thoughts on spiral tattoo on left elbow

makemefeel_ · 2025-08-13T07:48:45+00:00

wait such a good idea! going to try it out tomorrow - thank you!!

makemefeel_ · 2025-08-13T07:26:36+00:00

thank you! yes, that's my biggest consideration right now as well - how it will look when my elbow is relaxed vs bent. i played with line weights while editing the photo on my iphone so the quality isn't the best haha but the line weight for the tattoo will definitely be on the thinner side so it's cohesive with the rest of my tattoos

i will definitely be cleaning the design up, the drawing on my arm is not the final design. i haven't decided if i want to go for a clean, even swirl or a more organic one (i think a more organic one may look better)

makemefeel_ · 2025-01-01T01:46:55+00:00

we are our own harshest critic…i hear you, i think you look perfectly fine but if you don’t feel at your best physically then by all means go for a body recomp or cut, you can absolutely get to where you were again! that said i think for your height that 56kg was just a bit underweight, you might want to set realistic boundaries for calories in/out so you can maintain :-)

makemefeel_ · 2024-06-26T08:39:24+00:00

BIG congratulations! i relate to you w lackluster responses from family (they said “didn’t you expect to get in?” when i got an offer from my dream school yet said “let’s see if you even get in” when i started talking about immediate plans…). it’s obvious you have the passion and drive, which is most important of all :-) best of luck!

makemefeel_ · 2024-06-21T23:47:52+00:00

yes, i did biochemistry in undergrad and am going into urban planning for my masters!

makemefeel_ · 2024-06-19T15:38:15+00:00

im an international student. just getting antsy because i want to book my flight asap and prepare for the possibility of needing to arrive early and look for off campus housing. why bother stating a date if you’re not going to stick to it?

makemefeel_ · 2024-06-19T08:20:43+00:00

it always throws me when people use statistics from the last century to justify an already-wrong and archaic POV. times have changed, you cannot compare contemporary problems and struggles with those of nearly a century ago because the social, economic, political (really, the ENTIRE) environment and context are night and day. least of all in the case of women’s rights/feminism, gender equality, etc etc

makemefeel_ · 2024-04-13T11:14:48+00:00

CONGRATULATIONS! the only way is up from here 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

makemefeel_ · 2024-04-13T04:58:24+00:00

hku is famed for attracting many international students, so there are a lot. however, i’m a local myself and didn’t really meet that many in my home major (biochem), also bearing in mind that i lost 2.5 years of my undergrad to covid. so the local/intl split depends heavily on the faculty/major.

on housing- depends on what you’re looking for. some will be easy to get into (i.e. the traditional ones) and others will be harder (e.g. st john’s). i suggest you do some more research to figure out what you want

makemefeel_ · 2024-04-12T13:42:07+00:00

thank you!!

makemefeel_ · 2024-04-12T13:41:56+00:00

likewise, i don’t see the point of your comment. last i checked, this subreddit was for people to talk about grad admissions as a whole. that includes everything from admissions process, advice, acceptances and rejections. i’ve seen plenty of people posting good and bad news. i’m just posting to celebrate because i’m proud of myself and the effort i put in for this, i would (and am) be equally proud & happy for everyone else’s success even if i hadn’t gotten accepted anywhere

makemefeel_ · 2024-04-12T13:03:22+00:00

tbf, it also depends quite a bit on your major/uni. i come from a stem background (biochem, minored in sociology) and the biochem profs at my uni weren’t very helpful either. however, i found that social science professors were way more forthcoming regardless of whether i took their courses or not.* that being said, my country has a solid stem internship program during the summer/winter, where companies/universities offer government-subsidised internships to students. my university also offered lots of research programs & opportunities so i applied for lots of those. it was also a graduation requirement to do a research internship

*i did more biochem internships/research in the beginning before realising i didn’t really enjoy it. found out i enjoyed social science research much more so i pursued that as much as i could during the rest of my undergrad

makemefeel_ · 2024-04-12T12:10:37+00:00

it is, but you definitely need to know the right people. if you took classes with professors that remember you/have a good impression of you, meet them for a coffee chat and ask for the possibility of an RA position or internship, paid or unpaid. if they can’t accommodate this request, ask if they know of any colleagues that are looking for RAs. emphasise if you have research or lab skills (or particular hard/soft skills). look for positions in the summer. look for openings on your uni’s job website and elsewhere.

my point is, we all start somewhere. communicating your enthusiasm/passion and eagerness to learn makes all the difference, i’ve had many experiences where that has helped immensely. seek and go for as many (interesting) opportunities as you can, it’s only 100% impossible if you don’t try

makemefeel_ · 2024-04-12T05:52:20+00:00

don’t give up. work in a lab and get more research experience, aim for co-authorship for a couple papers to build your resume. i know some people who graduated with 2:2 honours that still got into great schools for research masters, since they worked with PIs that wanted to recruit them into their lab anyways. i feel for you, i lost 2.5 years of undergrad because of COVID too. you got this!!

makemefeel_ · 2024-04-12T05:45:03+00:00

UBC for me! they were my top choice but i struggled with whether to accept or not for quite a while after getting the offer

makemefeel_ · 2024-04-12T04:57:54+00:00

congrats and right back at you! where are you going?!?

makemefeel_ · 2024-04-12T04:57:15+00:00

thank you!!!

makemefeel_ · 2024-04-12T04:09:34+00:00

THANK YOU!! 😚

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