant things can trigger my PTSD.
How do you guys cope with the symptoms? How can I motivate myself to work? I feel terrible and alone.

2024-187 / Zedd MAP: 67.42 / MLZ MAP: 73.84 / Score Gap: 6.42
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From IMDb - Adventures of Huck Finn - In Missouri, during the 1840s, young Huck Finn fearful of his drunkard father and yearning for adventure, leaves his foster family and joins with runaway slave Jim in a voyage down the Mississippi River toward slavery free states.
2024-188 / Zedd MAP: 55.68 / MLZ MAP: 40.50 / Score Gap: 15.18
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From IMDB - The Sandlot - In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.
I rolled out of bed, took a few minutes to wipe the sleep out of my eyes, get that cup of coffee every new sunrise offers, and sat down in my trusted armchair - Mrs. Lady Zedd pushed play and The Adventures of Huck Finn hit the screen. I guess we’re doing this now - Morning Movies, well - I can bring the movie on whenever.
MLZ is a woman possessed - she’s been driving the big numbers we’ve been making this month: these two make #30 and #31 for the month ((damn)), we’re moving right along. If I’m being honest, I always associated movie watching with myself but Mrs. Lady Zedd is a cinephile’s cinephile. You’d have to get up pretty early in the morning to actively engage motion pictures like she does. She’s interested in any genre and I can’t even make that claim.
Neither of us had seen this incarnation of Huck Finn and it’s pretty much a pedestrian look at the life and times of a kid from a very different walk of life and time… but aren’t we just the same? That seems to be the message of any movie pushing Americana at its core. Nothing wrong with that (per se) but my “propaganda” button goes off at times like these.
“I don’t know why,” I say, “but this movie feels like *The Sandlot - the way it’s put together, the syrupy dialog and the clarity of the picture.” MLZ hmms and ya, see thats as I’m talking. It’s not about the story but the way the story is being told. Wide-eyed look back - that overwhelming feeling that the good old days were then, not now. Maybe it’s just me but I suggest we watch The Sandlot next and she readily agrees.
It’s while I’m filling in The Sandlot’s particulars that I spy (with my little eye) both films are from 1993. Ain’t that just the way. I’m filling in my form and am halfway through the cast when I wonder when each were in the theater? If I had to guess, I’d say Sandlot is pure early summer - Huck Finn could be fall?? I check: Sandlot is April 1, 1993 / Huck Finn is April 2, 1993. ((Blink-blink)) I just stare off in space… guess we picked well, from a date standpoint.
I pull up 1993 in the MCC because I wonder - there’s another motion picture I’d throw into a “feels like this” pile, and there it is: Matinee. “Huh” I say out loud - MLZ says, “Sounds about right.” and that’s when all hell broke loose.
The doorbell rang (despite all sorts of signs asking delivery drivers not to) and the dogs straight up go berserk. There are scratch marks above the top of the door - these pups are serious where the doorbell is concerned. The delivery? The very last Disney Movie Club order (this time for real). I’ll post pictures.
As we come to the end of the second film, I have to ask myself - how would either of these movies landed on me if I was 8 in 1993 (instead of 1979). I’m not sure - both movies share an insipid “the way we were” element, a fake history that I’ve always had a mild allergic reaction too. The kids in ‘79 were all hopped up on the future - NASA, and men walking on the moon, and Star Wars, and Tron… everyone I knew couldn’t hardly wait for what the future would hold… if I could broadcast a message from now to then, I’d simply say, “Live for the moment, the future is pretty shit.”
I asked Mrs. Lady Zedd what she thought and she said, “I think you get way too philosophical about everything.” A long blank stare later, I say about the movies. She said both were “fine”. Elijah Wood was more that cute as Huck, you can see he was already developing as an actor.
As for The Soundlot she gave me that fake smile she gives when something didn’t sit well with her. “The over the top of the movie narration just popped my movie bubble - every - damn - time.” She said it was so awkwardly done, so poorly written, so defectively slapped in there, it’s a brown patch in an otherwise “meh” apple.
I’m left to scratch my head. Things can change over time and my MAP dropped significantly since our last viewing in 2021. I normally look up past write ups to make sure I’m not just restating what’s already been said but I know for a fact that won’t be the case. I’d developed some nostalgia for the movie based on our neighborhood’s regular July 4th block party. The guy down the street played The Sandlot on his garage door every year before the fireworks got started.
Our neighborhood had changed a great deal since the pandemic. People moved on, new (less friendly) people moved in. I hate to say it but politics have transformed things as well. I think many of you will recognize what I’m saying. No more 4th of July (or any other) block parties.
What’s the opposite of nostalgia? Sad sentiments, I guess. We’ll be gone from here sooner than later, I hope something positive will come of our time in Texas - some hidden cause to smile, later, when I think back.
Movie on.

Hi everybody! I just completed my first year of college and I am majoring in Cybersecurity. I need some advice on how to secure a good internship soon as I have been applying everywhere with no success. I have completed two courses in Object-oriented Java, an introduction to Security and Risk Analysis course, a Networking and Overview of Information Security courses. I have not obtained any certifications like A+, Network+, or Security+ yet but plan to. I also have not learned Python programming yet. I am asking you guys to understand what I can do this summer to effectively utilize my time so I am closer to getting an internship as it is required for my major. I can send my resume to you guys if you are interested!

Hi, Im writing my first fanfic and I was wondering where you guys write? Do you write straight on ao3 or maybe on a google doc and transfer it? just curious and want to know the best way to go about this :)

Need Patterned Polos/Pants for casual work environment
tldr? Need fun patterned polos and new pants for casual work environment.
Me
I am 5'9, early 20s, super skinny, short brown hair (normally buzz cut, 1 inch on top still nice fade), American tradition sleeve on left arm, an array of black earrings (usually ones that look like littles gauges or small black rings). Former drug addict (keep reading lol)
Current Clothing
Only wear:
Shoes - Black Vans (almost non negotiable) This isn't a dress shoes environment.
Pants - Vans Denim (Black) or Volcom Shorts (Black) - I need new pants and shorts for work.

• Stuck in my ways. Black bottoms make me feel comfortable. Don't like skinny bottoms. Can't do chinos. Don't know what materials I like or dislike. I think the ones I hate are cotton blends.
• I really like pockets that face diagonally like those above. Pockets that go straight down make me want to scream.

Shirts - 'Fun' patterned Ben Hogan Polos from fricken Walmart.

• Looking for 'fun' patterns in polos that aren't from walmart. Invest in like 2-3 maybe $50 polos that are SFW. I liked these Bogey Bros ones but the SFW ones are lame and the SFW-ish ones were either still too NSFW or overpriced for what they were. Some of the NSFW ones were fine but....
• I don't like branding. Those Bogey Bros were cool but they had such a prominent billboard listing underneath the buttons that I wouldn't feel comfortable with.
• I like the fun colors and patterns just don't know where to look.
• One guy at my office wears these Primo polos - collarless golf polos - that are cool but I'm not trying to jack someone's style.

All my other clothes are too corpo for the likes of my environment. I only own slacks, button downs, and dress shoes.
Work
I work in a major Texas city. I work in a drug addiction treatment center - extended care stuff not a full on rehab or detox. My office is the first one when you walk into our building. I 95% of the time keep my door open because - I interact with every client constantly (they normally sit in my office to talk), families when they are here, treatment professionals when they are here, and my coworkers constantly.
The 'vibes' here are super casual with a hint of business. I could wear sweats and a Tshirt to work if I wished but I choose not to. I feel like my current style is fine but ultimately doesn't make me super happy.
I want something that is both professional but fun. I don't like plain solid shirts.
Please let me know if y'all have any recommendations or questions.

Hey guys how will a Master of Science in Health Promotion and Management from Merrimack College compare to an MPH - Community Health Education from UMASS? UMass is my state-flagship insitution but they haven't given me any financial aid information (scholarships, graduate assistantships, fellowships, etc) but Merrimcak College has given me a Presidential Fellowship opportuntity that'll cover 100% of my tuition. Basically what are my chances being success (as in having access to good paying jobs post-graduaton) if I pick a well known program from a well known state flagship or niche degree from a niche regional school? I'm afraid since the MS in a newer, niche major from a smaller regional school that'll I struggle to find a job. I have until Friday May 17th to decide.
tldr: Help me pick the best for long term career success: MS in Health Promomtion and Management at Merrimack College (100% off tuition) vs MPH - Community Health Education from UMass(financial aid: unknown) ?

I’m 17 at a college studying IT, there’s 3 other girls in my class, however 1 has pretty much dropped out, and the other 2 are rarely in the same day, so essentially the most girls in the class at a time is 2.
The comments I have received in my class range from ‘I hope you get raped’ to ‘You look easily abusable’ to being pushed into lockers, kicked to the ground and my ass being slapped. I feel wildly uncomfortable in this environment. I can’t help but fear the future I may experience in IT. I understand I have been insanely unlucky with the people I am surrounded by, but I can’t help but let it impact me.
I went for student president during my class, I thought I would be a suitable role since I attend every class with good punctuality, recieve the highest grades, and genuinely enjoy going to school (student president requires extra time at college). I got boo’d when I stood up and spoke, I was honestly so confused. I stated how I think it would be good for a girl to represent IT, they clearly didn’t like that. Instead the class voted for some guy that was never in (he has dropped out now) and some guy that did it ‘for a laugh’ (he hates it and begged for me to be the other representative with him).
Another thing I have noticed, is that despite me getting the highest grades in the class, no one comes for me to help. Instead, they go to the guy who has gotten the same grades as me, with a few being lower. I love to help and I wish people would ask me.
I also find my classmates don’t initially listen to me. I give a piece of advice, then a guy says the exact same thing, and then it is taken on board.
I’ve experienced way more small forms of comments and actions that I can’t remember from the top of my head, but to sum it up it is just mockery/being unheard/feeling isolated.
I know how childish these people are, but I can’t help but regret the field I have chosen.
I would really appreciate some reassurance right now! c:
Edit: I also remember when my friend hit me in the froat and I made a sound that sounded ‘sexual’ (as if I was giving head) and some guy did a very clearly amused faces and said ‘I want to record that and play it on repeat’. I’ve also been told when I was sitting on the floor that it ‘looks like im about to give head’

heyy atinys, so i'm writing a fanfic about ateez, which happens in college, and even though their degrees are not that important in the story, i want to define it in case i need somewhere in the process.
woosan are my protagonists and, to sum it up, the story is about their reencounter as best friends after 6 years. san starts working as a barista in the very same cafe as wooyoung, and that's how they meet each other.
will you guys help me?
ps.: if you have any idea for the other members, please comment! everyone's showing up in the story somehow ^^

Hello everyone! I have decided to leave my thoughts here, so whatever happens, happens, I just feel like I should do it somewhere. Oh my, I typed a lot, I'm not even confident enough that this will be read, but hey I've got nothing to lose. So, I'm a guy who just recently hit 20 and the ways I think and feel are changing and I am having difficulties because of that. This will be related to my feelings, thoughts and my wishes, the last part is something I'm not used to having. The main problem will be my father who is not supporting that. However I wouldn't say it's just some "disagreement" or anything, but something bigger. So I will leave some stuff I've been through and how I felt at those times. I hope someone can help or anything
Before school: I would be super talkative with the family and neighborhood kids, just being annoying and putting out some childlike opinions and just being a little loud burden when I'm comfortable. When I'm not, I'd just be the quiet kid I've been taught to be, not nice bothering grownups, they're scary
Elementary school: As a kid I never had too many friends, I always attached to that one person and was connected with them the most and it was enough for me. However I happened to have some silly luck where whenever I'd get attached to someone they would magically appear to move out of the country and I'd find a new friend and repeat the same cycle. Definitely didn't hang out with multiple people at once. Wasn't aware this was doing something to me. A lot of them were friends that played a lot of video games and I got into playing video games too. A bit too much perhaps because it would happen to delay everything, including my knowledge of everything till this very day. Both in elementary and high school I was a straight A, "gifted kid" and all that nerd stuff. Of course I did it all because I feared the reaction of my parents if I wasn't doing as good as I was supposed to. My mom was more understanding than my dad. I could always ask her things like "Would you still love me if I wasn't getting As?" and she would comfort me and all the good stuff. I was always afraid of my dad so I never had deeper talks with him. Even today, I have deep talks with my mom and love spending time with her but I can end up being all day alone with my dad and we share 20 words. But now not that much because of fear but because of habit I guess. My whole life goal at this stage was just not making him angry. I didn't have any hobbies, just burning through games and school books. When it was time to go to highschool, I picked some random school not directed into anything, (uhh I don't know the words, gymnasium? the school that has a little bit of everything, nothing specific, English is not my native language) it was kinda directed to coding but not really, I picked it because, hey I like games, this should be fun, I could make games.
Highschool: My habits have hit me, and I realized I'm not really engaging in healthy human activities so I have been so afraid of not being able to make friends. Because I usually spent my social time with one friend in my house or their house I didn't really know anything about my town or places or activities or whatever at the age of 15. I was scared of simply being too far behind on everything and that I couldn't make friends. However I happened to find some kid who was just like me and I clicked with him. Oh my, repeating the cycle, am I not? However I didn't want to repeat the cycle. And I wanted to go meet more friends from the class and see what's up, I'm tired of feeling like an outcast. I've been lucky and I've met some great guys where I've seen what it means to have self-respect, self-love, a backbone, goals, how you can rebel against things you find ridiculous and all the most insane of them all, ~confidence~. Thanks to being in that group of 5 friends, I've been taught so many things I should have known ages ago and I was able to feel okay around people, start going to the gym, going out in town, advancing even as far as going to different towns and trying out things I didn't feel comfortable thinking about before. Was able to talk to girls on a deeper level and had an embarrassingly late realization of "hey, they're human too!". Things I did were nothing too crazy ever, I still had my dad's ideals hanging over my head, so I never felt comfortable engaging in some things like drinking or going to parties out late (well, he wouldn't allow me to leave the house late anyways). Eventually I figured out I can just lie to him to make things less complicated by twisting the story a little bit, that's how I ended up going to another town. The first time I confronted him about something bigger, is when I wanted to go to another country on my own so I could meet up with my girlfriend at that time and I was tired of him not allowing me stuff and I just dropped my first ever assertive-ish sentence to him. "I want to ask you something but I don't want your answer to be no". He allowed me to, was taken aback though. That trip was one of the most beautiful experiences I've ever had in my life. I think he allowed me to only because it was a girl in question, and I wasn't really having girl friends in highschool, was scared because of all the generalization I've heard from my father and the relationship between my parents, and I truly wasn't excited about the whole idea of marriage. My dad is very traditional and he loves being in control of my life because he believes that a man should fully provide for his family, that he should simply deal with this deal with that, that a wife must obey him, that parents are most important no matter how they act yadda yadda. A lot of old thinking I never agreed with but couldn't do much about it anyways so let's just live I guess. However one thing I did continue in highschool is my addiction to video games. But then I stopped because I felt guilty for not studying and felt guilty for not learning about music or town areas all my friends know. So I started listen to music properly and I got hooked to it. This has grown into a bigger problem now and I'll go in the final stage of my life because I feel like this is so much text.
University: (if I say uni/college, I'm talking about the same thing, I don't know if there's a difference between the two words) Oh well, you remember how I said that the addiction is gonna make a problem? Well, I started studying engineering. Thanks to my high grades and me doing the entrance exam relatively well, I got into the "toughest college in the country". Now, the fun part is that now that I have to detach from listening to music for multiple hours a day and absolutely doing stupid dances and releasing my energy outside because I don't know what to do with it, I realized I never thought about what I loved... And, well let's just say I don't really know if engineering, nor coding was the way to go. Crisis time. However I don't like anything, what do I do I'm gonna lose my mind. Well, let's just try having friends? I met some of the most beautiful souls ever on this university and I have reached the point of being able to "be myself" and show the world my weirdness and all the goofy opinions and statements my mind creates. I go to that college sometimes just to see all those beautiful people again and again. They're serious about what they're doing and about their studies, I wish them the best, I really hope I don't negatively affect them. However, I tried to research a bit on what I might actually truly love. And after stumbling through life this last year while pretending everything's okay when dad asked, and telling the truth to my mom, I stumbled onto psychology. And well I have went to that college, to see the lessons and classes and wow, studying can be fun? So I'm thinking about finally taking a wrong turn on this path I was always meant to take from the beginning of my life, and follow this, just to see what's gonna happen. What's the purpose of pushing software engineering when I know I'll feel about it like any other job. I'm not money hungry anyways, I'm hungry for being fulfilled. I've confronted my dad about wanting to change my career, to which I've been called many names, been extremely judged for my choices and I've been told to cut off my hair and stop going to the gym as punishment (I'm not planning on listening to this). I've never been physically abused by my dad, but I'm scared if he's insane enough to do something to me now because he set me a timer of 7 days to cut off my hair. Oh yes btw, I always wanted to have long hair and he never agreed, I was too scared to ever do it. Recently I've changed my mind and he hates it so now he wants it gone. I'm genuinely concerned if he's gonna launch on me with scissors or something ridiculous. You see, even now I am so easily manipulated and controlled by fear and I'm sick and tired of that. That's probably the reason I never got out of religion, my fear is just too strong for me to do it. I dislike that, I wish I could transfer fear into love, I have never learned how to do that though. Will I always be like this? Will I always be a coward and just say "yessir" to everything? I don't want to anymore. I'm tired of being a puppet. I'm tired of having to prove I'm smart or capable or hardworking. I just want to have something with which I can say "I did this on my own, I committed to this, I wanted this" not "well it was good for me". I want to start following my heart and throw my brain out of the window. And now I'm scared of things like "what if I was wrong all along and he was right", "what if I don't find any jobs in this country because of this", "what if he throws me out of the house or starts abusing me". Well I don't know, but I feel like I want to commit to psychology, and I'm gonna do it, I'll be on my own, no ideals from other people, just me, and my wishes. But these words and all the things affect me a lot and they always have. And I get demotivated and stop caring about everything, which just makes my addiction to blasting music on my headphones and badly dancing even stronger. I'm scared of it happening again. But I've never been this sick of it all, I feel like I won't go down without a fight anymore. So I ask in the text once more, can I truly be broken beyond repair, or can I break all the chains tying me down? Because I want to know if I should just abandon all hope and embrace the tradition and insanity along with it, or just run and not look back.
If you have read all of this, I am very grateful to you, hopefully I have been collected enough to construct sentences that make sense, or that it all makes sense overall. Anything is appreciated. I love you all and wish you the best <3

Okay first off, goes without saying. If you’re like 35, please don’t message me. I’m sure you’re lovely but I’m not interested in that. Also if your post history is filled with loads of sexual stuff, also please don’t message me, sorry lol but that puts me off.
So, now that’s out the way lol. I’m Zoe, I’m 17, live in England. I’m in college, doing history, psychology and English lit. I hate it so much and cannot wait to be done with it. I’m also a gymnast, nearly made it to team GB before but I got injured and lost my chance. Hopefully will get back there this year though 🙏
Gymnastics keeps me pretty busy, I have a lot of two a days and when I’m not training, I’m in the gym but I do try and have a life outside of that. I have two dogs who need a lot of cuddles and walks, I also like to go out a lot. I go clubbing sometimes (yes mr bouncer that ID saying I’m 20 is real I promise) and I go out with friends a lot too.
Looks wise I don’t know how to describe myself, I’m happy to just send pics but I’m like 5’2. Blonde, good shape. I don’t know 🤷‍♀️ I have three tattoos too lol, yes not very legal but one of my friends is a tattoo artist so he did it for me lol.
I don’t know exactly what sorta guy I’m looking for, would prefer someone confident and active I guess, as most of what I do is outside. Also don’t be younger than me please lol. Outside of that I don’t mind.
Also, please say more than hey 🙏 effort is really attractive so please introduce yourself properly! :)

Okay so here’s my problem. I’m 23 and have never had a successful relationship with someone. I either get used or ghosted. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I’m a straight woman. And my type just seems to be douchenozzles. I want to find a good man, and so far have been unable, the one guy I do like, who isn’t my (typical) type, doesn’t want a relationship with me and it’s more of a fwb/situationship relationship. And there’s this other guy I like, but I don’t see that going anywhere. So what do I do? Do I keep trying to find someone who isn’t those people? I’m at a loss.

Pardon the new account, my accounts here have a habit of being deleted by me after I get creeped out on here. That being said I’m trying to change that and actually commit to an account. Still it makes no sense for me to be on reddit. It’s rarely worked in the past for meeting people and finding relationships, so why wouldn’t work now? Perhaps I’m just being stupid and trying the same thing over again. Either way my social circles will remain almost non existent and I shall remain single unless I size the initiative and attempt to change that. If this right now is enough to convince you to message me…. by all means, go right ahead. However it would be silly of me to not put some information about myself on here for you to make a more informed decision. I’m a 20 year old college guy from Maryland USA. I work part time in tech support at my college as well. I frequently enjoy gaming (mostly rpgs), reading (anything with a gripping story), hiking, most animals, walking my dog, tabletop role playing games, and attempting (and mostly failing) to meet people. I’m 6 foot even with short brown hair, blue eyes, and a dad bod. I am straight so those looking for a relationship are limited so women (I know it must be heartbreaking for some guys out there but that’s the way it is). Friends can be anyone on the other hand however. I’m pretty easy going so feel free to talk with me about almost anything. My in my real requirement for messing me is actually more of a preference and it’s that you are around my age (20). And now that I’ve rambled on for a while and probably put way to much effort into a post that probably my won’t go anywhere, I bid thee farewell and hope that you shall message me in my DMs!

Hi y’all I’m looking for some input and ideas for a road trip I’m starting July ~22 from Charlotte, NC driving to Phoenix, AZ. My buddy from college bought a car on the east coast because it was cheaper and now that we’re graduated he needs to drive it home and wanted to make a thing out of it. Don’t have a set end date but I’d like to fly home from AZ August 6-8. My initial idea is to drive south and then across the panhandle because the one planed we REALLY want to see is New Orleans. Plus I love the gulf coast. Our plan is to bring my friends camping stuff and do like 2-4 nights camping with stays at hotels in between to shower and become humans again. All I know is I want to stop in Tallahassee and New Orleans. I know the heat is going to be a problem, but I’m thinking if we find camping spots with water features and that are very coastal we’ll be alright. Any suggestions on routes, places to visit, and especially route from New Orleans to Phoenix. After New Orleans we’re down to do longer worse drives since it’s gonna be bumfuck and hot as shit inland. From Charlotte to New Orleans we wanna spend some more time exploring and such. Thanks guys (please don’t shit on me too hard if y’all hate the idea, it’s an adventure!)

Hey guys how will a Master of Science in Health Promotion and Management from Merrimack College compare to an MPH - Community Health Education from UMASS? UMass is my state-flagship insitution but they haven't given me any financial aid information (scholarships, graduate assistantships, fellowships, etc) but Merrimcak College has given me a Presidential Fellowship opportuntity that'll cover 100% of my tuition. Basically what are my chances being success (as in having access to good paying jobs post-graduaton) if I pick a well known program from a well known state flagship or niche degree from a niche regional school? I'm afraid since the MS in a newer, niche major from a smaller regional school that'll I struggle to find a job. I have until Friday May 17th to decide.
tldr: Help me pick the best for long term career success: MS in Health Promomtion and Management at Merrimack College (100% off tuition) vs MPH - Community Health Education from UMass(financial aid: unknown) ?

Hey guys! I wanted to ask about some of your guys Advice for grad school. I’m going to be applying to grad school this fall. But what’s worrying me is my GPA. I have a 3.51 in my major GPA. And I have a 2.8 in my cumulative because I was going through a lot of stuff my first 2 years in college. The reason it’s so low is also because I failed a class and got a D in another. My plan was to do an academic renewal for those courses but a friend of mine that applied to grad schools and had a similar situation as me said those didn’t work when entering there grades in CSDCAS. I’ve thought of retaking the courses but these are courses that aren’t offered in the summer and were classes that I took when I was a complete different major. I am doing some volunteer work this summer at my campus and also am working PT as an RBT but I just started that job. Also I am gonna be an officer for my NSSHLA club at school. What was your guys GPA when applying and do you have any recommendations for getting more experience in this field?

M26, Starting a new career after being a diesel mechanic for the military for 5 years. Since I was about 10 or 12 I have never taken interest into one thing specifically. I have always picked up a new hobby or interest soon after getting the hang of one thing. It started with gaming I guess. Then, I started working into middle school and high school with my own business chopping tomatoe sticks by hand for gardens. I more or less ran it by myself, with help from my dad on occasion when orders got big. Then I started working with a neighbor doing landscaping/gardening. I got really good at the landscaping and could envision the project.
Then it was cattle work. I started doing that with the same neighbor and got decent at it but it wasn't the end or the beginning of a career. Fast forward, college, I studied for I.T. became fairly fluent in that but did not finish school. Then I joined the military where I gained a plethora of experience from carpentry, (some of which I already knew, thanks Dad!) masonry, plumbing, electrical, then it was heavy equipment operation and heavy duty truck driving.
After deployment number 1 I got a job in diesel mechanics where I became the one to talk to about problems rolling into the shop, but never the subject matter expert. 2 deployments later, one of which I just returned from, I dove back into I.T. where I have sort of solidified my career roots. I also started messing with HAM radio operation, but haven't been licensed so I don't transmit, only listen and frequency hop.
So, I have touched many many different lines of work but I have never settled into one thing for a long time. The jack of (many) trades, master of none. It's all I have ever known and the experiences that I have give me a well rounded skill set, but I wonder what it is like to be the guy that knows about that thing.
What is a better skill set to have? The master of a trade or the Jack of all trades, master of none?

Hey guys! I wanted to ask about some of your guys Advice for grad school. I’m going to be applying to grad school this fall. But what’s worrying me is my GPA. I have a 3.51 in my major GPA. And I have a 2.8 in my cumulative because I was going through a lot of stuff my first 2 years in college. The reason it’s so low is also because I failed a class and got a D in another. My plan was to do an academic renewal for those courses but a friend of mine that applied to grad schools and had a similar situation as me said those didn’t work when entering there grades in CSDCAS. I’ve thought of retaking the courses but these are courses that aren’t offered in the summer and were classes that I took when I was a complete different major. I am doing some volunteer work this summer at my campus and also am working PT as an RBT but I just started that job. Also I am gonna be an officer for my NSSHLA club at school. What was your guys GPA when applying and do you have any recommendations for getting more experience in this field?

Hey guys I really need some advice and I keep getting flashbacks and I don’t know how to feel. I remember when I was a child roughly 3-4 because I have always been self aware. When I was young because I came from a poor family I slept in the same room as my parents therefore I was exposed to them having sex it’s not their fault I was just self aware. I used to be left with my uncle and he was really nice? But I remember once being in a wardrobe wearing thongs but I was like 4 and he opened the door and I can’t remember if he was like into it or shocked? I don’t know how to take it but growing up I went to go see him after years and he’s an artist and all his drawings are just women’s body’s but quite sexual if that makes sense? I don’t know if I was abused but at the same time being hyper sexual at the age 3-4 isn’t normal… to add to that a girl touched me and made me expose myself then at the age of 4 I started kissing other girls and then throughout my years kissing girls.. I don’t believe I’m bisexual but it’s from trauma. I became really hyper sexual throughout my life and it hurts because it’s ruined my life. It made me loose respect for my body and become sexual. Due to all this trauma, I kissed other girls at a young age, we watched corn together but it hurts me to think I put my trauma onto others but watching it with her when I was younger as I feel insinuated it but if she didn’t want to I would stop straight away. I’m 22 now, very self aware and full of love and it kills me to think I hurt others when I was a child or I was hurt, my parents had me young so idk.. I would really appreciate any advice as I can’t move on or enjoy intimacy anymore… I can’t enjoy it as I get flashbacks. God knows my heart and I hope you too understand.