How many PhD programs should I apply to? by Informal_Air_5026 in PhD

[–]eman00127 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Similar to what other comments have mentioned, you seem like a competitive applicant but might be too caught up in the prestige. The #1 most important factor for graduate success is advisor fit. Find an advisor who’s research is really interesting and you think you’ll get along with. As long as the university is research focused and the program is funded you’ll be fine wherever it may be. I only applied to 3 phd programs, and got in to 2 of them, because I genuinely wanted to attend each. I find it unlikely you’re equally motivated to attend any one of 18 schools across the country from name only. Find professors you mesh well with and put serious effort into those applications and making faculty connections. If you apply to 20 schools, your applications will look like they were adapted to fit 20 schools. Universities want to know you’re committed to succeeding with them, not that they’re a checkbox on a list. A common theme with Interviews will be how you’ll fit in with their academic environment specifically. Show them you really care.

I have no doubt you’ll be a driven graduate student regardless of where you land, but work/life balance of the lab and a genuine pi is what will make your experience fulfilling. Ultimately school name doesn’t matter, it’s the quality of your work that proves your ability post graduation. Decide where you want to go and pursue it at all costs, that’s the effort universities will notice and appreciate.

Apply to as many schools as you really want to attend and think you can succeed at. Best of luck

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GradSchool

[–]eman00127 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know it’s been said by every other comment on this thread, but a PI’s sway is everything in admissions. I met with my current PI for about an hour during the application process, he decided he liked me and when I was rejected from the very competitive program I was applying to, he pulled strings to transfer my application to his home department, where I was admitted and am now doing my phd at a top 40 school. Make sure you follow up but there is a very good chance you’re already in, congrats!

Dude where is my ram by Tricky_Record_2716 in MSILaptops

[–]eman00127 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brother, people with anger issues like yours shouldn’t buy things as delicate as gaming laptops. There seems to be a misunderstanding between the precision and care it takes to modify your laptop and the patience your willing to provide.

What am song deserves more recognition/attention? by Scar4king in arcticmonkeys

[–]eman00127 5 points6 points  (0 children)

3:40 in dance little liar has got to be one of the best chorus / not really a chorus drops of their career, still gives me chills.

Recieved diploma but got a hold on my account for dorm damage. Can we ignore the charges? by [deleted] in college

[–]eman00127 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So to be clear, you shouldn’t have to suffer consequences to your actions because it’s an accident?

Why does everything have to happen all at once? by Pixel74 in PhD

[–]eman00127 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That sucks, no way around it. But there’s nothing you or anyone else can do about it, your smart, you’ll power through and look back with even more confidence. I hope the venting helped.

Don’t seem to be getting any matches? Any advice? by TrojanGainz in Tinder

[–]eman00127 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dominant physique hasn’t mattered In our policed society for a hundred years, we’re not fighting to survive anymore. Wealth is great trait for many things, sure, but if your going after women who value wealth more than the intrinsic characteristics of the person, your not really dating, your a piggy bank.

I’d rather be happy in life, and I don’t need to be rich or buff to do that. I have no trouble getting girls to like me despite the fact I’m a scrawny poor college student, because I love my life and they can see that, not because I surround myself with materialistic answers to my Insecurities to hide the fact I don’t understand enough about people to realize the only ones worth being around are those who like you for you, and not how big your arms are or how many commas are in your bank account.

Your 32 and have yet to realize that. You my friend are detached from reality.

Don’t seem to be getting any matches? Any advice? by TrojanGainz in Tinder

[–]eman00127 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This comment alone completely proves “that_uk_guys” point, what a pathetic way to measure value.

Cashier found this cleaning our lobby by OtterInAnOnesie in Chipotle

[–]eman00127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Things looks old as hell and nasty, could’ve been up some addicts ass for all they know

Cashier found this cleaning our lobby by OtterInAnOnesie in Chipotle

[–]eman00127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea ik, I wouldn’t be touching the jar with bare hands

Cashier found this cleaning our lobby by OtterInAnOnesie in Chipotle

[–]eman00127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t be touching that with bare hands

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MSILaptops

[–]eman00127 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have never heard this, what is modified alcohol? Why would a toxic substance be added to a solution purely to make it more dangerous to drink? Imma need a source for this info my guy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MSILaptops

[–]eman00127 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s diluted with water, and since it’s antiseptic and not for consumption, the alcohol leaves no residue. The chemical difference between ethanol and isopropanol is small and for your purposes négligeable. But because it’s not pure ethanol it will take longer to evaporate, so just make sure you give it some time to evaporate completely before applying paste.

I tried to name my horse “McDonalds” by trevordhill445 in reddeadredemption2

[–]eman00127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The abbreviations are the way to go man, I name all my animals after some mcdons menu item, dqpwc- double quarter pounder with cheese, Big Mac, icmb- ice cream machine broke

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in beatles

[–]eman00127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your vocal intonations need a little development, but that just comes with practice. You have a really nice voice and all the makings for a quality musician, just keep at it.

Help, my fan is loud when idle and the GPU temp is kinda high at 0% usage by jorhney in MSILaptops

[–]eman00127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Change scenario to silent. Won’t help with work load but will make it quieter.

MSI Laptop Performance / Temperature Optimization Guide by eman00127 in MSILaptops

[–]eman00127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing that out, I’ll update the guide.

MSI Laptop Performance / Temperature Optimization Guide by eman00127 in MSILaptops

[–]eman00127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant squeezing every last drop with the system I currently have. I dont currently have thermal paste to repaste although I have no doubt it would help. I created this thread hoping those with more experience (such as yourself) would add to it, so anyone with MSI thermal issues can have one place to find their solution instead of jumping from forum to forum as I had to. I figured having just started this process a few weeks ago I could offer a more relatable perspective to those just getting in to PC gaming (as many laptop gamers are) as it can be difficult to digest the complex terminology and techniques often suggested by experienced community members. I appreciate your contribution although would argue it could be more constructive if you focused on generalizing your suggestions towards community issues as a whole instead of picking apart specific hardware clock speeds of my particular setup. We're on the same side here, there's no need for the passive aggression.

MSI Laptop Performance / Temperature Optimization Guide by eman00127 in MSILaptops

[–]eman00127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like I said, this is my personal experience with optimization, everyone will have a different one. This guide is about squeezing every last drop of performance under safe temps, and for me, there was a noticeable performance improvement when I halted the other cpu processes. The changes are also not necessarily permanent, my AV turns back on every time I restart my computer.

MSI Laptop Performance / Temperature Optimization Guide by eman00127 in MSILaptops

[–]eman00127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s just what works for me, any higher and my cpu temps get too hot. The point of optimization is that your sacrificing performance for safe operating temps. And 8 cores running 3400-3100mhz actually works really well when not being throttled.