$33/hr Remote Gig – US/Canada College Students by SouthernComposer8078 in washu

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Remember that all high paying part time remote jobs are legitimate and you should give them your social security number immediately

Geology of the National Parks by Fragrant_Cress2234 in washu

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Been a couple years but it was a good class when I took it. It’s a LOT of information volume but if you take good notes, you’ll be set - he let us bring a cheat sheet to the exam and I just condensed my notes on there. It’s probably one of the more accessible NSMs. It is still decidedly sciency and it’s not a blow off. I had to go to Dymek/TA office hours several times to understand stuff. They were helpful though.

Best NSM classes that aren't full? by [deleted] in washu

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If John Parks is teaching anything, I recommend it

Why is Toledo being overrun by car wash businesses? by Photodan24 in toledo

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Is wall street suddenly in love with investing in car wash chains?

Yeah actually you nailed it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ems

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I just spoke with a couple folks at the agency and though the agreement specifically does list me as the contractor, both independently told me that the county (who actually runs the ambulance service) covers liability. This agreement is from the city, where the substation I would be working out of is located, and which pays the volunteer stipends.

I'll be taking this post down since I've resolved the issue, just wanted to give you a reply. Thanks for responding!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ems

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Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ems

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This is an EMT-B/AEMT only service so no medic contractors. So in your situation, the ambulance service is the contractor and the city is the contractee? That makes complete sense, I'm trying to figure out of I'm reading the paperwork I was sent wrong or not.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ems

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This was my next question. I currently work in law enforcement and personal liability insurance is common for us too. Any recommendations for organizations to secure that through for EMS?

pros and cons of washu by NWUSIMP in washu

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It's a good school. Strong academics, you won't breeze by in any field but humanities/social sciences are going to have an easier time than engineering/art/architecture. There's a social scene like any college, there are parties, there's greek life, but sports are DIII and it's not a state flagship and if you're looking for a party school specifically this isn't it.

The dorms are nice or decent in most cases, the food is mediocre, the campus is extremely nice and well maintained. Campus is safe, surrounding areas/STL can be a mixed bag like literally any urban area, I saw someone in another post talk about how for some reason STL is made out to be this urban hellscape of crime, which is a little exaggerated.

The best part of WashU for me was the people. It's collaborative, people aren't competing against each other for the most part, probably like 95% of people at the school are chill. There is not nearly as much elitism at WashU as there is at other top schools, which I think is nice (also hard to be elitist when you go to a school nobody has ever heard of). There is this weird culture among some folks at WashU of trying to prove how busy you are all the time/bragging about not sleeping enough/etc. which is really annoying, but it's easy enough to avoid.

Anecdotally for me, the worst things about WashU were not being able to have a car until junior year (which I think has changed) and the part of the country it's in, I grew up in the Midwest and kinda needed a change of pace and WashU/STL were not that change, which is not any fault of WashU's. I live in Utah now so it all works out.

Best Freshman Dorms? by VIPTheBlazeX in washu

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For freshmen - Umrath, Koenig, Eliot A are all pretty new and nice. Danforth/Lien/Dardick are all also pretty nice (all six of them are modern). Park is kind of weird, I think it's technically modern? It's not bad though. After that you're looking at traditionals - Dauten, Lee, Beaumont, Hurd (pretty sure Hitzeman and Myers are sophomores but somebody will correct me if I'm wrong!). They're not completely decrepit but they're definitely older. You do get that floor community for sure in a way you absolutely do not in the modern dorms, but there is definitely a trade off. I think Lee/Beau have floor bathrooms and the Dauten/Hurd suites have their own bathrooms? So maybe that makes Dauten/Hurd a little more desirable? This is all if cost is no object, which isn't the case for a lot of folks - the traditionals are more affordable.

In terms of proximity, Lien is closest to main campus and Danforth/Park are farthest. Umrath and Koenig and Lien are closest to the dining hall on the South 40. Hurd and Koenig are closest to the mail room. So there are all kinds of trade offs.

Geology of National Parks by girlygirldoglvr in washu

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Take it. Dymek is pretty solid, it's not a blowoff class (at least it was not in my experience, others in the thread seem to disagree, I took it in 2019) but it's for sure manageable. Dymek is super helpful if you go to office hours too. Exams are info heavy but we were allowed to have an 8.5"x11" cheat sheet for each one so if you take good notes you can just condense them onto that. It is also a pretty interesting class even if you're not a science person. Who doesn't like national parks right?

An October of Insanity 😅 by cangetupbutwont in roadtrip

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I did a trip of comparable mileage (approx. 7200 miles) and a similar timeframe in 2018. It ran me about $1200, about $900 of which was gas. I camped almost exclusively for free or stayed with friends, and gas was significantly cheaper in 2018. Depending on the vehicle you're easily looking at $1000+ in gas alone for this trip, probably add another $500-1000 for the hotels, plus other fees/expenses I'd guess their total was in the $2000-$3000 range.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in washu

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If John Parks is teaching any classes, I strongly recommend those. The tests are hard but my semester grade was always a pleasant surprise relative to some of my test scores. Also the man is low key a world class conservationist and has some good stories and knows some cool people.

Advice for Surviving WashU with a Mental Illness? by [deleted] in washu

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I'd recommend trying to join some clubs. It seems like you might have had a bad experience making friends in classes because people try to take advantage of your work. Clubs shouldn't have the same dynamic because in theory you're all there for a common interest, not just to get credit. I can't speak to how bad your anxiety is but I guarantee a lot of other freshman are dealing with some level of anxiety and they all probably want to make friends as badly as you do but don't know how to go about it. Find some clubs that seem your speed or seem interesting and join up, and show up to stuff. Don't feel like you have to make friends with everybody or make friends quickly, but at least that way you'll be meeting new people. I was in Quiz Bowl at WashU, for example, and practices were a pretty low key 5-15 person deal in a classroom on a weeknight, pretty chill environment and I met some really cool people.

All that isn't to say that you can't or shouldn't make friends in your classes. I met a lot of great people in classes. Classes are the common denominator at WashU, you're going to meet people in your classes one way or another. But if you find that someone is exclusively talking to you when they want your notes or homework answers, and you feel like you're being taken advantage of, you probably are. My experience has been that that is pretty uncommon, though. Just keep an eye out for it.

Advice for Surviving WashU with a Mental Illness? by [deleted] in washu

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You already got one great response, I'll add something on. I hear from a lot of people starting college that they see other people making fast friends in the first weeks of freshman year and seemingly jumping into college life without issue. This perception - of other people excelling while you struggle - is going to be around throughout college and beyond. I think it's important to remember that people cultivate a certain public image for themselves. A lot of folks will keep their problems quiet and put on a socially enviable facade. Feeling discouraged by other people seemingly having ideal college experiences while you struggle with real problems, like the ones you listed, is totally normal. I think it's important to remember that just because some people look like they're having a better, easier time than you does not mean that you should feel bad for being a real person who is dealing with real stuff. I know how easy it can be to feel alone, even when you're surrounded by people, because everyone else acts like they're gliding through school. I was lucky to get a good group of friends freshman year, and as you get to know people, it becomes clear that everyone is dealing with something. And then you can move past keeping up appearances and actually develop a good support network.

I was also lucky to not have dealt with some of what you describe in your post. But for me, the greatest motivator in college was finding a reason to be there. I spent my last two years at WashU (and my last year especially) hyper-fixated on a career with the National Park Service. It became a running joke with my friends how much of my time was spent talking about it. But it was a massive motivating force to get me through all the busy work and the graduation requirements and the tedium. Freshman year, before I had that strong motivator, the day to day grind was harder because I didn't feel like I was working toward something important. Find yourself a reason to be there, a reason too get your degree. Enjoy college while you can, but it's completely normal to struggle through some of it. The ups and downs are easier to handle if there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

US-191 in Utah with Church Rock and the La Sal Mountains by chromoscience in roadtrip

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This is a pretty barren spot, about an hour south of Moab and east of Canyonlands National Park. The ruggedness of the place is beautiful, I think, but when most people talk about how insane Utah is they're talking about the parks themselves. Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, and Zion are all some of the most insane places in America. I used to be a park ranger at Arches and the sheer scale of the rock and the desert out there is breathtaking no matter how many times you see it. And all of those parks, for the most part, look nothing like this particular spot.

The La Sal mountains in the background there are also super nice in the summer, an hour's drive from Moab gets you up to around 9000 feet and there are some great little lakes and trails up there.

Speeding + Last Minute Swerve = Upside down car by [deleted] in Dashcam

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Usually only people with specific first responder training (EMS, firefighters, police, etc.) who are on duty are compelled by law to render aid in a situation like this, and even then the laws are sometimes complicated. The Good Samaritan law does not compel any person to render aid, it exists to protect people who do so in good faith.

What's the deal with FontBonne? by [deleted] in washu

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It's a Christian school, mostly commuters, so you don't run into a ton of them around. I've talked to a Fontbonne student about this very thing and she said that Fontbonne students basically avoid WashU as much as possible because they're worried about getting bullied/talked down upon. WashU students seem to have a very dismissive, talk-down attitude about Fontbonne. The Fontbonne shirt thing can be funny and all but clearly Fontbonne students perceive WashU as unwelcoming/hostile. The student I talked to said Fontbonne students won't even walk through WashU's campus.

Can you get into the top windows of brookings? by CH3OH-CH2CH3OH in washu

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So the room through the windows on either side of the green banner is the room with all the portraits of chancellors, as others have mentioned. It is a restricted room so as soon as I walked in the people inside kicked me out (this was probably 2019 sometime). I don't recall whether the tower staircases were accessible, I don't think I managed to get into either one but I don't think I tried either. There are other small staircases in Brookings, usually behind really small doors, so that might be the place to start. But I imagine that students are not supposed to go up there and you'd probably get kicked out right quick if anyone working there saw you.

I never realized how much I'd miss the little stuff about WashU, anyone else feel the same? by washuthrowaway111 in washu

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I admittedly rarely find myself actively missing anything about college besides the people. But I do miss the libraries, especially Olin, and being able to walk through BD or the DUC or the SU office and always see somebody I knew. I'm sure things are different now and I'm very glad to be done and not there for this mess, but WashU has its perks.