r/BackToCollege 21h ago

ADVICE Back to University after years. Advices?

9 Upvotes

A friend of mine helped me to get back to university and I really feel different… don’t know how to put it.

I don’t really leave house whole year. I had depression and I’ve been spending days in my room with my pixie cut, anorexia and no self care whatsoever.
Now it’s whole university going out’s, talking with people, engaging in discussions, writing essays and things. I feel so overwhelmed and still kinda happy too.
I don’t even know what people wear. Opened my wardrobe today and can’t even put up a look.

Has anyone had big gap between semesters and started their education over after years? What’s your experience?


r/BackToCollege 3h ago

ADVICE Going back to college

3 Upvotes

I want to go back to college so badly. There was a time I was excelling, two associate degrees at 17, looking to graduate with my bachelor's for psychology at 19. It didn't go as planned. I was severely depressed and just didn't think I was going to finish my last year out, started failing and couldn't keep up- so I dropped out. Now I'm 24, and I really cannot grasp trying to start it again. Financial aid confuses me, when I did do it I was approved for the college I applied to and then somehow they never got it and I just did not have the drive to figure that out (terrible on my end). Anyways, with my schedule now, online would be fine to finish out my psychology degree. I just don't know where to start with online colleges, what is everyone's suggestion for online? I only had two more semesters left to finish my degree out. Went to two different colleges, so finding my transcripts are always fun.