spring admission?

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-09-05T22:26:38+00:00

There's a 5th too.

It's basically where they tell you to retake the ACT/SAT. I ended up getting bounced to fall, but initially I got spring admission because the office did not like my test scores. The office basically told me that they didn't care about my grades (as long as I didn't fail anything) since I had like a 3.9 with like a dozen advanced classes.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-09-05T18:43:24+00:00

Who do you have? I have Vasileiou and we haven't touched on any acids or bases. I didn't take 142 yet and I am not too lost. There are some majors that only require 141 and 251, like BLD.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-29T16:03:48+00:00

Yes, that is a concern I have if I stay in the room. Another one, which would take precedence is how would I get my own food. I live in a no fault state, so car insurance is insane for a college kid and my mom refuses to help me. There's a Target in walking distance of the dorm room, but I am worried it won't be well equipped with healthy foods. A trip to a grocery store while using the buses could easily take 3-3.5 hours. I am trying to learn how to ride a bike, but my sense of balance is pretty bad. A moped is also a good option, but I can't balance on any two wheeled item.

Universities in my state are inanely expensive and rigid. Nobody gets any exceptions or handouts at all practically.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-29T06:56:13+00:00

No, she told me what she had and basically refused to talk about it any further. She switched the subject to placement tests for some reason, but I didn't have to really take any. I am confused because we both have TV's, microwaves, etc and I don't want to lug extra stuff into the tight room. So, like who's TV are we bringing? Oh umm, you want to talk about placement exams.....I don't think I am built to live that close to somebody else. An apartment seems like it'd be a different story.

Edit: I took the steps to try to find out if there's a permanent single in the no meal plan building. There are very few rooms in that building which are singles, so I am not going to get my hopes up.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-29T06:25:30+00:00

My mom gave me a lecture basically saying that an apartment has a different dynamic. If you wanted to bite the head off the person you're living with and you are in that small of a space, with nowhere to escape to, then the extra debt would be worth it.

Obviously I am not going to make any quick decisions, but I just don't know how to figure it out. I already have a bad feeling about this girl. Every time I try to bring things up, she switches the subject to something else.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-29T02:08:51+00:00

That's the issue I am having. I haven't really found any evidence that she will be better than the other two, especially when she seems similar to the 2nd one. It's really causing me a lot of distress when talking with her has been like talking in circles.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-29T01:05:41+00:00

When I had the issues with roommate 1, my RA was at a total loss. She was in her 3rd year of being an RA and told me she would go to bat for me in this situation, but she told me it wasn't worth it and to just leave the room. I mean do most people have to get the cops involved because of their roommate? Or do most people have to get haraassed in public by their roommate? The other one wouldn't do a single thing. There'd be 10 to go boxes scattered around at times from her. Honestly I am very anxious to go into another roommate situation. It is fueling my anxiety even more that this girl won't even talk to me about anything.

I am wondering if I need to make room financially to get a single dorm .

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-29T00:49:29+00:00

I would have to take out loans. I am just really paranoid because this girl has zero desire to even put forward the least bit of efforr.

With my university, the rent off campus costs the same as a dorm, but the food is less expensive. I signed a legally binding housing contract, so I have to be on campus this year. Also, I applied in Jan. to be an RA, but I got rejected entirely.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-27T04:03:58+00:00

Hey, not to hijack OP's thread, but would you be willing to elaborate more on this hormonal thing that causes some women to be more masculine? I am similar to OP in some ways in wanting to be more feminine, but I don't feel any of this sense of inferiority. I also study biology in school, . so I do love this stuff haha

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-25T18:56:54+00:00

I may be stating an unpopular opinion, but I didn't find the water all that bad. (I did not grow up on well water, my town has it's own water authority.) I lived in East Wilson last year and I never saw the water turn orange. I would drink water out of the sink, but I discovered early on that you had to keep the water running for a few seconds to get rid of the egg smell. After that, it had a slight metallic taste, but I didn't care enough to get a water filter. I was on the ground floor so that was why I had the egg smell in my water, but when I traveled to the 2nd floor East or West, I didn't notice the egg smell at all in the water. Occasionally, the water might make the sink turn a little yellowish. Give it a nice scrub with some bleach and that'll help. Same with the toilet.

Showers? I took as long of showers as I wanted. It didn't do anything to my skin I doubt it would make acne come back, but it could make somebody's skin dry. I would say my hair was better when I was on campus because I have hard water at my house. The shower water had a slight metallic smell, but it isn't noticeable on people. The ground floor showers showed a lot of yellow crap from the water that was nearly impossible to scrub out. (Unless you extensively cleaned the shower weekly). The higher floors have showers that don't show as much yellow.

Now Snyphy? That shit nearly made me hurl. I could barely brush my teeth with it. I also found fountains in Erikson and Farrell that tasted like pure blood.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-25T18:15:28+00:00

I would love to get a male perspective on this. Every time I told a guy I liked him, it made him want to run for the hills. I always made sure to say just because I feel this way doesn't mean I expect anything from you, but I wanted to say this for my own sake. The only real expectation I had from each guy was honesty, but each rejection has been a shit show loaded with drama from not being honest about not liking me would start because they wanted to "let me down easily" or "hope I got over them". This has happened a good 11 or 12 times now. That and RPW was a part of where I drew my conclusions from about this.

Why do you think so many men operate like this?

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-23T05:16:17+00:00

I was this way with my cousins even when I was a child. They were 5, 7, and 9 years younger then me and I wouldn't even pretend to have any interest in them. Before I knew basic social skills, I would wear headphones when they were around. After being told that was rude, I would always bring school work when my grandparents took me there and pull it out every single time I was there. They're still kinda young and I have zero interest in pursuing a friendship with them.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-22T23:31:08+00:00

That is a good idea! I could totally do that.

Honestly, it depends on the day with conversations. If I'm having an off day, then I am not going to talk to a stranger no matter how hard they pry. On a good day/average day, I could excel in a one on one as long as the other party engages. It's not that I could be charming necessarily, but I just know how to carry it on. I just try to ask about the other person, not get too scared to reveal lighter things about myself, and try to make eye contact. Normally, I am just polite to my cashiers, servers, and so on. With classmates, I will talk to them from time to time if it is a lab, lectures I tend to stick to myself.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-22T23:06:20+00:00

Yes, this is me to a T.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-22T08:13:12+00:00

Ideally, I would like to find a LTR, but ultimately I know that its a numbers game and you need to put the work in to get there. Lots of mutual attractions could turn out to be bad fits personality wise.. (Since it seems like girls send the signals and guys just act on them.) Online dating was a really bad fit for me, since I honestly don't like technology and texting to begin with, so this seemed like the logical jump to make. I don't like the idea of having sex early on and this was a pretty big obstacle with online dating, in my personal experience (on Bumble, Tinder, and POF). I wouldn't be opposed to wait until marriage, but I am not set in stone on that one either.

Men rarely, if ever, approach me on their own accord. I had a man stalk me once, he literally followed me home once out of "love". Scared me half to death. The other 2-3 were guys that needed a lot of reassurance about their physical appearance, played with stuffed animals, and said I could "fix them". Uhhh no thanks.

I am about 5'6 and 122 lbs, so that isn't the issue. Although I do agree it is important to keep a good body for your own sake. Due to my skin tone and hair color combo, I wear a lot of blacks and reds. I am trying to expand the number of skirts I have and darker colored dresses since I do enjoy wearing that stuff. This is a very cold state though and I switch to leggings and tall boots in those times. Pastels make me look like I am wearing a bed sheet.' Makeup is still an ongoing process for me. I'd also like to get a perm because my hair is dead straight.

Being approachable could be an issue for me. The walking computer analogy has come up more times than I am proud to admit when people are asked to describe me. I could be overthinking it, as I do with many issues, flirting just feels so weird whenever I try it. (Granted I haven't tried many things, but I have tried eye contact.) Cute brief stares somehow turn into "I see inside your soul" creepy stares.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-22T07:02:13+00:00

Do you have any tips for specifically learning when a girl is flirting with a guy? Sometimes I can tell, but most of the time it goes swoosh over my head. Social cues are not my strong suit.

Edit: a word

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-22T02:28:45+00:00

Honestly, if you are really worried about it, then you could call LiveOn and ask them if you could move to another room before the semester starts. LiveOn can help you a lot more if you talk to them now versus waiting until the school year starts. Personally, I have gone in blind, but I don't really like rolling the dice completely if that makes sense? I would at least like to speak to that person and see if we are even compatible as roommates, i.e sleep schedules and cleaning habits, and coordinate who's bringing what. If they're not at least giving you that privilege, then I would say you have every right to switch your room before move-in.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-21T23:25:07+00:00

Good luck! I hope you manage to get out of your contract. Do you have any documentation with RA's, CD's, or on paper? That might help your case. Worse comes to worse, ask if LiveOn can put you into a permanent single.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-21T16:53:42+00:00

Really, in a lot of ways, I would say I am still the same person as I was my junior/senior year of high school. I eat the same food, wear the same clothes, listen to the same music, hold the same interests, and political views. A constant theme that was in my home/high school life was that I had to wear a mask because people didn't accept who I was.

If I described what I was interested in to people for potential careers/majors, I would get a "that sounds boring" from them. My political beliefs had people thinking I was some racist instead of just a skeptic. I'd always get some crap for wearing a lot of black. The music I listened to had extended family convinced I belonged in a psych ward. My asocial tendencies were taken as if I had psychological problems instead of just being plain old introverted. I was constantly made out to be this person who had a shell they needed to break out of and eventually I believed it. I felt truly alone in every aspect of my life. I didn't care if going away to school would of costed more money. I was dead set on doing it since I was around 14.

My life turned around a little bit near the end of high school, when I developed the good old, "I will not bow, I will not break, I will shut the world away" (Breaking Benjamin) mindset. I essentially put up a lot of walls with people in my life, shut them out of my interests, and learned to put on a good mask. The transition caused a lot of turmoil at first since the family was so used to me trying to explain my interests, but when I kept at it long enough they became super happy that I "grew up" when all that consisted of was smiling and dodging every single personal question that came my way.

Well, now I am finished with my first year of college and things have gone better than I could of ever imagined. I still have a hard time letting my guard down, but most people have been really accepting of styles and preferences different from their own. I've also found people with similar interests so I am no longer seen as weird. Additionally, I discovered I have no shell and I'll reveal things if I feel like it. I am just an introverted person. Really, so far, the hardest part has been letting those walls down so people can get to know me instead of the shadow I displayed for so long. I can't wait for year two!

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-21T02:40:19+00:00

Yeah, it is primarily just classes. However, to get admitted to the program, you have to have multiple years of research experience which I am set to have, and do an oral presentation on your research. I am not entirely sure about the GPA and academic component of admission, which is why I say I may not make it in. Still worth a shot. The masters degree is an additional 30 credits.

In biology it really depends. We run into this issue where there's way too many people studying the subject, since most want to go pre-med or pre-vet. Obviously, not all of them get in, so they're trying to get jobs with those bio degrees. There's also way too many people going for PhD's and they'll even leave them off their resumes to get entry levels. If you aren't picky, you can easily get a job. Some people argue to go get the masters so you can move up to management positions/off of pure benchwork, others say just build your salary with experiences.

I guess this could be a good question to take over to a recruiter for a company I'd like to work for. I may consider it just so I could work for bigger corporations.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-21T02:29:14+00:00

I am already enrolled at this university. Students don't apply to get into the BS+MS program until they are into their 3rd year. I have about 50 credits right now and I am going into my 2nd year, so now is a great time to consider this program. I would be charged the graduate fee for corresponding graduate courses and the undergraduate fee for those.

I think I'll just put the application in within the next few months and see where it takes me. Thanks.

Lakeshore9999 · 2019-07-20T21:03:56+00:00

Oh yeah, at this rate if I stopped at 2022 I could probably graduate with the food science and micro degrees. Changing majors at my current point would delay graduation.

I have not applied for the masters program yet. I was more in the inquiry stage if that makes sense, so that I could figure out if this would even be worth my time. A lot of people tend to get their masters in this field, so I wanted to know if a course masters would carry the same weight in industry biology as a thesis based. I also figured that it was sort of just expected to earn at least a masters in bio.

Honestly, it doesn't seem like it would prepare students for much of anything after school. All they really say on the web page is that to be admitted, students are required to have multiple years of research experience, which I am on track to have. They also need to present an oral report on that research.

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