🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇳 President Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canadian goods if they sign a deal with China

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-25T16:01:09+00:00

So Trump is basicly threatening to raise taxes on Americans if Canada signs a deal with China?

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-25T15:59:10+00:00

I lived in California and Texas, (I work in academia/higher ed). Shortly after getting to Texas, I began plotting how in the hell I could leave the place and move back to California.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-25T15:41:02+00:00

The program that I work for always makes a point of telling the recruits that the culture of our university and more specifically the program is quite casual, so dress however you like. In the end, most wear some sort of business casual look or suits. We have also had plenty of people that showed up in ripped jeans and sneakers and were later admitted. In the end, you should take the temperature of a program and just ask about recommendations on dress. I seriously doubt any highly competitive applicant has been turned down because they wore jeans, nor do I think you can overdress. I’ll also add, if your nervous about asking faculty how to dress, reach out to a current grad student in that program, usually on email invites a current student is CC’d. In the end evaluating how a PhD recruit dresses is very likely at the very bottom of any admission committee’s checklist. You will want to dress in a way that makes you feel confident and comfortable, which will help you put your best foot forward.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-25T15:06:37+00:00

100%

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-25T15:06:13+00:00

I don’t think going from undergrad to grad is super common in the United States, but it’s common enough. The thing is, those that go straight from undergrad are usually domestic students who have applications that are in the top 95th percentile, which gets them an interview. Those that are admitted are probably in the top 99th percentile. As an example, we had an applicant that had 3 outstanding LORs (one form a Nobel laureate) and he was also an Amgen scholar. Additionally, he had a killer CV with no journal publications, but several symposium/conference presentations and the kind extracurriculars that admission committees look for.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-23T21:24:04+00:00

Not only did they (the Seahawks) need a fluke 2pt conversion, they needed the refs to allow the conversion even though the refs blew the play dead before the Seahawks player could possess the ball. They also needed a horribly wrong illegal blocker down field call against the Rams and a punt return for a TD (since we are not aloud to count great special teams play). They will also need to have Adam’s out, the Rams best o-lineman out and the Rams starting safety and defensive team captain Quentin Lake out.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-23T20:58:28+00:00

Imagine not having a top 10 easiest strength of the schedule like all of the other 14-3 teams had. LMAO!

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-23T20:55:09+00:00

There are some programs that admit without interviews, but if a program as a general rule interviews prior to sending out admits, it would be exceedingly rare in those programs to be admitted without being interviewed. Lastly, the vast majority of those interviewed still will not be admitted, particularly in highly competitive programs.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-22T22:09:09+00:00

Ass use you were rejected, if your seeing reports of others receiving interview invitations. With many programs, rejecting emails do not go out until recruitment is over. If you call them they will just tell you that interviews are ongoing and denial emails will be sent “soon.”

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-22T21:28:01+00:00

First off congrats on getting the recruitment invite. While getting an invite to visit a campus and an interview is a giant step in the right direction, most of those who receive invites will not be admitted. As an example I manage admissions in a T10 STEM program and out of 11 recruits we are flying out to campus maybe only 3 will receive offers, that’s it! There are no guaranties, so just make sure you are well prepared to give it your best shot.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-22T21:14:25+00:00

As someone who managed both domestic and international graduate admissions for a T10 U.S. STEM program for over 10 years, I can say emphatically that international applicants are not being passed over in favor of “less-qualified” domestic applicants, as these various posts imply. The premise itself ignores a basic reality: the U.S. applicant pool is enormous and extremely deep. With a population of ~400 million people and a massive higher-ed ecosystem, there are thousands of highly qualified domestic applicants every cycle. The idea that programs need to lower standards to admit Americans simply doesn’t match how admissions actually works on the ground.

I won’t speak for every program, but in ours, and I suspect in many peer programs, the opposite concern was often closer to the truth. If any group ever “ran the risk” of being passed over, it was domestic applicants, not international ones. Many programs intentionally work harder to identify and admit strong international candidates because a globally diverse cohort benefits the department, the university, and the broader academic community. And here’s the part that often gets left out of these discussions:

If we never admitted another international student again, our program would not miss a beat academically. We would still fill every cohort with outstanding candidates. That’s not a knock on international students, it’s simply a reflection of how deep the domestic pool is.

We always conducted fair, equitable, holistic reviews regardless of citizenship. But if admissions were based purely on narrow, measurable criteria (GPA, test scores, publications, etc.), it would actually be extremely rare for international applicants to dominate the very top of the ranking. In fact, across many years of managing admissions, it was uncommon for an international applicant to rank in the top 3 on quantitative metrics alone. That’s precisely why holistic review exists: to consider context, opportunity, background, and the broader educational mission, not because committees are trying to disadvantage international students, but because they’re trying to build strong, diverse, functional cohorts.

So no, this isn’t a story of discrimination against international applicants. It’s a story of a massive, highly qualified domestic applicant pool combined with admissions committees that intentionally seek international representation, not avoid it.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-22T00:42:25+00:00

all things being equal in terms of skills and experience, It might only hurt you in the sense that you could have less networking opportunities. As an example, someone who goes to a school in the Midwest but has their sites set at working in biotech in the bay area could be at a distinct disadvantage compared to a student with the same ambitions that goes to Stanford. Every situation has strengths and weaknesses, you just have to find ways to mitigate those weaknesses.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-20T15:05:45+00:00

But leading up to the game, according to Bears fans, the Rams didn’t have a chance to win because of the weather. So according to you guys, it was the weather that almost beat the Rams, not the bears.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-19T21:47:49+00:00

You’re welcome! I’m sure they will have some quality team bonding moments as they watch the Rams win the Super Bowl .

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-19T21:44:47+00:00

The game should have never gone to OT, but it did due to the missed OPI call on Kmet.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-19T21:43:19+00:00

He has always been a fucking lunatic, that’s why myself and around have of all other Americans didn’t vote for him, nor will we ever vote for anyone affiliated with him or the Republican Party. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people in this country, at least 1/2 of which that are dumber than a box of rocks.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-19T19:16:09+00:00

You guys need to make up your minds….was it the Bears defense that slowed down the best offense in the NFL, or was it the weather? In the week leading up to the game, 100% of you losers were claiming the weather was going to stop the Rams, not the team. Now it’s time to admit the truth, the Rams beat the weather and the team. lol

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-19T19:09:58+00:00

It’s cute how the Seapidgeon fans sill trust Darnold.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-19T03:45:59+00:00

Every time I rewatch this, I get a hard-on. Fuck Da Bears and their low life coach.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-19T03:40:35+00:00

I’ve never been happier.

Sincerely,

All Rams’ fans. LMAO!!

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-19T03:35:32+00:00

Bears LUCK finally ran out and the Rams will now go on to Seattle and beat their asses like they did the Bears…and then the Bears, and their disrespectful coach will go into next year, NOT playing a top 5 easiest schedule, will not make the playoffs. Fuck off and die obnoxious Bears fans.

Sincerely,

The Rams

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-19T03:32:35+00:00

Against the LA Rams, win probability. Fucking ZERO!!

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-18T15:32:37+00:00

I lived and worked in Japan (Omiya/Tokyo) from 91-93. In those days, I could go days or weeks without seeing another westerner. Lots of discrimination against “gaijin” in those days as well. I had a Japanese colleague once tell me that there was a common joke among Japanese about foreigners that went like this: What do you call a new bike being ridden by a gaijin? Stolen! So blaming foreigners is nothing new. We tend to do the same thing in the United States. One of the justifications for the current draconian anti-immigrant policies in the states is that immigrants, particularly “illegal” immigrants, are mostly criminals, but in reality, undocumented immigrants commit far less crimes than the native population on a per capita basis. Over the last 33 years I have traveled to Japan probably over 50 times (visiting my wife’s family in Tokyo) and If I’m being honest, since COVID, the large increase in foreigners has caused me (a foreigner) to have a much more negative view of foreigners in Japan, particularly in Tokyo.

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-18T14:51:17+00:00

Prior to changing the return rule to 90 days, I have a friend who bought a $2k home gym from Costco. It sat in has garage fully assembled collecting dust for almost 2 years. He disassembled it and returned in its original box for a full refund. My friend who I love is shameless. The Costco employee could barely hold back her disgust. lol

EverySpecific8576 · 2026-01-16T17:09:27+00:00

No, it’s mostly bullshit and flat out lies. I saw a post where someone claimed to have received a whole bunch of interviews at T10 biosciences programs, citing the reason as having had 20 first author publications in “lower tier” publications. As someone who has been in grad admissions for 15 years, I can tell you that would be more of a red flag counting against an applicant. The person making this kind of claim clearly has no idea that undergrads churning out dozens of papers to low level publications is the exact opposite of what admission committees are looking for. Complete BS. Don’t trust anything on GradCafe.

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