2/10
SettledPursue medicine career through community college
Realized medicine career is possible despite lower income background
EducationCareer Path
10/10
SevereDropped out of university
I failed an exam and had poor attendance, leading to expulsion. I've been living a lie, pretending to attend university while working at a supermarket.
EducationDropping Out
8/10
RegretRepeating second year of medical school for the third time
Struggled with mental health, severe burnout, and anxiety, forcing multiple withdrawals
EducationMedical School
6/10
RegretPursued a masters in zoology despite challenges
Faced huge problems with theriology and lack of financial support for field research
EducationMasters Program
6/10
Regrettrying different note taking methods
spending too much time annotating or skipping notes
EducationNote Taking
8/10
RegretPursuing wrong college degree
Lost interest in current degree, found new passions
EducationCareer Change
6/10
RegretPursuing grad school despite self-doubt
Witnessing favoritism and subjectivity in grades affects self-esteem
EducationGrad School
3/10
MixedSecond interview as recruited athlete
First interview took too long, causing second interview
EducationAdmissions
8/10
RegretTaking a break from grad school due to depression
Struggled with depression and fell behind in grad school
EducationGrad School
2/10
SettledChallenging instructor's attendance policy
I emailed instructor for clarification, but got a late and unhelpful response
EducationCourse Attendance
6/10
RegretStruggling to study despite ADHD meds
Cramming for med school instead of retaining info
EducationMed School
8/10
RegretStarted part-time masters
Lost interest, feels robotic and dry
EducationMasters
10/10
SevereDropped college twice
Dropped physics and biology degrees due to depression and anxiety
EducationCollege
6/10
RegretHusband wants to homeschool our kids
Husband's enthusiasm for homeschooling concerns me about my workload
EducationHomeschooling
6/10
RegretAttended private K-12 school
Grew up surrounded by culture of prestigious college admissions, now worried about its effects
EducationElite Achievement Culture
1/10
SettledYale scraps likely letters
I stopped using likely letters to recruit competitive applicants
EducationUniversity Admissions
8/10
RegretFailed master's degree capstone twice
Failed capstone exams due to new requirements and low scores
EducationMaster'S Degree
10/10
SevereAttending Appalachian School of Law
Earned significantly less than female peers
EducationLaw School
4/10
Mixedlied about college
Dropped out due to financial reasons, lied about it to others
EducationDropout
10/10
SevereAttended Cooley Law School
Disappointing experience with academics and staff, poor preparation for success
EducationLaw School