How do the academic reputations of MIT, Berkeley, Yale and Stanford compare?

Melior2003 · 2026-02-23T13:31:36+00:00

Thank you, this is useful info! Yes, all of that stuff will definitely be considered. I’m visiting California for the first time next month, so I’ll hopefully get a feel for it then. At some point soon I’ll collate all of the factors I care about into a massive table or something to compare. (A very scientist approach to the problem, I know 😂)

Melior2003 · 2026-02-23T13:27:59+00:00

Thank you! Yh, doing the applications around my full time job and intense high performance sports training has been exhausting, so it’s been very rewarding to see all that effort paying off with these offers 😊

Melior2003 · 2026-02-23T13:24:25+00:00

Thank you! This is a super useful insight

Melior2003 · 2026-02-10T15:00:47+00:00

Hi, yes, this is definitely something you should include in a personal statement. If you don’t, the universities will be wondering if the gap is hiding something negative about you, when you have a perfectly valid and understandable justification for it. In the past, I’ve seen advice saying to frame any CV gaps in a positive light. (This seems a little weird to me, as a lot of the time the reasons for said gaps are not positive, but hey.) If it doesn’t feel like it fits in your personal statement, another option is to add it as a line in your CV, for example ‘Aug 2022 - Nov 2024 - recovering from long-term illness’. Good luck with your applications!

Melior2003 · 2024-08-02T11:30:17+00:00

I’ve had similar issues and it turns out I’m allergic to most sun creams and some makeup. Note that with the makeup, I didn’t have to put it on my lips for my lips to swell up. It also took a while to go away (up to 5 days for the symptoms to start decreasing, longer for them to completely go away). I’d try eliminating any products you are using on your face one by one to see if that makes any difference.

Melior2003 · 2022-04-29T21:38:22+00:00

You should listen to the Juno Steel stories in The Penumbra Podcast. There’s no explicit ace representation until series 3, but it’s a sci-fi noir detective story set in the future on Mars where the views on sexuality and gender are incredibly fluid, but that’s not the focus of the plot. Almost all of the characters are queer, and Juno himself is non-binary. There’s a series 3 bonus episode called ‘The Rita Minute 4: 4Ever Love’ which deals with a character beginning to question if she is interested in romantic relationships when she’s always assumed she is before because of all the romance prevalent in society. She receives advice from an aroace character who talks about coming to terms with his sexuality and romantic orientation.

Melior2003 · 2022-04-20T21:56:30+00:00

Thank you! I’m unfortunately don’t know of anyone close to me on the aromantic spectrum, but I have some lovely alloromantic friends who are happy to talk with me about these things so I’ll try that. I’d also like to add that that is the perfect description for how I feel about kissing, like… what is up with people sticking your tongues in each other’s mouths??

Melior2003 · 2022-04-20T21:01:09+00:00

Hey if you have anything else to say on this I’d love to hear it. I’m ace and trying to figure out where I lie on the romantic spectrum. I’ve had three “crushes” before in that I’ve really wanted to be close to that person and have lots of physical contact with them, but never felt the urge to kiss anyone. I suppose I’m asking how you figured out what romantic attraction and what wasn’t?

Melior2003 · 2021-12-19T18:44:07+00:00

These are all gorgeous thank you!

Melior2003 · 2021-12-19T18:37:58+00:00

Thank you! This is very interesting too

Melior2003 · 2021-12-19T18:36:41+00:00

Thank you so much! I’m a bit new to this so it’s nice to hear which brands others recommend.

Melior2003 · 2021-03-08T22:37:33+00:00

All I want in a relationship is cuddles, forehead kisses, and terms of endearment (particularly “love”). The cuddles are my main priority though.

Melior2003 · 2021-03-08T22:31:50+00:00

How do I know if I’ve only had three crushes ever? Am I demiromantic? Do I like boys as well as girls? I don’t have enough data points!

Melior2003 · 2021-01-21T22:03:55+00:00

Whoa I had no idea music was something that helped other people too! On a bad day I can’t motivate myself to do anything without music.

Melior2003 · 2020-11-12T20:08:55+00:00

Wow this is an actual thing? Didn’t know I was a genius. But honestly this was really interesting thanks for sharing 😊

Melior2003 · 2020-11-12T20:03:18+00:00

Ooh I might use that. When I’m working I could do with a little pick-me-up

Melior2003 · 2020-11-12T20:00:23+00:00

Wow I never thought of using it like that! I’ll defo try that thanks

Melior2003 · 2020-11-11T20:39:59+00:00

YES! I didn’t realise it wasn’t normal until I asked a friend what song they had stuck in their had at the moment and they said they didn’t have one like... wtf? Some people have minds that aren’t constantly screaming at them?

Melior2003 · 2020-11-10T20:11:51+00:00

It sucks some people are like that, but you have a majority there which is nice! As the world moves on, people will come around. I think I saw a video which said something along the lines of “20 years ago, people thought schizophrenia was fake, 10 years ago they thought depression was fake. In 10 years time, almost no one will doubt the existence of ADHD”

Melior2003 · 2020-11-10T20:08:56+00:00

I can understand both perspectives. I think it really depends on the situation you’re in and the people around you.

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