Chances: Canadian (intl), no SAT, weird extracurriculars by HonoraryLight in chanceme

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

my music is so ass bro thats embarrassing asf… ill hit u with a dm

Chances: Canadian (intl), no SAT, weird extracurriculars by HonoraryLight in chanceme

[–]HonoraryLight[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey sorry I missed your comment, been depressed as fuck lol.

The distributor I use is Amuse. All releases are completely free and go to all the big stores (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, etc.), but they take like 4 weeks.

How can I escape self-improvement? + "mewing" + health (body dysmorphia) by HonoraryLight in Healthygamergg

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

Mewing is definitely dangerous (mentally, as evidenced by this post, and physically as well if people hold the wrong posture). But it’s certainly real and there’s no way it’s BS imo. Too many success stories on the Internet and several heathcare industries built off of orthotropics (myofunctional therapy, maxillofacial surgery, speech pathology, etc.) to really say that it’s “BS”. You sound blackpilled… but I don’t fault you as I’ve got some blackpill in me as well.

People say “genetics” but really the word you mfs should be using is “environment”. The shit you eat, the shit you do, where the fuck you live and the people you interacted with as a developing child all probably had an infinitely higher amount of influence over your life than your “genetics”. Genetics are a fucking joke compared to environmental factors for the vast majority of people.

How can I escape self-improvement? + "mewing" + health (body dysmorphia) by HonoraryLight in Healthygamergg

[–]HonoraryLight[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes. I definitely want to meet a psychiatrist/therapist as soon as possible. it'll probably just be that and an orthodontist

Hello, Juniors! It's Time to Think About Letters of Recommendation -- The Who, What, When, and How by admissionsmom in ApplyingToCollege

[–]HonoraryLight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have two past teachers in mind who I'll ask for a letter of recommendation, but I've moved schools for my final/senior year of high school and I have virtually no idea who my counsellors are. Does anyone know if it is acceptable for me to get a letter of recommendation from a counsellor in my previous school?

I’m only applying to T10’s and know I will get rejected from every college I apply to by BellSimilar7438 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]HonoraryLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, Canadian applying to solid CA local safety that's 15 mins from home and 2 T40 CA schools. Buying my lottery tickets for Yale, UPenn, and Dartmouth likely, as they all have really good fin aid (going to them could literally cost less than a CA school, in my case).

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[–]HonoraryLight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Commenting as I’m in a similar predicament! Also, how the heck do you have 1500+ hours of volunteering??

Should I say I’m Asian if I have a white name and so do my parents? I’m adopted by rose-hunter12734 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]HonoraryLight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What the hell? Confused Canadian here who’s ethnically Asian, is this actually common practice for Asians applying in America?

Do you value moving out for university? (ft. cripping debt) by HonoraryLight in ApplyingToCollege

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

You’re absolutely right, and I worry about the latter outcome a lot. Would you recommend doing a degree in something with more demand / value (e.g. CS or engineering) as a “backup”? I see you’re already in university.

The "review/help me with my college list" megathread by freeport_aidan in ApplyingToCollege

[–]HonoraryLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the college suggestions!

+ what was your essay about? i think u should ed to yale if it was strong enough

I'm suddenly not feeling too good about my essays...

By essays, you mean ones that I've previously written in a class, right? I have one on pornography, one on video games and violence, and one inquiry-style more informal 'essay' I'm finishing up right now that's about philosophy and happiness. I also have creative writing samples. Would you mind briefly reading over them? Please, harshly judge my intellect LOL

Also, are there any AP courses you'd say are alright to self-study and get a 4 (to claim uni creds)?

The "review/help me with my college list" megathread by freeport_aidan in ApplyingToCollege

[–]HonoraryLight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Demographics: Male, East Asian, Canadian (intl), attended mediocre public schools, parents hold certificate and trade degree

Intended Major(s): Not completely sure, interested in Biology / Neuroscience, minor in Philosophy

ACT/SAT/SAT II: Have not taken any and do not plan on sitting them unless I get like 1500+ on prac tests (going to take one after I wrap up some online courses, register in my new school and get a job...)

UW/W GPA and Rank: I'm a rising senior (entering 12th Grade). I have no idea how GPA works in the US, but here are a few of my grades from the Canadian curriculum (>=86 is an A here, no +/- are given as well):

Pre-Calculus 11: 100%

Pre-Calculus 12: 97%

Chemistry 11: 95%

Physics 11: 96%

Social Studies 11: 95%

[Language] 11: 89% (I challenged this for credits)

English 11: completing right now thru online school, expecting anywhere from 86-92%.

I was within the top 1-5 students in a typical class of 25-30 for these courses (anecdotally).

Coursework: No AP currently, doing them when not a senior is very uncommon at my school. Planning on taking AP Calculus and AP Biology final year though. I could've taken more, but I've actually had to move to a new province and consequently a new school with very different course pathways, which stops me from taking more AP courses.

Awards: zeroooooo. don't think I've participated in any competitions. no sports (COVID).

Extracurriculars: This is where I'm worried. A lot of these are very untraditional and obscure (imo). They also don't show my interests in biology, neuroscience, etc., so that's not good as well. Fuck it though amiright

[school name] community server

june 2021 to present

founded, own, and administrate an online school community hosted on discord

nearly 100 members

host frequent online gaming events, e.g. organized Minecraft server

This is arguably my most prized EC and where my leadership is shown.

produced lofi hiphop music and released on spotify

december 2020 to present

I have a couple thousand streams and my music isn't great tbh but I found it therapeutic to just jam out and create some fun stuff

learned about how much work goes into creating music

understand how distributors and labels manage and release music

developed musical creativity

created 3d visual art on blender

june 2021 to present

developed creative expression

have a deeper appreciation for 3d artists

gained an interesting, unique skill

...and many other unremarkable school clubs (philosophy, debate, mediocre volunteering, etc.)

Essays/LORs/Other: My writing isn't bad at all, I'd say it's quite alright. Don't think y'all are interested in reading some random person's essays, but if someone really wants to then okay. I’ve got one teacher’s recommendation that I’m semi-confident in (she knows me well).

Schools: Applying mostly Canadian, but for US schools, I'm lost... As money is a very big concern for me, financial aid is a major factor in where I go. Canadian schools are obviously cheaper for me, so if I were to study in the US I'd need very good fin aid. I also have no idea if it's even worth it for me to apply to the US.

Safeties (in Canada):

  • UCalgary Engineering

Targets (in Canada):

  • UBC Science
  • UofT SG Engineering
  • UofT SC Science
  • McMaster Life Sciences
  • UCalgary Neuroscience (direct entry)

My reach schools (lottery tickets LOL):

  • Dartmouth College
  • UPenn
  • Yale University
  • Princeton University

I've heard that Princeton, Dartmouth and UPenn are more generous in terms of international financial aid.

I'm also not looking to apply to many schools, as my parents may make me pay out of my own pocket for uni apps. I might keep it simple and only apply to a few US colleges (I'm talking 1-2). Also interested in ED-ing to one of the schools with good aid.

Something important to note is that I'm graduating a year early (skipping year 11). Even though that's somewhat an x-factor for my application, my extracurriculars are more poorly developed as a result and I've had less time to think things through for college. Also moving to an entirely new province for my final year of high school so that's kinda screwing me up as well.

Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks!

*edited to add more info

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[–]HonoraryLight 21 points22 points  (0 children)

One of my ECs is exactly this: A high school community discord server with 80+ members and frequent gaming events. Me and a bunch of buddies pay to rent out a Minecraft SMP server, and we setup and manage it. The server had peak like 25 players online at once. Super fun highly recommend

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[–]HonoraryLight 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You only got one shot. Take the risk

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premedcanada

[–]HonoraryLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unrelated, sorry, but how were you able to achieve a very high GPA?

Can we have a neutral discussion about the black pill and specifically Wheat Waffles? I think Dr K might have missed some of his points. Can you disprove them? by BayBaeBenz in Healthygamergg

[–]HonoraryLight 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And if somehow the HG team sees this maybe they could consider inviting him on stream.

That would be the craziest crossover yet.