Been Far Too Busy To Even Look At My Phone The Last Week But Miss It Here And Cant Wait To Give Updates

been far too busy to even look at my phone the last week but miss it here and cant wait to give updates !

Can anyone explain paradigmatic/syntagmatic relationships in semiotics w examples bc everything my professor has put in the lecture slides about it makes no sense to me lmao

oh thats cool lol

accommodations i’ve had approved as an autistic college student

helloooo today i finally had a meeting with the disability office and have accommodations after 2 years of being in college without them. im autistic and have cptsd/dissociative issues and had a hard time finding what was even available to me to request for accommodations so i wanted to make a list to help anyone else who might be having trouble.

• Priority registration

i get to register for classes earlier each term to make sure i can create schedules that’ll work for my routine

• Extended time on assignments

self explanatory i think? was also offered extended time on tests or a separate room to take them but testing isnt where i struggle

• Flexible attendance

as long as i email beforehand i dont have to stick as strictly to professors attendance policies

• Alternative formats

if i buy a physical textbook i can request the ebook/pdf/audiobook or free to have multiple methods of studying depending on what works for me on a given day

• Note taking

allowed to audio record class and send to a service called messenger pigeon who will give me a transcript of the class and professional notes based on it

• Access to lecture notes

able to access professors lecture notes prior to class/instruction

• Devices

allowed to have phone/ipad/laptop for social buffering and notes in classes that may have policies against electronics

• Flexible participation

no cold calling, option to work alone for group projects/assignments, not required to present in front of class

if anyone has any questions lmk these are just what i have been able to get at my school so far! hope it helps

photos from today :)

- studying & eating lunch while watching bones before bio anthro midterm

- spent the afternoon in the archaeology lab washing artifacts from the unis summer field school

now waiting for dance rehearsal to start and wishing i didnt forget my vape at home 😭

anyway! feel like I did pretty good on my bio midterm but we wont get the grades back probably until next week.

i got an 84% on my cultural anthropology midterm. was hoping for better but some of the wording in the questions was hard for me to process, i also hate online exams so happy with the result.

archaeology midterm is next monday then i think thats the last of the exam anxiety until finals

20231003 (day 2)

didnt have to be at work or on campus today so i spent the day getting some hours in at my beauty school and doing homework. caught up on a lot of reading for my dinosaurs class, had to learn some tetrapod anatomy and take a quiz (i got a 95 🥳). been sending lots of emails in attempts to figure out extra credit opportunities, issues w my self service site, and some stuff regarding my classes & priority registration for next semester.

still working on my study abroad application but cant finish it till the semesters over so i can give them my gpa. also looks like i may be spending a little longer than expected outside the U.S.? details on that to come later lol

since i got home ive just been trying to relax and catch up on shows and sleep. i have class at 8 am tomorrow and then also have 2 meetings after my classes all end just hoping i dont get home too late.