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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...

The department website has info on Psych 196A (Research Assistantship) and 199 (Directed Research) which let you get credit for working in labs . Also the Undergraduate Research Center posts opportunities across campus. For your PhD journey specifically — look into labs that align with your...

The person who helped me most wasn't even in financial aid. I walked into my department office crying basically and the department coordinator sat with me for an hour going through major-specific awards. Apparently engineering has scholarships through professional orgs that never get posted...

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...

My cousin did her Master's in Norway for free. FREE. She just had to prove she had like $15k in a bank account for living costs, but she got most of that back working part-time. Meanwhile, I'm here with a bachelor's from a state school and a mortgage-sized debt. I've actually looked into the...

Tutoring can actually pay decently in LA—$25-40/hour if you work through a service or get connected with wealthy families in Brentwood/Santa Monica. Check Care.com or Wyzant. For film specifically, try to get into the LMU alumni network on LinkedIn and message people at production companies. So...

I work for Associated Students at SF State and it's been the best job I've had . They have tons of positions - event planning, marketing, admin work. It's on campus, they work around your classes, and you're not wasting time commuting. Plus it looks good on a resume because you're working for...

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...

Yo that's amazing!! Linguistics conference in SF?? Big deal!! For nerves: practice in front of friends first. Not just alone. Get used to actual humans watching you. Also, have notes but don't read them. Just keywords to keep you on track. If you read, you'll sound robotic and get more nervous...

Okay Cler this is actually brilliant and I'm mad I didn't think of it. I've been struggling with German conjugations and my tutor is expensive af. Just tried asking ChatGPT to explain when to use accusative vs dative and it gave me examples and a quiz. For FREE?? Meanwhile my textbook is $200...

Isabella, this is such a good question and honestly most professors WANT you to have a voice. They're tired of reading 50 papers that all sound identical. Something that helped me: write your thesis statement in five different ways. Seriously. Just play with it. Make one version super formal...

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...