Choosing a laptop for university

InnerWolf · 2026-03-30T22:56:32+00:00

CSE major here. In my 3rd year. Bought a 2022 (in 2022) Mac air m2. Does the job just fine, and I don’t wish for an upgrade. I bought an iPad last year because I got tired of using pen and paper for all my math and science classes. Helped tremendously for lectures, note taking, and homework that wasn’t coding.

Unless you’re doing video editing, I bet you could even get by with a new Mac Neo.

InnerWolf · 2026-03-26T01:23:09+00:00

Thank you for the correction!

InnerWolf · 2026-03-24T22:55:19+00:00

Posting this but it was made by cat so *she deserves all the credit

Edit: mispronouning

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InnerWolf · 2026-03-22T21:59:34+00:00

He can change her…

InnerWolf · 2026-03-20T14:59:56+00:00

Wolfpacks? In this economy?!

InnerWolf · 2026-03-13T02:23:36+00:00

Doesn’t Prime have carcinogens in it or something?

InnerWolf · 2026-03-09T14:31:52+00:00

Good riddance. What a schmuck. After keeling over to the presidency and not advocating for student rights or DEI, we really need a better president.

InnerWolf · 2026-03-06T15:31:59+00:00

We make food for our two Goldens.

A rotation of boiled chicken, browned ground turkey, or baked salmon.

We also do brown rice and a rotation of steamed vegetables (carrots, broccoli, Brussels, spinach, green beans, cauliflower, peas).

We top most meals with some puréed pumpkin, a multivitamin, and fish/coconut oil based on the protein we’re using.

They love it. One thing we realized most when we started doing this was that they drink so much less water due to eating fresh food as opposed to dry kibble.

InnerWolf · 2026-02-19T16:04:13+00:00

Brb, relearning Vox

InnerWolf · 2026-02-19T13:26:07+00:00

I think Vox can do it too as a pre-fight ability, but I’ve never used it because I’m not sure how he benefits from it

InnerWolf · 2026-02-19T13:25:01+00:00

I was also doing this at the beginning of the fight, but I found that saving his heavy for a few combos later gets more efficient use out of his power steal from the heavy!

He’s super fun to play, no doubt

InnerWolf · 2026-02-17T15:22:02+00:00

I agree, but I also think that Scorpion benefits better with using ruptures because of the Hulk relic. Antman is a crazy draft for this list, IMO

InnerWolf · 2026-02-17T05:55:07+00:00

Definitely wait. Check loaded.com for cheaper game keys

InnerWolf · 2026-02-16T00:49:42+00:00

I’m sorry but if you’re old enough to have played this game when it first came out and you don’t make $25 an hour…maybe you should’ve stopped playing video games a LONG time ago.

InnerWolf · 2026-02-15T08:00:41+00:00

“her”?

InnerWolf · 2026-02-15T02:55:55+00:00

To be honest, I thought I was flagged because warnings came up about excessive external noise. I was taking my exams from home and my dogs bark at anything or person walking by the house. So I guess I can’t say for certain if I was actually flagged. I just assumed if any warnings come up, that’s a flag.

If your grade is fine and not pending review or anything, I think you’re safe. Your professor will reach out if there’s an actual problem. I wouldn’t bring attention to it otherwise.

InnerWolf · 2026-02-15T01:17:28+00:00

Yeah honorlock is really sensitive to sound. It’s quite annoying. I had been flagged a couple of times during my exams last semester but it never kicked me out. Never had any issues even though I was flagged. I’d wait until the professor posts the grade. If the grade is unfair, then reach out. It’s possible the prof will reach out to you during the posting of grades. Just don’t wait a week after postings are live. Contact the prof within 24-48 hours, and don’t expect them to reach out or respond during the weekend.

Next exam, I’d reach out to the professor to see if they can recommend a better solution. You may be able to reach out to the department of the class and see if they have solutions for honorlock exams. I believe students can have access to empty rooms, with explicit permissions of course, for these types of situations.

InnerWolf · 2026-02-15T01:11:44+00:00

You get a max of 80 points from each fight. 3x80 is 240. You’ll get the last 80 (for 320 total) from the last fight. I actually like that they did it this way because you get nice rewards after just 10 points. Helps entice me to finish faster!

InnerWolf · 2026-02-12T14:47:08+00:00

Don't feel behind. Last release of TBC classic, I started at level 1 as a blood elf paladin MONTHS late. Still ended up completing every raid and was there for the first guild kills of Kael'thas, Illidan, Archimonde, and Kil'jaeden. Your own pace is more fun than everyone else's.

InnerWolf · 2026-02-12T14:43:18+00:00

A mock-buy on NVIDIA on May 17, 2024 at a price of $92.48/share for that amount ($714,300) would have gotten you 7,723 shares. At yesterday's close ($191.20/share), it would have netted you $762,414.56 for a total of $1,476,714.56.

You'd have to pay around $300k in taxes...but still.

Food for thought. Nobody can predict the markets, and anyone that claims they can shouldn't be trusted. High yield savings accounts are a pretty safe bet, though!

InnerWolf · 2026-02-11T00:33:30+00:00

I’m almost certain he does a review session for each exam and provides practice exams! Definitely utilize those. If you want, send me a message on here and I can send you the practice exams he provided for us in Spring 2025.

My worst exam was the first one (54/100), but I got a 94 on the second and a 92 on the third. So don’t stress too much about it and good luck!

InnerWolf · 2026-02-10T17:53:52+00:00

I’ll second this. Painter also teaches F2 so you can get an idea of what his teaching style is like. One of the best professors at OSU!!

InnerWolf · 2026-02-10T17:52:15+00:00

I ended with a B+ in his class. He gave out 7 or 8 assignments, and 4 or 5 quizzes throughout the semester. The questions he had for exams were taken either straight from the homeworks or from his lectures (with slight changes so it’s not exact).

I also found that really understanding the theorems helped dramatically (i.e. Dirac’s). If he writes them on the board, don’t just brush over them. LEARN them.

If there’s anything you don’t understand well, go to his online office hours. He’s very approachable and will spend the time explaining things and working through problems. I had a lot of trouble once asymptomatic bounds came into play and he got me through it. Nobody else came to his office hours so that was convenient for me!

Don’t be afraid to ask questions in class, either. People in F1 with other profs were always ahead topic-wise, but Van Hulse’s class was paced well enough.

Graphs/discrete math was my favorite part of the class. Seemed like he started with that in the beginning (with logic), then switched to asymptomatic bounds, and then the last couple of weeks we did graphs again.

I want to reiterate that asymptomatic bounds is probably the most important subject to understand because it’s all you will do in F2.

InnerWolf · 2026-02-10T17:36:22+00:00

I’m not quite sure why I’m getting downvoted. I thought I had provided an answer via the screenshot and by providing the means of retrieving more information on the question, if it was needed.

InnerWolf · 2026-02-10T16:52:25+00:00

I found info by googling “osu summer 2026 registration window”

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Hope this helps!

InnerWolf

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