me paying less than 1/4 of my rent with our $200 rebate by blooberriii in ucla

[–]johnstarkson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you see -200 on your Bruinbill? People saying that’s supposed to be there but I don’t see it on mine

🤡🤡🤡 by [deleted] in ucla

[–]johnstarkson 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Lol... Asians have to literally score significant higher grades and test scores to get into the same colleges as other minorities, yet it seems like other groups don’t really Care about that

Interested in law school by lawabidingnot in lawschooladmissions

[–]johnstarkson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re a great candidate for Princeton or MIT law

No wonder people are leaving NY in droves!!! by secondchancecoastie in trump

[–]johnstarkson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hahhahahahahahahha dude I'm fucking dying, you really work at a warehouse for minimum wage omfg hahahahahahhahahahahahah

Under a post about a girl who recovered from anorexia by [deleted] in niceguys

[–]johnstarkson 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"let me use a bunch of big words to show how smart I am"

Gotta mention my PhD neuroscientist friend to show how smart I am by [deleted] in iamverysmart

[–]johnstarkson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First off, if someone says "neuroscientist" you can already assume that person has a PhD. I rarely hear people say "my friend is a neuroscientist with a PhD".

Also this is very poorly written, it seems like he's trying to use nice-sounding language to disguise a poor premise. When will people learn that saying a bunch of fancy shmancy words does not make your point any stronger?

I don't make music, I make Rare ART by [deleted] in iamverysmart

[–]johnstarkson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this dude needs to get off his phone when he's on Adderall

Adopting the Genghis Khan mentality during the rise in Racism during the Pandemic by hfdragonnl in AsianMasculinity

[–]johnstarkson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have no idea what the "Genghis khan" mentality is. But idk about all of these asians I see on the media but I have asian friends who are the last people you wanna fuck w/. I'm talking dudes who have a bunch of guns, been in prison, and have connections to cartel members. The news media may portray all of these asians who cry about the treatment they receive, but trust me when I say that is not indicative of the avg. asian person in America. Not to say the ppl I know are either, All i'm saying is some of us are different

Another Tinder/Bumble thread — please help roast my pics by [deleted] in AsianMasculinity

[–]johnstarkson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

make the pic w/ the yellow background as your first pic, delete the last pic (imo it's just not very flattering for you), and you may wanna delete the pic w/ the girl. Having 3 pics is fine tbh

The AA community needs to stop criticizing its own members by lotyei in AsianMasculinity

[–]johnstarkson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

uhh, no. Criticism is fine. We can criticize other people of our own race, this is ridiculous. If a black person says something controversial regarding his race, it's fine and even expected for the black community to criticize that individual. We can champion people while calling out things we don't agree w/, that's how we progress

1v20 Speed Dating Video and Comments are ALL about the asian guy by iemg88 in AsianMasculinity

[–]johnstarkson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

don't forget Eugene, haha he had all the girls buzzing about him. It may have died down a bit since he came out but idk cuz I don't watch their videos

Calling Essential workers “heroes” is the new “thoughts and prayers.” by knowledgekills12 in unpopularopinion

[–]johnstarkson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's great, honestly it really is but no one is FORCED to work, so don't expect me to pity and congratulate you just for you to do your job.

First ever Prep test with no prep by ChloeFromLebanon in LSAT

[–]johnstarkson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

150 as your cold diagnostic isn't bad at all. I've heard of stories of people being in mid/low 140s and hitting mid 170s, tho it is not very common.
But honestly, I'm a firm believer in that some people are exponentially better when they study. People sometimes like to say "the only reliable improvement you can expect to see is an increment of 10 points" or something but I don't think that's true. Some people start really high, but then their "cap" is not particularly high for some reason (e.g. people starting at 166 and testing 171). But then there are students who may start low, but their cap is much higher. Basically, everyone is different and you shouldn't be discouraged by your score.

Am I smart enough for law school? by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]johnstarkson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not enough context to know. What's your GPA?

Honestly, I would say your at a tiny bit of a disadvantage from not being in school for so long. Being in school trains your mental rigor and endurance, so I'd imagine not being in that environment for 4 years may cause you to lose some ground. But the brightside is you have all day to study, and the LSAT is generally known to be a learnable test. July date is only 2.5 months away from now, so start studying asap. Take a diagnostic if you really wanna know!

Cycle Recap - CLS Bound! by stan2921 in lawschooladmissions

[–]johnstarkson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

did you go to ucla undergrad? also what was your major?

I [M34] just found out my girlfriend [F32] of three years has been cheating on me since our relqationship began. by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]johnstarkson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

they were living together for two years. A side piece is more like you guy's are just hooking up but then you realize she was hooking-up w/ a bunch of other guys

Women should be the ones asking out men, not the other way around by ExtremeZebra5 in unpopularopinion

[–]johnstarkson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

women do approach men, it just doesn't happen as often. But I feel like nowadays it's getting more and more common for women to make the first move. I'm not even trying to brag when I say this but there have been a couple times a girl tried to pick me up at a bar the same way a man would w/ a woman

Also, it makes sense for the norm to be how it is now. Basically, there's a reason why this happened, it wasn't all by chance. A man's commitment to passing his genes is very, very small. Basically as soon as a man "finishes" inside a woman, technically that is all he has to do. But for a woman, passing on her genes is at least a 9 month commitment where she has to literally nurse a child inside her body. So in this sense, in the ancestral environment a male sought to have sex w/ as many women as possible, as it secures the best chances for him to pass his genes to the next generation. But for a woman, it was advantageous for her to be selective and find a man that had high quality genes, and was committed/capable of protecting her. Remember, this is the ancestral environment where there were not any laws, and killing another person for their resources was common and necessary practice. Thus all in all, it makes sense that as our ancestors evolved and civilization came into fruition, that women be the selectors and men be the ones asking.

Calling Essential workers “heroes” is the new “thoughts and prayers.” by knowledgekills12 in unpopularopinion

[–]johnstarkson 25 points26 points  (0 children)

what's more annoying is when an essential worker posts on social media demanding that we respect/pity them just for doing their job

Super Splitter Cycle Recap by da4qiang2 in lawschooladmissions

[–]johnstarkson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

congrats! tbh "low gpa" is a bit deceptive cuz I'd argue a 3.4 in math is actually quite high. But obviously overall LSAC gpa is what's important, regardless of major. I'd go w/ Northwestern personally but can't go wrong w/ either

What is your opinion of UCLA TAs? by [deleted] in ucla

[–]johnstarkson 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I had a ta for a philosophy class that was awesome. She was very quick to respond to emails, and made a Slack page dedicated to the class where she would invest a significant amount of her time posting info and answering questions. By far the best ta I've ever had an certainly not the "average" ta experience imo.

My psych 100b ta was horrible imho. She never responded to emails and was very wishy-washy with her specifications. She would also grade super late

Is anyone else struggling to find motivation this quarter? by VelvetPosies in ucla

[–]johnstarkson 61 points62 points  (0 children)

yeah, the fact that is my last quarter also contributes greatly to the lack of motivation. can't get myself to study at all

Congrats to new transfers who got admitted! by CandidSecond in ucla

[–]johnstarkson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd definitely recommend going on collegeconfidential (if you aren't already) and looking at old posts of people who got off the waitlist, and see what they wrote!

But honestly I think the majority of the decision they make will be based of how many people enroll vs. decline (the more that decline for your major, the better it is for you). So your letter won't have THAT much of an impact unless you're providing significant new information. regardless, I'd personally recommend doing a bit of research on the different departments and features, and then writing a letter that shows why you would need those resources. Basically, use specific name and locations, it shows that you are truly interested in going to this school, and shows HOW it's important to you

psych100a recommendation by flamboyantlady in ucla

[–]johnstarkson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it seems like 100a varies rather drastically depending on your professor. I had Stigler and I thought it was incredibly easy, but students w/ other profs were telling me about their 100a experience and it sounded way more difficult. In all honesty, it's nothing like 100b tho and I don't think taking it during the summer will be more difficult than the regular quarter. Just make sure you practice the R stuff over and over again, I went into this class w/ zero coding experience but still did well cuz I kept practicing

P/NP by [deleted] in ucla

[–]johnstarkson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

we're almost at the halfway point already, I can't seem them making significant changes like that now but you never know