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Even though I was someone who would always plan which classes to take the following semester, I would never sign up to them due to the fear of possibly failing a class. Most of my class selections would be chosen last minute, and I do not recommend this due to not having the possibility of being taught by a good professor. This last semester though, I had to plan for graduation and this was something that I could not do last minute. As literally a month into my final semester, I had to get everything ready. This caused me anxiety because this meant I could not plan like I usually do and the fear of not even being able to graduate also haunted me. In the end, I did graduate and passed all my classes. I feel like I’m in the minority, but wondering if anyone else did the same?

Hello Reddit,
This is my first post here. I’m a 27-year-old male from India with six years of experience in Technology, Media, and Telecom research. Currently, I’m a senior analyst at a research and analytics company, where we support consulting teams at one of the MBB firms. Those familiar with MBB will understand the nature of our work. I hold a B.Sc. in Physics (Hons).
A bit of background about me: I come from a humble family. In 12th grade, I aspired to become a journalist, a passion that persisted through my graduation. However, over time, I realized that the type of journalism I admired no longer existed—everything seemed driven by clickbait, which diminished my passion. I then transitioned into market research, which I found satisfying due to my love for reading. Despite this, I’ve struggled to figure out my long-term career path and have continued in my current role.
Lately, I’ve been considering a career shift, possibly into consulting or product management. While I haven’t taken the GMAT or CAT, my work experience has earned me admission to two MBA programs in Germany: Hochschule Pforzheim (21 months) and Hochschule Offenburg (15 months). Both programs offer good ROI, but I’m leaning towards Pforzheim because of the class profile, which averages five years of work experience. The alumni network is strong, with many transitioning into product management and consulting.
My goal with this MBA is to move into consulting or product management. Additionally, I believe an MBA will enhance my credentials, especially since I only hold a B.Sc. degree. The program promises exposure to different cultures and a chance to return to academia, which I find appealing. It seems to meet all my requirements, yet I still feel uncertain.
Complicating matters, my parents aren’t supportive of this decision. I would be using my life savings to fund the MBA, and as the eldest in the family, this is a significant step.
Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
P.S.: P.S.: It would be great if we can keep the advice specific to the programs mentioned or the choice of pursuing an MBA. My plan is to either do the MBA this year or not at all.

im actually from ustshs stem and omg and daming pabuhat! i was just an average student in my jhs (not ust) but became one of the top students of my class when I transferred to ustshs. so I was expecting it would be the same in college (I'm in faculty of pharmacy). but man. on the first day of college palang, I felt like I was the stupidest person in the room. i did not expect my blockmates to be THIS smart. like one of my friends went to me one time crying cus her score was so low daw in our quiz (she got 53/60) so I didn't know how to react cus I got 47/60 and I thought that was high na 💀 basta my blockmates are on another level of smart nakakahiya lowkey considered transferring to dlsu cus one of my friends there (from ustshs too) said that they're super chill and her college life was getting too boring cus of how chill it is. LIKEE I WISH I WAS LIKE THAT TOO. i sleep for a maximum of 5 hours, study all day, and still get averageto high but not perfect scores.
anyway if ure currently in ustshs, don't believe the profs when they say you can survive anything once u graduate there. maybe applicable if you transfer to another school???? but if you're going to stay in ust... hahahahahahahahaITS A LIE DONT BELIEVE THEM. I struggled so much esp nung first semester cus I had to adjust my standards if I didn't want to be at the bottomest bottom of the class

Some backstory before you bomb me with let it be that's not your business, cuz I'm really worried about her and she is such a nice person.
I'm not a very friendly person. I'm cold and have a very tough time making friends. Our school organized a trip to Paris before graduation and I thought I was going to be alone, like always, and didn't mind since one gets used to it.
I was shocked when one of my classmates ( let's call her Lee to make this easier) offer me to share room with her and one of her best friends ( let's call her Nancy, she is the main character of this story).
They have always been kind to me since I arrived to school lash year. Lee even invited me to her Quinceañera and even today I can't understand why they were all so welcoming and nice to me.
We weren't the closest of friend so I was really surprised. I later discovered that Lee turned down and offer from one of her friends to be with Nancy and with me. That's another story, so I won't go into detail about that.
When you share room with someone, even if it's for a week, you get to know them a lot.
I knew she had a bf because we where all in the same class last year. What I didn't know is that they broke up.
She told us the whole story when eating at McDonald's with another friend ( let's call him Dan). He's relevant to the story since he's friends with the friends of Nancy's ex. Nancy told us they broke up in good terms. After the break up some of his ex's friends ( let's call the ex Cole since keeping up with the ex bla bla bla Is getting tedious) told Nancy about his multiple affairs. They were at least 3 in the 8 months of the relationship. One at the FIRST WEEK. Another one when he went to visit his relatives in Rumania, and another one I don't remember when.
We talked a lot that night. A few days later Dan told us some nasty things Cole said at Nancy's back. For example, quote, You changed me for that fucking nasty *beaner*.
It's important to say Dan isn't friends with Cole, so he might have said that to hurt Nancy through Dan, idk.
My sister is also friends with a friend of Cole. I listen to the audios he sent her and we can sum them up by saying that "Nancy was a slut, trying to get someone between her legs". He also told my sister that Nancy ended the relationship because, quote again "she wanted to be with other men while Cole was away, since she didn't felt loved enough". He also told my sister that he was texting a lot of guys with very friendly messages, while Cole worked his ass of to give her the best, spending many money on her, like if she was an investment or something.
Let's say that, at the very end of the relationship, a guy started texting Nancy and there was mutual interest. Though she always turned down his offers and invitations for the relationship's sake.
It's also worth mentioning that after the break up, Cole was dating again after literally a week, showing off her girlfriend specially to Nancy.
Nancy hasn't been in any dates since. She kept on talking with this guy though, but it wasjust texting, nothing more.
Now, fast forward to today, they're posting stories together holding hands and kissing ( Cole and Nancy). I haven't asked Nancy or Lee about it ñ, but it seems very, very sus to me.
I'll ask my twin, Queen of the gossip, if this is real or just bait.
I haven't talked with Nancy a lot since the trip, more than the usual hi wassup. I'm really looking forward to keep my friendship with them since they're really good people.
I really want to help her since I found what he said and what he did to her almost unforgivable for a boyfriend.
Idk of someone here has been to something similar to help me to help her. Thanks of you read through the whole post and look forward to your comments.

Is teaching in Korea much more difficult than teaching in the west?
I'm from Australia and plan to teach in either Korea or Taiwan for a few years (maybe more). I've been doing online English tutoring since I graduated from university 3 years ago. However, most of these classes have essentially just been conversation practice (many of my students are Korean though) rather than proper teaching, so I'm not sure how much it would help me prepare for teaching abroad in a classroom setting.
I'd likely teach at a Hagwon if I go to Korea as I'm not really licensed to teach anywhere else. How difficult is it? How many hours a day do you spend working? And when you arrive home, are there still plenty of tasks to do?
I know this post might make me seem lazy, but I'm just genuinely a bit worried. I'm hoping I don't move all the way to another country and be worked to the point of complete exhaustion and end up regretting it.

Some backstory before you bomb me with let it be that's not your business, cuz I'm really worried about her and she is such a nice person.
I'm not a very friendly person. I'm cold and have a very tough time making friends. Our school organized a trip to Paris before graduation and I thought I was going to be alone, like always, and didn't mind since one gets used to it.
I was shocked when one of my classmates ( let's call her Lee to make this easier) offer me to share room with her and one of her best friends ( let's call her Nancy, she is the main character of this story).
They have always been kind to me since I arrived to school lash year. Lee even invited me to her Quinceañera and even today I can't understand why they were all so welcoming and nice to me.
We weren't the closest of friend so I was really surprised. I later discovered that Lee turned down and offer from one of her friends to be with Nancy and with me. That's another story, so I won't go into detail about that.
When you share room with someone, even if it's for a week, you get to know them a lot.
I knew she had a bf because we where all in the same class last year. What I didn't know is that they broke up.
She told us the whole story when eating at McDonald's with another friend ( let's call him Dan). He's relevant to the story since he's friends with the friends of Nancy's ex. Nancy told us they broke up in good terms. After the break up some of his ex's friends ( let's call the ex Cole since keeping up with the ex bla bla bla Is getting tedious) told Nancy about his multiple affairs. They were at least 3 in the 8 months of the relationship. One at the FIRST WEEK. Another one when he went to visit his relatives in Rumania, and another one I don't remember when.
We talked a lot that night. A few days later Dan told us some nasty things Cole said at Nancy's back. For example, quote, You changed me for that fucking nasty *beaner*.
It's important to say Dan isn't friends with Cole, so he might have said that to hurt Nancy through Dan, idk.
My sister is also friends with a friend of Cole. I listen to the audios he sent her and we can sum them up by saying that "Nancy was a slut, trying to get someone between her legs". He also told my sister that Nancy ended the relationship because, quote again "she wanted to be with other men while Cole was away, since she didn't felt loved enough". He also told my sister that he was texting a lot of guys with very friendly messages, while Cole worked his ass of to give her the best, spending many money on her, like if she was an investment or something.
Let's say that, at the very end of the relationship, a guy started texting Nancy and there was mutual interest. Though she always turned down his offers and invitations for the relationship's sake.
It's also worth mentioning that after the break up, Cole was dating again after literally a week, showing off her girlfriend specially to Nancy.
Nancy hasn't been in any dates since. She kept on talking with this guy though, but it wasjust texting, nothing more.
Now, fast forward to today, they're posting stories together holding hands and kissing ( Cole and Nancy). I haven't asked Nancy or Lee about it ñ, but it seems very, very sus to me.
I'll ask my twin, Queen of the gossip, if this is real or just bait.
I haven't talked with Nancy a lot since the trip, more than the usual hi wassup. I'm really looking forward to keep my friendship with them since they're really good people.
I really want to help her since I found what he said and what he did to her almost unforgivable for a boyfriend.
Idk of someone here has been to something similar to help me to help her. Thanks of you read through the whole post and look forward to your comments.

Hello! I'm a senior at high school, where our language of instruction is English, but we take French classes. I am by no means fluent in French, though I've tried to study it seriously outside school, too. I was asked to write (and give) a speech in French during our graduation. Do you have any tips at all? Would anyone be willing to look at the draft of my speech? Thank you!

Walked at graduation on Thursday, all of my grades were in by Friday (possibly sometime yesterday at the latest), but my graduation status still says it’s pending my final grades. Is that alright? Is there something else I need to do? I haven’t spoken to my advisor since March, should I set up a meeting?
EDIT - Just to note that my DPR already shows satisfied for all of my required credits, and my advisor said I should be all set barring any issues with my classes (and I did well in all of them). Good academic standing, yada yada yada.

To keep this short there’s this girl that has been in a few of my classes and we’ve exchanged smiles and friendly convos throughout the year and I’m getting the vibe that she might like me. Last week, she followed me on multiple social media apps all within a couple of days so I have a pretty confident feeling that she genuinely likes me and this is her trying to shoot her shot at me. I’ve always been a type of guy who would rather talk to her in person and make a move through an actual conversation as opposed to just hitting her up over social media but since we only have one week left of finals until we graduate I feel like my only option is to hit her up on social media since we already has our last in person class.
I really want to try and see if she wants to hang out with me but idk how to approach it without seeming too pushy but I also want to be assertive given the fact that we only have one week left of school together. If anyone’s had a similar experience to this and knows how to approach a situation like this i’m open to any advice. Thanks

I’m graduating secondary school tomorrow but my last day was actually on Wednesday. My entire year went to the beach after school for a party, I went too ofc but it only made me realise just how excluded I am from the year. I had a massive fight last year where I lost almost all of my friends so I already knew I was a bit of a loner but I never knew I was forgotten about until the party. At the party some girl got way too drunk, I was sort of friendly with her so I went over to help lie her down and cover her with a jacket. Everyone was kind of making fun of her so me and a few others dragged her away and I was the only one to sit with her for a while, but the minute I relaxed she was up and stumbling over to the others. I tried to pull her back but she’s stronger than I am and she kept shaking me off. This was when one of my old friends (the one I had a fight with) came over and he took care of her. He looked past me to someone who ditched her the other time I was taking care of her and he went up to him and goes “thank god you were there to help her, she could’ve gotten in major trouble”
He didn’t even see me. After 5 years of being friends he completely disregarded me for some random guy.
So I walked away, I left the drunk girl with the random guy and my old friend, but then suddenly my old friend sees me and starts giving out to me for walking away saying “she’s your friend you fucking take care of her” so I lashed out a bit saying a barely knew her and that “random guy” can take care of her (dw random guy and drunk girl know each other so she wasn’t in danger)
I already felt like shit after that but then the whole night people only came up to me when they were trying to mooch a smoke. I gave one to someone and they accidentally took my lighter so I went around looking for a light. I saw this guy in my year who is one of the popular guys so I said fuck it might as well try. To my surprise he was flirting with me a little, I was kind of excited because he was like a hallway crush to me in that I don’t share classes with him or talk to him but I always thought he was cute. So I’m stood there thinking maybe he thought I looked good or something until he starts asking me about myself.
He asked me where I go to school.
We have been in the same school for 6 years and he can’t even remember my face. Id understand not knowing my name because I have a hard to remember name and most people don’t know how to say it but like…. Not even recognising me? I don’t even get a happy ending here btw because when he eventually remember who I was, he had this look of “holy shit why am I talking to her” on his face and I took that as my sign to leave.
None of these people bothered to get to know me over the 6 years ever. If I’d try start a conversation they would find some way to shut it down. If I walked up to a group of them at the party to try talk to them, they would all slowly leave until I was on my own. They have never tried spelling my name right despite the fact that they all have my school email with my name in it, my instagram with my name in it and my Snapchat with my name in it. But yeah sure I’ll give you a fucking smoke.

Whats the cheapest way to get Golden Visa for a student graduate in 2024? I have finished both my bachelors and masters with first class degrees and I got quoted prices up to 13000-14000 but I’ve heard its possible to get it for cheaper. Where should I look for this?

First of all, congratulations to all the graduates who will be marching this June 2024! Please give yourself a pat on your shoulder or a self-hug because you did it. You deserve to celebrate this milestone!
And for those who weren't able to make the cut because of the system in AMV, I hope you never stop fighting and that you don't give those who didn't believe in you the satisfaction of being right because they aren't. Please know that you did your best and it's not your fault that the system was against you.
Truth be told, I was in your position once. I was delayed, I failed my professional subjects that are pre-requisites for some IRCs. My batchmates and most of my friends were regular and about to graduate on time while I was juggling professional subjects and review subjects at the same time. Imagine studying IRCs in the morning then re-taking your pre-requisites around afternoon or night. And still, in 4th year, 2nd semester, I failed all those IRCs and I barely passed my pre-requisites. I had to take summer classes then re-take all the IRCs again and again until I passed them all. I was studying every single day and I had to make sacrifices to get where I am today.
As I'm writing this, I want you to know that it gets better. It feels worse at the moment, but it will get better. Recognize what you feel and acknowledge those feelings. Let it fuel your desire even more.
You have to keep going, not only because you have no choice, but rather because you will only be as defeated as you are now if you stop trying. Prove them wrong! I, along with your family and friends and even your fellow batchmates, will be rooting for you! We believe in you!
Ngayon, magpahinga muna bago lumaban ulit. Padayon, future accounting professionals!

So... Guess I'll start by a acknowledging I know I could be in a worse place rn. I've had a lot of ppl tell me recently some version of "you're so smart, you have a lot going for you, it's really good you're doing so much for yourself, you'll have no problem finding a job, you have so much going for you" and it just.... Makes me feel hollow.
God I'm sick of hearing it. I have to smile and nod and say thank you and assure them of my plans to follow thru with this supposed success of my career... Which it isnt. I'm in my final yr of my grad program, taking an extended break from classes after a severe mental breakdown. Working up the courage to go back to work and the only thing going on in my head is, maybe this will work out ... If I get my shit together.
If. Always the critical bit.
It's just... So tenuous. I'm already at my limit. I have depression, anxiety, a panic disorder, a trauma disorder. I've switched therapists twice in the past 3 weeks and can't see my new one for a couple more due to some insurance problems. I just broke up with my partner and moved out, now I'm feeling both amazing relief and dread. Im so sick of trying and failing. I've been barely holding it together my entire life. I didn't just get depression in grad school, ive been like this since high school. And it's always "if" this works out, maybe things will get better. Well I did my best. Idk what to do anymore.
Again, logically, I know it's probably expected that the moving/breakup/depression phase all clashing is making this worse than it seems. I just can't get over how completely incapable I'm feeling right now. I'm just on autopilot. But autopilot won't be enough for me to graduate-- I actually have to work hard to finish. I just think I'm out of steam. It feels so stupid to be losing a battle like this. I don't even feel like a person
Thanks to any that read. Sending whatever support I can to you all as well

I’m genuinely confused and appalled after finding out that Engineering majors aren’t granted summer courses aside from ENGR100W. I assumed I was able to do so given that there’s some CompSci and Software Engineering students who I know that are and have taken summer courses. I’m genuinely curious to any current or former engineering student. Is there really no possible way to take summer courses for upper division engineering? I’m talking about classes that are deemed Required Major courses. To my knowledge the only one available at sjsu is ENGR100W… but I’m actually pretty upset because instead of graduating much sooner with summer courses I have to go semester by semester. Anyone have any info or leads on this?

Guys, i have been working so hard since 2019 to finish my prereqs for PA school and I’m currently working as an endoscopy tech, got my shadowing hours and I did the COPE health scholar program. I didn’t think much about my undergrad business degree GPA as it was 2.9 ( I hated what I was doing clearly) when I graduated and I got As and Bs in all of my prereqs after that with a science GPA of 3.76. I’m still working on my apps and decided to do the CASPA gpa calculator, thinking my overall gpa will for sure be above 3.0 with the science grades, but it came up to 2.8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!! I retook a lot of classes in undergrad( more than 10 years ago) so I had to input the Ds and Fs with the units and input the repeated grade with the units as well, and that’s what’s screwing me over. At this point idk what to do, please let me know if inputting the units for the failed classes was correct and if you guys have any advice, suggestions on universities I can still apply to with this horrendous gpa! I feel so defeated because Ive been hustling to apply this year, and now I feel like I would have to take an entire year of courses to be able to get my gpa to 3.0 :’( And I’m 36 btw. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

I F18 and boyfriend M18 What should I do with him and do you guys think he is toxic or am blowing things out of proportion?
I need help on figuring out what to do with my current relationship and if he is cheating or gaslighting me into thinking I am a bad girlfriend or overall person.
Hi. I’m an 18F I have been in a relationship for about 1 year and 4 months. I really need advice on what to do about my boyfriend 18M as it’s been a fucking nightmare honestly being with him and his shit, he rarely wants to spend time with me and always has some shitty excuse on why he can’t. Last time I asked he said his dad wouldn’t allow him too. But whenever it’s his friends, he is allowed to do whatever. Respectfully, his father M49, is not fond of me for some obscure reason. Like I’m really good at math and English and I’ll tutor him in those subjects because he struggles with school. But his dad off handily said, that I’m making him fail. When I know for a fact that he plays video games or goes on Instagram reels during class which isn’t my problem. I know this is a stupid reason for why I am considering ending things, but it makes me believe that he is either just slowly leaving me or cheating.plus blaming me for his school work being missing or poor. Last night, he texted me while he was high or something about his mom and my child which we aborted last summer and just told me so many things and told me I am the only person who cares and who he truly trusts . This frustrates me as I was there for him and later after I told him these things in the barrage of messages, he regretted it. Context on this: He went to Dallas to go to one of his dad’s friends graduation on Friday night. The next day after this emotional night of him relaying his feelings of trust and love for me, he ghosts me with a couple of bland texts in between. This was understandable as he said that his great- grandma 62F had blood clots and was staying the night in the hospital. I was completely fine with no text messages and even after awhile of nothing, I didn’t want to call him or message him as I saw that as taking time away from his “family gathering.” He did inform me before he went M.I.A about her stability, but still I worried about it throughout the entirety of that day.Later at about 11, I tried calling him, he ignored it and sent me a text that he just came home from his friends house M16. This bothered me as I was really concerned and cried that something happened to him or his Great grandma, because I had called him earlier and he didn’t pick up about an hour ago. We then fought back and forth about who was to blame for this miscommunication and I said, “fuck you” and that I wanted to break up because the stress and lack of communication/ respect for me was really impacting my mental health. Then the aforementioned text of, “ I Shouldn’t have opened up to you, what a mistake I made.”I understand why I made him feel this way , but Throughout the entire ordeal of my abortion, he never asked about my child or mental health. (He brought this up in conversation), and how I was the bad person for telling him that “ghosting me” when he relayed some pretty serious information on the wellbeing of a family member and never updating me was a very vital to my frustrations and considerations of ending the relationship. During Friday night, I said that he ignored me whenever I would bring up the loss of my child and then told me that during this time I could have talked about it but instead he just told me about his dead mom and I thought that was a super inappropriate time to mention my feelings on my baby. Its honestly pretty crazy to me that he thinks I’m a bad person and that he shouldn’t open up to me anymore because I called him out for miscommunications on the issue of someone being hospitalized, especially considering that his mom died quickly from an unknown issue.

In kindergarten (sorry I'm from singapore so we follow British but if im not wrong its like 5-6 years old) I already accepted Christ into my life. But my mom is a "I hate Christians!!" kind of person so I didnt dare to tell her anything. I didn't really have a good relationship with my mom cos to her studies are everything and she made me (until now) think that I'm never good enough. And I was only in primary school thinking my mom doesn't like me. I'm worthless, I want to kms. I made plans to grab the knife from the kitchen, jump off and things like that. Eventually I resulted to scratching my own skin cos I feel most pain when it's right at the nerve uk.
My whole life was until the end of primary school (12) was only to do things to make my mom happy. I wouldn't mention a word about Christianity to her. And when my mom was out at night, me, my dad and my sisters would worship. The moment the door opens, I scramble into the room. This also make me walk far from God and I would curse, swear and stuff. One day in P6, the last year of primary school (12 years old) I thought "Hey, I'm Christian so why am I swearing? Isn't this a sin?" So I stopped cursing. Of course, my mom wouldn't want me going around cursing but I didn't really do it for her, but rather for God. But I still didn't want to tell her about it.
When I graduated from Primary school, in Secondary (Sec) school, I finally got to bring my phone to school (13 years old), but my mom still could track me. Anyways I got to listen to some worship songs my dad sent to me and because I didn't have a music player downloaded and wasn't allowed to download any apps, I would listen through the WhatsApp audio player thing😭😭 on the way home. Usually on Sundays whene my mom isn't home,my dad would bring me to church. Then of course my mom would find out and scold me and this continued until sec 2 (14).
In Sec 3 (15 years old), I had whole control of my phone so I would listen to worship music on the way home. One day in, my dad brought me to church. My mom saw my location and immediately got mad because she knew where my dad's church is and also because my older sister attends service too and my mom was not happy. Since then, I was afraid to go to church. My mom even cornered me one day and made me promise not to go to church or I can forget calling her my mom. I kept crying that night and never dared to go to church (mind that i dont even cry often).
But towards mid year(?) I just decided ok Imma go to church. She can get angry but it won't really stop me. Because I got to know God through worship songs and now I wanted to know him more.
I regularly started praying in the morning on the way to school. Eventually my prayers became a ritual and dry. I felt no emotion and no pull towards God. Only on days when I was really upset/angry then I would feel Him comforting me. One day I really wanted to be the captain in my CCA (it's like after school activities but still part of school programs) and I didn't get it. I was so upset I cried on the way home because I actually put in so much effort into it. Then I became vice captain so ig that counts.
Anyways I became really upset and got frustrated because I didn't prove myself enough. I had so low expectations of myself, got depressed again, but I couldn't vent it out because I couldn't hurt myself anymore after learning my body is a temple of God. So I got super frustrated. I prayed for guidance decided to free up my Saturdays I went to church. Youth services for Secondary school students were on Saturdays and not Sundays so yeah. Towards like October last year I cleared up my Saturdays so I could go more regularly to church, and my mom was defo not happy AT ALL that I went with my own initiative. She ignored me for several weeks and of course I felt lonely and all buy eventually I felt okay because she doesn't even know me sooooo.
I'm still trying to patch up my relationship with her. Honestly, it's so strained I don't know what to do. I've prayed that she would accept Christ everyday but uhh nothing. This doesn't mean I don't believe in God if not this would not exist
One day I was fellowshipping with my dad. Why we did that is because of a long story that would be saved for another day.
But this is the part where it's important
Previously I had dreams and I shared with my dad because he is more experience in deciphering gifts and stuff (I'm sorry if you don't believe in gifts but I do!) And he told me to pray about it because I somehow knew these dreams had meaning and relation to God. A number of dreams had direct inference to God. I did pray about it, and also asked God along these lines; "God, give me guidance. I have strayed and I know. Lord please let me understand, and let me also be close to You. I want to know You, and I know, I haven't read the word. Lord, motivate me to read the scripture, and while reading let me also understand the dreams I have been having my whole life."
I can't remember what I said exactly. The one 9f the church sermons on one week talked about how God is not far, but we are far. And I felt that that was for me. Then one day my dad said to me and my older sister "I don't care you have to download the Bible rn" so I downloaded it but did nothing with it. Finally, one day I was late for work (yes I worked when I was 15 because I actually want an electric guitar) and it was New Year's Eve. My colleague texted me saying she'd pick me up and I said and quote "Isokkk I walk over" (me) ... "Give me your block" (colleague) "Omd tyyy" (me)
Part of me didn't want her to fetch me because it would be troubling her. But I don't know why I waited and was thinking "bruh I could've reached by now but she's late" but I just waited. I was wearing full white that day. And this woman must've thought I was going to church because it was a Sunday morning.
And she asked "Hello, are you going to church?"
I said "oh no no, I have church at night because it's countdown service. (basically the youth services brought our church service from Saturday 4pm to Sunday 8pm because we wanted to countdown service together)"
She said," Oh! So you're Christian! Do you read the Word often?"
I blushed because so many signs and I haven't read a single word. "No," I was so embarrassed
She continued "I used to be a teacher, a lecturer in a University (if im not wrong) There is a website called 7 minutes with God. It was originally created for Harvard students because they were busy and didn't have time to spend time with God." Then I couldn't hear what she said because she was talking so fast. All I knew was she was summarizing the website and encouraged me to read it.
I read it like on January 2nd this year on the way to school ( I'm 16 this year!!! But not 16 yet because as I said, it's not my birthday yet or anytime soon)
I was so inspired that I kept on reading the Word and devoted mornings to not only prayers (that I allowed God to guide me and not just pray for the sake of praying) but also for reading the Word!
See, when I prayed to have motivation to read the Word more, God gave me the sign THREE TIMES which I did not pick up until the 3rd sign, the lady. The first time during the sermon I was like "Yes God, I will do it!" but did nothing. The second time when my dad asked me to download the app version of the Bible, I said "Yes God, this is the sign!" and did not do anything. I got discouraged because my dad thinks I'm funny and wouldn't take my words seriously omd 😭. But the third time, God literally sent a random woman I don't know and told me to read. And I read, praise God!
this is the part where it relates to the meme
Because when I went to the shower I kept laughing because I thought of this meme. I didn't read the word or get touched because it was a coincidence. So coincidence? I think not! It's a miracle ❤️❤️❤️
I finished Mark and the New Testament, I'm currently at John right now.
Just now, after a meeting with my cell group (a small group for easier prayers etc in church), I was listening to worship music, and my grumpy dad was like "GO AND SHOWER" liek chill brou. So I went to the toilet with my headphones on and sat on the floor and just continued listening to worship music. Then my dad sent in the family group chat (just me, my older sister and him, my mom got mad and left) an article about this man called Patrick Lee/Bezalel. He is a local artist faithful in Christ
But reading halfway I kept crying because I was so touched (again I do no lt cry, but I related so much I cried even though nothing had to do with me, but it was like my mother's story where she had a hard of stone towards God) and then my phone went flat 😐 So I risked it and ran out to get my charger but thank God (like actually) my dad didn't scream like he would. Then I sat at the toilet floor and continued reading. Tears kept flowing down my face because Patrick Bezalel's story was such a miracle, and God kept giving him signs that God existed! And removed the layer of stone that surrounded the man's heart and made it soft and open to God again!
After that I continued worshipping God and was listening to worship music (yes in the toilet because I literally have 0 privacy because none of my parents think I need it). I kept crying because the songs were so related. Can you imagine? It went in this order:
1.Presence,Power,Glory 2.Hosanna 3.Promises 4.Holy Forever
Again, coincidence? I THINK NOT. It was so planned, like it was in my playlist for so long and I haven't really thought much about it. Tears kept streaming down and kept going and through sobs I silently prayed to God
"Oh my dear God you have been so so good to me, and so faithful to me Lord. You have guided me, guided my heart and nothing has gone wrong in Your hands Lord. I've been through the turning point I've prayed for. You have sent people, songs and my family members to come after me to open up to You Lord. Lord, I was having a CG (cell group) meeting and something just touched my heart. I am now sitting on the toilet floor and typing this, because Lord you have made a way to touch my heart, guide me through a prayer that came deep down from inside of me Lord, thank You for providing. Thank You God for the miracles You have did in my life, and all that I prayed for has came through Lord. The turning point I prayed for was when that lady had spoken to me about how to set aside time for You and the Word. Lord let me not forget this incident, this turning point, this miracle Lord. Let me put my trust in You Lord, and let You take my hand and let my life be walking next to You faithfully Lord. Lord I pray that I would not waver, and I would not take my eyes away from You. Even when I am crossing and walking toward You on water in the sea, let my eyes be on You, and the works You have done for me, and not be distracted by the worls around me, but to keep my eyes on You diligently Lord. Lord, I am a sinner, and now, I was, for You have sent Jesus Christ, Your Son, to die on the cross for me. Lord, I believe in You and I want to accept You in my life Lord, no matter what situation I am in. Lord, let people around me see Your love, joy, and faithfulness in me, and not let them see the girl I was before. Let them see change, and the love and desire I have for You, Lord. Let them see Your greatness, Your goodness and You. I thank You for everything You have done, and in Jesus's name, I pray that I will walk faithfully alongside You, and will not fail to continuously pray and worship You God. Thank You Lord for the miracles, for this turning point. Thank You God for guiding me, and let me be the branch that bears fruit, and let me be the branch that has life only through Jesus, Who is the vine, Who the reason I live Lord, Who is the reason I have life. Praise the Lord! Amen!"
This is the first time I prayed for so long and every one word was truly from deep down fron the depths of my heart. I couldn't stop crying. I really couldn't and I can't emphasize more that I don't cry often! Either it hurt me so much or that God moved my heart. This time was tears of joy.
I hope this could inspire someone out there, because in another prayer I prayed for those who needed God, even if I didn't know them.
Pray. Pray and ask God to help you seek Him. One thing I learnt from a sermon is the fervency in your prayers. I didn't mean to add this in but I suddenly saw this note I wrote on 25th February.
Title: fervency in prayer Fervency: being excited about something keen on something
At the heart of revival is the spirit of prayer • pray fervently • pray with faith
"But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed"
To be fervent in prayer is to pray tenaciously despite our struggles
Hopefully this helped someone out there, inspired you and is one of your signs to start giving your life to Him! It is actually proven 1 in 3 people are Christians. Isn't our goal to have this faith to reach all four corners of the world? It could sound impossible in the past, but now there is social media, anyone could read and realize "Hey God is actually with me!"

Apologies for this convoluted mess of a post, I’m in a pretty high emotional state and just wanted some second opinions.
First thing you should know, I have always been incredibly passionate about societal issues involving all aspects of life. Whether that be racism, classism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, etc.. I am a white woman from a developed country and I recognise the privilege that I have and I ensure I do not take away the voice of minorities but simply find ways to advocate and amplify those voices and to continuously educate myself to be culturally aware and sensitive. I’m trying my best in doing what I can.
That being said, I have been with my boyfriend for 4 years now and he has known this about me since the beginning (also my bf is white).
Now, when I say “pretend to be a misogynist”, I honestly was the first one to really use this as a joke. For example, when I would come across a TikTok of a guy on a podcast saying that men have the capacity and right to cheat but women cannot because they get too emotionally involved, I would show my bf the clip and say “No because he’s spitting straight facts and why stop there? Women are emotional creatures and men are rational thinkers, which is why men don’t cry. If you’re in touch with your emotions, you’re a pussy.” Basically just some exaggerated bullshit that I would say in a sarcastic tone to really highlight how laughable these ideologies are.
He loved this and thought it was hilarious so he started to use the joke as well. He began to use it so frequently that at one point I jokingly said “I’m starting to think that you’re beginning to believe the shit you’re saying.” To which he doubled down and said “Oh no, you’ve caught me” and laughed it off. A little red flag was risen in my mind but I shrugged it off and reminded myself that I was in fact the one to introduce him to the joke.
Recently, I’ve been really struggling with my anxiety and depression due to everything that’s going on in the world and how it feels like we are progressing backwards as a society at times. I have had to take frequent breaks off of social media because of the bigotry I kept frequenting in TikTok comments and it would send me down a spiral of losing hope in humanity essentially (I know this is a showcase of my privilege to be ignorant, but I had to make the difficult choice of putting my mental health first).
I became quite sensitive to any sort of bigotry and asked my bf if we could at least pause with “pretend to be a misogynist” jokes as in my vulnerable state these ideologies were no longer laughable but frightening. He seemed confused as to how that would help but agreed.
Now to the event that caused me to question my bf’s intentions when making these jokes. Harrison Butker infamously made his commencement speech recently spouting traditional ideologies of a woman’s role as a homemaker under the guise of religion. This of course irked me and made me so incredibly upset for the women in the graduating class that had just worked their butts off for 4 years that had to sit and listen to this man that their greatest accomplishment in life will be when they become a wife and mother.
I of course shared this to my bf, saying how utterly disappointed I am that an influential figure can openly make these statements and think nothing wrong of it. In this moment, I truly just wanted him to share in my disappointment and disgust. Instead, he replies with “King shit 🤴”. I gave him another chance by asking “Don’t you think it’s foul that people still think this way? That a woman should amount to no more than a homemaker?” He replies with “He’s speaking his truth.”
I know I should have communicated my frustration but I just didn’t have the energy to start an argument over text. And frankly, I started to go into another one of my dissociative spirals where I was picking apart previous times my bf has made these sorts of jokes and I have given him the chance to express his actual concern on these sorts of issues but he always just sorts of doubles down on the joke and moves on in the convo giving me the clear signal that he doesn’t want to discuss this sort of thing anymore. Even though he knows how passionate I am with societal issues and particularly in this present moment with how it is actually affecting my mental health.
And to add fuel to the fire, whilst I HIGHLY don’t recommend comparing your relationship to those that you see online I had come across a TikTok of a woman showing her husband the speech and him immediately expressing his concern and disdain.
Is it all my doing since I started the joke so he thinks it’s okay? Am I thinking too deeply in thinking that he continuously brushes off any sort of discussion about societal issues? How do I approach him about my concern without him instantly denying and shutting it down?
TLDR: My (22F) bf (21M) agreed with Harrison Butker’s speech as a “joke” even though I asked him to stop making these kinds of jokes.

Does anyone know the last day of adding and paying for summer class? I emailed my advisor and she's not responding...Or I'm thinking of taking online classes from other universities and transfer the credits. If anyone has done summer course from other place, please let me know... I need to take summer class or I won't be able to graduate in time :(

I have been dating my current gf for about 2 years now. Her parents are from India and hae been very strict the entire relationship. Even when the relationship with the parents was cordial, they obsessively called me whenever I was with her like I became their child. On my first day of graduate school, the father called me 9 times while I was attending my first class because she hadn't answered their texts in 30 minutes. Another time, we went on a beach trip and were coming home (2 hours before their set curfew) and he continued to call and tell me to drive faster and get her home immediately. Eventually, the relationship with the parents deteriorated. They didn't want us seeing each other at all anymore but we stayed together and made it about a year without their approval.
Today was my girlfriends graduation and it was outdoors, so it was open to the public. The parents didn't want me there and I was not invited to the dinner planned for after the graduation. However, since it was open to the public and a large crowd, she told me that she wanted me there and I could just sit away from them. I went and tried to stay away from the parents, but apparently the father spotted me walking into the stadium and became angry. There was no confrontation, but apparently he wanted to come up to me and tell me to leave but was prevented from doing so. My girlfriend texted me that he had seen me and said to stay out of sight and just leave after they call her name to avoid any crazy drama. I did and left immediately after her name and hadn't been in contact with anyone (including my gf) since the ceremony.
I was driving back home when my gf's best friend called me and said that she had a seizure and I needed to go to the hospital she was going to. I was shocked since she had no medical history and turned around to head to the hospital immediately. I knew the parents wouldn't would be angry, so I called my gf's older sister to tell her everything I knew and see if she was okay (my gf had been staying out late all night and had been feeling sick all morning). The sister told me not to come because it would only make things worse and the dad took the sisters phone and began to yell at me.
He told me that this was all my fault and I'm causing so much stress and anxiety in her life and that I'm the reason she's in the hospital. He told me to never contact her again and I responded by telling him that "This is not okay. You will not blame me for this and you will not speak to me that way." He hung up the phone a few seconds after i began talking and told him that nothing he was saying was accpetable to me.
After hanging up, he grew more angry and I received several follow up messages about how everything is my fault and that I need to leave her alone. When my gf finally regained consciousness, he yelled at her for being "so naive and irresponsible" and he told her that she is throwing her life away with me. I didn't know what to do and obviously wanted to prioritize her well-being when she reached out to me, but when she told me her dad said I had disrespected him and been very rude, I had to share the full story and send screenshots.
I feel liket this pattern of behavior isn't out of a dislike for me or a new thing... She had warned me that her parents were crazy and strict before, but this is unlike anything I've ever seen before. I think that there are deeper issues to this behavior than I can tell from my perspective, but I just dont know what to do or say about any of this.
I absolutely do not want our relationship to end. I also can't continue to let the parents continue to control everything in her life and treat me how they treat their children.
I dont know if I should have skipped the graduation and just stayed as quiet as possible until her parents arent as big a factor in her life anymore.
I also don't know what to say about his comments blaming me for the seizure and yelling at her when she regained consciousness. What should I do in this situation? Is there anything to do/say about overly controlling/manipulative parents? Please help with how to handle this situation.
TL;DR; : Girlfriends father was angry that I showed up to her graduation and sat alone. She had a seizure after I left and he told me that it was all my fault and to never speak to her again. He had tried to limit our relationship and prevent us from seeing each other in the past and I don't know what to do now. How can I confront this and maintain my relationship with her?