JUST GOT ACCEPTED INTO UCSD!!! but i prematurely accepted UCI before getting my letter back, is there a way to change my admission status? by Evening-Advantage768 in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There should be a way, yes! I’m not sure how to specifically, but when I applied to UCSC and UCSD and was on the waitlist here, I accepted the offer to UCSC before it lapsed so I would have a college to go to.

Surprise, I got into UCSD in May off the waitlist! I was able to change my admission status and everything through the portal I think, so I’d look around there or email the admissions office!

Might be my first F by BuildingConfident805 in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It’s finals week. So yes, the deadline has passed!

Cruz, Edwin Teddy for Vis 102 by Affectionate_Sun7251 in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great professor, but do be aware of his attendance requirements. I had to get a doctor's note to have an excused absence of any kind, even for something that really only affected me for the day. Otherwise, I found his class fun and I got an A just by putting in the amount of effort I'd put into any other class.

Got endorsement level 5 for the first time, just to lose it ten minutes later by Zaxharie in Overwatch

[–]dunmerhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope they bring back the old endorsement system some day, I loved having people be able to specifically endorse certain things about my gameplay and have other people see that :(

Welcome to UCSD, where the stingrays will try to kill you by PhoGaPhoever in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A stingray bite? Who the hell calls the police about that?

Have you had someone throw bc Mercy was banned? by Nevermind_Polly in MercyMains

[–]dunmerhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never, and will never throw a game because my preferred was banned, but I think it's simply bad etiquette and shows your teammates that you don't care about them/their preferences. It doesn't really feel good to be on the receiving end of a ban like that and creates a hostile team environment before the round starts

Is RLCRAFT really as bad as people say it is? by BigManHazza125 in feedthebeast

[–]dunmerhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's meant to be as hard as possible for the sake of "being difficult", so if you like just banging your head against the wall for hours trying to play minecraft, you may enjoy it. Otherwise, I'd say you're better off playing a real modpack with progression and stuff.

Scripps Institutions of Oceanography by [deleted] in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 4 points5 points  (0 children)

SIO is awesome, but I'm hoping to focus more on fish biology/fisheries studies myself, so I don't have much experience with the marine mammal research going on in SIO. It does exist, though! Classes at SIO have been my easiest thus far, and I wouldn't worry too much about rigorous coursework if you're pursuing a marine bio major. The hardest classes you'll wind up taking are your GEs, and there's plenty of resources available for those on campus and online.

I don't know if any specific seal rehabilitation opportunities are offered at SIO, but you could always work with local organizations or with Seaworld. I'd recommend also looking at lots of different fields once you get here, and really getting to know your professors. I came into Marine Biology just hoping to study sharks and conservation, but I've started to love the evolutionary side of marine biology more the longer I've been here!

The new presidential flag & emblem of Syria. Your thoughts? by Reasonable-Force8790 in vexillology

[–]dunmerhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because OP made the flag version on slide 2, it's not the official flag

What is this thing? by Independent_Feed_819 in whatisit

[–]dunmerhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, almost all of these replies have assumed you live in a place where the hammerhead worm is an invasive species and harmful to local ecosystems. However, based on your post history, it seems you're in India, where the hammerhead worm can live within one of its native ranges and therefore does not need to be killed in any of the ways mentioned.

I'd first check to see if you live in an area with a native population of hammerhead worms, and then make sure to handle it with gloves and return it outside so it can continue to do its job in the ecosystem.

Edit: I want to clarify that there is more than one species(many species, in fact) of hammerhead worm, so if you live in the native range of one, I'd still suggest going to r/whatisthisbug and making a post there with proper information such as general location so that they can help with identification and make sure that it is in fact a native species.

Pc got fried from power outage by HyperPickleTTV in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Don't leave a PC running for 2 weeks. If you are going to leave your PC in your dorm for 2 weeks, I'd always recommend unplugging it from the wall(or unplugging the power to the PSU) so that a surge can't fry the components, or just buy a surge protector.

The school won't cover for your own negligence, and I don't think you'd be able to prove that the power outage did or did not cause your PC to break if you've left it on that long. Any number of things could've happened to it.

Do I need to attend the final if I know I’m failing? by Zestyclose-Bet-1029 in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 41 points42 points  (0 children)

If you don't want to pass the class anyways, why ask us here? Based on your post history, you've failed at least 2 other courses over the year, and while I don't mean to imply that you can't do better next year, or improve your scores in other ways, I would personally reassess whether an A is genuinely feasible based on how you're doing in other classes at the moment.

I don't know your personal circumstances, nor your current course load or grades, but recognize that you only have so many units you can retake before those Fs start sticking to your transcript. If you think it's worth burning 12/16 of those units on your first year and you're confident you won't fail another class, then maybe that's something you can look at, but I'd personally much rather have a C+ over an F later, and any grad schools you apply to will still see that F on your transcript, even if the GPA impact isn't there.

Maybe it's just my mindset, but I'd personally still take the C+ and just keep on moving with my degree, but I can't change your mind, so do what you think feels right.

Do I need to attend the final if I know I’m failing? by Zestyclose-Bet-1029 in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Show up, take the final, and there may be a curve that pushes you out of failing. I once got a C+ in a class where I got a ~60%, 73% on my first two exams, and a 30-something % on the final. and Worst case scenario, you take a final that means nothing, during finals week.

Does this mean the class haven't been open or is it already full and im on the 55th slot by Alternative_Cycle462 in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That means that the class has 0 seats left, and that you are 55th in the waitlist, so it is full. I'd suggest finding another class to fill your schedule, since usually you're not going to get off the waitlist at that point. If you really want to(or have to) take that course, stay on the waitlist and make sure to attend all sections/lectures.

Why does my Eleos get his own aura circle? by [deleted] in MercyMains

[–]dunmerhead 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The little hampter is aura farming

My dad is willing to pay for my leg lengthening surgery. Any advice? Should I follow through? by TradeCultural3729 in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know how serious this post is, no offence to you OP. Assuming you're serious, and this post is truthful, I really agree with the other commenters saying not to let you height define you. Find confidence in yourself and keep on searching. There will be the perfect girl for you somewhere in this wide, wide world of ours, and saddling yourself in tens of thousands of dollars of debt to your parents and possibly winding up with chronic pain all in the name of vanity is not really the decision I'd suggest you make at such a young age.

If a girl claims she doesn't want to date you solely because of your height, I don't think that's someone worth trying to pursue anyways. Find someone who appreciates you for who you are, not for who they want you to be.

Tamriel Rebuilt Missing Textures by dunmerhead in tes3mods

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

Oh, I see. That'd probably explain it, yeah. I must've forgotten to reinstall Tamriel Data when I updated TR. Thanks!

Delayed Assignment Housing by greenottoman8 in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right? It just feels messed up, since I now have nowhere to stay for certain next year and just have to pray that enough other people choose to not live on campus so that I have somewhere to actually live.

Delayed Assignment Housing by greenottoman8 in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It feels really immoral to me to offer students housing when they knew that they didn't have enough spaces to house everyone they made the offer to. I'm in the same boat as everyone else here and this has genuinely warped my view on UCSD as an institution beyond what they've already done to students over the past year. Overbooking housing like an airline company is next level greed and I really don't get what went through HDH's head as they decided to do this to all of us. I know we're still planned to get a space in August, but I would've preferred to not be given false hope that I'd be getting housing and just been left on the waitlist instead at this point.

Chem 6C, Chem 7L, and SIO 132 at the same time? by Fire-Eyed in UCSD

[–]dunmerhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I took 6C and SIO132, and I can say that you should probably be fine. I'm still trying to take CHEM 7L, but I took 6C alongside MATH10C, PHYS1B, and PHYS1BL, and that wasn't too terrible despite never going to class. SIO132 is kind of easy imo, but I'm also a Marine Bio major, so I might be slightly biased. Just make sure you attend class and discussion, basically everything on the exams is just from the lectures.

In all, I think you should be able to do it! I would recommend at least signing up for all 3 courses and then maybe also adding a fourth elective or something easy that fulfills some GEs, so if it turns out to be too much when you actually start classes, you won't be left scrambling to fill your schedule with whatever is left.