Did you graduate from college?

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Nope, but I did spend about 8 years total in school.
Got pretty close after the first 5, but the muscle spasms in my abdomen got so bad that I just couldn't finish that last semester.
The other 3 were mainly just creamics, which was fun, but I wasn't really trying to get a degree then.

BA in Humanities, and a JD.

BA in Psychology, MS in Psychology, working currently on a PhD in Psychology. No accommodations.

Tried college 3 times. I had poor attendance because I hated people and hated the pressure of the work, it was too difficult, and generally I ended up quitting each year halfway through.

The 3rd year was my final year the college were giving me a chance, because I was a sh*t student basically. I still couldn't do it. I tried to get help and support from the teachers to get me through, but every time I tried to get them to one side to have a private conversation, they were not interested.

I am currently at university and will be surprised if I don't graduate. I get lots of "accommodations", and I live with my parents. If I was away from home and without assistance, I think I would probably have dropped out in the Autumn due to stress or anxiety.

Two year public college. Two degrees, both in variations of computer science. Accommodations really didn't come into play, I had an anxiety/depression diagnosis, but not an asperger's one til after I graduated.

I failed a few classes on the way:
Math 98 (Didn't do the homework, or take it seriously)
Math 100 (Wrong level)
Math 112 (Three times. I need help with this severely. My math anxiety gets the best out of me, and I don't even know what I made on a single class.)
Intro to Forensic Investigation (Once, far too early)
English Lit 2 (twice)
Theatre Appreciation (Twice)
Intro to Programming (Three or four times. After I graduated, my teacher told me the average was a low D or an F! They use this class to weed out "wannabe"s.)
Visual Basic (Twice?)
Intro to C++ (Twice?)
Server Administration (Once)
Biology II (Once, outside forces and anxiety issues)
Various fitness classes I took to get a gym membership (Miscommunication. I didn't know I had to sign in. Yes, it's stupid.)

So, 16 classes because I didn't have the right accommodations or talk to my teachers. An average of 3 credits each, 12 credits per semester, assuming fall and spring semesters only, I feel so dumb. I wasted two years worth of classes because I didn't have proper diagnosis or coping strategies. It felt better to stay at home than go to class, because I would get in such a panic.

Start with disclaimer that I am not an Aspie. Just ADHD with some shadowy stuff going on.

First try at college right out of high school: dropped/failed out. Simply could not handle it. In any way, shape, or form.

Second try: finished bachelor's in psych, followed by master's in I/O psych, no accommodations. Did well. But was "older" than traditional students by a couple of years. And although I had no accommodations, i did have people (both in and out of school) who pretty much kept me on track. I wouldn't have been able to do it without their influence. I am certain I would have dropped out again.

Yes, "engineering", because of the appeal of building new things.

People said I was dumb, lacked common sense, and made fun of me most of my life, so I wanted to prove that I could be smart.

No accommodations because I did not know I had autism. I thought I was insane, and I had accepted that.

It took me 5 (vs the typical 4) years to finish my undergrad degree. I chose to take a break from college after 2 years because I was struggling so much: I was seriously underperforming academically, due primarily to executive functioning and social difficulties. I received no accommodations because I had no idea I was on the autism spectrum; there was really no name for it back in the late 80's, early 90's.

I quickly decided I needed to get back into school, but I wanted a "fresh start" so I transferred.

Needless to say, I continued to struggle at my second university but did a little better, and managed to graduate with a 3.2 GPA (not stellar, but not bad considering).

Almost 20 years after getting my Bachelor's in Psychology, I earned a Master's in Education with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis. I graduated with a 3.98 GPA, and am now working on my behavior analyst board certification.

Yes, I am "high-functioning" but my difficulties have very effectively wreaked havoc all over my life.

Sometimes, I am amazed I am still alive and in one piece, let alone married with kids, and an advanced degree, though I am underemployed...like most of us.

Went to college twice, did not graduate either time. Did well in core courses that I liked, failed miserably in others. Generally the math and sciences I did very well (except for chemistry and geometry?). The humanities and crapola like that I was horrid at. Also horrid at history but interestingly enough I now love history and research areas of interest all the time..

Graduated last year. Took me a while, but I did it! Now it's on to Los Angeles for me.

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I'd like to add that I'm also somewhat underemloyed in comparison to my peers, don't have an own family, never married, had kids, have spent most of my life alone, am supported by family members (but technically I'm independent). While I was studying at the uni I was living with my grandmother who took care of me. Middle-age burnout hit me too, have been having problems with holding down a job in the past two years.

I got a degree in microbiology with a minor in chem. I used accomadations a couple of times (extra time on tests) but most of the times I didn't.

When I finally dropped out for good I was too overwhelmed with stress...I actually had good grades at the time, and just couldn't handle it. Why because stupid PTSD f*** that disorder even though I have it, I feel like if it wasnt for that I could have made it through. And it makes me want to shoot the bastard but he already died when the cops came and shot him so whatever......but yeah I had panic attacks if people where outside the classroom setting their bags downn outside the classroom so it got far too overwhelming.

BS in nursing completed in four years without accomodations. Go, Purdue!