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I love conducting experiments. I love being in the lab, mixing things, seeing reactions, getting my hands dirty. But writing the report afterwards? It's pure torture. My practical skills are great, my supervisor even said I have a "good pair of hands." But ask me to write a discussion section...

Okay, is anyone else's financial aid portal just stuck on "review" for their Cal Grant? I'm supposed to start at UCLA in the fall (!!!), and while I'm super excited, the financial side is giving me major anxiety. My family's EFC is low, so I was really counting on the Cal Grant A to help make...

I'm a student at SJSU, and honestly, the cost of living here is no joke. My "student job" basically needs to pay like a full-time career just to afford my half of a shoebox apartment in San Jose. I’m currently working about 25-30 hours a week at a tech support call center, and I am exhausted...

Hey everyone. I'm currently at a CC in the East Bay and I'm trying to finalize my transfer applications, mostly for CSUs like East Bay, SF State, and maybe SJSU. I thought I had everything figured out with assist.org, but I'm running into a wall and my counselor's next appointment is weeks away...

I'm from Northern California, and I never thought I'd end up in LA for school. It seemed too big, too superficial, too much traffic. But I visited Loyola Marymount University on a whim and fell in love. Now I'm a junior, and I want to talk about what it's actually like going to school in the...

I'm a sophomore at a community college in the Central Valley, and I'm starting to put together my transfer applications. I know I want to stay in California, but I'm torn between applying to UCs and CSUs. I know the basic differences (research vs. teaching, cost, etc.), but I want to hear from...

Okay, I need someone to explain this to me like I'm five. My professor just handed out the prompt for our final paper, and it's called a "synthesis essay." I've written research papers before—you pick a topic, find sources, and make an argument. Isn't that what this is? What's the difference? I...