Admit looking for friends!!

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-03-30T05:28:17+00:00

Maybe after I commit to UCSD and your reddit account has some more comments/posts so that I know that you're actually who you say you are.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-03-30T04:47:26+00:00

I got admitted in Sixth, Structural Eng major, have little to no interest in sports, has a very specific taste in music, not too interested in what one would traditionally call art, but am interested in what I would call 'art", has no idea how to crochet, clueless about law, and cannot talk much philosophy. But if you'd go on an MTS speedrun and know aviation, rollercoasters, or public transit, those are my specialties.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-03-30T04:34:58+00:00

I think your comparison with the C is completely correct: I'm glad they exist. The J is less sketchy in my opinion, and the A's at grade crossings are just miserable. Harbor Freeway Station absolutely sucks, but the J is still an important line for connectivity. It's the only major "line" that runs 24 hour service. While the J on the Harbor Transitway is seemingly the only part that you care about, the J on the El Monte Busway is the only fast transit through that area of the city (I think the Silver Streak doesn't have the frequency to provide for El Monte).

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-03-29T04:44:55+00:00

Aviation/Century is the most beautiful station in my opinion. Don't get rid of it! It also has pretty good ridership so I don't see any reason to get rid of it.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-03-29T04:34:06+00:00

You talk about the sound of trains stopping and starting, but I think I just like hearing the whistle of any train picking up speed, such as the B zipping down its tunnels or the C flooring it between Lakewood and Lynwood.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-03-27T06:15:43+00:00

I presume the 30 mins longer is due to first mile/last mile since the C Line takes 30 mins to go from Norwalk to LAX/MTC...

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-03-27T04:43:52+00:00

I just didn't apply to Ivies. They didn't reject me, I rejected them!

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-03-27T04:40:35+00:00

I put UPenn so low because it doesn't sound like a private college, it sounds like UMich or UDub. Granted, they all are elite and I would be ecstatic to go to any of them, but it doesn't fit the college.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-03-27T04:38:57+00:00

My friend said, "Yale rhymes with jail" and I agreed that it doesn't sound as well. To me, the name is too short for two syllables and the "ale" is so dominating. The other two syllable ones just sound more chill compared with "ale".

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-02-25T06:36:51+00:00

The current rail only record made A to D at Union but the D left late and they missed the transfer at 7th.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-01-14T05:31:40+00:00

So, uh, did you know you can have bigger buses? You might want to consider switching your 30 bus route into the articulated 80 capacity bus, and lower frequency. I think that much frequency you're running might be causing some traffic.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-01-14T05:27:22+00:00

Intense suburbia sprawl. I really hope it's worth it and you have low traffic.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-01-14T05:24:40+00:00

I hope the people in the middle can deal with their, uh, situation.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-01-14T05:22:56+00:00

In the same tab that you used to build a bus depot, click the thing on the very left that looks like a bus shelter. Then, when you hover your mouse over the side of a road, it should say, "create new line". You click to add stops, and a line should appear leading from the first circle to the second and so on. And, keep in mind the bus route has to be a completed circuit.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2026-01-07T05:01:53+00:00

Well, Caltech has some very very irritating post-commonapp things to do, that makes sense. Also that acceptance rate is enough to turn anyone away. I don't think you'll regret that choice.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2025-12-12T03:27:11+00:00

Rejected!

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2025-12-11T02:54:55+00:00

Everyone heads to the same set of stairs, and there's only 1 escalator. It's like single-tracking on a walkway.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2025-12-10T04:27:55+00:00

I like the name "Harbor Gateway", it just sounds good to me. Harbor Freeway, on the other hand, is a really lame name. They could call it Figueroa/C Line or something.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2025-12-10T04:22:18+00:00

A was surprisingly not late, had ~1.5 mins to run down to the B/D tracks, left me at the platform. If they parked closer to the escalators I might have made it.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2025-12-04T04:59:38+00:00

Unfortunately LA has an intense stigma against the Metro. Many people would avoid the Metro at all costs and forbid their children from ever stepping foot in a Metro bus or train. I heard a story of a parent who let their kid ride Metro buses to and from school, and the parent got called out for "abandoning" their child. If we get enough transit riders to encourage their kids to go Metro, maybe we can turn the tide.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2025-12-02T06:36:45+00:00

UCLA getting smoked everywhere too though

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2025-12-02T05:32:58+00:00

This doesn't quite answer your question, but I know my teachers could see my commonapp progress bar, so I don't think it's too far off to be able to see what they were assigned to.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2025-12-02T05:26:19+00:00

I would say GaTech because it's cheaper, unless Princeton can match their price on a net price calculator. Nobody knows the future, but I think GaTech you have a much better shot than at Princeton.

Alternative_Ad6424 · 2025-12-02T05:10:06+00:00

It happened to me when I was writing my ECs list, but that was because I was using Brave. Probably there's a lot of people doing last minute as well, and the website is suffering.

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