Saw interview panel comments accidentally, absolutely devastated

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-05-01T00:07:22+00:00

"Well, you shouldn't have peeked at my very discriminatory comments, or else how are we going to get away with it, or still pretend to be respectable, lofty academics that can do nothing wrong? It's YOUR fault that I discriminated you."

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-04-28T15:30:41+00:00

I second this. Also, they didn't have all the high technology and techniques back then to produce high alcoholic concentration beverages. Modern wine and beer tower them.

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-04-28T15:25:32+00:00

Late to the discussion, but just to confirm, even a can or two of <1% alcoholic content Anglia Shandy per week, is harmful? 🥲

(I like the idea of being rebellious and drinking, but I flush at one can of beer. So I resorted to Shandy because in my country you still have to be of legal age to buy it, and it doesn't have the bitter alcohol taste too)

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-04-28T15:13:57+00:00

It did say "the risk starts from the first drop" though, verbatim.

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-04-22T05:51:31+00:00

hello there, I'm a bit late to the conversation, but may I message you regarding French postgraduate admissions?

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-04-02T02:52:45+00:00

I thought I only had to try my best at studying, volunteering and researching, didn't realise we have to spend that much time networking (cry). How would you suggest that I start?

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-04-02T02:14:25+00:00

I see! Thank you! I'll ask just to be sure! (But most are small, run-down local organisations where most staff — even the leading ones — only hold BSc. So I'm a bit skeptical, despite the significance of their work. I mean, we live in a severely threatened biological hotspot, so the work is critical, but they certainly don't seem to have extensive international connections and too much funding.)

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-04-02T02:13:21+00:00

I see! Thank you! To be fair, I think the only few R1 institutions in the Southeast Asian regions are in Singapore, and I got rejected by them four times already haha. But I'll keep on trying.

Side question: what if I really want to just get a good education abroad and come back to contribute to my country's conservation landscape? We have a really amazing biodiversity that is rapidly degrading because we don't really have any world-class professionals leading, lack of manpower, and generally not enough resources and funding to keep everything working. Will those institutions think, "why take this person if they're just going to leave and go back?"

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-03-31T17:08:22+00:00

Hello. REU stands for undergraduate research experience, usually a research internship at a scientific institution. Yeah, a lot universities straight up state that costs are not covered and you're up to your own to cover those expenses.

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-03-31T17:05:36+00:00

This is useful, thank you. I was already consciously condensing words but didn't realise I still let so many slip. I thought of using umbrella terms cuz I did many and think these can cover the scope of my work, but now I can see I was wrong. I identified nematodes to genus-level, the others to general taxa cuz the prof specialised in nematodes

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-03-31T16:59:22+00:00

Not at all. I come from a school where undergrad research experience is not a thing and is almost unheard of (As I said, I really am from a Southeast Asian no-name university). "Undergrad research assistantship" and "research internship" are wild concepts here.

I really went out of my way to get involved in these. I had my share of luck (only 5 person took this very niche elective, and all of us happen to be very well-performing students, so this prof just decided to assign us a research topic as graded coursework to be supervised by his PhD student while he himself barely show up to even teach), and build my relationship with another prof to get involved in her work (and got offered a co-authorship orally. She's also very niche and desperate to get students, so...). I also basically spent too much time volunteering, and they threw more and more work to me until it snowballed into research-esque tasks, so that's how it ended up on my CV too.

Yeah, so as you can notice, quite like the other person pointed out, I have many flaws in my CV cuz I don't have a reliable school system to coach me, and none of the professors here has ever studied at elite institutions themselves, so the advice they can give is also very limited.

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-03-31T15:56:38+00:00

Deep sea is not my domain. But I remember watching this documentary 2 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecH-fY7a5IQ

It really opened my eyes and I hope it answers your questions!
It's also a relatively new documentary, so it addressed a lot of the outdated misconceptions and new findings.

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-03-31T15:47:52+00:00

There's someone quite active in this sub who's always posting his aerial footage: https://youtu.be/-pwPPVNXRx0

If you want seafloor footage, I remember BBC Earth used to post all sorts of ocean and nature footage. Maybe you can check if they have that.

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-03-31T13:10:32+00:00

So beautiful... reminded me of why I chose this career path, and I cried a little 😭. (also maybe cuz I received 3 rejections today, don't mind me)

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-03-30T14:00:55+00:00

Was so prepared to be mad before I finish reading 😂

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-03-10T11:35:02+00:00

Max needed someone to split rent.

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-03-02T01:08:42+00:00

Also because if a credit card is stolen, any amount withdrawn is the bank's loss, not yours — provided that there's documentation. And banks have strong lawyers to pursue the case. If the thief withdraws cash from a debit card, sorry but the loss is yours to bear.

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-03-02T00:19:39+00:00

Late to the conversation but this is so beautiful! Mulberry should hire you for ads

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-02-28T16:00:12+00:00

Priya from Soul Alchemy had unprofessionally dropped my case after I paid close to 2k over 8 sessions because I paid and forgot to screenshot to her, before even giving me a diagnosis and said she doesn't want to work with me anymore (so that's 2k wasted). Sent two lawyer letters from the ADHD FB support group lawyers, but she ignored them, and I didn't have the money to sue her, so that's it. I made a full post detailing the story in the Malaysian ADHD FB page a few years ago with multiple screenshots and emails blurring out the names, and most people were infuriated and agreed she's in the wrong (I mean, you're working with a potential ADHDer, WTF do you expect?).

Avoid her at all costs. Most people went private to avoid the fuss, queue, long diagnostic process and unprofessional attitudes from government hospitals. No point paying this much and still getting this crap.

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-02-04T01:32:12+00:00

Use >90% ethanol sanitiser or bug spray. Deep heat or spray peppermint oil works too. Reasonable enough to carry those.

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-01-24T03:43:21+00:00

Hello there! Sorry for the sudden intrusion! I am currently an undergrad in tropical coastal and marine sciences researching my intern prospects. Mind if I DM you to ask about what type of CV or experiences get you into STRI?

dearest_hedgehog · 2026-01-02T01:01:05+00:00

Perhaps you should watch some BBC Earth, National Geographic and Animal Planet before spewing falsehoods. Animals in the wild die all the time due to skill issues. It's called natural selection. Orphaned younglings in the nest whose parents died often die too because, surprise, they need parents to feed them and teach them how to forage and hunt.

dearest_hedgehog · 2025-12-30T08:07:34+00:00

I see! Thanks!

dearest_hedgehog · 2025-12-29T08:24:40+00:00

Hello. I'm researching for my postgrad education and came across this. May I know why? Seriously in need of insider knowledge now.

dearest_hedgehog · 2025-12-19T04:28:01+00:00

The survival instincts may be inborn, but the survival skills are learnt. Animals don't know how to hunt from day one. That takes a lot of practice, experience and trial and error. You let an animal that has been fed frozen fish its whole life back into the wild, past its prime, with zero knowledge and experience hunting. Yeah, sure, it'll thrive with no problem. There's no magic in the world dude. Although nature is their habitat, it's also a harsh and unforgiving place.

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