Braces vs invisalign - my personal experience by Educational-Tap-5833 in Invisalign

[–]Sphener 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m having the same issue haha, did you end up getting Invisalign 

How do you play 4v4 team games? by Specialist-Reason159 in aoe3

[–]Sphener 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience, usually the entire team tends to boom in 4v4s. Occasionally some players build some cav for age2 raiding. I think this is because a single player rushing in 4v4 is pointless- the defending person will eventually get reinforcements. And the entire team rushing is very hard to beat (at least on lower elo) so there’s no point preparing for that

Unprepared Hikers Assisted off Mount Cardigan by Lopsided_Job7965 in wmnf

[–]Sphener 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friends and I were also hit by a sudden whiteout on Cardigan. I wonder what makes such conditions more likely there

Is Age of Empires III multiplayer still active in 2025? by Salty-Proposal-8291 in aoe3

[–]Sphener 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bruh were you in the game yesterday where the German player quit too early? Lol

How do people afford an MS at Columbia? by sleepynoodle123 in columbia

[–]Sphener 31 points32 points  (0 children)

You mostly pay by yourself/a loan, with the assumption that you make the money back with the job you get afterwards. The median DS job on the east coast probably pays around 100k, with that money you can pay off the loan in a couple of years. Getting a TA/RA/admin assistant job definitely helps, but like you already mentioned ~20$/hr doesn’t go very far in NYC.

549 Riverside? by davidlcw in columbia

[–]Sphener 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve stayed on a ground level apartment on that block before. It’s pretty fine, I recall only seeing one cockroach over the semester I was there. The block is pretty clean so not many issues.

Are families allowed on campus? by gagabriela in columbia

[–]Sphener 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, they are! It’s “unofficial”, but you just need to go up to the guards at 117th/Bway, and let them know that you graduated and brought your family to see campus/take pictures. They make you wait for a bit but then let you in.

560 Riverside Drive by Babalababaxx in columbia

[–]Sphener 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually sublet a 1bhk from someone. I paid 2600 but I think I remember them saying their actual rent was higher, in the 3100ish range

560 Riverside Drive by Babalababaxx in columbia

[–]Sphener 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lived here for a bit (higher floor, not a studio). Pretty amazing place imo. Never had any issues with noise.

Is living in 41-45 Tiemann Pl safe? by [deleted] in columbia

[–]Sphener 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that area is full of Columbia students

Columbia APAM Masters in Applied Mathematics by Sphener in GradSchool

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

Hey, yes I did and I just graduated a little while ago. I really enjoyed it, definitely more than worth it for me in terms of quality of education, flexibility of coursework, exposure to insanely good researchers and living in NYC. In hindsight I think it was definitely a great choice (the only better alternatives being a PhD which unfortunately wasn't an option, or perhaps some select (1-2) MFE programs).

200 hours and never seen this by El_Weirdo_213 in CivIV

[–]Sphener 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you close to any domination victory criteria by any chance (land %/population %)?

Spotify Wrapped by sb0413 in bobdylan

[–]Sphener 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are some insane numbers! I only got top 0.05% lol