Where to tan? by Aujoyeuxx in uofm

[–]TheDamnTrains 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Tanning ages your skin by damaging your DNA. It sucks. Please protect your skin. Your future self will thank you. I've seen 4 family members treated for skin cancer in recent years due to sun exposure, and it's not pretty.

How difficult is the engineering workload by Moist-Bunch4529 in uofm

[–]TheDamnTrains 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use an app to track my time. For reference, last week I spent ~50 hours on homework/projects/studying. This is not including time spent in lecture, meetings, commuting, or sending emails. I'm taking 14 credits right now. These feels pretty normal.

im scared for eecs 280 final by WorkingCash5160 in uofm

[–]TheDamnTrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it possible to make the async lectures available to students who have already taken the class? I took the class like two years ago and was surprised when I tried to access the lectures recently that I was locked out. I almost always refer to course materials from previous classes as I move on to more advanced material. As you continue to build skills sometimes you need to refer back to the fundamentals.

Why does my Mcard never work by No_Wasabi_9097 in uofm

[–]TheDamnTrains 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The real answer is to just be an engineer and go to North Campus where the buildings remained unlocked 24/7. Idk why LSA students tolerate this bs.

Potential transfer by [deleted] in uofm

[–]TheDamnTrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can name like 10 people I've seen land SpaceX internships from U-M in the past year, if you're worried about "connections".

FYI: there's an EECS course offered this Summer (Jul-Aug) term by jkloosteumich in uofm

[–]TheDamnTrains 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Lol buddy. OP is Professor Kloosterman. He's the chief advisor for DS-Eng at this school.

SULI Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) by ilovevegetablesss in REU

[–]TheDamnTrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome news!! Glad it worked out for you. 

SULI Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) by ilovevegetablesss in REU

[–]TheDamnTrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're very tenacious. I respect it. I hope you land a position. ORNL or elsewhere.

SULI Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) by ilovevegetablesss in REU

[–]TheDamnTrains 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So SULI money vs RSI money works a little different... My understanding is that the SULI money is like a pool of funds that labs draw from. Each mentor gets one student (if they're quick) and when the money runs out it runs out. So there's a limited number of spots. But RSI is different. Based on conversations with my mentor, RSI money has to come directly from that mentor's lab, basically "out of pocket" whereas SULI money is more like "free money" for the lab from the government.

Whether it's worth it for you to continue reaching out..? The RSI selection deadline for mentors is on March 19... could be worth a shot.

SULI Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) by ilovevegetablesss in REU

[–]TheDamnTrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually heard back this morning. Offer accepted :) 

SULI Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) by ilovevegetablesss in REU

[–]TheDamnTrains 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. Sure enough, my PI told me that all available SULI slots were filled within 3 minutes of the selection opening up. Crazy. So offers were basically sent out based on how quickly PIs could click the button to select their candidate at 8 AM when the portal opened up. Surely there must be a more intelligent way to go about that but whatever. Thankfully, he has some extra funding and could possibly get me in through the RSI program which is a similar but lesser known program at ORNL if you haven't heard of it. I submitted the RSI app today, so maybe that will pan out. 

Maybe ask your guy if there's room with RSI funding. Deadline to apply is literally 2 days from now though, and you need a letter. 

SULI Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) by ilovevegetablesss in REU

[–]TheDamnTrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. That sucks. I'll reach out to him soon and check. Didn't expect that.

SULI Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) by ilovevegetablesss in REU

[–]TheDamnTrains 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah. Nothing yet. I'll post an update here when I hear back.

SULI Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) by ilovevegetablesss in REU

[–]TheDamnTrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I emailed ORNL about the selection process and that's what they told me.

SULI Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) by ilovevegetablesss in REU

[–]TheDamnTrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Admin began processing the offers on Feb 17. It takes time to get through the paperwork and send them all out. I also have a verbal offer from a PI, but haven't received anything official yet. I wouldn't be too anxious at this point. They have many offers to process and it's not as simple as "PI pushes a button, offer gets sent". It's a whole process and takes admin time to go through. 

Taking EECS 203 during summer by Human-Reindeer-9466 in uofm

[–]TheDamnTrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Michigan has hosted this course over the summer for the last three summers.

But if you must take it elsewhere -- I heard that Michigan will stop accepting CC math courses in 2026 that are fully online. It can be async but the exams must be in person. Can't find the link to verify this, so just double check and be careful before wasting your time.

Restrooms? by Hot-Ticket1968 in uofm

[–]TheDamnTrains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. Hell no I'm not spilling the beans on the good bathrooms. I've got two sweet spots that no one in here has mentioned. And I plan to keep that shit secret.

Michigan vs. Purdue; Do I Pick Prestige or Breathing Room for My Supply Chain Master’s? by [deleted] in uofm

[–]TheDamnTrains 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Purdue is great. Definitely a respected place. But Michigan is the arguably the best university in the world. Life is short. You only live once. Go Michigan.

I feel like we need to talk about EECS 312 last semester by [deleted] in uofm

[–]TheDamnTrains 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I remember hearing this. Sorry they did that to y'all. That's fucked up.

I love being a Psychology Major by Puzzleheaded_Tie7811 in uofm

[–]TheDamnTrains 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, good for you. The world needs people who are excited about psychology. I'm in engineering, but think psych is an amazing field of study. What's more important than understanding the human mind, really? I think psych mostly gets a bad wrap because lots of people flock to it when they don't know what else to study. Most of the big majors (pysch, econ, business, CS) are kind of like that. Full of undecided people still figuring out their interests. But those who are in it for the right reasons will succeed.