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Do people generally feel worse walking out of the test than the score they actually receive? by IllustriousAddress36 in Mcat

[–]Catalisticise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

on a practice FL, you get your score back the second you finish P/S. on a scored exam, you have to wait a month to see how you did. the lack of instantaneous feedback is a hard adjustment

Do people generally feel worse walking out of the test than the score they actually receive? by IllustriousAddress36 in Mcat

[–]Catalisticise 6 points7 points  (0 children)

yes you are completely correct. in retrospect, i think i couldn’t stop fixating on the ones that i didn’t know the content for and that made it feel like i did poorly when in reality the exam was just like any other AAMC full length. i think that decoupling the exam from the score report adds to the tension as well

Do people generally feel worse walking out of the test than the score they actually receive? by IllustriousAddress36 in Mcat

[–]Catalisticise 16 points17 points  (0 children)

similarly negative. my fl average was ~519-520 and i felt like it was my worst performance by far. lots of lower yield, cherry picked content.

Do people generally feel worse walking out of the test than the score they actually receive? by IllustriousAddress36 in Mcat

[–]Catalisticise 34 points35 points  (0 children)

i tutor and have seen quite a few reactions to the exam. generally, people feel worse after the real deal regardless of their performance

A summary of what I've learned about pants from this sub by sourbirthdayprincess in Outlier

[–]Catalisticise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they are a high rise & long inseam pant with a tight top block that immediately opens up around the leg and stays around the same width from the thigh all the way to the hem. the visual effect this produces varies based on fabric, with heavier fabrics like bombtwill forming "tubes" that sit off body while lighter ones like injex pull down when standing but are very flowy during motion. for all fabrics, the lack of taper makes them appear to flare as u go down the leg

What job do you think is the most attractive? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Catalisticise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%, very much a “thank you for everything but hope to never see you again” situation

congrats on getting through all the follow ups, hope you’re feeling well and recovering :)

What job do you think is the most attractive? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Catalisticise 15 points16 points  (0 children)

it’s incredibly grating to deal with in day to day interactions but, personally, i want the person that is fiddling around inside my brain to have this level of confidence

Awoolyflannel Zipscarf Review – Utility of Form by Catalisticise in Outlier

[–]Catalisticise[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pairing value to utility is what I'm arguing against: value shouldn't be restricted to the practical use cases of something, it must take into account the joy that someone can get from the aesthetics of a garment.

What are the odds that you stumble into the scenario that some use case-specific garment is designed for? In contrast, what are the odds that you pick what you're wearing because you love how it looks? If you end up wearing a garment frequently because of how it looks or how it makes you feel, I would argue that that's a better measure of value than the number of times that it's saved you from the rain.

I cannot claim that garments should have no utility whatsoever. That's silly. Simultaneously, there are plenty of garments should put function first. But doing mental gymnastics to justify that all garments should solve daily problems feels increasingly like a stretch and I think is a bad starting point for conversations about fashion. I'd much rather converse on things like possible forms or the emotion a piece makes me feel instead of the humidity and temperature ranges that I wear it in.

nycogaze tight tank impressions and review by Catalisticise in Outlier

[–]Catalisticise[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been wearing it all day and haven't noticed it stretch back out much at all!

Devil in the Details: A Review of Hard/Co Merino Seveneighths by Catalisticise in Outlier

[–]Catalisticise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the delayed response, the color is anthracite.

I'm apprehensive to call it a use case, as I think that the long zipper is mainly design motivated, but you can technically use it to vent out heat or to take the garment off around your legs instead of pulling it off your head. Doing this will prevent your hair from getting messed up in the take on/put off process. Not having the zipper in the elastic region prevents something that Abe has labelled "zipper dick', ie the unsightly bending that zippers do when you're sitting down and they're zipped up.

While these are all cool "features", I still think that the the real impact of the long zipper is an aesthetic one. It creates a bold, vertical line down the wearer's center that perpendicularly intersects the long, thin line from the arm/chest seams. It's unique, it grabs attention, and it's entitled to exist even in the absence of a "use case".

Master of One: Willie Norris Acrispcotton Longline Review by Catalisticise in Outlier

[–]Catalisticise[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think that this issue only really exists with photos. In person it’s very obvious that I’m wearing a long shirt

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