Recent content by LaraChaos

Have you tried pair programming with a classmate? Even over Zoom. Just screen sharing and talking through problems makes it feel less solitary. Plus, explaining your code to someone else helps YOU understand it better. Also, join some IT discords! There are tons of study groups where people...

Been through this exact thing. Here's what actually helped me: Read your lab reports out loud. Your ear catches stuff your eyes miss. Swap with another non-native speaker in your major. We understand the struggle and we're usually more forgiving. For the its/it's thing specifically: it's = it...

Oxford has really clear guidance on this actually . They say: Basic AI (spellcheck, grammar) = fine, no citation needed Generative AI for "exploratory purposes" (brainstorming) = allowed but be careful Generative AI for actual writing = requires disclosure, and final work must be YOUR analysis...

Got my research paper proposal back today. My professor wrote: "Excellent source selection. You've clearly mastered the research process. Where did you learn to do this?" I almost laughed out loud. Mastered the research process? Three weeks ago I didn't know what a database was. Two weeks ago a...

Okay this is going to sound so stupid to people who've known this forever, but I just figured out how to use the library database and I feel like I've discovered fire. 🔥 I'm a first-gen student. No one ever taught me this stuff. In high school, we just Googled everything and called it research...

This might sound stupid, but I genuinely don't know how to find academic sources. Like, at all. I'm a first-gen student. My parents never went to college. In high school, we just used Google for everything. Teachers didn't care where you got stuff as long as you cited it. Now I'm in university...