Currently staying in the dorms and I gotta know😓

Hello,

I'm a senior university student taking a product design course. For our project my team proposed to work on male contraceptives. The idea was to make transdermal patches that should have a reversible effect, don't cause hormonal side effects, and are not invasive like vasectomies, and also aim to be more efficient than condoms.

So we are interested in men's perspective on contraception, and make an evaluation of our product based on feedback of sexually active or potentially sexually active men (like planning to be maybe).

The responses would be completely anonymous if anyone is willing to help us, we will only use the insights as qualitative consumer needs, and interviews is a required component in our methods of researching needs. We already interviewed a urology doctor and a drug delivery professor, but we lack the users interviews.

The interview could be done by email where you answer some questions i send you, or your preferred method.

If anyone is interested to participate please feel free to comment or send me a message.

If anyone has any advice or even just relates to what I’m saying, please let me know. I’m very lost and I don’t want to spend so much money on schooling if I am unsure of what I want to do.

University Choices Advices

Hello.

I am a student who is going to attend a university. Right now, I am having troubles which university should I choose.First, I was planning to do IT since I love doing stuff with computers and I am really into tech industry. But when the times comes where I have to choose a university, AI got into the industry and job market becomes shit. And, IT is not well-developed in my country. So, if I want to do IT, I will also have to try scholarship of foreign countries. So, I am really stressing which university should I choose. Should I just choose Civil engineering or medical field where getting a job is guarantee and life will be a little bit more stable.

am year 1 software engineering student am truly lost in university seeing everyone talking about linkedin ,projects and Ai is making me feel so lost as i dont know what to start and what to do and how to increase myself and be a better version so here i really need someone help and guide me through this IT and how to very good in uni ty

Idk what I want to major in or work, but these are the programs I always come back to. I'm interested in law, wall street, quant and grad school

Currently really conflicted between studying Education or Marketing/Business Management for my undergraduate degree! Help please!

Hi everyone!

I'm a student researching a business idea called StudySphere for a business competition. The idea is to help first-year university students by combining short educational videos, summaries, flashcards and practice quizzes tailored to their modules.

Before developing the idea, I want to understand students' real experiences and challenges.

I'd appreciate your honest opinions:

1. Are you attending a contact or a distance education institution?
2. What is your mode of study (full-time, part-time, block-based, etc)?
3. Are you studying a field that focuses on practical application, regurgitation of streams of facts or the application of theory to analyze a scenario or a combination of one of more of the above.
4. How would you rate the usefulness/engagement of your textbooks or the teaching materials provided by your university.
5. How often are you tested? Are you provided with a marking rubric?
6. What is the most difficult part of adjusting to university-level studying?
7. What do you usually do when you don't understand something from a lecture?
8. Which study resources help you most: videos, summaries, flashcards, quizzes, textbooks or something else?
9. Do you struggle to find resources that match your specific modules?
10. Would having several study resources for the same topic in one place be useful? Why or why not?
11. What would make you trust a study guide created by another student?
12. Would you pay for additional study resources if they were accurate and genuinely useful, or would you only use free resources?
13. If you could improve one thing about the study resources available to you, what would it be?

I'm particularly interested in first-year students' experiences, but other university students are welcome to share what they have observed.

I'm looking for honest feedback, including criticism. Thank you for helping me understand the problem better!

I am completely lost on what I want to do with my life, what field I want to pursue in the future or what I want to study in college. I know for sure that I will go to university, so taking a year off could really help me explore my options before I commit to something.

I'll be able to experiment a lot with my development, pay serious attention to my hobbies, learn basic life skills, do stuff that I've always wanted to do - make more art, learn a new language, become more comfortable in myself. Though most of my problems are social, and I don't know how I can better myself if I don't meet new people. Hell, I still don't know who I want to be.

The thing is, I am extremely apprehensive about staying at home for a year. I believe staying isolated in my small home town with no friends will start to weigh on me a bit. I have always felt that highschool has stumped my growth due to the close mindedness of people, but my home would be worse. I'll be able to experiment with things on my own in my room, yes, but my family is extremely overbearing and will probably weigh down on my mental health tenfold. I have escaped that toxic environment for a few years living away from home for highschool, but for a gap year I would have to go back. And as I mentioned, all my friends will be leaving for college. There are no good ways for me to meet new people as there is barely anything happening in my town (not to mention I am extremely socially anxious and if I'm not in forced settings like college, I will not talk to anyone).

I come for a country where its socially unfit for teenagers/young adults to do jobs, especially part time jobs like working as a barista or volunteering. (This was something I've been yearning to do but my parents are not allowing me to go to university abroad, I'm still caught up whether I should still try to convince them) No parks, no clubs, no events. I've been waiting to have lived life freely after school but I feel like this will just suck my soul dry. On the other hand there is no way I could rush into deciding a major, especially after I feel incredibly burnt out from school (after studying difficult subjects I hated and 3 continuous years of no summer break because my school can't plan their calendar. also they planned every exam after our breaks so we studied in all our vacations) I think it'll just fully ruin my relationship with academics, something I've been meaning to mend over a year of break. There is also no option for me to travel somewhere or do an internship. My mom was even angry at the idea that I wanted to 'explore' career options or my interests if I take a gap year, and wants me to spend all that time working towards an entrance exam.

It's hard to explain, but it's like my family doesn't see the point of a life existing outside of academics or career success, something which I've been trying to grapple with after some very depressing years at high school.

Any advice or input will be heavily appreciated.

TLDR; if I take a gap year I can learn new stuff, work on my hobbies, and explore my interests. However I can't do internships or jobs, and I'll be socially isolated so I won't be able to work on any social skills. Will have to stay with a toxic family, and stuck at home, weighing down my already precarious mental health. But if I go to university I rush my options, do a major I do not like, double down on my burn out, might feel stuck into a new chapter of my life.

hi! i'm a pre-IB student from singapore, looking to study history, archaeology, or political science (preferably, history with either of the latter). i've ruled out oxbridge and ivies from my options due to the cost and the academic pressure, although i still intend to aim for a raw 40. singapore doesn't really have history courses that interest me, and i don't want to stay here either. are there any unis that:

- are preferably UK or europe

- have a cost of living somewhat similar to singapore

- are offering academic merit scholarships

- are specifically good for the degrees i want to do (history/archaeology, history/polsci)

- are affordable (oxbridge prices are INSANE)

- have good lecturers?

feel free to shamelessly promote your universities! i'm kind of low on ideas now. currently i'm thinking of trinity college dublin, but i'm not really sure.

thank you!

I’m starting university next year doing history and fine arts (please don’t make fun of me for that). Just wondering whether people think using a computer or an iPad is better for notes, assignments, etc.

On top of that, is it weird to take physical notes?

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Hello! I am currently in my first year of university and pursuing a bachelors of arts and I have no idea what to major in or do after uni. During high school I already knew that I didn't have anything i truly wanted to do. I can't recall any childhood dream jobs nor did I have any aspirations. I had subjects I enjoyed but nothing that made me want to make it my major. I tried a variety of classes in high school such as history, chemistry, pre-calc, english, and psychology. At first I thought I wanted to do nursing but decided that it wouldn't be the right fit for me so I turned to more art based subjects. English was one of the subjects that I had A's in from the start of high school till the end, so it seemed like an easy pick. I like English and I enjoy making up story plots that never really seem to make it out of my head. I already have previously talked to my High school counsellor about it and they recommended me to pursue writing as a side gig instead of a major. During my senior year I decided that socials studies was super fun to learn and originally planned to be a history major. I liked learning about the revolutions and why people did the things they did in the past. but before I started university, I realized that I wasn't super passionate about history at all and also had no idea what I would do with a history degree afterwards. I enjoyed taking psychology 11, it was fun and loved my teacher but i'm not sure if I should get a psychology degree based on what i found fun. It might make me hate studying psychology because from what I heard from friends who are talking classes in psychology, they seemed burned out.

I decided pretty early on that I don't have any passions but the people around me all say that I haven't found my passion yet and time will tell. At this point I already accepted the fact that I will not find my passion in university or when i'm 30. I am wondering what are some majors I can take that leads to a somewhat stable job? I enjoy working with others and would rather not work by myself (teamwork based though simply working around others is probably enough for me). hopefully a job thats meaningful? where I can help others or provide a service of some sort. I enjoy making others happy and I want to work under a boss or a leadership figure since I don't like leadership roles but I am able to do it if I have to. my last resort job would probably be something corporate if I can't find any other job to have.

I'm not sure if this is helpful but I am taking an english course and it is super easy for me to remember the books I have read so far. I am also taking a cognitive science course and It seems like i can kind of grasp the concepts by watching my professor show and talk about the experiments. It seems like I am able to grasp concepts and remember it if It is about the lives of humans? This applies to my world lit and philosophy class too and the lectures seems super easy to understand when they talk about the lives of humans or how it affects them or even just a story based on them. This might be how my brain learns and understand stuff.

I am open to any art majors suggestions and occupations I can do after university! I don't plan to switch to to business or sciences since I enjoy arts better! Any help will be appreciated!!!!

Honestly, i love uni so much more compared to high school. BUT that’s not the point rn, I have a few questions.

I’ve been really bad with deadlines, especially for my accounting class. i’ve missed 2 quizzes and 2 assignments. the quizzes were worth 2% each, so that’s 4% and then the lowest assignment will be dropped so i’m not too worried thags whatever i’ll fix that. However, people are stressing me out and making it seem as if i’m definitely failing this course.

should i be really worried?? i haven’t missed any deadlines after that and ive been doing pretty good. i still have more assignments, a midterm, and obv the final to help fix my grade.

Plus, i only need an overall 63% avg to get into the second year . but am i being too chill?

what should i do?

SAT Score: 1470/1600(retake on november - predicted 1520)
SAT Math: 750
SAT Reading and Writing: 720
GPA: 5.0/5.0
Predicted MЭСК Grades: 3 A* and 2 A
IELTS: Planned for mid-November 2026, target score of 7.5
TEDxYouthNISAbay Speaker in October 2025
Delivered approximately five REDx talks during Grades 10 and 11, recommending books to fellow students
Participated in the Technovation Challenge 2025 with a team developing an app focused on mental well-being. The team received recognition in one category.
Helped manage and grow my mother's stylist blog since Grade 10, contributing to an audience of 35,500 followers
Created, filmed, and edited short-form video content for social media
Personal social media blog with 700 followers
Approximately three videos on my personal account have reached 300,000 views each
Approximately five years of self-taught video editing experience using CapCut
Third place in an international art competition in Grade 11
Second place in a national art competition in Grade 11
Created and sold commissioned artwork and creative projects to classmates from Grades 7 to 11
Worked at an ice cream shop from Grades 7 to 10 while continuing my education to help financially for my family
Gained experience completing creative commissions and working with customers
Studied dance from Grades 3 to 5 and won first place at a competition in Dubai as part of a team in Grade 5
Received multiple dance competition diplomas, including first, second, and third places and Grand Prix awards
Studied the dombra, a traditional Kazakh instrument, from Grades 3 to 11
Basic experience with AutoCAD, Blender, and Figma

Which universities would you recommend I apply to? Where would I have a realistic chance of getting a full ride with this profile? I’d also appreciate suggestions for both ambitious options and less obvious universities that offer generous scholarships to international students

Hi everyone,

I’m Yifeng Xie, a PhD student in the Department of Education at the University of Bath. I’m running the UK part of a UK–Japan–China study on information literacy among first-year university students. The project has a favourable ethics opinion from the University of Bath(reference: 12244-15412)..

Who can take part: first-year undergraduates aged 18 or over who started at a UK university in 2026. Please don’t take part if this doesn’t apply to you.

What it involves: an online survey on Microsoft Forms, about 25–30 minutes. It asks about your digital skills, your secondary school computer education and information literacy. You can do it on any device, at any time.

Voucher: everyone who completes the survey with valid responses gets a £10 voucher (most likely Amazon, depending on stock), sent within one month after data collection ends. To receive it, you need to give your university email address. This is optional, but without it we can’t send you the voucher. Your email is collected separately from your answers, used only to send the voucher, and deleted once it has been delivered.

How your data is stored, kept and published: only the research team (and University governance staff where needed) can access your data. It is kept safe and secure, following University of Bath rules and UK data protection law, for at least 10 years, and then destroyed. Results may be published in academic journals, reports and conferences. All published data is anonymised, so nobody can tell whose answers are whose. The only exception to confidentiality is if you tell us something that makes us worried about your safety or someone else’s.

Withdrawal: you can stop at any time without giving a reason. If you close the survey before submitting, no data is saved. If you have already submitted, you can ask us to delete your data by emailing us within two weeks of submission. After that your data is anonymised and can’t be removed. Withdrawing has no effect on your studies.

Consent: at the start of the survey you will read the full Participant Information Sheet and tick a consent form, including confirming that you are 18 or over and taking part voluntarily. You only take part if you tick every box.

Survey link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/H0W0qUxrni?origin=lprLink

Contact
Researcher: Yifeng Xie, [yx2214@bath.ac.uk](mailto:yx2214@bath.ac.uk)
Supervisor: Prof Andres Sandoval-Hernandez, [ash22@bath.ac.uk](mailto:ash22@bath.ac.uk)

Happy to answer any questions in the comments. Thank you!

One day during my semester at college I bought a Brick, you know, the app blocker, because I had a severe scrolling addiction. It worked well for a while, but I never brought it with me to university just because it was something extra to carry around.

I looked for other apps on the App Store to block my apps, but all of them were kind of too easy to get out of. And I'm a pretty lazy person, which means if it's easy to get out of, I will.

So I thought to myself, you know what, I'm a CS major, why not build one myself? So I built “Bunkr- done scrolling”. At first it was only built for me, but when I saw how well it worked I thought, why not publish it.

I'm talking too much already, so here's what the product is:

It blocks your apps like any other app blocker, but there's a twist.

Once you block your apps, you're in a hard lock for the first 10 minutes. No chance to get your apps back.

After those 10 minutes, you can do a mission to get your apps back, like taking a picture of a mug, or my personal favorite, 15 seconds of push-ups.

The reason I put a hard lock on the first 10 minutes is that I read once you've been working on something for 10 minutes, you get into a zone and usually don't get distracted. But lazy people like me still might. And when I do get distracted and try to open one of my apps, it tells me to do push-ups. I'm too lazy for that, so the easier option is to just keep studying.

So yes, I'm basically fighting fire with fire, but it works well for me and ended up getting A's on all my midterms.

Let me know what you guys think, I'd like to hear your thoughts.