I've been a STEM student for about 2 years at a CC, and I'm about to transfer soon to a 4-year university, but I feel that my final year here has been miserable. My first year here I was met with smiles and a lot of support from everyone, so it wasn't terrible at first, but as I progressed through my time here, I started to notice a lot of stares from people who I considered to be my friends- people who were doubting my smartness- not to mention that I dropped a class this semester so I could take it in the spring. Being a Black Student in STEM seems really hard, and we are expected to work even harder than everyone else because of stereotypes. I wanted to know if I could get any advice on this. It's been a pretty rough semester mentally, and with transferring soon, I'm worried that it might get even worse :(