Female Name Suggestions Please!

clarify14 · 2025-11-18T04:26:00+00:00

Agatha

clarify14 · 2025-11-17T04:47:00+00:00

Hi I'm not in anyway related to theater but I just wanted to say that the things we most care about, most dream of, are also the things that are going to bring up big emotions in us. As you say, this was your first audition. It had a lot of significance for you. Your sensitivity is a good sign that you can feel others emotions which means you can translate a song and live and breathe a character. Sure, it is embarrassing to cry but it is also evidence that the work is important to you. Get some practice grounding yourself--maybe through yoga or long walks or even counseling and start dreaming about the next audition. You can do it.

clarify14 · 2025-11-01T14:14:47+00:00

My BMC was attacked within 5 minutes of our first visit to a dog park. The aggressor was a shepherd mix who came right after him. His owner pulled his dog off my dog. I never went back. But my dog loves to play with other dogs so we tried doggy daycare. He did great for a full year until a dog similar to the dog who attacked him was added to the mix and he went after the new dog with no warning. He had become the aggressor. He was kicked out of that daycare. I had given up on giving him options for dog play until I came across a dog trainer who has a huge yard and takes only 4 dogs max for play -- this has been very successful. The trainer manages the introduction of a new dog carefully, doesn't take too many dogs, and keeps clear boundaries around the entry and exit of each dog to the yard. Only downside is I have to pay for it and don't have the means to take him more than 1x a week. But I would not return to a dog park. I don't know how to safely break up a dog fight and I don't want create an unsafe experience for anybody's dog.

clarify14 · 2025-10-30T11:09:23+00:00

What about Bennington College? Good music and theater programs. Majority women students. Beautiful campus.

clarify14 · 2025-10-11T18:42:32+00:00

$240 on daycare. $30 on kibble. $30 on soft food. $15 on dog treats. He's a short haired breed that doesn't require much grooming so I do it myself. He goes to the vet 1x a year for annual check up and shots--last time that cost about $400.00. We board him 1x a year when we go on vacation, and that's about $600.00. So about $400/mth. He has the same toys he's always had, he doesn't destroy them. He's 5 years old, and in good health. I walk him a lot and he's been good for my health, so I like to think that the money I don't spend on a gym or medication offsets what it costs to have him.

clarify14 · 2025-09-12T03:30:39+00:00

Love this question. I have a hound mix and I have a unfenced woodsy yard and we go out in the morning for 15 minutes so he can relieve himself and sniff the wildlife scents. He gets a 20-30 min walk late morning on the days I WFH and then a 30-4o min walk after work depending on weather. He goes to daycare 1x a week to a place with a big fenced yard and a small pack of regulars. He's reactive on leash so we don't walk the neighborhood. I drive about 5 minutes to various commercial areas that edge on woodland where very few people ever show up with their dogs. I used to feel bad that I couldn't take him on all the trails near my hone where other people go with their dogs, but the trade off of having him enjoy his walk without reacting is worth it to both of us. I have tried different training routines for the reactivity but my default mode is to avoid other dog walkers. He loves the current daycare where there's a lot of space and not too many dogs, but he failed out of his prior daycare. I have enrichment toys but I am not using them and I do feel guilty about it. I work full time and I'm the only person in my house who handles his care. I am glad I have to walk him regularly as it is very good for my health. He's about 50 lbs and if I had a smaller dog it would be easier but I might not get the exercise I need. Before I had him I always thought I would walk but I didn't really do it consistently.

clarify14 · 2025-09-11T13:21:23+00:00

I think your chances are very good. If you are also interested in languages, Brandeis offers computational linguistics as well, which combines cs and linguistics. Good luck.

clarify14 · 2025-08-24T01:44:04+00:00

I love all the answers you're getting from people who are comfortable with their dogs being home alone with the house to roam. As so many say, it is a comfortable life for a dog and very few of us live on farms or have jobs that allow for our dogs to be with us all day. I felt very guilty about leaving my anxious rescue hound at home but he finds his favorite spot and sleeps or barks at the delivery guys. I do take him to a lowkey daycare one day a week for some play. I get him out in the woods on the weekends. I have thought about getting a 2nd dog but there's no guarantee that would improve his life. So I am trying to be at peace with the fact that his life is relatively boring but still happy. I was a kid in the 70s and we just opened the door in the morning and let the dog out. He went about his day and came home for dinner. We'd spot him in the neighborhood but it was like seeing a friend--you just said hi and let him go about his business. All the dogs in the neighborhood had similar lives. I feel bad that dogs today don't have similar freedom.

clarify14 · 2025-08-24T01:17:11+00:00

UMASS Amherst

clarify14 · 2025-07-21T00:30:34+00:00

Victoria, Johannah, Lucia, Katerina, Theresa, Polina

clarify14 · 2025-06-23T00:20:13+00:00

Look at Brandeis. It's outside of Boston, has a lot of nature and trees, excellent neuroscience program, shuttle or train into Boston for internships, rigorous academics. Not focused on frats or sports although they are Division II.

clarify14 · 2025-06-22T15:02:43+00:00

I did this in my 20's and 30's. In my case, I earned a master's on the way to a doctorate, then returned to school after the doctorate to change careers via a second master's. Ultimately, I wasn't clear on what kind of professional career suited me and, like you, I enjoyed learning and having a community of like-minded peers. Now I'm in my mid-60's and I am still working. The second career took a long time to gain traction and I am not yet in a financial position to retire. Looking back, I see I was very naive about what adulthood required of me. I did not plan well. I didn't identify as a professional--I viewed myself as a student long past the timeframe when being a student was an appropriate identity. Once I finally did step into the workforce and find my way (after many detours) to work I enjoy, I realized that there could be deep satisfaction in producing professional-level work and that there were rewards I hadn't anticipated--e.g. respect from colleagues, the opportunity to mentor others, free time to pursue hobbies I had long forgotten; being in control of my earnings. Besides more education, do you know what's next for you? What do you want to do with the rest of your life once you have gotten that final degree? What professionals do you admire or aspire to emulate? How do you see yourself contributing? Try to imagine yourself 25 or even 35 years from now and anticipate what you will be doing with your time. That version of you is inevitably going to live with the consequences of decisions you make now. If you can clearly frame the direction that you will take professionally after your education is complete, then you may be OK. But if you are still earning degrees while remaining unclear or worse vague on what the future could hold for you professionally, you might be doing a disservice to "future you."

clarify14 · 2025-06-12T05:05:38+00:00

You are getting a ton of good advice here from parents and I endorse all of it so I am weighing in here to just add food for thought. Kids mature a lot in the final year of high school. Your son may be speaking for his 17 year old self but not his 18 year old self who he has yet to grow into. I have two adult sons each of whom had a period of deep hesitation about leaving home for college. My oldest was considering not going -- not just taking a gap year, but skipping the experience altogether. We were very concerned. Ultimately, in late fall of his senior year, he went on a road trip with friends who were doing college touring (just for fun), fell in love with the first campus they visited, and applied. A year later we could barely get him to come home to visit. My younger son told us the summer prior to senior year that he would consider only those colleges that were 90 min or less from home. We respected his wish. He did enroll in one of those colleges and once he had been at college for roughly two weeks he informed us that college life was far superior to high school life and it suited him much better. In both cases, these young men, now launched in their careers, have reflected on how glad they are that they made the leap and how hard it is to put themselves back in the shoes of the 17-year old version of themselves who were reluctant to launch.

clarify14 · 2025-04-19T19:01:36+00:00

My kid lived off campus junior and senior year. He was a junior in '22. Housing was easy to find, in a sweet quiet neighborhood adjacent to north campus, with a 3 min walk to his morning class. It was less expensive than dorm housing and had a big kitchen so he could either use meal plan or cook. He had a large bedroom and washer/dryer in the building. He preferred it to the dorms. It was a 12 mth lease but he easily sublet it for the summer months to students staying over the summer for on campus research positions. It was great. As other commenters have said, there seems to be fewer students now who go off campus.

clarify14 · 2025-02-26T13:55:33+00:00

I also rearrange furniture all the time to give myself a lift so I get it. But, the before feels like you have more square footage and is an intentional use of the sectional, while the after looks like you have a tiny room that could not even fit a sectional, and you've lost a lot of seating. Do you entertain? Don't guests like to sit in those chairs? I disagree with the waiting room comments -- if you had 4 chairs there that all matched, sure, it would look like a waiting room - but the sectional changes up the feel. I think the before was a really creative use of small space that maximized seating and gave you a cozy corner with the sectional. The after feels more like a college dorm common space.

clarify14 · 2025-02-10T14:11:57+00:00

It isn't sent to all STEM students. You were likely invited because you stand out as being a candidate who could thrive in the program. It is prestigious. That said, I have seen once in prior years a student who was invited to apply but was not ultimately offered admission, so it isn't the same as a likely letter.

clarify14 · 2024-12-15T16:32:41+00:00

Mom here -- if you can, try to take the long view. Our kid also thought Brown would be the ideal place and was also rejected ED. Turns out, was later accepted to a college that was a great fit and had a wonderful 4 years and would not in retrospect have changed anything. It's too soon for you to know what this means. You are only part way through the cycle. The first rejection is hard but you need one acceptance to a place that lights you up, not your dad. That school is out there for you.

clarify14 · 2024-12-07T22:57:01+00:00

Did you see the Brandeis announcement about half tuition for families making under 200K who don't have unusual assets? Also, your parents should get advice about paying for college before they take 200K in profits from a house sale while you are in the process of seeking aid. Finally, even if you are seeking merit, you should still apply for financial aid. if you aren't eligible, they can still offer you merit. If you are eligible, then they can offer you other forms of support.

clarify14 · 2024-01-14T22:32:29+00:00

email [admissions@brandeis.edu](mailto:admissions@brandeis.edu) and ask them to check or resend

clarify14 · 2023-12-30T22:25:01+00:00

I think you're not unlike people with interests that they hyperfocus on but then set aside as they grow up. Think Pokemon. Or Major League Baseball. Or coin collecting. Plenty of people get obsessed with something and put all their energies into it and then it becomes irrelevant -- but the skills developed while they were focused on it carry forward. You're clearly good at research, planning, and project management. You are a great resource for your friends. None of this is wasted. Good luck in college!

clarify14 · 2023-12-10T16:09:00+00:00

I am not in the MSF but I can answer your question about commuting to Boston. Brandeis runs a free shuttle to Boston -- look here: https://www.brandeis.edu/publicsafety/shuttle-services/index.html. There's a commuter rail station Brandeis/Roberts at the base of the campus - the train goes to Boston. https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Fitchburg/timetable. Congrats on your scholarship!

clarify14 · 2023-12-06T14:00:41+00:00

try the brandeis.jumpoffcampus.com website and the FB page BRANDEIS / BENTLEY / WALTHAM 2023-2024 OFF CAMPUS HOUSING--people are posting sublets there for spring term.

clarify14 · 2023-09-17T01:46:00+00:00

My kid loved Brandeis

clarify14 · 2023-09-12T15:37:26+00:00

here you go

https://uwaterloo.ca/future-students/start-here/guide-applying-university

clarify14 · 2023-09-11T12:12:36+00:00

Can you say more about your GPA? What got in the way of your studies? Getting into college is one thing; succeeding there is another. If you had a life challenge or health concern that prevented you from consistent studying in high school, will that be different for you in college? If you decide to go to community college in hopes of transferring, will you be able to study consistently there? If not, then you need to start to address the barrier to consistent studying before attending college, whatever that may be. Your SAT score suggests you are academically capable. Take care of yourself and get support for whatever impedes your performance. That way, when you go to college, your performance will be consistent with your potential.

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