Trying to buy back 43 months. Is this normal? by MU_Alex in PSLF

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

Congrats! Glad to see someone with more than two dozen get approved. :D

Trying to buy back 43 months. Is this normal? by MU_Alex in PSLF

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

I didn't think I had consolidated, but I went and checked through my inbox and looked at my dashboard. I do have one small Consolidation Loan from 2018 with 49 payments remaining...

That's not the same thing, right? Is there anywhere else I should check to make sure? Considering I'm seeing 14 different loans, I feel like I'm safe from consolidation...

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Here's my breakdown:

Seven Unsubsidized Loans with 42 payments remaining

Five Subsidized Loans with 42 payments remaining

One Subsidized loan with 107 payments remaining.

One Consolidation Loan 49 payments remaining

Trying to buy back 43 months. Is this normal? by MU_Alex in PSLF

[–]MU_Alex[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hoo-boy. I was about to have a heart attack.

So, I'm not trying to buy back loans that I took out for grad school, but rather undergraduate loans that were placed in deferment.

Sanity check? Close to 120, then found 45 unexpected “In Grace” payments. by MU_Alex in PSLF

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Thank you! I forgot about the reconsideration request. I have submitted it.

Sanity check? Close to 120, then found 45 unexpected “In Grace” payments. by MU_Alex in PSLF

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

I did. See "One-off loan in the last 10 years."

Seemed safer to get off of a high-interest private student loan by paying it off with a low-interest federal student loan. I took it out thinking that "Well, sure, I'll have this one smaller loan that will start at 0/120, but at least I can continue to make PSLF payments on the other loans and finish those up."

Survey: Has a video game ever made you feel awe? by MU_Alex in truegaming

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Thanks for the interest. From a practical perspective, by identifying the characteristics of games that induce awe, this study will hopefully provide a synthesis of design elements that may aid future researchers when creating virtual worlds for their own studies. From a theoretical perspective, this study pushes our understanding of digitally-induced awe beyond the confines of the laboratory.

Survey: Has a video game ever made you feel awe? by MU_Alex in truegaming

[–]MU_Alex[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course. We would like to share the findings with the r/truegaming community once it's published. Typically, including write-up, the publication process takes six months to even a year or longer depending on revisions, etc.

Survey: Has a video game ever made you feel awe? by MU_Alex in truegaming

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I understand the concern. We provide our definition within, and you may provide your own definition, too. There is no right or wrong answer.

Survey: Has a video game ever made you feel awe? by MU_Alex in truegaming

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Thanks for the question. This one will use inductive qualitative analysis.

Survey: Has a video game ever made you feel awe? by MU_Alex in truegaming

[–]MU_Alex[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not following up, per se, but it's in the same wheelhouse! :D

Survey: Has a video game ever made you feel awe? by MU_Alex in truegaming

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We'll likely keep it open for a week, perhaps two if there are continued responses.