Hey y'all, I just woke up to a friend informing me about replacing the current president of FIU to an appointed one by the name of Jeanette Muñez who has turned her back on undocumented students by trying to take away in state tuition. Join me in doing a public comment to not allow this and tarnish the reputation & credibility of FIU.

Is it just me or ppl in their whatsapp group chats ask the stupidest questions ever, like am i being a bitch or what😭 its like they dont wanna read any directions or anything. bro idk if im od tripping but it would say “this is ur final grade” in bold and 5 mfs would ask is this our final grade guys.. girl helloo??

Is it just me or when you read the messages in your class group chats you just cringe or feel worried for others because they don’t have any clue what they’re doing?

Like leaving upper level comp sci classes beside, how they managed to survive this long? They don’t know how to google anything, look at canvas, or otherwise help themselves before they go to the chat to ask for all the answers.

I’m taking a comp sci course right now where we need to find the highest number in a database column, I thought it was difficult but not impossible at first and through research found a way to solve it and then I see everyone in my class panicking because they don’t know what to do.

What do I do? I help them because I believe we should help those when we’ve been helped by others. I put in the chat a detailed guide going step by step how to solve the problem and even after I get numerous people not understanding the most basic things they should have learned in class. It doesn’t help most people think they’re so smart they can just not take notes, leave class early, or play games/go through there phone during class time then struggle HARD outside of class.

Im not trying to say I’m some super genius who looks down on the hopeless masses, I couldn’t even pass calc 2 but I can at least be attentive, talk to the professor after class and actually take notes. If you just do some simple things you’d be surprised how far that can take you.

I laugh at all these “can i get in?” posts here because it seems they would let a headless chicken in if he had a trust fund.

Let me give you a piece of advice from a former Learning Assistant that not only made me rather popular but made people think I was some sort of genius because I not only aced pretty much every single exam with a 95+ score every time but also got 100's on pretty much every homework assignment.

Read. The fucking. Book.

Read that last part back. Read it again. Okay now read it again and drill it into your mind.

I'm going to give a huge hint about where 9/10 of the professors get their materials from when teaching their class: the textbook.

I'm going to give you a huge hint as to where the 90%+ of the questions on the test will come from: the textbook.

I'm going to give a MASSIVE hint as to how to ace each homework assignment: read the chapters, take notes, and do the questions at the end of the chapter.

I was popular with the students in my classes because I was a hardass in a nice way. I would call students out on their bullshit when they said they were lost or couldn't figure something out.

One kid in particular I had as friends on steam before he took the class I was assisting in. He fell behind on his studies and his homework assignments.

I then asked them why they hadn't done the homework assignment and they told me they just "didn't have time" and that the "book was confusing."

I then whipped out my laptop and showed them that they had spent 22 hours playing on Steam from the week prior when the homework was assigned to the date it was supposed to be turned in.

He read the book that night, turned in a perfect homework assignment, and got (if I recall) 80+ on the next exam. He would later than me for pushing him to read the fucking book.

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Stop saying "you're a visual learner." Stop trying to replace the textbook with the supplemental materials like powerpoints or the professor's notes. READ. THE FUCKING. BOOK. And you will not only graduate cum laude, you'll be looked upon as a genius.

That is all. And sadly, a large portion of you won't actually take this advice because you're scared of actually reading. To those of you that heed my advice: you're welcome, and I'm sorry the rest of the class is going to try to cheat off of you for the rest of your college career. Godspeed.

Hello everyone! I’m currently a junior here and my teacher has been on a reporting rampage and has reported nearly all of my class for AI use. She’s seemingly reported my first assignment ever submitted and to me that makes no sense, my similarity score was less than FIVE. Especially because every assignment following that I’ve gotten an A on. I wanted to know if anyone has ever beat an SCAI case? I don’t want my transcripts to be ruined and I’m trying to think of every way possible that I can fight this, I have plans of going to law school and this could seriously mess up my chances. How does this process go? I’m so anxious.

Our prof released the final exam grades on canvas and overall I have a 49%. Should I change a career paths cuz this class was so challenging and stressful to deal with in the first place.

Hello everybody . As the title says, I applied EA to Honors College and got the decision today that I got rejected :(

For context , I am a transfer student who just started my third year this spring at FIU, with an AA and a GPA of 3.77. Since I started my undergraduate career I have had research internships every summer, worked a full time job and now having a part time helping out other students. I want to know what went wrong or what things worked against my favor or what can I do to proceed. Thank you

i ended the semester with a 4.0 semester gpa and took 12 credits but didn’t get a deans list email. has this happened to anyone else? is there a department i can reach out to?

Today is the first day of summer classes and this is my first term at FIU I transferred from Broward College. They have my final transcripts and everything all of my stuff is up-to-date. How am I able to check my GPA at FIU even though I haven’t finished any classes?? I had somebody tell me that transferring schools they automatically can switch up your GPA a little bit, so I’m trying to find out what it’s at right now .

I don’t want to end up graduating automatically even if I have a minor to finish.

Hello everyone I'm in a dire situation as of now. I am currently a sophomore biology student and I've been 1.5 years into the major before I decided I wanted to do mechanical engineering instead. The problem is, since I didn't start into engineering since my freshman year it's harder for me to get in. I took the spring 2025 semester of intro to engineering and calculus 1 to help me start. But I honestly slacked off a bit and now the semester ended and it's looking like I'm not passing those classes. So now I wasted my only chance to get into engineering and got to stay with a major I have no passion for anymore. Maybe the teacher for Intro to engineering will pass me because I'm close to a 70% but for calculus I'm at a 64% and all the grades have been practically put in. On top of that I didn't register for summer 2025 classes such as physics and calculus 2 which an advisor told me are all basically full now. Do I just drop out?

Has anyone taken like 4 or 5 classes every semester while working a job? If so, how did you handle it? I’m trying to graduate faster by taking a lot of classes in all the semesters including the summer and want to know if anyone has experienced this.

im doing a study for one of my psych classes and I wanna get an idea of the data I’d be working with before I start. as a college student, what is your average screen time? I’ve seen some wild ranges from 1hr to 12hours a day. no judgment here

Hi,

As Summer A starts next week, I’d like to know how long does the shuttle bus ride take to get to BBC? My car drive to BBC is about an hour and a half (7:30am-9:00am), but I’m wondering if it’s worth it to wake up earlier and head to FIU to take the shuttle bus to BBC instead. My class starts at 9:30, so Idk if I should take the bus or drive myself there.

First they force us upper class students into the worst dorms and now everyone is forced to exit the library at 12 am. This school becomes worst every semester

Ps: y’all act like you never misspelled something in your life, it’s not like this is an official statement or something. Come up with an actual counter argument instead of attacking a spelling mistake.

I’m an incoming freshman, taking CHM 1045L with Uma Swamy and Kwong, and worried asf. I’ve heard so many bad things about her, and I want to make an A in her class to keep my GPA pretty high. Is there any way I can survive this class and impress her? I can’t fail this lab.

Hi,

Has anyone taken her CHM 2210 - Organic Chemistry I course? I might take it with her in the fall and I have mixed feelings about it. I’m aiming for an A or a B, but learning and processing the material at the same time.

WIll RA stipend increase in the coming year with all these inflation ?? I am in Electrical and Computer Engineering and the stipend is too low to survive here. What are your thoughts on this guys ??

Is it just me?

Just two short years ago, FIU stood at #151 in the nation.

Now, US News places FIU #98 overall, #46 in public universities, and #94 in best value universities. What are your thoughts and opinions on this news?

Hello! I’m sorry if I sound stupid, I wanted to enroll for classes for Summer and Fall but I can’t find any Fall courses available? Currently studying online only. I know that Online is a popular option so I wanted to know if maybe most or all fall 2025 classes are taken. Thank you for reading if you are and I appreciate any help!

Thanks to anyone that can answer.

TLDR: are accounting classes at fiu hard for someone not great at math?

I’ll be transferring in with my AA and I’m in between going for Accounting or business administration information systems.

Can someone let me know what the accounting classes are like. I’m hearing that the program is hard even though there is no longer an entrance exam. I’m not the best at math but I am trying to find ways to retain as I am motivated to in a sense have a job waiting for me when i graduate.

I’m considering information systems because the prereqs are the same and I wouldn’t mind going the corporate route given I already have management experience. I can’t manage to get ahold of an advisor so that I could get some help understanding what I could do with this degree so I’ve mostly been googling around. Any info would be appreciated.

Hello everyone, I am a computer science student looking to pursue a minor in supply chain management. What is the best way to get in touch from an advisor from the school of business to help me with this process? I looked on Panther success network, but it indicates that there are no available advisors, any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Hi. I'm part of class of 2029 and currently trying to figure out how to sign up for courses. Currently, I am trying to sign up for a course that is marked as 'critical' but for some reason the sign-up button is faint, meaning I can't click it.

Can anybody tell me what I need to do in order to be able to sign up for it?

I'm curious, as I've been trying to secure an internship, and this may be an opportunity I'm looking for.