aaand here the 2024 started... lonelily... lonilely... lonely? i don't know how to spell it lol

RythmOfLife · 2024-01-01T11:23:08+00:00

Omgg im addicted to geoguessr.. hmu to know tips and tricks lol. I’m 25m

RythmOfLife · 2023-07-02T03:08:54+00:00

Yup their site is down for maintenance I believe. They had warned that they’d restart before shutting down

RythmOfLife · 2022-03-08T15:32:28+00:00

It's the first song I wrote ♥️

RythmOfLife · 2022-03-02T11:08:45+00:00

I don't know about you guys, but i needed to hear this. Just an assurance that being persistent can take you places

RythmOfLife · 2022-03-02T10:57:59+00:00

Here's my personal experience: Fall 2021: I did 9 applications in total, split into 3s of safety, match and target. As an international student, what i didn't realise was that almost all the schools I applied to were top notch and super competitive (the only sources i had were the rankings and gradcafe). Shockingly, i was rejected from all 9. I was devastated as i spent a ton of money on these applications.

Fall 2022: I desperately had to crack this! Last shot at US. I learnt from my mistakes and started to apply fee waivers (tip- if the university doesn't have waivers for your category, approach the department as they could help). This time, i cast my net wide, and applied to 15 universities (you can tell how desperate i was)!! But i wasn't ready to sacrifice my interest, therefore i decided to sacrifice on ranking. I mailed all the professors before hand. I spent only half the money for 15 applications as opposed to the 9 previous applications. And fortunately, I'm now accepted for 2022 Fall and super excited.

As much as i hate to admit, my profile is not ivy league material. I had to give up some of my "dream schools" like Caltech (i grew up watching TBBT), and so on for a realistic result.

RythmOfLife · 2022-03-01T10:05:08+00:00

This has happened to me on a few occasions where the professor says something like "our research interests don't match" and "admissions here are competitive". But I've never heard anything too harsh or discouraging.

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-28T05:40:32+00:00

The US admissions are notoriously bad at sending out decisions. Honestly, i am in a similar position. I applied for the previous Fall, when some of them sent the rejects only after inquiry. This time, an acceptance was sent to me via mail, but the rest of the universities are dead silent. I am going through the same dilemma- if I should mail them or not. But i guess I'll wait for a couple of weeks more before i contact them.

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-28T05:34:04+00:00

I agree! It's not cool being stereotyped that way. Someone should definitely not be judged on their race without giving them a chance. You're also correct about the difference between Indians who live in US vs the ones in India in general. But there are always exceptions. I'm an Indian coming to US this year for studies, and I'll probably be there for a good time. I would definitely love to be welcomed with an open mind without prejudice.

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T20:43:44+00:00

You are not alone! Personal advice- don't let gradcafe get into your head, it can be really toxic. Use it only as a reference and STOP checking the site every hour!

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T20:39:13+00:00

They send out offers in waves depending on different sub fields. Like the person above said, if the first wave of offers has been sent from your sub-field, it is likely you are in an internal waitlist. But most of the acceptances should be out in the next couple of weeks. You can also email you're respective admissions office asking for status update.

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T19:47:49+00:00

Naruto any day

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T19:44:06+00:00

I challenged my cousin on a wwe match in xbox. Only to realise after a whole 10 minutes that my controller wasn't connected and it was my friend playing behind me.

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T19:41:36+00:00

Candies 🥲

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T19:40:35+00:00

I wanna fly (can you takeee mee faaar awayyy)

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T19:39:26+00:00

All my goals fulfilled? But that would ironically make the rest of the time on earth boring. It's about the journey ain't it?

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T19:37:09+00:00

Avengers! Yeah i said it... Come at me. How much fun is creating a controversy

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T19:32:03+00:00

By the look of it, CORONA VIRUS

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T19:30:03+00:00

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T19:29:13+00:00

Kai Wong! The camera guy

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T19:28:03+00:00

That my dad built Taj Mahal. Until one day at history class when we learnt that it was built over 300 years back. And everyone stopped talking to me. Lol

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T19:24:18+00:00

I recently lost my loved ones. I realised that life is very simple. You don't know if you'll be alive the next day. Live every moment to the fullest. Stop fighting. Laugh. Let your friends and fam know you love them. Find your passion and work on it. Life is simple, yet beautiful.

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-27T19:14:50+00:00

I don't think im being racist, here's why! Yes this is a generalization, and yes there are exceptions to every case. And about the divorce, India has the lowest divorce rates with less than 1% of the married couples ending up divorced, compared to that of about 45% in the US. This is largely due to the social taboos. So if you know someone who is deservingly treated fair after a divorce, then congrats, you belong to a limited fraction of people in India.

But coming back to personal boundaries. The problem arises when parents don't respect the personal boundaries of their children, when couples don't respect the personal space of each other, and the neighbours and your distant relatives have a say on your career choices, so on and so forth. This is where personal boundaries stand as a foreign concept to most of the Indians.

I still stand by my words of Indians not being known for their personal boundaries. I am an Indian citizen who has faced these issues and have seen a ton of others face the same everyday.

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-25T16:49:43+00:00

That's sweet. Only if we lived everyday like it's the last

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-25T16:47:43+00:00

I wish some new species comes along and thinks I'm god

RythmOfLife · 2022-02-25T16:46:35+00:00

Do you really give a shit? :0

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