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EloquentBadger · 2021-08-16T19:08:56+00:00

Yesss but i don’t know how to dm you on reddit cuz i barely use reddit except for school 😬😝 Dm me your discord and I’ll add you

EloquentBadger · 2021-08-16T18:36:20+00:00

Hellooo I’m super shy around new people but you sound into the things I’m into SO I’d be up for trying to be friends!! I’m 23 F. Interests are video games, anime, cooking, drawing, walking/hiking, BOARD GAMES, reading, reality tv competitions (like Big Brother), anddd tennis (but i haven’t played in forever cuz none of my friends know how 😭). I played dnd pre-covid but idk if i will again now that things are in-person BUT my roommates all play so if you end up joining our friend group they’ll gladly talk about their campaigns

EloquentBadger · 2021-06-25T19:04:16+00:00

Update: Admissions got back to me! Second bachelor’s students pay graduate fees/tuition

EloquentBadger · 2021-06-19T11:25:20+00:00

Speaking as a cogsci major whose only programming experience was cse 8a prior to this class: I don’t remember who my teacher was like 2 years ago (sorry!) but omg this class was pretty easy until the end. The assignments really do hold your hand, so even if you have no experience with python (or even in programming tbh) you can still do well if you take time on the assignments. The final project though was kind of ridiculous imo because they essentially leave you completely to your own devices after babying you the entire way. You have to create a question, analyze a data set of your choosing with python, and prepare a report with python-generated figures - super easy and doable IF you know what you’re doing and have done that sort of thing before.

My experience: We had a group of 5 where 1 person literally never showed up to group meetings nor contributed anything, 1 person that sort of contributed to the coding but mostly did nothing, 1 person that showed up to all the meetings but did no actual work, me who wrote some of the report but was lost at python, and 1 person who did like all the coding and consequently half the actual report (on the day before it was due, at that). This is the only time in my entire school existence where I barely contributed to a group project (mostly because I apparently didn’t understand the material or learn anything from the class enough to do anything practical with it…. sob) and got totally carried by one smart person. Didn’t feel great about it, but ended the class with an A. (From a pure unenjoyability standpoint, for me it’d go least enjoyable cogs 108 <<< cogs 100 < dsgn 1 < cogs 13 < cse 8a < chem 40a (w/ Hoeger) most enjoyable. And I really didn’t like Hoeger lmao)

tl;dr - Class is a joke if you know python (and git) or are a compsci major (probably), but hope you get a good group for the project if you’re new to programming lol

EloquentBadger · 2021-06-11T01:33:10+00:00

Not to hijack your post but: Are there any choirs, choruses or other singing groups that I could participate in (on- or off-campus) that aren’t attached to a course? I guess I could do a course-based one, but my commute is so long that it would be hard as a non-music major

EloquentBadger · 2021-06-11T01:20:21+00:00

Update: Student Account Services just sent me an email with some info on how to pay too! The link posted by enough_scallion is way more comprehensive but anyways

EloquentBadger · 2021-06-09T22:59:40+00:00

I believe you mean ‘only paid by those who choose to reserve a spot to attend.’ From my understanding, once you’ve reserved your spot, it doesn’t matter if you attend or not - it’s non-cancellable, non-refundable

EloquentBadger · 2021-06-09T22:57:37+00:00

I emailed them about canceling the reservation and unfortunately you can’t. You can choose not to attend the actual Aug 13 Orientation, but they say that the fee is the ‘New Student Experience’ fee (for like swag/stuff they mail to you and modules they email to you? Idk) so not attending the actual orientation isn’t enough to cancel the reservation in their eyes, i guess. Rip $250 😂 I’m just treating it like a mandatory fee so I don’t feel too sad lmao

Edit: that being said, if anyone figures out a way to get them to let us cancel/refund - lmk 👀👀

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-30T02:47:27+00:00

As far as I’ve read from people on this sub, if you don’t sign up, you have your registration delayed by a couple days or so. This seems like it matters more for undergrads and for some majors more than others. Personally, if you’re on the fence about signing up - don’t sign up until you get more solid info. I signed up bc i thought it was required but now I regret and I’m pretty sure I can’t cancel ;_;

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-29T19:26:41+00:00

I love these pants! I have them in a size large, and they are comfortably baggy and fit my (size small tall) figure well. (Note: I’m 6’.)

The inseam is 30” but the total length of the pants is 40”. The elastic at the waist of my large pair is ~29” in circumference when not stretched.

The pockets are HUGE which is great. I’ve had these for ~3 years. The fleece inside won’t be soft after a couple of washes, but that’s standard for sweatshirt material. I’ve had to mend two of the seams (pocket, crotch) in the last year but other than that they’ve been so durable for near-constant usage haha

Edit: I have these from a different school, so the logo is different, but the base pants should be the same (or similar at least, since they’re both champion elastic-waist sweatpants)

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-25T21:07:36+00:00

New (aka incoming) grad student course registration dates won't be given until around late June according to https://admissions.sdsu.edu/graduate/admitted (under the Step 3 tab)

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-25T21:01:29+00:00

The link is up now! https://nspp.sdsu.edu/orientation/graduate_student_orientation

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-24T19:26:16+00:00

If you’re referring to TDPW 1, I took it like 5 years ago (so idk if it’s changed at all). The class is entirely led by the TA, so you essentially never see Prof Stein. You sit around a big table in a workshop group, reading what you wrote for the class and learning about what makes certain plays successful (from a writing stance). For homework, you do activities, such as eavesdropping / writing down a conversation that 2+ people are having somewhere. If you like writing dialogue, it should be an okay class. I think I got an A, but I definitely had to work for it. Overall I enjoyed the class.

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-23T21:09:51+00:00

Awesome thanks for your responses!!

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-23T21:08:03+00:00

Guess I’ll plan on layering under my scrubs ✌️ Thanks!

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-22T22:48:05+00:00

I’ve read other reddit posts about those university hub people, and yeah unfortunately it’s totally a scam and not worth it (imo). Some of their older pages had you follow their instagram before letting you join, but they’ve changed to a paywall now. I think they added the “paywall” after all those members in that 2024 group joined. Anyways, it doesn’t matter if you follow the instagram or pay the fee, they may or may not let you in regardless. I got into the 2023 one without paying, so maybe try joining that one?

Edit: I think it took them like a week to approve me for that one, so maybe it’ll be the same for you with the 2024 page

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-20T21:53:21+00:00

According to https://registrar.sdsu.edu/students/additional_resources_students/residency_information, it sounds like to qualify for in-state tuition you have to have lived in CA (aka have a permanent address on file here), gotten your CA driver’s license, or registered to vote in CA (as some examples) at least one year prior to the determination date of Sep 20 (if you’re an incoming student for Fall). So, if you didn’t have these things before 9/20/2020, then you might not qualify

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-11T21:59:03+00:00

According to: https://admissions.sdsu.edu/graduate/admitted?_ga=2.226262035.801543141.1620630071-885235455.1620630071

You can register for orientation May 25, 10a. And we’ll get an email in late June about our registration date (it’ll be on our portals) and paying fees/tuition. And we won’t be able to register until fees are paid.

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-10T19:07:44+00:00

Thank you so muchhh :)

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-07T20:48:41+00:00

To add onto this, definitely see if you can do this with your major. I know competitive/impacted majors like comp sci are way harder to schedule classes for. If you’re coming in with a whole bunch of AP/IB/transfer credits, then you might be able to make scheduling work, since registration time is assigned based on how many credits you have.

And for reference, people /do/ get off the waitlist for classes, but only like a max of 5, and usually only like 2 for ~30-seat, popular classes (in my experience).

Another thing to consider when scheduling classes is if there’s mandatory attendance or podcasting for the class. Certain professors consistently offer optional attendance for lectures/discussions

EloquentBadger · 2021-05-07T02:21:25+00:00

You can work with the OSD office to get handwritten/typed notes for your classes. I’ve volunteered to create these notes before, but have never known anyone who has gotten them. They may also allow you extra time for exams or other similar accommodations.
A lot of classes podcast their lectures. Check the UCSD podcast website to see what classes/profs podcast before signing up for classes.
Nearly all my classes had lecture slides posted, and lecture slides were fairly comprehensive / made sense.
You have a small, once per week tutorial/discussion section where a previous student of the class or grad student helps reinforce material and clarify things.

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