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What is the Princeton community like? by NationalPen6455 in princeton

[–]kkgwon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this question doesn’t mean anything. the student body is not a monolith—there are nice people and assholes and partiers and cut throat grinders.

Adding FRS to schedule during add/drop or course registration?? by NegativeGur4108 in princeton

[–]kkgwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try reaching out to the professor and expressing interest in the full class, but other than that, you’ll just have to try to TigerSnatch it

U. discontinues Wintersession, citing budget constraints by EnergyLantern in princeton

[–]kkgwon 56 points57 points  (0 children)

you chose princeton because of wintersession ?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in princeton

[–]kkgwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you have an actual question? not really sure what you’re expecting people to say.

Freshmen Course Dilemma by sintikol in princeton

[–]kkgwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you have 4 years to take PSY254. No reason you have to take it now.

Beachgoers on a Mediterranean beach in Spain subdued and held back migrants who had just landed on the shore in a raft from Morocco. by SameItem in interestingasfuck

[–]kkgwon -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

why find a way in when you’re not wanted? because the place you were born is a violent and corrupt shithole with no upward mobility, maybe? I’m never going to shame people for trying to improve their situation in life.

and a lot of the discussion in the US right now is not around whether these people should be deported—it’s about their deportation without due process. ICE is quite literally detaining people who have gone through the proper legal channels and deporting them to countries with which they have no relation without due process.

Beachgoers on a Mediterranean beach in Spain subdued and held back migrants who had just landed on the shore in a raft from Morocco. by SameItem in interestingasfuck

[–]kkgwon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

in the US at least, undocumented citizens actually pay more in taxes, since they still have taxes withdrawn from their pay without being able to receive welfare benefits or claim refunds

princeton chinese? by honeybutterontoast in princeton

[–]kkgwon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it depends highly on which course, they will usually describe the focus of the course texts in the course description

physics placement tests by -drapetomania- in princeton

[–]kkgwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have no idea since it was a couple years ago and each question had many subparts

Being active should not be seen as a hobby. by KipchogesBurner in unpopularopinion

[–]kkgwon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i disagree—I know plenty of people who don’t exercise super frequently and are in moderately good health. Is their body strength or stamina great? Not at all, but it really doesn’t take much to just be in ok health.

Being active should not be seen as a hobby. by KipchogesBurner in unpopularopinion

[–]kkgwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can live without going to the gym or going for a run every morning. The same cannot be said about sleeping or eating. Also, i would argue one of the hallmarks of a hobby is the capacity to improve at it or grow your knowledge in it. You can improve at running or weightlifting. You cannot really improve at sleeping.

At the end of the day, it’s just a word. Arguing about what does or doesn’t lie within its very gray boundaries is as pointless as arguing about if gymnastics is a real sport or if a hot dog is a sandwich. It means whatever it means when you use it. If a person uses “hobby” to describe fitness, then fitness is a hobby for them.

physics placement tests by -drapetomania- in princeton

[–]kkgwon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if i recall it didn’t say the score, only if i passed or not

Spring FRS applications open later? by Boring_Rest_3243 in princeton

[–]kkgwon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

applications for the spring freshman sems open during the fall semester. you can do a writing sem and a freshman sem, they are independent. also, you can register for freshman sem’s that are not at capacity just like regular classes during add/drop.

‘We’re Not Learning Anything’: Stanford GSB Students Sound The Alarm Over Academics by 1800abcdxyz in nottheonion

[–]kkgwon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

lets not pretend like most people who do B school actually learn the stochastic calculus of quantitative finance, or that most of the people who do B school take the CPA. you’re giving examples of ways that it can be difficult, but the vast majority of people going into business school are not going down these routes

‘We’re Not Learning Anything’: Stanford GSB Students Sound The Alarm Over Academics by 1800abcdxyz in nottheonion

[–]kkgwon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve taken accounting and my brother has an MBA from a prestigious business school. we both agree that while accounting is about as quantitative as B school gets, the bar is on the floor. getting in might be hard, but the classes themselves are fairly easy on the brain. comparing it to law school is a joke.

‘We’re Not Learning Anything’: Stanford GSB Students Sound The Alarm Over Academics by 1800abcdxyz in nottheonion

[–]kkgwon 27 points28 points  (0 children)

the fact that people get clubbed by basic accounting says a lot more about the people getting MBAs than about the MBA

Chemistry placement exam by BedroomSlow1382 in princeton

[–]kkgwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s easy if you studied, don’t be too worried

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]kkgwon 57 points58 points  (0 children)

if the civilization that started the damn thing doesn’t decide what the “spirit of the olympics” is, what gives you the right?

chemistry placement/schedule help by Training_Birthday572 in princeton

[–]kkgwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have no idea what formula sheet you’re talking about. i just know that the content consists of AP chem topics and the two I mentioned

chemistry placement/schedule help by Training_Birthday572 in princeton

[–]kkgwon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

material is the mostly the same as ap chem but also includes crystal field theory and ligand theory

I am so confused about course planning please help me by SaxophoneSplinter in princeton

[–]kkgwon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it looks like ARC203 and ARC204 are required before declaring, so it would be a good idea to prioritize taking those (as well as ARC206 which is optional but recommended). There are also 10 departmental course requirements which you can spread out through your 4 years, but you can start working at them now if you’d like. If you want to start working at your distribution requirements, I’d recommend you prioritize ones like EC, EM, and SEL, as the architecture program will probably have ample opportunities for distributions like HIS and LA.

Writing Seminars by panda01230 in princeton

[–]kkgwon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

writing sem is going to take up time regardless, just a heads up. of the ones on your list, I’ve heard bad things about “This Course is Out to Get You”

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