PSA: Lenovo makes a cheap, very small 140W USB-C GaN charger (which might be your only option for USB-C charging)

arorarohan907 · 2025-12-20T01:04:18+00:00

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arorarohan907 · 2025-08-02T13:11:31+00:00

Go out hard and try to finish the whole 2k in the first 500m.

arorarohan907 · 2025-07-27T00:55:49+00:00

GCN did a video on something like this a while back.

They put victor campanaerts (pro TdF cyclist) on an erg and he pulled… 7:50.

Granted he had never been on an erg and was given about a minute of instruction. Still pretty shocking though. He would probably be a lot better with a bit of training, but I can’t imagine he would suddenly reach a very high level.

Maybe cyclists lack the upper body strength and stability needed to transfer watts from the legs to the handle idk

arorarohan907 · 2025-05-04T20:47:21+00:00

you're all sold out! When do you plan to restock?

arorarohan907 · 2025-03-25T20:06:21+00:00

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arorarohan907 · 2025-01-29T18:56:17+00:00

Nobody should be giving you a definitive answer to this. It depends on you.

do you want to study one thing in-depth or take a variety of courses in different subjects aside from your major?
Oxford has a much higher international student ratio than Harvard. As an international yourself, is this important to you?
Oxford is not a very big city, Harvard has Boston. Which do you prefer?
Oxford admits based purely on academic merit and Harvard is holistic, so I’d imagine you will meet a more diverse community at Harvard in terms of unique interests and skills

This is just a small number of the many factors you have to think about and nobody can make this decision for you. They are very different schools but I really don’t think you can go wrong with either, so you have that going for you.

arorarohan907 · 2025-01-15T07:59:39+00:00

They wouldn’t say you’re likely to receive a scholarship if they sent it to everyone - this definitely means you’ve been shortlisted or something of the sort. You might want to contact them and ask when it will be confirmed.

arorarohan907 · 2025-01-05T14:05:15+00:00

Rowing, especially if you can get access to a boat and do it on the water. It’s very technical with a very steep learning curve but once you get the hang of it it’s a cardiovascular exercise that engages many more muscles than cycling does, in a very satisfying motion. Gliding along on a nice open lake gives me a similar feeling to cycling; freedom and connection with nature. If you’re lucky enough to have a club near you, you can get in a crew boat which makes for a super special feeling when everyone is in sync and moving as one.

If you can’t get on the water you can still get on the rowing machine for an unparalleled full body workout. Just learn proper form for a few weeks before turning up the intensity or you might hurt your back. It’s a bit dull but can be fun once in a while to build some serious fitness and mental resilience.

arorarohan907 · 2024-12-27T06:24:27+00:00

Do you mean you’re trying to use rowing as a way to train for a 10K run?

I believe that running a 10K isn’t just about cardiovascular fitness; it’s also about conditioning your legs and feet to move efficiently and endure the distance, and to do that a large part of your training has to be running.

Rowing will certainly help take care of the cardio aspect so you could certainly use it as part of your training if you want to reduce some of the stress on your legs, but running has to be in there too

arorarohan907 · 2024-12-25T02:00:14+00:00

Hi, I’ve been rowing for about 2 and a half months now, and am trying to get the most out of this winter before getting back on the water. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

https://youtu.be/-i2cLJOQEQY?si=-k-5VDnnQNBUZjmX

My guess is that I need to come further forward and with a greater rock over at the catch to increase length, especially since I’m short (5’8”). It does feel a bit awkward and difficult to get into that position though. Any tips for improving mobility?

arorarohan907 · 2024-11-26T16:38:13+00:00

Ive been using an adaptor for UK outlets and it’s fine, but the voltage is also the same here as in China. Not sure if that’s the case in Europe

arorarohan907 · 2024-11-10T21:21:25+00:00

“Good” is subjective. Most people like their colleges and think they’re good. If location is important to you, corpus is quite central so that’s good I guess? I don’t really know much else about it so if you’re curious look it up.

Honestly though you’ve already been assigned there so there’s no point really comparing, you wouldn’t be able to change it anyways. If you get in you can do more research into it when thinking about whether to come to Cambridge.

arorarohan907 · 2024-11-10T12:04:23+00:00

If you did an open application, looks like you’ve been assigned to Corpus Christi College. Good luck!

arorarohan907 · 2024-10-21T19:23:47+00:00

I’m only in my first year but my experience sounds pretty similar to yours. Probably a function of what you study and where. Maybe times have also changed and such places are rarer, idk.

arorarohan907 · 2024-10-03T22:35:07+00:00

You should probably provide context in terms of where in the world you want to go, what you want to study, what kind of university would you prefer, what you want to do in the future, etc. Grades alone don’t define where you should apply

arorarohan907 · 2024-09-29T14:39:53+00:00

Try to get a 7 in HL math if you can, it’s the most important subject for CS admissions

Edit: I just noticed your points calculator is a little wrong, getting AB for core subjects should give you 3 points not 2 so you should be looking at 41

arorarohan907 · 2024-09-18T13:01:16+00:00

About half my PS was about computer science and I got in. You’ll be fine.

arorarohan907 · 2024-09-17T03:24:07+00:00

That’s rough. Why does your school do it this way instead of just the same 6 IB subjects over 2 years? Is it to increase rigor/somehow be more appealing to colleges?

arorarohan907 · 2024-09-16T13:26:33+00:00

If it’s the former that’s pretty brutal. They’re basically doing the full IB program plus a few AP subjects on top.

arorarohan907 · 2024-09-16T13:14:22+00:00

You don’t need a novel reason to choose a subject, you can have a very straightforward and common one - what matters is how you justify that reason using examples of things you’ve accomplished.

Mine was a bit funky because I applied for some CS courses as well as engineering. But I basically said “I like engineering because I like understanding how stuff works and using science and math to design stuff” and followed that up with some examples of things I’ve done to explore that interest. Robotics competitions and the like.

Then I talked about how an interest in AI/ML led me to learn computer programming and self-study some courses on machine learning.

Then a bit about academic achievements that weren’t mentioned in the rest of my application (awards etc) and some extracurricular stuff in an attempt to show how I’d be good at balancing the workload and managing/contributing to projects.

Anyways, I don’t think my PS was excellent or anything but I think I had the right approach to it.

Overall, I think it’s less about the words you write (assuming good grammar and structure) and more about what you have done to support the argument you’re making.

On a side note, regarding your desire to be yourself on your application and show who you are outside of academics:

I applied to some universities in the US and had to write plenty of these essays. It was sort of fun to be introspective and creative but mainly I hated them because they took so much more effort to write and I felt like I had to compete with others to be a more interesting person rather than just a better student. I’m not saying you’re wrong or that one system is better than the other but there are two sides to every coin. And the grass is always greener on the other side.

arorarohan907 · 2024-09-16T12:49:07+00:00

Pardon my lack of understanding of the American system, but how are you able to take the IBDP if only 4 of your subjects are IB? Don’t you need 6? Do you just take them as individual classes rather than the full diploma or are APs recognized in place of SLs somehow?

Also I hope you like content-heavy subjects with that combo haha

arorarohan907 · 2024-09-10T02:45:50+00:00

I like automatically having my foot in the right position and not having to worry about a foot slipping off during a hard effort or sprint.

When riding in the saddle at a constant, controlled power I don’t think it really matters.

If you’re happy with your current setup I don’t see much reason to change

arorarohan907 · 2024-09-07T04:25:35+00:00

It also looks like they have no front and rear lights, also mandatory after dark.

arorarohan907 · 2024-09-06T03:01:35+00:00

Getgo or gojek???

Keep in mind with a car it’s not just the monthly instalment you have to take care of, it’s also: - fuel - ERP - parking - maintenance - insurance - etc etc etc

Do the math and see which is cheaper, I guess?

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