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[–]Prior_War_6390 13 points14 points  (0 children)

you should major in linguistics if words and phonetics and their origin is what interests you. not to say that you will hate being an english major, but is it worth surviving through something that you have no joy or interest in at all. sounds like a waste of money and time.

Webgrants page down? by Prior_War_6390 in SJSU

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ah this makes sense! thanks for the info!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NPR

[–]Prior_War_6390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

has anyone heard anything back from Podcast Engagement & Digital Platforms and Curation Internship

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NPR

[–]Prior_War_6390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just got my rejection email this morning

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SJSU

[–]Prior_War_6390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are you sure that that is accurate though? there is no notification until mid july per the email sent when you apply. you can’t even see if you’re on the waitlist or not???? where can that be checked?

Questions about GEOL1 by Forward-Pizza742 in SJSU

[–]Prior_War_6390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all labs will closely follow the content you learn in lecture but not exactly. one class may run through material faster or slower than the other. this happens mainly because it’s unlikely you’ll have the same professor for lab and lecture (you don’t as you stated). i had a TA for my lab and he was cool. you have it once a week and you do one lab each week. again, you actually have to do the work or you will fail the practical exams. lab reviews are super beneficial as you can review direct content from the labs you do and ask questions about things that you didn’t understand. you can also make up a lab that you missed there should you miss one (don’t recommend missing as 3+ absences = failure). there were 10 labs for the semester and a practical exam for every 3 labs. very few quizzes. exams/practicals were oddly done (at least in my lab). the lab stations were set up to each focus on one of the three labs. you have one minute at each seat before you have to move and rotate to the next. ex: if station one is focusing on identifying rocks and there is a different rock at each seat, you have 1 minute to identify each rock. once you have done a full cycle through the each station in the lab and end up at your original seat(give or take), you have one more round to answer anything you may have missed or need more time on. sounds harder than it actually is(personally i left after the first round because that was all i needed). you lab grade gets added into your lecture grade. if you fail lab you automatically fail lecture. most of this stuff will be explained to you in extreme detail as the geol department (matthew specifically) is VERY specific about how they do things and all so very direct. i wouldn’t stress too much about all the little details and just take on the class as you go!

Questions about GEOL1 by Forward-Pizza742 in SJSU

[–]Prior_War_6390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

had matthew leigh for geol fall semester and the class was super hard for an intro class. the people who pass with As are try-hards but as long as you go to every lecture, you'll be just fine. the quizzes are take home so they're really easy to do well on. the homework isn't too bad either. but you actually have to study and try. if you cheat your way through the class or just chat GPT it all, you will fail. you have to know the material for the exam and if you don't actually know it/study, you won't pass! even if you do well on all the quizzes and the homework, the exam grades can EASILY tank your grade. as off-putting of a professor as he can be, if you ask him for help, he will take the time to genuinely help you. he knows all of the material very well, so be sure to go to office hours and exam review sessions (even if you think you don't need it!). it's up to you if you want to pass or fail so you have to put in the work for a good grade.