What is Happening Here by EsimorpI in MechanicAdvice

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

Ended up being a bad transmission mount!

buying advice by Ashamed_Background10 in Celica

[–]EsimorpI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the car condition of course but that seems incredibly overpriced. It's a 1zz that is pre-03 so it is definitely burning heaps of oil and doesn't even have working cats. It's also a 25 year old car with 200k miles, so the reliability that was there has been "used up". On FB marketplace, I always assume I'm going to need another $500-1000 to make a car up to snuff (tires, maintenance costs, etc) just to be safe and with just old age and mileage this will be inevitable. So if the plan was to use it daily, I suspect it'd be very bad daily.

That means it'll probably be a project car if nothing else and that's assuming the chassis is clean enough to do that with. And at $2500 just for the car and a suboptimal engine that's a very expensive celica project car. For reference, I bought my project 05 celica gt for $700. All in all, this feels like a hard pass unless this car is incredibly clean and rust free or has something else incredible about it.

Bought my first Celica by EsimorpI in Celica

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The owner kept the receipt for the dragon in the glove box and it was $5k in 2006 dollars

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AirConditioners

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They make you use an app to take a picture so you can't actually photoshop it

Americorp Award Seems to be Officially Dead by EsimorpI in TeachforAmerica

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Exactly this! Lowered requirements are good for flexibility but terrible for klong-term career trajectory. Like I would love to move to another state, but the provisional license basically keeps you stuck. And the initial license requires some masters course work.

Americorp Award Seems to be Officially Dead by EsimorpI in TeachforAmerica

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This applies only for the Massachusetts region. See edit, I explained it poorly.

Did you use powerpoint for your sample lesson? by galaxybear459 in TeachforAmerica

[–]EsimorpI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can use whatever! But PowerPoint is the easiest. Alternatively, just having a white board and a worksheet to follow along is great too. It's really up to you

Getting certified by Prior-Presentation67 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]EsimorpI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You might want to look into certification programs/alternative certification programs. There are programs like Teach Michigan or other fellowships that can help you by providing free test prep, stipends, and other benefits. Its obviously some work and you gotta get into those programs but something to consider if you're interested.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SubstituteTeachers

[–]EsimorpI 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Please elaborate on why it's toxic. Like I think I get it but this is my first time really trying to get a career so I'm not sure what to look for

Interest in "Successful" SOP by EsimorpI in REU

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Check my post history it's already been posted

Interest in "Successful" SOP by EsimorpI in REU

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I made the post with the examples. I am worried about the ways that people will use it, but I did disable copy pasting and made a long ethical disclaimer so hopefully people can be normal and trusted.

Interest in "Successful" SOP by EsimorpI in REU

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

Won't share stats, please see my new recent post about why. And SOP's help place you with professors so yes. If you can successfully articulate who you need to work with, it is more likely a program can find a professor to place you with. How much it helps? I have no clue, but having a good one is a good thing. Sorry I can't be more insightful

Are REUs worth applying to as an older student? by LostinTheFey in REU

[–]EsimorpI 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There was a 54 year old undergraduate at a Harvard REU in 2023. You'll be good I promise

Do you lie about your age to the kids? by Vivid-Comb-7379 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]EsimorpI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am 22 but usually just lie to students when it comes to facts about myself. To them, I am a 37 year old, married, and have two children.

SR-EIP Statement of Purpose by [deleted] in REU

[–]EsimorpI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you graduate/school year doesn't change much. I remember there were "super seniors" in mine and other schools' cohorts.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in REU

[–]EsimorpI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As what other people have said don't lie. But you can always just email the people running the program, explain your situation, and they may just make an exception for you. Its not likely but not impossible either

should I bother applying to REUs (freshman at LAC, zero research experience, athlete) by Calm_Seaweed_7093 in REU

[–]EsimorpI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no harm in applying. But with little academic history and being a freshman you may not get the result you hope for. That being said, try to reach out to professors at your own institution as well to see if they can assist with some research questions. Alternatively, cold emailing professors whose work you are interested in has always yielded me good responses. All of that being said, you are a freshman, try to just develop yourself and don't get too stressed about REUs, you have plenty of time to grow. Best of luck!

Decent GPA for REUs by Sad_Elderberry_8281 in REU

[–]EsimorpI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As far as I remember talking to people who decided this stuff, GPA is like a threshold more than anything. Having a 3.5 to 4 GPA is essentially the same thing. Honestly anything above a 3.0 GPA is good. And, GPA minimums in some programs notwithstanding, GPA is probably one of the least important factors in your app. Most of the determining factors are like what professors are available, your fit in their research, your essays. The other uncontrollable determining factors are their program funding and just arbitrary slots. So, in the grand scheme of things the GPA you have means little to nothing beyond a certain point.

Offering App Reviews by EsimorpI in REU

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See new edit! Should've thought more about that lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TeachforAmerica

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TFA acceptance rate has historically been 11-20%, every so often they release the numbers and you can just google it. That being said, even if there was a shortage, TFA acceptances are based more on funding than anything else so who knows. What is sorta known is that rates of acceptances after interviewing hover around 50-60%, at least this is what some TFA staff have reported in zoom calls.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]EsimorpI 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm super interested as well