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Neurodivergent 17w
I was a mid student at best, struggling to stay engaged in lectures, regularly getting C’s in classes… Now I have graduated, I’m an engineer, and I’m kinda killing it. Keep your head up, things can get better
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Anonymous 17w

I’ve also kinda harnessed my ADHD as a strength. I keep a little whiteboard and write down to-dos when people give them to me or I come up with them. I don’t necessarily procrastinate tasks I don’t want to do, but I’ll break it up into chunks so I’m moving from task to task and keeping myself stimulated

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Anonymous 17w

Hehe I have the opposite 😭 I struggled to stay engaged in lectures but was 4.0 until college and still maintained a 3.3 by graduation… but now I have graduated, I’m an engineer, and I’m kinda failing miserably 😭 I’m hoping it’s just burn out and I’ll recover one day 🤞🤞🤞

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 17w

And my biggest recommendation to fellow poor students who are going into a field that requires knowledge/skill: talk to people who have done it before and read a few books on your field. Advice I have gotten has honestly been more beneficial than anything I learned in the classroom. Also, they expect you to not know a whole lot. You just have to be able to learn.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 17w

It’s all good homie, work doesn’t define you as a person. Do you mind if I ask which field you’re in? If it’s manufacturing I might be able to offer some advice

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 17w

I’m high right now, sorry if my comment sounded not good in any way, i believe in you

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 17w

No you’re good!! Didn’t come off bad at all :) idek what I am. I majored in chemE and my title is energy engineer but I’d call this role more of an hvac engineer than anything else

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