My university was hard. I left for a semester to get my ■■■■ together. I went back and finished my degree and worked on my masters as well. Didn’t finish but it was demanding. I was newly diagnosed so everything was hard. Walking at the grad ceremony was a pride for me.
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I know this is a bit off topic however I fully support gay rights I’m pro LGBT I’m not LGBT but I think they should be treated equally and there people too
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It depends. Every experience has it’s challenges.
My first degree was in economics from a demanding university. They select in the first year and most people don’t pass. You have to be willing to study and pass courses that you don’t like, e.g. accountancy and computer science in my case. I also worked part-time and followed 8 hours of supplementary French and English classes a week. So I was very busy. But it paid off. I was able to land a very well paying job after graduating and to travel the world.
My second experience was after my second psychosis and I studied Health Sciences part-time via distance learning. The challenge here was the social isolation and not being able to interact with peers on a daily basis. I feel like I learned less in this degree but was able to get exemptions for the course I’m about to embark, so it helped me on my journey.
Now I’m going to start chiropractic school in a couple of weeks. Really passionate about it but of course there will be courses I like less but I like the idea of being part of a real-life community and making friends. Also there are a lot of conferences, summer schools, seminars for chiropractors so I’ll be able to travel all around Europe and meet people who have similar interests.
Overall I enjoy learning but it’s not for everyone. Also I wouldn’t go into debt to go to school. I saved years to be able to afford chiropractic school.
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College and University can be hard but it takes time and dedication. It is similar to a job in that you have to put in the work. In some places there are accommodations allowed when taking a course. Look into that.
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It was easy when I wasn’t hallucinating. I think it would be harder for someone with schizophrenia.
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Dude get loan forgiveness that’s what I did. They’ll write the whole thing off. If they know you have sz
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It really can be hard. But it can also be easy.
Depends whether it’s college or uni, also on study programme.
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I can’t say from 1st hand experience because I’ve always been too inept independent living/practical skills wise to go there. However on forums etc I post on a regular topic is that of people coasting through high school with ease, but then finding they’re ill equipped for college/university.
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I think you’d know better than me because you’re actually in school. I remember it being very tough tho. I feel like even for non mentally ill people they make it so hard, they really push students to the brink with work. Some days id have like hours and hours of readings. So that it’s not even possible to do. How can I attend classes and read a whole book in 3 days at the same time lol
Idk maybe it’s just me
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