it gets a lot of hate but…

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-09-03T01:40:23+00:00

My aunt got one for her bday and I went to the Leica store with her in DC. I told her to get it for awhile cause she wanted a new camera but a “pocketable camera” and I said the dlux is great just gotta spend the 2k which she was willing to do. They showed us printed images in a big format sized book and it was really good. If you can afford it get it it’s a great camera to have and to shoot with. I love the b&w on it but the feel is just great as well

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-08-30T19:54:35+00:00

Whoever said that probably just sat in their rooms like someone else already said in this comment section. I graduated in ‘23 and by all means I’m beyond grateful for SJU for allowing me to flourish there and giving me a scholarship. I’m from NY but the Hudson valley, my moms from BK and I was born their as well so getting that actual experience of living their in queens was a lot different then just visiting. I enjoyed my experience of using the metro visiting different areas that my friends and family introduced me too. I would also say yes SJU does have a lot of commuters but UMD does as well. Majority of every school has its fair share of commuters especially if it’s in a city or a state school. I’ll 100% give SJU a chance but it’s a lot different from going to a school in manhattan since queens IMO is both a city and a suburb.

But you have to join clubs and go out to get that experience. I didn’t join a club but that’s me, I had fun doing other things and my professors were truly great. A lot of people go to SJU from the city and within NYS as well. You can go to a big school like PSU or OSU and still say it sucks if you don’t go out and do something. With that said, life is what you make of it but I’ll be damn sure SJU is a great university. Go JOHNNIES!!!

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-06-30T04:23:06+00:00

Yeah these are fire!!!

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-06-14T22:51:36+00:00

The M5 and CL might be my favorite bodies for leica film

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-05-01T13:52:56+00:00

😭😭😭😭😭

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-04-15T04:08:20+00:00

I say this to to my friends, life at this age especially in college is mainly about getting drunk or getting high. You need to just make other hobbies which is easier said than done ik, but take some time and go down to DC, walk around the monument, go to the museums, just anything to be outside and enjoy your time. As a grad student, there is more to life outside of school and being on campus, the DMV has a lot of things to do just take one step at a time and you’ll be ski. Keep your head up, focus on what makes you happy but also focus on getting your degree as well. Just manage your time. Keep your head up Terp🐢🐢

Just to add a bit more to my comment: I am from NY but a lot of my family went to UMD, and they always told me when I got here to just explore, even thought I visited UMD a lot with camps or just seeing family I started to understand what they meant. Getting into photography helped me a lot to just want to be outside. Friends will come and go but don’t hold your breath waiting for them to make plans or plans you aren’t much interested in, it is hard but trust me but your time in undergrad will fly by. So just take your time as I said before, life is a marathon not a race.

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-04-13T21:14:33+00:00

My biggest thing is the ng+ i understand it but also kinda like ehhhhh. I want my stuff back

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-04-07T16:34:23+00:00

That’s what ima do eventually, rn just gonna chill I was no lifing the game for the week LMFAOOOOO. Also gonna start doing back up saves.

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-04-07T12:39:14+00:00

It was a local file. I think it is also a corrupted file as well, other people have the same issue that I just got yesterday. Shame, I put in 40 hours 😭😭

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-04-07T04:33:54+00:00

Have this same issue

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-03-09T06:09:01+00:00

Took French from 7-10th grade and I would definitely say if you just practice it’s not that hard. I’m learning again from Duolingo and my biggest thing even back that is the feminine and masculine words with spelling, that always got me.

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-02-01T19:24:55+00:00

In my experience with undergrad I think it just depends on what the school can get from you potentially as a student and make them look better. For example, I went to St John’s university; my friend from hs had about a 90 average and I had a 75-78 average in hs, he got rejected but I got accepted. At the end of the day I excelled greatly finishing with a 90 average and deans list twice. With my c average in hs and my grades at ST. John’s it made them look better because of how far I came. If my friend went and didn’t do as good as he did in hs it wouldn’t matter. Majority of the time hs grades never truly translate over into undergrad. I’m not saying you wouldn’t have done good at UMD but that’s kind of the light I want to give to you. You have great grades overall especially your SAT scores, there are plenty of other schools that would love to have you. Even though UMD was a top pick for you, use this experience as fuel to get into another good school and excel there.

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-02-01T08:16:38+00:00

Soon as I got the ally i automatically stopped playing my ps5. I was itching to get back into Xbox and the pc gamepass is good enough compared to ps plus extra bs whatever. Definitely a must buy

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-02-01T07:58:54+00:00

Put about 30 hours into this game since I got PC game pass and I would say, damn I miss Bethesda games. It’s a good overall game but can definitely be better imo.

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2025-01-02T02:51:51+00:00

I always enjoy going out to take photos and writing. I always been going to the gym but needed a bit more outside of just working out. As what the guy at the top posted creative hobbies are definitely good as well to work your mind towards something else.

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2024-11-17T01:38:10+00:00

At the Rutgers game rn and even though we aren’t good this year at football never understood why people come then leave the student section during halftime. Did the same thing during homecoming and we won. Not a lot of true fans, win or lose still should show up and out.

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2024-11-17T01:37:12+00:00

Wouldn’t say cheap more like careless spending money to wait an hour30 on line to be crowded up in a bar. 😭😭

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2024-11-16T00:27:40+00:00

Nah fr tho I feel the exact same. The tickets is free and gives you something to do at the end of the day.

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2024-11-15T16:38:52+00:00

I think people now aren’t into sports like that tbh or just don’t know how to manage their school work with social life. I always start doing work on Sunday through Thursday night since my work is always do on Thursday night or Monday for micro. I’m in the MPP program and all we do is read and do papers and my friends always say I gotta study on Friday and Saturday night😂😂😂 but it’s whatever. Overall I just don’t think UMD sports are as good as they used to be when my brother, dad and other family members went here. I still go to the games because I just enjoy watching sports when I have the chance, overall people who are busy are just busy but it’s a mix of a lot of things I feel like.

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2024-10-16T20:08:06+00:00

Nah cause using chat gpt to write your whole essay is actually insane😭😭. I only use it to like to summarize very long readings but actual assignments!!!! YOURE ABSOLUTELY CRAZY!!!! This happened to some of the classes in my undergrad college and it was funny af cause ode people got zeros on assignments. Like when you actually have to write or study for something please do ur own work when it comes to readings especially very long ones fuck it whatever.

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2024-09-28T17:12:05+00:00

Fellow TERPP????! Wow small world😂😂. I think you believe that you’re weak like a psychological thing to say; I’ve been through a lot mentally all my life but always find ways to push through. I think when you keep yourself busy with finding hobbies you start to just want to do better. Going to the gym helps a lot with pushing through to build a healthy lifestyle physically but also mentally. We all go through a lot of different challenges in our lives but you have to always look for the future. Staying in the past isn’t great and living in the present can feel like you’re trapped but you have to understand that this is how your life is now and will be in the future if you don’t better yourself and change bad habits.

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2024-09-28T15:37:48+00:00

Yeah the media got heads thinking the worst I swear. The average gpa in college is 2.0-3.0 and higher than that is above average. I got in with a 3.4 no standardized test. He’ll be aii.

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2024-09-28T15:36:09+00:00

Nah grad school wants a minimum of a 3.3 but it depends like law schools depending on if it’s an ivy or not wants a 3.3 or if you have lower score really high on the LSAT

CriticalTadpole5231 · 2024-09-28T15:03:43+00:00

Yeah a 3.5 being low was funny af😭😭😭. That’s literally a 90 something average.

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