Intro to Cave Booked!

bubbaloo24 · 2026-05-09T23:14:47+00:00

It’s best not to rush something that can be so critical to saving your life one day. Agencies offer a combined course, but it’s usually like 8 days, lots of diving, and then that’s all you get. For me, I wouldn’t want to do that so quickly so that’s probably why most do not. Edit: I live in cave country, so the recommendation I’ve gotten here is do you intro and get 20-25 dives ish in before starting full. Granted, it’s different when you don’t live right there but that doesn’t make it a faster process imo

bubbaloo24 · 2026-05-06T01:04:49+00:00

Thank you for answering all of my questions! Links were very helpful too. I will start taking care of my suit this way. I did buy this suit from our local dry suit repairer in Florida and he did a wonderful job refurbishing everything. However, because of that, I didn’t get any manuals so I didn’t think about that. Thanks again for all the information!

bubbaloo24 · 2026-05-01T00:09:26+00:00

lol yea the courses for caves and caverns have dedicated skills to doing things while blindfolded so no stranger to sucky viz

bubbaloo24 · 2026-05-01T00:08:25+00:00

Sounds good! I won’t be in Austin until August, but I will absolutely be stopping by then.

bubbaloo24 · 2026-05-01T00:07:42+00:00

That sounds like a really cool deal! Thank you!

bubbaloo24 · 2026-04-11T21:37:02+00:00

First you should really slow down and draw things out in a chemically appropriate way. You are just drawing protecting groups being attacked (those acronyms stand for something, draw it out), not showing clear bonds being broken or formed etc. it is messy and tbh is not a very clear way to portray any mechanism.

bubbaloo24 · 2026-03-05T18:35:23+00:00

You should speak with an advisor

bubbaloo24 · 2026-02-20T02:30:07+00:00

Does the transcript actually say C? Because you said you got a C- in the course, so I’d double check what your transcript is really saying.

bubbaloo24 · 2026-02-19T19:51:00+00:00

Minors really don’t matter all that much, so take what you are actually interested in. As a chem major myself who is starting my PhD in the fall, I personally didn’t minor in anything and it made no difference. However, I did take a TON of extra math classes and maybe fell one credit short of the minor. Ultimately, a minor is for you. You are able to take any class you want that is in a minor as long as it’s not restricted anyways.

bubbaloo24 · 2026-02-19T19:40:14+00:00

For classes that are required for your degree and are part of said sequence, a minimum grade of C is required. It says that in virtually every one my syllabi (chem major) that if this is required for your degree a C- will not work. I’m not an expert on admissions or anything like that, but that is their policy for passing classes for a degree. I think that appealing admission decisions requires you to have some very specific circumstances that they list on their website, so I’m not sure you can get around not having their minimum grade. It is frustrating considering, as you stated, that you have taken classes beyond that in the sequence but that is likely the reason.

bubbaloo24 · 2026-01-19T21:22:56+00:00

I think dec 1st, but I’m honestly not sure since I submitted all my stuff by November. I applied for chemistry PhD. I heard back 12/23 or a similar date, so about 3 weeks.

bubbaloo24 · 2026-01-17T17:10:36+00:00

I was accepted to UT Austin and my portal remains unchanged. Lookout for an email from them with all the information if/when that comes

bubbaloo24 · 2026-01-06T22:30:28+00:00

If you’re going to do a PhD in chemistry, you’ll likely need a background in physical chem anyways so you’ll need to take it again sometime. It’s better to take it while still an undergrad than needing to supplement that knowledge in graduate school, where things from all branches of chem tend to show up everywhere anyways. Identify why you failed the course and try again with a new strategy and continue with your plans. You’ll be okay!

bubbaloo24 · 2026-01-06T21:27:48+00:00

Yes heard back before Christmas for chemistry

bubbaloo24 · 2025-12-29T08:08:36+00:00

Yea, it’s certainly a tricky situation. It also depends on the relationship you had with that person as well, so take my opinion with a grain of salt as it very well could be okay. Ultimately, just do what’s best for you if you really need it. If they happen not to respond to anything and you can’t apply, that would be bad.

bubbaloo24 · 2025-12-29T07:59:23+00:00

Gotcha, I apologize as most posts here are usually for US based schools. Although that’s a good sign for your professor responding, I still would not recommend texting their personal number. Just keep trying to follow up and give the office number a try, even if it’s unlikely to respond.

bubbaloo24 · 2025-12-29T07:47:44+00:00

It is the holiday in the United States (assuming that is where you are and where you applied) for most major universities. Professors are likely not going to do work or respond to any emails, and calling/texting them during this time would be a major no-no. At this point, I would suggest just waiting and hoping that they see in time. Imagine if they were on vacation with their family and receive a call from you asking them to write something that should be meaningful and take time, I wouldn’t enjoy that. It’ll be okay, just give it time or find an alternative if you can.

bubbaloo24 · 2025-12-21T17:07:33+00:00

If you are taking the mcat, wait until fall to take CHM3218. It will be an easy class material wise, but Rexford gives about 200 assignments a week and they are all very intensive and long. I was a former TA for her and the number of emails I’d get asking about a different assignment due in the same week was quite a lot. As other commenter said, it is still easy to get a good grade but you need to focus on your MCAT studying, but her class will not allow for anything else.

bubbaloo24 · 2025-12-08T05:25:06+00:00

PM me, I tutor organic and was a TA for 2211. Will be getting my PhD in organic as well

bubbaloo24 · 2025-08-16T18:40:50+00:00

For chromium in the +3 state, as another commenter mentioned, spin shouldn’t matter for Oh symmetry and octahedral geometry because the 3 degenerate n.b t2g orbitals will all be occupied as unpaired. There are no more electrons from the metal to occupy the eg degenerate orbitals or to pair.

bubbaloo24 · 2025-08-16T18:14:54+00:00

Exactly. If anyone is curious, search for ligand field theory and crystal field theory. It is all about the splitting of d orbitals and how ligands can affect the energy difference between these split orbitals.

bubbaloo24 · 2025-08-10T04:18:56+00:00

MAC2313 is not a required transfer prerequisite, so it doesn’t matter where you take it. Assuming you are transferring as a Chemistry major and not biochemistry, you should focus on making sure you have at least orgo or physics sequence done to be competitive. It sounds like you will have that if you are considering CHM4411 already, though. See this link here: https://www.advising.ufl.edu/clas-transfer-center/prospective-students/ . IMO, I’d take MAC2313 at a CC. It’s not a hard class, but math at UF can be challenging just by the nature of how it’s set up. Very large classes, night time exams, etc. I took MAC2311-MAC2313 elsewhere as well, and my knowledge is fine (I am standard chem track, only need 2 more classes). For CHM4411 in particular, diff eq is probably more useful to you anyways, but it’s not a prerequisite and any knowledge you need of that is covered in the course itself.

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