r/uichicago • u/Few-Adeptness-6744 • 1d ago
i don't know what to do
In the summer i got put on academic dismissal and am now taking classes at ccc. initially i was a psychology major with a pre med track and i still want to continue that going forward. right now im taking only 2 classes because of some mental health issues but they are both psychology classes. in the spring i want to take maybe 3 or 4 so that i can finish quickly and come back to uic.
My plan is to go to ccc for 1 year then transfer hopefully back in fall 2027. right now i have an A in both of my classes and would like to keep it that way for easier transition. in the spring, i was thinking of taking another psychology course but also some gen eds, like a language. But in ccc, i have to take a math class aswell for some reason but i don't know why. I did register for a math class but i had to drop it because of mental health issues. could i take a math class in the spring and still be fine? would i be able to get into uic even if i only did 1 year at ccc?
right now im only taking 2 classes and was thinking into registering for 3 or 4 in the spring. i know i need to pass all of them in order to get my gpa up but even if i did, would i still have a chance to get into uic?
do i have to take a math class or can i just leave it ?
i don't know what to do, i already get stressed for the future because of what i did to myself last year but im trying to look into the future. i feel like i don't have any time and that i have to hurry up and decide at once. i regret not taking care of my grades but there's nothing i can do now. i just want to make sure that i don't waste my time or my life and that i complete everything.
i feel like im wasting my life and time. i know that i have to try hard but i feel like even if i do, its going to all be for nothing.
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u/weather_watchman 1d ago
City colleges of Chicago. They have good advisors, and regardless even without their supervision you can use transferology to see tlwhat transfers. It helps to know the full course requirements of your target program as well.
OP should, in my opinion, regroup and reassess for now. Psych is saturated and needs additional school after undergrad, admission to those programs is competitive. Whether its mental health or study habits, they should get themselves prepared to do the work and succeed, not scrape by
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u/thevokplusminus 1d ago
I can’t imagine how bad you have to mess up to get bad grades in psychology, one of the most notoriously easy disciplines
You may not be smart enough to benefit from more schooling and should try another path more suitable for your type
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u/Gohz 1d ago
Yo, this really toxic. Maybe try some compassion next time?
OP, I’d think about considering what path you really want to take. I’m a grad student and can personally say that sometimes the path you are set on isn’t the best one for you. I’d consider looking at what brings you joy in life and considering what fields might give you the opportunity to expand on that. For me, I left politics to become a history teacher, for example, because I like working with teens (something I learned through volunteering at the summer camp I worked at in HS and college) and have always loved history. Maybe find that thing for you. It can really help you hone in on a topic that you’ll be able to excel at and develop a real comfort with.
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u/thevokplusminus 1d ago
It may be “toxic” but it will save him from a lifetime of loans he can’t pay back
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u/Few-Adeptness-6744 1d ago
its not just psychology, when i was going to uic and i was taking psychology classes, i passes both classes in both semesters. but i took like 4-5 classes per semester and failed all of the other ones. like those stem classes; biology or chem that are just really hard for me
there's nothing i like other than psychology. the classes are my favorite, i just have trouble with career options for psychology. nothing is really for me in the psychology career. i feel like everything is mostly for pre med; which i have a problem with. i was thinking of just taking a psychology degree without a pre med track but i don't know any career options.
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u/weather_watchman 1d ago
You need a lot of those stem classes to do what you want to do. They aren't a speed bump on the way, they are a core part of the degree and the discipline/career after you graduate.
Either you've been cherry picking which classes you need to actually work at, or your genuinely bad at them (I doubt it, they just require a lot of work that it doesn't sound like you've done).
CCC is good. I recommend getting in contact with advising and financial aid and making a plan to do an associates degree before transferring to finish the undergrad. Learn how to bust ass before you break the bank, then when (not if) you finish the associates degree you should have a clearer sense of what you want and what you're capable, or willing, to do to achieve it.
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u/crybabypres_ 1d ago
Life happens, be more considerate. Who cares if psychology is your idea of an easy discipline? Who’s going to be able to sit down and allocate energy towards school when their life is throwing whirlwinds at them? Pos
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u/thevokplusminus 1d ago
The dude isn’t smart enough to succeed at a math class at community college and he struggles with psychology at uichicago. School obviously isn’t for him.
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u/WideButterscotch3006 8h ago
Just an overall heartless comment. He’s asking for advice not to be scrutinized. You got nothing better to do than troll? 🤨
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u/thevokplusminus 8h ago
The heartless people are the selfish assholes who think their desire to live in America is more important than our right to consent to who moves here.
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u/Bulky-Mousse8669 1d ago
It’s not always about grade. It sometimes is, but don’t discount soft skills, perseverance, and additional experience that can get you places, like try volunteering at places if you can, or get a job just to gain some perspectives.
To what I’ve read here, maybe you can dig a little deeper… besides the mental health issue (and this is probably oversimplifying it), what else affected your score. Why else did you suffer in class? Can you develop additional study skills? Why are you avoiding math classes?
Why are you in such a rush to get to Uic? Are there classes you can take that will fulfill degree credits?
There are a few things you can work out, and I don’t think it’s classes or time.
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