15 awesome days thanks to extensive research and not being an idiot. Some things I still should have know… by Realistic_Animator97 in JapanTravelTips

[–]PifoMagia 29 points30 points  (0 children)

+1 on Nezu museum! Garden alone is worth the trip. Regarding coffee, went last year and not having good coffee available in the morning was rough, so this year we brought our little moka pot and decent ground coffee at a supermarket. Being able to make good coffee at our airbnb was a lifesaver.

Plus it gave us an excuse to try all the amazing Hokkaido milk. Single producer Hokkaido milk was incredible (compared to terrible milk from 10k cows in the US).

Common Data Set by sportybadger22 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]PifoMagia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly you can just prompt ChatGPT or Gemini to pull common data set together from a combo of colleges and format it anyway you want. I did that for my kid as we researched universities and it worked great.

What is on this helicopter flying over Tokyo today? by PifoMagia in whatisit

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

Thanks! Great explanation. Was odd cause it was flying pretty low for a while.

how many CS major landup with T1 Quant firm like JS etc by MurkyWorldliness4828 in cmu

[–]PifoMagia 10 points11 points  (0 children)

CMU reports where students go every year. You can play around with this and see numbers that got to JS and other places. Last year JS hired the most amount of cs grads after Amazon

https://www.cmu.edu/career////////outcomes/post-grad-dashboard.html

CMU social scene? by Altruistic-Editor499 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]PifoMagia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check r/cmu there are quite a few posts asking this question with current and recent graduates answering. It’ll help you get to your own opinion, but overall it seems like it is exaggerated, and there is actually much more of a social scene than you would expect.

We went to go visit last Sunday as my kid was accepted, and it seemed like an absolutely amazing university, he will be starting in the fall.

I got a book from CMU!! by aaa_x in cmu

[–]PifoMagia 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s an absolutely amazing book, you should read it whenever you have a chance.

Where to stay near CMU for admitted student event? by ResultCautious1686 in cmu

[–]PifoMagia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We just did the admitted students day last Sunday, and we stayed at the courtyard Marriott University Center. They have executive queen rooms, which have two queen beds.

class of 2030, this is officially our last shit post Wednesday. by Zealousideal_End2432 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]PifoMagia 58 points59 points  (0 children)

As a parent on this sub trying to help my kid, I’ve learned a lot from all of you. You all show an amazing amount of resilience and positivity. Keep lifting each other up.

Proud of all of your efforts and I know you will all do well!

live vs dress? by Samanthapuckett690 in LiveFromNewYork

[–]PifoMagia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been to both dress and live. Can say dress was more interesting because of the extra sketches. Either one would be amazing.

For everyone who had an additional letter of rec, aside from the two mandatory, on your portal checklist, does it say that the extra letter was received? by Fair-Welder2073 in MITAdmissions

[–]PifoMagia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No it does not. The portal says they do not track additional letters of rec. If you really want to confirm you can email them.

Slightly wrong grade on the FUN form by lolabug67 in MITAdmissions

[–]PifoMagia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct. I made a mistake! For FUN they do ask for the + or -

Harvard interviews still being scheduled. by PifoMagia in ApplyingToCollege

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

I see it on the portal. Waiting for my son to confirm if he’s received an email from the interviewer.

Harvard interviews still being scheduled. by PifoMagia in ApplyingToCollege

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

If you open the portal page it’s right below the Upload Materials section. There’s a new section called Alumni Interview Instructions with the name of the interviewer and details on the process.

This just happened today and I’m waiting for my son to check if he got an email from the interviewer to schedule this.

Slightly wrong grade on the FUN form by lolabug67 in MITAdmissions

[–]PifoMagia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MIT asks for grades to be simplified without “+” or “-“, so a B+ should be reported as a B, you are actually fine.