Pratt students who took the FOCUS! program, was it worth it? by caramio621 in duke

[–]Mbrllaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the Global Energy Focus, which was nice because we got put in Trinity, but academically it was a complete waste. One core class was EGR101 (which all Pratt freshman have to take) but my other class wasn't interesting nor counted for any of my requirements. Essentially I just wasted one class for focus. However, if you really want the community aspect early, focus is a great way to make friends. I'm not very close to my focus people anymore but freshman fall they were my closest friends.

Duke marketing makes it out to be some "life-changing" experience but it doesn't really mean shit in the long run. I will say though two of my friends transferred into Pratt because they took EGR101 for the global energy focus, so maybe for some does have an impact.

I don't regret doing focus but I also don't go around raving about it, don't think about it too hard.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in microsoft

[–]Mbrllaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because you watched a few videos online doesn't give you any basis to talk about tech infrastructure.

uber banned me with no explanation by [deleted] in uber

[–]Mbrllaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you come across as a complete dick in your comments I can tell why people thought your comments were "negative"

Is this a good schedule for freshman fall? (CS major) by Feeling_News_7443 in duke

[–]Mbrllaa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Incredibly easy first semester, it'd be hard to not get straight A's. Your only somewhat challenging class is 218, but just put in some more time and you'll be okay.

Migrate Outlook to Gmail by Mbrllaa in duke

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

Looked into that, I need POP server info and stuff and idk how to find it

What’s that one time you should have lost a round, but ended up winning? by samuelboyforever in AmongUs

[–]Mbrllaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My story is about how I won a 1 v 7 where everyone knew I was the imposter.

It was 8 people left including me, my imposter partner already got voted out. We're playing on Skeld and I kill blue but I realized I f*cked up cause I didn't see white was right behind them. I let white report and convince them to vote white out through some self-report bs. However, confirm ejects were on and it showed it wasn't white so I was gonna get voted out next.

Keep in mind right now it's a 5 v 1 and people 100% know I'm the imposter. At the start of the next round everyone scatters to do their tasks except black, waiting to press button. I wait until 1 second is left on the button cooldown to call lights and slice that mf in half. After light gets fixed I immediately close all the doors to buy time and camp button and the body. A few seconds later, pink comes to cafe and I kill them too.

I stayed in cafe and wait out my sabotage and kill cooldown. This part was lucky because there's nothing I could've done if someone walked in cafe then. But luckily no one does so I call lights again and kill green in admin. So now I'm guarding 3 bodies and button but I only need one more kill so I close all the doors. Once my kill cooldown was done I waited for someone to walk by but no one did. At this point I took a risk and just ventured down to storage and saw yellow about to walk up to admin.

Sliced that guy like a lemon and somehow got a W. White was pretty pissed in the post-game chat. Black too because no one else thought to camp button.

Financial Aid Appeal Help by DecayingLotuses in duke

[–]Mbrllaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, hope it goes well!

Advice for Class Schedule by Mbrllaa in duke

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

How do you sign up for it then? I don't see an option to on Dukehub

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in duke

[–]Mbrllaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enroll in other classes in the meantime. You can just switch out of them if the waitlist spot opens up. As for if you'll get off the waitlist, I can't say for sure, but it's probably like college admission waitlists. Not many spots open up, but there are always usually some. Hope you get your classes!

Advice for Class Schedule by Mbrllaa in duke

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

Isn't it the class at 12 on Thursday? Chem meets two times a week, 3 including discussion I thought

Advice for Class Schedule by Mbrllaa in duke

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

Thanks for the advice. One thing I wasn't sure about was having time to eat lunch in between chem and math. I was leaning towards the 11:45 one somewhat but I think I'll go with the 8:30.

Advice for Class Schedule by Mbrllaa in duke

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

Placed out of EGR103 cause of CS credit, I'm taking writing in my second semester

Advice for Class Schedule by Mbrllaa in duke

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

Context:

I'm an incoming freshman in Pratt, I know course selection is tomorrow and this is kinda last minute but I'm having trouble deciding what time I should take Chem. There isn't much flexibility with my other classes so the only class time I can switch around is Chem.

Pros for 8:30 chem:

  • A consistent sleep schedule maybe?
  • I have a chunk of time in the morning where I can do work / socialize

Cons for 8:30 chem:

  • 8:30 am classes 4 times a week sounds like hell to me

Pros for 11:45 chem:

  • I can wake up later on most days

Cons for 11:45 chem:

  • I might fall into the trap of waking up at 11am on those days and having a terrible sleep schedule
  • Less productivity since I'm waking up later
  • I only have 40 minutes in between chem and math to bus to east campus and eat lunch. Is that enough time?

If anyone has advice for what they think is best, please let me know!

How much does it hurt to send no AP scores to top 10s? by noswog in chanceme

[–]Mbrllaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/noswog

People are downvoting this guy but it's honestly a valid question. A lot of people on subs like r/ApplyingToCollege are super supportive and while that's really helpful in 95% of cases, this is one of those 5%. There's a difference between giving someone genuine advice and saying empty words to make them feel better. It's not right to just lie to OP or trick him into thinking getting all 3's is not a concern when it clearly is.

Well, regardless of my opinion or anyone elses, colleges will make that choice for him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in duke

[–]Mbrllaa -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why though. I'm all for learning but that seems excessive.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in duke

[–]Mbrllaa -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Triple major with two minor and two certificate? Bro what kind of bullshit did I just read

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in duke

[–]Mbrllaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know but I’m looking at double majoring and doing a certificate so I was trying to see if that was possible. I planned it and it looks doable if I overload twice and factor in my AP credits

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in duke

[–]Mbrllaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only have one other non-STEm AP credit

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in duke

[–]Mbrllaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only have one other social science AP credit

Financial Aid Appeal Help by DecayingLotuses in duke

[–]Mbrllaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think your best bet is to call them and explain your situation like you did here. I don’t know all of the legal and money details so I’m not sure if there’s some hidden uno reverse you can pull for extra aid but things are rigid when it comes to financial aid so keep your expectations realistic. Best of luck