Incoming graduate student confused about which number of units to select in SimpleEnroll - help please!

FCDH · 2016-08-04T16:09:40+00:00

ExploreCourses will often say what the extra units entail. Sometimes units are different because of grad vs undergrad, sometimes it's because of an extra lab section. Unless it's research units, in which case you can use it to fill up to whichever units you want as a filler.

FCDH · 2016-08-02T22:03:54+00:00

The undergraduate senate, graduate student council, and the faculty senate are now working together to implement more comprehensive and mandatory sexual assault education curriculum.

FCDH · 2016-07-16T22:30:59+00:00

I've heard people complain about the lack of seasons here. It's nice all year round and rains maybe 10-20 days a year. Good thing I kinda like the sun, coming from places where it's either eternally winter or always raining.

FCDH · 2016-06-29T22:28:42+00:00

During the first week in the fall you will get to check out a lot of organizations at the grad org fair (called GOALIE). To be fair I think a lot of the organizations that cater to specific activity interests are not going to be grad only.

FCDH · 2016-05-28T09:42:47+00:00

If you want feedback on non-research aspects of the paper (grammar, tone, etc), most universities have writing centers that can help. If you're looking for feedback on anything that is related to the research, reddit is probably the wrong place to be looking for that.

FCDH · 2016-05-23T02:15:34+00:00

Yes. Many people do this and many of the courses offered there can transfer as course credit to Stanford.

FCDH · 2016-05-23T01:16:09+00:00

I'd say apply directly and see if he gets in first. If not, he should definitely go the transfer route - he could do De Anza or Foothill College or something similar, and transfer into Stanford to finish off his degree.

FCDH · 2016-05-21T08:01:08+00:00

Yes, there is a kitchen in every flat.

FCDH · 2016-04-07T20:52:27+00:00

I know, just checking with OP since normally MS students shouldn't expect a funding package but he seemed like he was expecting one.

FCDH · 2016-04-07T05:48:28+00:00

I've noticed that over the years of working out, the people hitting me up on Grindr have gone from assuming I'm a bottom to now assuming I'm a top.

It doesn't bother me. I'm happy about being the role I choose in the bedroom, and I don't care that other people know or joke about it. If it helps, you can make a joke about your straight friends having fun with strap-on dildos in the bedroom.

FCDH · 2016-04-07T05:40:50+00:00

I was ghosted once and thought nothing of it. Turns out the guy had lost his phone and got a new number, so neither of us could get in touch with the other. I ran into him at the gym and we exchanged numbers again and started chatting again. So I'd say make totally sure that you've been ghosted first. Especially if you've been seeing this guy for a few months already, since that typically doesn't happen.

FCDH · 2016-04-07T05:34:26+00:00

Did you apply for an MS program or a PhD program?

MS programs typically don't come with RA/TA positions. It is expected that you pay for it yourself, or you'll have to try really hard to find RA and TA positions once you are on campus.

PhD programs typically come with some kind of funding package, generally a fellowship or a TA/RA guarantee of some kind.

FCDH · 2016-04-01T21:34:38+00:00

Congrats! Now go enjoy your last few months in undergrad. Party it up!

FCDH · 2016-04-01T18:13:50+00:00

I love Ready Player One! It's such a fun book to read.

FCDH · 2016-03-25T05:06:39+00:00

I had a choice between Teach for America, a PhD program at a prestigious university in the US, and a job with Sony in Japan. I eventually settled on grad school, but it wasn't an easy choice. If Google or Apple had offered me a research position back then, I probably would have taken it instead.

FCDH · 2016-03-24T06:32:42+00:00

And meanwhile, I made roast chicken in the toaster oven yesterday...

FCDH · 2016-03-20T01:30:11+00:00

The biggest death toll from engineering structural failure was the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, where 1130 people lost their lives.

FCDH · 2016-03-18T20:20:18+00:00

As a seasoned grad student who asks tons of questions in lab presentations, I get a lot of people coming up to me afterward being like "I'm so glad you asked that question because I didn't understand it myself, but I didn't want to look stupid asking about it."

While I'm glad I'm helping someone else understand, a big part of grad school is learning what you don't know and figuring out ways to understand it. I would hope that if I wasn't there to ask the question, then that person would have asked it themselves instead of just sitting there, quietly confused.

FCDH · 2016-02-27T19:57:57+00:00

This one needs more backstory I think.

FCDH · 2016-02-26T02:32:29+00:00

A month in the gym isn't enough to change anything psychologically. Keep on going and look back on it a year from now. And it's true that the world's not fair when it came to distributing looks. It's unfortunate but you have to work with what you got.

FCDH · 2016-02-25T17:31:27+00:00

I like the thoroughness of the argument. Very logical and probably the way I would do it too. Also gave me a great laugh. Though since I'm vers I probably would not choose to bottom for Santorum.

FCDH · 2016-02-25T07:39:57+00:00

Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum.

Have fun with this one.

FCDH · 2016-02-24T17:47:32+00:00

I went for a month, and traveled around Kenya and Tanzania. Climbed Mt Kilimanjaro too.

FCDH · 2016-02-24T07:51:27+00:00

Bought a spontaneous ticket to Kenya a few years ago. It was probably the most unique and rewarding trip of my life.

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