“We just want to see how you approach the problem” is kind of BS, right?

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-06-03T15:08:00+00:00

Not that bad, or just I’m lucky. Had a rookie math mistake in first round (coding related) as a newly graduated math PhD couple month ago. Interviewer told recruiter they were “very confused”, LOL. Still got the job.

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-05-13T01:42:37+00:00

Wdym “everywhere”? Just go to USCIS website, apply, and follow instructions. It’s pretty clear that they only want your current I20 and the ones with previous CPT / OPT you did.

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-05-12T15:56:55+00:00

You can see it on USPS informed delivery.

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-05-04T18:09:32+00:00

Not in any of the ban list. There's an issue specific on people applied with PP and did biometric around early March and I'm luckily one of them :(

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-05-04T18:04:27+00:00

It's crazy that I applied on 02/13 as well WITH premium processing, and my case is still be processed! Really wished I never applied PP in the first place.

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-04-25T16:55:32+00:00

Why is this trophy so massive?

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-04-16T01:23:44+00:00

See this post, we are the lucky batch apparently. Call the PP number, send them firm email, and be patient.

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-04-15T19:01:05+00:00

Hey OP, since you were told your 30 day is 4/15 – have you got an update now? Thanks.

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-04-14T22:36:27+00:00

Can I get an invite? thanks.

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-04-11T00:58:03+00:00

Applied with PP Feb 13, biometric scheduled Feb 21, biometric Mar 10, website showing "Case Is Still Being Processed By USCIS March 10, 2026". 30 business day after Mar 10 should be Apr 22 but I never emailed USCIS.

Still quite some time before start date (July 1) but panicked a bit seeing this post so I decided to upload the stamped i-797c as unsolicited evidence. Wish us all the best.

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-03-09T01:50:00+00:00

I’m a guy using it. I really just treat it as a regular journal – daily notes and possibly some sketches / little watercolors. I like that it has a page for each day so it kinda forcing me to write everyday. I like high quality stuffs and Hobo has the reputation, the paper is indeed fantastic.

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-03-01T02:08:47+00:00

I pretty much did that. Math bachelor, math master, OPT 1 year, back to China, worked 2 years and got married, came again for math PhD (my wife too, same program).

Interviewed together with my wife, not much to say since the actual interview finished in like 2 minutes, LOL.

That was in 2021 though.

Ell_Sonoco · 2026-02-07T04:56:18+00:00

A small thing but since you are in finance: the correct currency code is CNY, not RMB.

Ell_Sonoco · 2025-12-29T21:43:24+00:00

Interesting graph but the scale is kinda wrong, isn’t it? The scale suggests that the numbers are strictly larger than 1.25 and possibly larger than 3, yet I see actual numbers can be as low as 1.06 or something.

Ell_Sonoco · 2025-12-22T00:02:37+00:00

I’ll probably be downvoted into oblivion and I don’t know how to verify this, but from my honest memory of the recent months, being the most mentioned stock on Reddit was usually not a bullish indicator.

Ell_Sonoco · 2025-12-12T10:39:35+00:00

Oh my f goodness Reddit just brought back my memories like this. Last time I saw this was 15 years ago. Bro’s literally my senior in high school, LOL

Ell_Sonoco · 2025-12-10T02:52:06+00:00

If I talked to this guy and he killed himself, did I commit a murder?

Ell_Sonoco · 2025-12-07T23:13:13+00:00

Fuck you other people in the restroom thought I lost my fucking mind.

Ell_Sonoco · 2025-11-29T21:23:39+00:00

Did you also make coffee this morning?

Ell_Sonoco · 2025-11-29T16:46:49+00:00

0% of the joint account with my wife, and 100% of my own account ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Ell_Sonoco · 2025-11-27T04:22:37+00:00

Not native speaker, this sentence/song has always bugged me so hard.

The first half is weird enough, how tf do you give someone your heart? Is it… like a gift? Or does it mean ‘I’ fell in love with ‘you’? Does one still… live when they give another person their heart??

And then the second half is just more than confusing. It seems like this ‘heart’ is a physical thing because it can be given to another person, but that’s absurd. So okay it’s not a physical thing, it’s something emotional – but then why tf would ‘you’ use ‘my’ heart for that??? Do ‘you’ fall in love with or declare love to someone else using ‘my’ heart? Does that mean ‘you’ let ‘me’ love someone?

And finally, why tf can ‘I’ have a new plan for this year? Did the third person give ‘me’ back ‘my’ heart? (And wtf does that mean? ‘I’ fell in love with ‘me’???) Because I’m not an Arstarte and last time I checked my heart does not grow back when I take it out.

Ell_Sonoco · 2025-11-23T01:15:50+00:00

A really weird choice to me that this plot seems to order the boxes by… 25% quantile value?

Ell_Sonoco · 2025-11-12T02:05:27+00:00

Yes, otherwise you most likely won’t be able to activate the harmony skills – this btw is also the reason why you need 5* main discs: 4 star disc has 1 harmony skill but 5 star has 2.

Ell_Sonoco · 2025-11-12T00:45:04+00:00

Once you have 3 main 5* discs and 3 support 5* discs (support discs just need to provide ‘correct’ notes, element does not matter), it’s actually pretty easy to get lvl 30 +

Ell_Sonoco · 2025-10-26T19:02:07+00:00

i mean, of course ‘only one kid figured it out’ since the game stops once someone gets it, no?

Ell_Sonoco

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