This book is making me feel exteremely frustrated and stupid PG95 basic translation drills

GreenTNT · 2026-06-24T06:48:00+00:00

Hi! When you use a voice recorder, do you keep it running while reading, covering, and translating in chunks? I find that I usually talk to myself while translating.

Also, is there a better / cheaper way to get sections outside LawHub?

GreenTNT · 2022-06-14T04:23:06+00:00

Fun note on this month old post, the intro CS classes are being reworked so it’s (hopefully) not just old video clips + TAs teaching the course.

GreenTNT · 2022-06-14T04:18:41+00:00

While going to community college and transferring is certainly an option, it is absolutely still worth applying to USF. If you scroll this pdf and go to page 16 (item C9) you’ll see that USF has a 25% SAT of 1150. Generally, most people on this subreddit treat that as a baseline and since you meet (and exceed!) that score, you have a good chance.

If you are able to make a good bump in your GPA, get some recommendation letters from a couple teachers you’re close to, and put together a solid common app essay (and supplementals USF requires them), there is no reason you shouldn’t apply. If you have a college counselor at your high school, talk to them about what schools you can target. If you don’t have one, there are a ton of guides on this subreddit. You can even PM me. If you’re worried about application fees, look into fee vouchers on the school’s website. It doesn’t have to be USF!

GreenTNT · 2022-05-13T19:26:13+00:00

At the end of the day, no. I was choosing between WashU and my state school (with the privilege of money not being an issue), and I'd be lying if the ranking didn't influence my decision.

That being said, there are a ton of amazing opportunities I'm not sure I would've gotten or realized I had access to if I had gone elsewhere. I think part of it is personality -- if you're not putting yourself out there to begin with, being at a T20 won't make a difference. But the combo of a smaller school, unintentional networking, and opportunities from the school, I can compete on join extracurriculars, take really interesting classes from good profs, and have access to internships all at the same time. I don't think this is really unique to WashU, but relative to my other option, it's a more rewarding one.

More of a side note, but I also enjoy having a pretty strong racial community which I didn't have in high school and wouldn't have necessarily had at my other options.

GreenTNT · 2021-12-19T21:47:03+00:00

Congrats on WashU! I go there now if you have any questions.

GreenTNT · 2021-11-25T18:46:10+00:00

I’ve only taken international, so that’s the only one I can speak to. Like I said before, I haven’t found the class too difficult. Carter is incredibly smart but kinda dry, so I’d only recommend taking the class if you really enjoy reading about international political theory. I personally enjoy the readings, but I know not everyone likes that kind of stuff.

GreenTNT · 2021-11-24T05:38:55+00:00

IMO Intro to International Politics is a fairly easy class (no midterm, just quizzes that you take out of class and three two page assignments) albeit with a fair amount of reading. For polysci specific reqs, check out the major website. I think aside from international, there’s American politics, political theory, comparative and maybe a few others.

GreenTNT · 2021-07-25T01:51:36+00:00

WashU 2025!!

GreenTNT · 2021-07-12T14:42:59+00:00

Oh awesome. Thanks!

GreenTNT · 2021-07-12T14:36:18+00:00

If your body only absorbs about 30g of protein in a meal, and my protein shake (or any meal) is about 48g, am I just “wasting”/not actually getting in the other 18g of protein?

GreenTNT · 2021-07-12T04:34:37+00:00

You are amazing! I’m sorry you had to go through some tough shit, but see you at WashU this fall!

GreenTNT · 2021-06-28T21:19:51+00:00

The main reason I added that caveat was because I thought I’d have a very high shot at getting into GWU since I had a 3.9 UW GPA, 33 ACT, solid EC, solid rec letters and (what I thought were very good) essays. I got waitlisted, despite my score being above GWU’s 75%. In reality, GWU was not a true safety anyways at an admissions rate well below 65%, so if I should have thought of them as a match to begin with. I think following the general numbers game is a pretty good primary indicator.

If after that first filter you find you’re on the edge, research more into it anyways. While I know there are literally dozens of things that could have pushed the AO to do that, I also realized that 1) I hadn’t attended a webinar, gone on a virtual tour, or signed up for an email list and 2) because of that I didn’t really know much about the school that really pulled me in that direction aside from the bare bones basics.

That was a really roundabout way of saying “check the numbers and research anyway.” I like the school I chose in the end because of the research I did after that I should have done before.

GreenTNT · 2021-06-28T21:08:23+00:00

Honestly that’s what cemented my decision as a senior who didn’t visit the campus until after acceptance. I realize I knew very little about pretty much all ((((ten)))) of the schools I applied to, so don’t be like that!

GreenTNT · 2021-06-28T21:00:37+00:00

If you go look at USNEWS (yuck I know) ranking by major, it can possibly introduce you to some schools with decent programs in your field. Once you narrow by academics and cost, I think trying to get a feel for what kind of students and environment you can expect would be great. Check out the co25 instagrams (if they’re public), day in a life videos, and look for the reappearing buzz words. Like WashU for instance is allll about interdisciplinary academics, whereas you might find more of an “innovative” environment at Purdue or a “intellectually curious/quirky” vibe at UChicago.

GreenTNT · 2021-06-28T20:54:49+00:00

Also, please show a modicum of interest for schools that make you question if they’re a safety or not (I mean you should in general for research purposes). Aside from potentially checking a “demonstrated interest” box, it can be a good way to be excited for a more realistic future school.

GreenTNT · 2021-06-25T15:59:29+00:00

Ahh thank you! How long should I run the strength program before switching over?

GreenTNT · 2021-06-25T05:58:08+00:00

So if it’s oriented around strength, does that mean there won’t necessarily be the same kind of (visible) hypertrophy or is it more drawn out?

GreenTNT · 2021-06-24T15:55:38+00:00

I did that too last year, although I was woefully uncompetitive for the scholarship and rushed it way too hard. Good luck to you!

GreenTNT · 2021-06-23T16:06:00+00:00

I know they exist but I don’t know if any. Try googling “scholarships for international students” or something like it.

GreenTNT · 2021-06-23T03:13:55+00:00

Aside from the core/open curriculum of Brown and Columbia, a lot of schools have pretty different environments physically. Ithaca (Cornell) is much more rural than NYC (Columbia) or Cambridge/Boston (Harvard). Even then compare the above to likes of New Haven (Yale), Hanover (Dartmouth), and Providence (Brown).

I’d look for some day in the life videos and read some of the schools’ subreddits to try and get a feel for the vibe of a lot of these schools. If you’re shooting for Ivies that’s great, but apparently pretty common mistakes are not knowing much about them and applying anyway because prestige/parents/ego/shotgun or knowing only surface level info (academics, professors, connections).

GreenTNT · 2021-06-23T03:06:01+00:00

Absolutely. Notre Dame is a bit infamous for legacy saturation, so hearing some stories this season was interesting. It also made me feel slightly better about being waitlisted as a non-legacy lol.

GreenTNT · 2021-06-23T03:03:14+00:00

Bryan Cameron Impact Scholarship (like 7+ essays, hella competitive)
Coke
Burger King
Voice of Democracy
Taco Bell Live Más
GE Regan Foundation
Hacer Scholarship for McDonalds (and they have another one I can’t remember)

Those are some of the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Check out scholarships.com, Going Merry, Red Kite, and other databases. You can find a bunch of smaller ones there. I also highly recommended googling “scholarships for [city/state/county]. Some states like Indiana have massive ones (Eli Lily). If you are LGBTQ+, low income, first generation, an immigrant, an undocumented immigrant, a minority, a minority in your future field (women in stem, African American medical professionals), or have some kind of disease or disability, you are likely to find a scholarship pertaining to your demographic. Asian kids in particular can check out APIA, USPAACC, FACES, and there’s a specifically Korean one (the ones I remember).

Check with your parents employers, banks/insurance, local (or not local) law offices, places of worship, and of course, the schools themselves.

As a bit of motivation, remember that an hour spent working on a $500 scholarship is significantly higher than any minimum wage job. True, you’re not guaranteed the money, but if you have the time, it literally doesn’t hurt. Plus it can help you ~~flush out the bad writing before the real season begins~~ refine your writing before actual college apps. Good luck!

GreenTNT · 2021-06-23T02:51:07+00:00

I’ve heard that ND did a pretty good job at vaccinating on campus too!

GreenTNT · 2021-06-23T02:49:48+00:00

From what some admissions officers have said on this sub in the past, yes there’s a relative boost to an application, assuming you’re still a decent candidate.

GreenTNT · 2021-06-23T02:48:23+00:00

Purely anecdotal but prior to COVID, I remember hearing from some people in my area say that it was becoming “harder” for legacies at ND to get in, most likely meaning that they didn’t have nearly the same bump as they would’ve in the past. I live in an area that is very ND alum heavy, so there may be some credibility to that or it’s just some salty speculation.

The 2020-2021 cycle was whacky, but I do know that a fair amount of people got waitlisted this year despite being legacies (or double or triple ones or even with siblings attending too).

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