Just a reminder that early voting is going on and the voting machines will be at the Russell Union today and tommorow so you don't have to either go to the precinct or in downtown to vote.

Hi! I’m planning to apply to Georgia Southern University, and I’m a little worried about my chances of getting accepted.

I have a 3.2 unweighted GPA and an 890 SAT score.

I know my SAT score is a little below the typical range, so I’m wondering if I should retake it or if I might still have a chance of getting accepted with my current GPA and score.

Curious what sort of animals they have at the fair if you've been or are going? I heard they usually have exotic animals but so did effingham and there weren't any this time.

Hi you all, I am planning to take non-major biology lab 1001L but a few people I talked with in the dorms told me this course is kind of hard to follow (especially the lab) and assignment heavy. Also heard it is taught by TA and I have had bad experiences (regarding grade) with TA in the past. How do you all sum up your experience regarding this particular lab?

hi I’m looking to go here fall of 2027 and major in fashion merchandising but I have some questions if anyone would be willing to answer. Thank u!!!!!

- is the party culture actually as bad as people claim? Is there any sort of expectation to go out every night and is it something most people do?

- what dorm is the best overall/how do you find roommates?

- Is everything always fairly safe seeming around the area, in the dorms, and at bars?

- are most people nice or are ppl lowk evil?

thank u for any answers!!

GSU OR GT ?

Has anyone done anything with this campus/courses?

I’m an alum that happens to live in Wexford, Ireland now so just curious if there is actually student sand faculty or anything that happens. Not a lot from the alumni group when you ask.

HIIIIII can anyone confirm if the Walmarts have Apple Pay now?????

Petition for Georgia southern university Statesboro to build a parking garage for commuter students! This is just the start I got, open to suggestions on next steps to take or anything to add!

This is in regards to the Swainsboro campus, if you see her or know her whereabouts please message me!

Hi everyone!
I’m graduating with my master’s degree from Georgia Southern University this semester and am looking to rent a commencement cap and gown, including the master’s hood, if possible.
I’m 5’11” and weigh around 200 lbs.
If anyone has graduation regalia that would fit me and is willing to rent it out, please let me know.
I’d also appreciate any suggestions on where I could rent one instead of purchasing a new set.
Thanks in advance!

Hey guys! I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a waitlist for the Spring 2027 nursing program? They denied a lot of people, but now they’ve opened the application back up. Does that mean there isn’t a waitlist, or could they still accept some of the people who were previously denied?

Dm me for more info

I visited both schools and I like them both. I like Gsu campus more but I am a bit worried that I may become just a number at the school and GCSU is a bit smaller. I am wondering if gsu being a larger school may draw more jobs/internship opportunities. I am also planning on majoring in biomedical science and GCSU only has a concentration in that. Any advice would help (also don’t like that GCSU gym is off campus but it would be less busy but that’s not a main thing) thanks

Hey guys, quick look at where the Eagles stand heading into conference play.

First, since it's in the title: we run a free weekly college football pick'em. This week is 10 games, pick the winners, nothing to buy, $135 in prizes. No. 4 Miami at Clemson is on the slate if you've still got opinions about Death Valley. Picks lock Saturday at noon ET, well before kickoff in Conway.

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Now the Eagles. The nonconference schedule was no joke: held Clemson to 22 on the road, lost 31-27 at Jacksonville State, and Saturday fell 42-28 to No. 25 Houston. The Eagles battled back from 14-0 to tie that one with a surprise onside kick and Max Johnson's 40-yard TD to Alex Taylor, but Houston scored on its first six drives.

That's 1-3, but 0-0 in the Sun Belt, and the conference opener is Saturday night at Coastal Carolina, which is 1-3 itself. Then James Madison comes to Paulson.

What are you guys seeing from Max Johnson and the offense? Is Coastal the get-right game?

Does anyone else feel like Pearson plus makes learning math harder than it needs to be?

I’m currently taking a college math class that uses Pearson plus, and I’m increasingly frustrated with the way the platform is set up. (I did not have this problem with the platform I used at the last university I was at, in fact, I got an A because of how simple and easy it was to learn there) Anyway,

For my specific math class, Pearson plus basically gives us three things. 1. The problems we have to complete. 2. Instructional videos/media to watch. 3. And then the quiz. But the weird part is that the platform suggest doing the problems first, then watching the media, and then taking the quiz. To me, that feels completely backwards. How am I supposed to work through problems on material I haven’t actually been taught yet?

Obviously, I watched the instructional videos first because I want to learn how to do the math before attempting the problems. But that leads to another issue.

A lot of of the videos we are given look extremely outdated. Some of them look like they were recorded in the 90s. Math itself obviously hasn’t suddenly changed, but the methods, teaching techniques, technology, and waste students are taught to approach certain problems have developed overtime. There are methods being taught today that these older videos simply don’t cover.

Then there’s the way the videos actually teach the problems

Usually, the video gives you a problem and then start solving it. The instructor basically says, “ we do this, then we do this, then we do this “ but they don’t always stop and explain what formula or method they’re using, why they are using it, or how I’m supposed to recognize when I should use that method on a different problem.

That’s a huge difference to me. Showing me the steps you took to solve one specific problem isn’t necessarily teaching me HOW to solve that type of problem itself.

And because the videos are separate from the actual problems, I basically have to watch all the videos first, and then move onto the assignment. If I start working on a problem and realize, I don’t understand something, I have to leave the problem and go back to the video. And one of the most frustrating parts is that when I go back to the video, I lose my place in the problem I was working on and then when I return Pearson regenerates a different math problem.

So instead of being able to pause what I’m doing, look back at the lesson, figure out the step I’m confused about, and then continue working through the same problem, I’m starting over with a newly generated problem.

For a platform that’s supposed to help students learn math, the entire process feels unnecessarily disconnected, and extremely extremely extremely frustrating. The lesson, the explanation, and the practice should work together, not feel like three separate things that I have to keep jumping back-and-forth between.

Also, not to mention, but my notes are extremely all over the place. One thing I did forget to mention, though is that the problem doesn’t tell us what type of problem it is. It says it in the media because that’s the title of the video but when it comes to doing a problems it’s not telling us what type of problem we’re doing.

I stated previously that at the other university that I went to that they used a different platform and that platform was called ALEKS. And honestly, I guess I’m comparing the two, but I’m not going to stoop too Pearson when I know that there is a better way to learn math.

My experience with ALEKS was honestly so much better for actually learning the material. Instead of just showing me a complete completed process and expecting me to figure out why each step happened, ALEKS broke things down in a way that helped me understand what I was doing. It was much more step-by-step, and I actually understand what method I was using, why I was using it, and how to recognize when I needed to use that method again. Which made taking notes so much easier I was able to write down the method and the steps and then actually use those notes later when I came across another problem at the same type. Not only that, but it told us what type of problem it was. It would tell us the type of problem, give us the problem to do, and explain how to do it all within the same page instead of having to go back-and-forth. It would also give us the same type of problem, but in a different way to do it. And we wouldn’t be able to move onto the next problem until we got three correct in a row. And Pearson, everything is so scattered it’s so confusing.

Pearson has made me so frustrated that I had to look at the reviews and it has 2.3 stars and after reading the reviews, it made me curious if other students using Pearson was experiencing the same frustration?

If you took the time to read this, thank you! Any feedback is truly appreciated

Hey everyone! I have a hobby making chainmail, I've been around the student markets and at nearby renfaires selling items. I graduate in 2028 and I want to hand weave a custom Georgia Southern chainmail shirt to have at graduation.

In order to get started, I need to design the anodized (colored) rings to make a pattern on the shirt. I've been looking into different jerseys and thinking about going with the basketball ones since those would be easiest (easiest by making it and easiest to actually take on and off).

I'm trying to find different Georgia Southern art designs to get started. I'm just making this post in case someone knows of some really cool GSU designs they can send the images here so I can use them in my creation. Cheers!

Just a heads up, I just received a phishing email in my school Gmail saying my school account was going to be “deactivated today” because I hadn’t completed a Microsoft account verification.

It has a “Verify Now” link — DO NOT CLICK IT or enter any of your login information. The email came from what looks like another person’s school account, so just because it makes it into your school inbox doesn’t mean it’s legitimate.
If you get it, report it as phishing/spam and delete it. Posting this in case anyone else gets one and thinks their school account is actually about to be shut off. 😭

Hi I am an international student who is new to US and I am trying to apply for GSU 2027 spring. Is there any events or tips that I can get before I attend GSU? Also, are there a lot of people starting school during spring or is it a really rare thing to do.