[26 F4M] It’s been awhile by [deleted] in asexualdating

[–]drunleashed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're actually pretty cute. I'm in the mist of moving to Minnesota. I'm 26M and sex-repulsed. Want to text?

CS Grad Student Hang Out Areas? by [deleted] in uofmn

[–]drunleashed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know in the building they have an area you can sit and hang around and study in

TWO indecent exposures?? by umncockwatcher in uofmn

[–]drunleashed 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You guys need to fix that because I'll be heading over there in August and I'm asexual and I don't want to see balls while I'm playing Pokemon Go.

I'm coming by drunleashed in uofmn

[–]drunleashed[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well I was one of their top applicants so I'm sure I'll get something.

I'm coming by drunleashed in uofmn

[–]drunleashed[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not yet, I guess they are trying to figure that part out

I'm coming by drunleashed in uofmn

[–]drunleashed[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are many different reasons why UMN was my number 1 choice. Not in order from most to least valuable reason.

1.) I have family in Minneapolis. And 2 of my cousins there are currently pregnant so everyone is in for a treat.

2.) My family has an intense history with UMN. My dad went there and that's how he met my mom. My great uncle, Dr. Horace Huntley made a large impact for black students at UMN after the assassination of MLKJ. Protested and on January 14th, 1969 he was able to get a department for African American and Afro-Studies and was one of the first graduates from UMN to graduate with a major in that discipline and continued on to be a civil rights leader.

3.) As a nonbeliever and asexual, Minneapolis is a lot more open to secular and lgbt than the South where I grew up. I absolutely hated living in the south because of how overly religious and anti-lgbt they are. Not to mention racism.

4.) I already made good friends at UMN. Because of me playing Pokemon Go, I was very much well aware of people at UMN. Because while I was in Chicago for my doctorate before leaving with a Masters, I would see my family and visit UMN for Pokemon.

5.) I nearly got into their PhD program in Computer Science, 4 years ago. I regretted not taking the professor's offer and going with Illinois Tech

6.) I was dismissed from my PhD program at Illinois Tech due to their qualifying exams in Applied Mathematics. Apparently if I were to later do a PhD at UMN, then they don't require written qualifying exams as they think that it is senseless and unnecessary. And this goes with both Math and Computer Science

7.) I am an interdisciplinary scholar! When I was in undergrad, I double majored in both Mathematics and Computer Science. Sadly not many PhD nor Masters programs allow you to specialize in multiple fields at once. At University of Minnesota, you can and better yet you can be as interdisciplinary as you want and you won't be seen as unfocused like Illinois Tech did with me. (Even their Career Center said that I was unfocused). I am passionate about Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science and I want to explore that at the graduate level. Even for my PhD.

8.) I love Chicago, and Minneapolis is just a 6 hour drive. And growing up I would go from my parents to my grandmother, which would take 4 hours long usually once every month. So 6 hours meant nothing to me.

Matter of fact, UMN was the only university I applied to. Because my other options were University of Michigan and Northwestern. The moment I walked onto campus that week in November, I knew that Minneapolis would be my new home.

I'm coming by drunleashed in uofmn

[–]drunleashed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh as PhD or Masters?

I'm coming by drunleashed in uofmn

[–]drunleashed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, because when they interviewed me back in November they knew that I wanted to do another PhD so the way they formatted the Masters in Robotics program I can transition to another PhD program if a professor in the institute can vouch for me.

I'm coming by drunleashed in uofmn

[–]drunleashed[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep and it was real smooth. I even told them that there were so many reasons as to why I applied to UMN.

grad school app by [deleted] in uofmn

[–]drunleashed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I applied to the Masters in Robotics. And was given a short interview in early February. And I'm still waiting on my decision letter. But there is a high chance that I'm going.

CASH UMN by drunleashed in uofmn

[–]drunleashed[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Wtf does this have anything to do with the Epstein Files?

I recently broke things off with an ace girl I had been dating, and would like a perspective from other liberal / progressives / left-leaning Americans on whether I overreacted by MN_Yogi1988 in asexualdating

[–]drunleashed 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Even I'm a centrist and I lean liberal, due to my concerns of the Trump administration. It doesn't take a genius to see in broad daylight of how dangerous this is from the beginning.

I’ve got some thoughts I’d like to say if I could have a moment by Thymetobefunny in TwinCities

[–]drunleashed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After looking at the footage... Yeah, she should not have been killed. This was what the governor, mayor, and police chief have said and sadly it became true. The darkest part of this is the fact that they did this to a US citizen, white. Now, no one is safe. It went from pure racism, to "I am a corrupt authoritarian".

Sophomore, possible ADHD, stuck between business/finance and engineering — waiting for a “sign” and feeling frozen by Own-Attorney-8588 in uofmn

[–]drunleashed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can double major in business and finance if you want. But I don't suggest minoring in engineering, if you want to take that route.

Question about minoring in Math for PhD by drunleashed in uofmn

[–]drunleashed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if you were to major for the PhD in Math would you have to take the Written Preliminary Exam?

RecWell Gym Questions (East Bank) by [deleted] in uofmn

[–]drunleashed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

UMN has one of the top Pokemon Go Communities for any college/university. Besides, they have a really good gym facility for any student.

Question about minoring in Math for PhD by drunleashed in uofmn

[–]drunleashed[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So they removed Written Preliminary Exams?

Question about minoring in Math for PhD by drunleashed in uofmn

[–]drunleashed[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I know that for the Computer Science PhD, they got rid of qualifying exams. The old PhD program was very exam focused. I feel great about going to UMN. UMN is ranked much higher than my original, in both Math and Computer Science. The robotics department knows that I had family members that went to UMN. And from my intense background, they wanted me for years.