Taking 6 years to graduate instead of 4, and I'm scared of everything

Advice Wanted

I came to the US for my undergrad planning on 4 years like everyone else. It's going to take me 6.

I see my friends already doing well - jobs, careers, moving on with their lives - and I feel like a loser. I'm happy for them, but every time I see it, it reminds me how far behind I am.

My fee payment date is coming up soon and I'm scared to ask my dad for the fees. My dad did everything for me. Everything. And I worry that asking him is going to break him. So I'm just sitting here scared of everything - the deadline, the conversation, all of it.

The honest truth is it took me a long time to fully understand myself. I fucked up. I understand that now. I'm not here to make excuses - I just don't know how to carry this anymore.

Has anyone else been here? How did you get through it? How did you talk to your parents?

Posted Sep 8, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC

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