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No, they are not exceptions, however they are outnumbered by people without college degrees working these jobs.
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https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Cens ... 20-578.pdf

according to the census bureau, about 20% of adults in united states, over 25 years old, have bachelors degrees. (that does not include the ones that have masters degrees, phds, and other advanced degrees.) so, yes, in retail jobs and fast food jobs, the percent of workers without bachelors degrees is higher than the percent of workers with bachelors degrees. (fine). but, it does not make sense to expect the same number of fast food workers with bachelors, as fast food workers without bachelors. b/c in the united states, only about 1 out of 5 adults over 25 have bachelors degrees. so, if it were evenly represented, then still only about 1 out of 5 adults over 25 working at fast food restaurants, would have bachelor degrees. not 1 out of 2.

having said that, what difference do statistics matter?

being autistic and trans, i am nowhere near "normal". big deal. by definition, not everyone is "normal" in every way. in some ways, that is good for me. in some ways, that is bad for me. but, it ain't my choice. so whatever.



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The quarter system is unfortunately not the most ideal system to learn STEM on and personally I feel universities should not teach it on a quarter system. I believe the only University of California campus on the semester system is UC Berkeley though. I believe the California State University campuses are on the semester system, however these universities are not suitable for students who also wish to do research.
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something like that. but whatever. it's all over. i ought to be glad i got a BA in cognitive science altogether. and besides, at no point was my GPA high enough to even apply for an undergrad research internship. those things required a 3.0 undergrad gpa.
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If there was any wrongdoing by the school in the handling of your situation, then an educational law attorney who deals specifically with universities could have possibly helped you, and may still be able to if you wished to complete the structural engineering degree. The university may be sympathetic to your situation, being you completed all but one year of the program, and had the extenuating circumstance of undiagnosed ASD and possibly learning disabilities for which you probably require accommodations but you would still have to contend with the quarter system and I believe that for structural engineering in California, you also need to pass a licensing exam on account of Earthquakes.

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the director of the ucsd Office of Students With Disabilities yelled at me. and she told me that the diagnostic report did not specify what accommodations i should get. (even though it did). but yelling is not illegal. nor is arrogance.

Statue of Limitations expired

at this point, my IQ score, emotional resilience, bank account, and metabolism are much lower than they were, when i was in structural engineering. and those four things were never that high to begin with. if i could not do it back then, i can't do it now.

yeah the director of Office of Students with Disabilities had the nerve to ask why i did not get diagnosed til age 21. (rolls eyes).

and the answer did not occur to me at the time. b/c she scared me by yelling at me.

but she did not do anything illegal, creative, or extreme.

having said that, the answer to her question is that in the united states, minors under 18 do not have a legal right to consent to psychological testing. unless they are emancipated minors. and even emancipated minors have to be at least 16 years old.

so, i could've gotten diagnosed at age 18, 19, 20, or................... 21 .

and 21 was when i got diagnosed. so i was just 3 years late.

contrast that to how i got a drivers license at age 20. when the legal requirement was 16.

so, i was four years too late on the drivers license.

ok, big deal.

seriously though.

so she was annoying, rude, overly dramatic, and yelled at me.

big deal.

she did not break a law.