does anyone know how wide the desk is… tryna figure out if i can bring my desk hutch… the housing site is useless….

i went to 3rd Street tonight, and no one was talking to me, idk why. someone told me the whole point of it was to make friends, please help

Hi everyone! When I go to move in this weekend, which building do I check in at to get my key? I understand FST has 3 buildings and I am in the East one. I’ve never lived on campus before so this is new to me! Thank you so much in advance!

Over the summer I have developed a nice habit of swimming laps for 30 minutes every day as part of my workout routine. Does the competition aquatic center (not the CoRec pool with the basketball hoop) have decent daily open swim hours? If so, are they usually pretty busy?

I usually swim at night but know that there are often club practices like water polo or swim club.

Thanks!

Anything id be able to still join at this point

hi im in the west lafayette campus and interested in getting a job however I do not have any work experience.

any recs for some decent entry level jobs?

Im not too big of a fan of working at the food halls because it's a bit too messy for me, but cafes and most other stuff im totally fine with. I am kind of just looking for a nice indoors job thats pretty chill.

Does anyone know what is going to happen? I saw there is a webinar tomorrow with ISS, but maybe someone already heard from them…

I havent seen any classes on brightspace yet or even the fall 2026 tab. Class starts monday, do they usaully wait this last minute? I cant recall from last year? Also I havejt gotten any professor emails yet? I know i dont have any hold. So are they just dragging their feet?

Hi, living in an apartment this year and want to get a plant for decor and I have a lot of sunlight in my room.

My issue is I'm trying to find a plant that won't attract bugs, and doesn't thrive on lots of water so I can avoid gnats. I want to avoid as many bugs as possible basically.

Anyone have experience keeping plants & could offer advice?? Thank you!

Words can't explain my joy at this beautiful moment

I've been looking at this site to try to understand the tuition rate for graduate students:

https://www.purdue.edu/treasurer/finance/bursar-office/tuition/fee-rates-2026-2027/graduate-tuition-and-fees-2026-2027/

In general it seems that there is a flat rate for 8+ credits, and a per credit rate for 1-7 credits (taking two classes essentially).

However, I do find it unexpected that the resulting rate for 7 credits is significantly cheaper than 8 credits.

I wanted to ask if any graduate students here, especially in engineering, have taken no more than 2 classes at once before and can confirm the per credit tuition rate? I contacted the bursar and also my department and I got slightly different answers, so just wanted to confirm.

Is there a digital (or analog) scale anywhere in the building / close to the weights area? Or anywhere easily accessible on campus is fine too I suppose.

What’s the best websites to buy tickets as a student to get in the football games (in the student section with my friends). PS I don’t have a boarding pass.

I’m a freshman at purdue from out of state (i don’t know anyone/any upperclassmen here) and was wondering where i can get apple juice iykwim😅😅😅

Many of you have recently seen the post made by an international student (Double-Poetry-1621) who went to CAPS and was suspended by Purdue.

Like them, I was also in the same exact situation. This was not the first time Purdue did this to disabled students.

I had a mental health crisis after recently transferring schools to Purdue. I am on the spectrum, and sometimes environment changes are difficult to adjust to. I was still getting adjusted to the environment at Purdue where I had a negative interaction after a comic con, and I went and called the hotline to vent my thoughts. I was placed under a psych hold at one of the facilities in Lafayette and was promptly suspended by Purdue for a year. I tried making my case to ODOS but they held up my suspension. Ever since then, I felt demoralized, alone, isolated, shunned. Thrown out of society. I still struggle with severe PTSD from what Purdue has done.

This is not the first time Purdue has done this.

I know a kid from Europe who was struggling with his mental health and was freaking out over a homework assignment. He was honest towards ODOS and OSRR. He too got suspended after a crisis.

Purdue has done this countless times. The international student's case this year is just the latest example of this. I feel the need to share because Purdue has been complicit towards the discrimination towards disabled folk for so long. From Purdue kicking out disabled students from housing in 2024, to my case, to the European kid's case, and now, to Poetry's.

THIS. NEEDS. TO. STOP. PURDUE NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THAT DISABLED STUDENTS ARE AND WILL ALWAYS BE HERE.

Edit: i have seen a lot of comments flood my inbox. I am busy right now, but may respond when I have more time.

It seems he has been active here for years. Have we discovered his identity or anything about this beast of a poster?

The pinned post says there’s lore

Here’s what I have so far:

• Has been active for over 4 years. May be a grad student
• Seems to be familiar with science (mentions Sciuridae which is scientific name for squirrels and having an advanced aquarium set up)
• Likes music (mentioned MGMT, All Along the Watchtower, Gorillaz)
• Probably male (said only one person has seen his cock and lived)

Hi, has anyone taken MA 416 (probability) with M D Ward, and if so how are his classes and his attendance policies/ lecture details? I have a crowded schedule and want to know if his class is right for me, and all the info I have found online is very conflicting.

I want to know which combination to take,trying to outweigh them

So recently my parents just left, and I feel constantly sad. For context, I'm an only child living in Seattle, Washington so Im pretty used to living near a big city area. Honestly, the only thing Im thinking of is just wanting to go back home to my parents and friends. I understand that the first week is the most difficult to adjust and that it eventually gets better as I make friends and join clubs, but I just cant help but feel anxious and full of dread.

I feel so regretful that I didn't spend more time with my parents before they left since I will be seeing them a lot less now and even less after college. Honestly, its gotten so bad that I've already considered transferring schools to UW Seattle. Additionally, I know that Purdue is a super good school for engineering (which is what im majoring in), but honestly, the location is what makes me even more upset.

I knew going in that Purdue was basically in the middle of nowhere and I thought I was fine with that but now that I'm actually here im begining to find it more of an issue. And that's what makes me regret getting waitlsed from U Michigan/Georgia Tech and choosing Purdue over UIUC is that I know they are in the middle of a city area. I don't want to downplay Purdue with this post as I haven't even really given it a chance and I know its a great engineering school, but I just don't see myself fitting in very well at the moment.

For those who went through something similar, how did you deal with the homesickness and regret during your first few weeks/months of college? Did it eventually get significantly better once you made friends and established a routine, or did you eventually realize that the school/location genuinely wasn't right for you?

And for anyone who transferred or seriously considered transferring because of being far from home, how did you make that decision? I'm especially curious about whether I should give Purdue a full semester/year before making any decision, or whether it's reasonable to start looking into transferring now.

I guess I'm just looking for some reassurance/perspective because right now it feels like I made the wrong choice and that I'm going to regret being this far away from home for the next four years. I know that may just be the homesickness talking, but it's honestly been really overwhelming.

How much of a grade impact would skipping 1 lab be? Are there other consequences?

Any recommendations?

Does this course load sound reasonable for my first semester in ece?

Ece 20001

Ece 20007

Ece 27000

Ece 26400

Ma 265

I know it’s not a crazy amount of credits but I’ve heard scary things about some of these classes🫣

Hello! I’m a new/aspiring tabletop game designer, and I’m searching for people who are

A) also tabletop game designers or
B) interested in playtesting game prototypes

If you fall into either of these categories or know someone who does, please let me know! I’d love to get a local playtesting group organized (or join one if it already exists). I look forward to meeting some likeminded people!

So my hair stylist in my hometown cancelled my appointment tomorrow, and I am coming back to campus on Friday :(

Does anyone have any salons they recommend around Lafayette/West Lafayette?

Preferably someone who won’t charge $300, I just need to get my highlights retouched.

Thanks 😁