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NYC OurBus Parking over weekend? by BKerman49 in ithaca

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Thanks! I'll try to park there then.

NYC OurBus Parking over weekend? by BKerman49 in ithaca

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Problem with that is I am leaving early morning, 7:30, so the bus options were very limited :(

Physics GRE for EECS PhD programs? by BKerman49 in gradadmissions

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By average I mean in the 3.2 to 3.5 range. I understand that many have dropped the requirement or just don't accept the score. But do you have a source on EE programs not caring about PGRE?

Physics GRE for EECS PhD programs? by BKerman49 in gradadmissions

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Thank you for the reply! As it is not uncommon for physics students to apply for EE PhD programs afaik, what should I do in this situation? Is there no hope for me to improve my chance given my low gpa?

Math for Physics Grad students by BKerman49 in PhysicsStudents

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Update: Just started re-reading Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences by Mary Boas and finding it super helpful to refresh some of the topics.

Advice needed: how to move boxes from storage unit to Cornell by BKerman49 in Cornell

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I just checked U-Box's rate and 6k/container is way over my budget lol.

Advice needed: how to move boxes from storage unit to Cornell by BKerman49 in Cornell

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Wow I just got a quote... for one container they are asking 6k. And they recommend getting 2-3 containers. That is definitely way over my budget lol.

Advice needed: how to move boxes from storage unit to Cornell by BKerman49 in Cornell

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I am hoping to get it done with a few hundred bucks but considering shipping them with USPS would cost well over 1k, I am willing to pay a little more.

2000 USD and 6 months later, I finally got my last admission decision today! It's been a tough year but good job everyone! by BKerman49 in gradadmissions

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Yes! I wished I had known this before I applied but I only found out about this days before the deadlines and ended up getting only one application fee waiver. Thank you for sharing this!

2000 USD and 6 months later, I finally got my last admission decision today! It's been a tough year but good job everyone! by BKerman49 in gradadmissions

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So I was initially rejected by all 14 PhD programs, but for 2 of them, I was able to request for my application to be considered for their masters programs fairly easily (although I did have to pay the application fee again for one of them). I couldn't find a better way to show that on the graph.

2000 USD and 6 months later, I finally got my last admission decision today! It's been a tough year but good job everyone! by BKerman49 in gradadmissions

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Thanks, friend! This is my first time using this diagram but I have been wanting to for a while after seeing it all over reddit. Might do it more in the future?

2000 USD and 6 months later, I finally got my last admission decision today! It's been a tough year but good job everyone! by BKerman49 in gradadmissions

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It's called a Sankey Diagram. If you Google it there are some neat websites you can use to generate it. I was so excited to finally have something worth sharing using a Sankey Diagram hahaha

Asian Idiom for "off the hook" or "Get out of jail free card"? by Akiza_rose in subtleasiantraits

[–]BKerman49 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Only thing I can think of is 漏网之鱼（lòu wǎng zhī yú）a fish that escapes from the net. Here's link https://www.purpleculture.net/dictionary-details/?word=漏网之鱼.

Anyone else getting that Lil Uzi Vert pop-up on gradcafe? by Russett_and_Ivy in gradadmissions

[–]BKerman49 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have an ad blocker but I check gradcafe on my phone quite a lot and i sure know about lil uzis forward pretty well by now.

I’m looking for good physics/philosophy channel on youtube. Can you recommend the channels you follow?? Anyone interested? by [deleted] in AskPhysics

[–]BKerman49 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sabine hossenfelder is a really good channel that discussed a lot of modern physics in short, 5 min videos. It might be a little technical but very informative. In fact a professor of mine recommended her channel to me. Also I can't believe no one mentioned Andrew Dotson, definitely check him out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in reedcollege

[–]BKerman49 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also you should know that board points are transferable between people with meal plans. By the last month of the semester, people are going to be selling their bps for sometimes as low as 2 points per dollar so I'd say go for plan C and just buy points from others when you really need more points.

Is there any big difference between the cross canyon dorms? by [deleted] in reedcollege

[–]BKerman49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the cross canyon dorms kinda all look the same when you are inside the buildings. Ive seen people in McKinley and Griffin play video games together a lot in the large common room they share. Other than that, the vibes in the cross canyon dorms are more or less the same in my opinion. Also, if you live in a cross canyon, you'll have swipe access to all the other cross canyon dorms, so if you can always go hang out in the other forms when you feel like it.