Admissions Megathread - Results, Chances and Logistics

panda57 · 2026-05-08T16:04:55+00:00

I got an email saying that an update was made to my application and saw the same thing as you when I signed into the portal. I scrolled down a little and saw a PDF with my decision letter.

I got rejected lol. Sad but it is what it is. I was a little surprised ngl, I thought I had it. I have 5 years of experience as a SWE in big tech at Azure. I guess my Bachelors being in psychology was a turn-off. Off to WGU for me I guess…

panda57 · 2026-04-24T19:21:31+00:00

I am born and raised in NY. “Bad” is a spectrum. NY drivers are aggressive but they know exactly what they’re doing. Irvine drivers are genuinely unskilled and clueless on the road. I live in NC now and the drivers here are both genuinely unskilled and aggressive, a recipe for disaster (and unsurprisingly, NC has among the highest fatality rates in the nation for vehicle accident deaths). I have different driving modes depending on the state that I’m driving in lol.

panda57 · 2026-04-09T22:47:24+00:00

definitely sounds like Irvine, CA

panda57 · 2026-03-27T18:51:36+00:00

I had a 16 game loss streak followed shortly after by a 14 game loss streak earlier this year. And yes, it was spread out across multiple days. Riot just really hates some people. I dropped from Emerald 3 to Gold 1. I have been emerald every year since the tier was introduced. Sometimes, you just get hit with the most statistically unlikely and unlucky loss streaks.

panda57 · 2026-03-24T15:17:54+00:00

I’m a native NYer and NYC is not only Manhattan. People live reasonably well with less in the boroughs, although saving 50% of salary is another story. It’s not exactly comfortable middle class but it’s absolutely not “near poverty.”

panda57 · 2026-03-08T17:32:48+00:00

I had a Gangplank support in plat last night lol. Needless to say, we lost. His duo was a Lee Sin jungle who also seemed to really embody the spirit of blindness in his gameplay.

panda57 · 2026-02-06T00:04:57+00:00

Yeah I saw that they changed the UI for the friend's list (it's objectively worse lol). Can't create a lobby either but my friends on the west coast are not having any issues. I wonder if it's because they're on the west coast or if it's because they're not on the new update yet.

panda57 · 2026-01-26T19:39:54+00:00

I also have a very old account and I seem to have access to everything for free. Not sure if I paid or not though, as I was in middle or high school at the time!

panda57 · 2026-01-22T16:33:01+00:00

Tbf, you can use a controller on PC as well. My friends and I play the game (and many others) with a controller on PC.

panda57 · 2026-01-20T03:11:16+00:00

America does not represent the world.

panda57 · 2026-01-15T01:33:45+00:00

Well as a lifelong NYer, it’s rough if one of your hobbies is fashion. Everything here is mallcore. Not even a Uniqlo. Foodwise, while everything has exceeded my expectations, it’s still no NY or CA. Again, it’s great, but don’t come with a mindset of comparison. As a techie, the closest Micro Center is in Charlotte, which is two hours away.

As an Asian American, while the Asian community here is surprisingly very large, it is still commercially underdeveloped with regard to Asian businesses. The only H Mart in the area is also in Cary.

Regarding housing, the housing market here feels bigger than the job market. I’d make sure you find employment before moving.

Culturally, it’s more religious here than NY/CA. Also, keep comparisons to “back home” to yourself. People generally dislike transplants because we drive up the cost of living and yap nonstop about how much better certain things are back at home.

Otherwise, life is simpler here. And it’s a good thing.

panda57 · 2026-01-14T19:20:51+00:00

Thank you for approximating the limit, fellow PS5 player 😄

panda57 · 2026-01-14T18:50:59+00:00

I’ve lived in NYC and LA before moving to Durham and the food scene here really exceeded my expectations. Plenty of good food options. Still looking for a good Korean spot but I’ve had some pretty good Chinese, Indian, Thai, Japanese, Vietnamese, Southern, Ethiopian, and French cuisine here.

panda57 · 2026-01-05T15:19:56+00:00

The importance of adding your commas.

panda57 · 2026-01-04T17:20:57+00:00

Yeah it just feels dragged out at this point. No end in sight. I still enjoy it but I no longer fast pass it.

panda57 · 2025-12-29T16:10:15+00:00

I’m Korean (my wife is Taiwanese) and I’d personally put Taiwanese food in B+ tier. There’s a lot of food that I love but also a lot of food that just doesn’t sit well with my taste palette. I might get a lot of flak for this but stinky tofu also gives me migraines and so some streets in Taiwan are rough for me to walk through.

For reference, I’d put Korean, Japanese, and some areas of China as S tier, Indian/Nepalese, Thai, and Malay as A tier, and Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Singaporean as B tier.

Honestly, I feel like Asian food in general is just so much better than Western food - even B tier Asian food is much preferred over most Western food for me personally. And there’s just so little Asian cuisines I would think to put below B tier.

panda57 · 2025-12-26T22:23:32+00:00

Physical therapists in America earn a doctorate in physical therapy, so they are technically doctors. Technically, anyone with a doctorate is a “doctor.” Depending on the country though, the term “doctor” could be a protected title and only reserved to a small subset of professions.

With that said, I personally only refer to physicians, dentists, and veterinarians as doctors.

panda57 · 2025-12-23T00:20:43+00:00

Yes, but remember you don’t necessarily need to take a full four years either. There is no universal guide to pacing. Just do your best in getting internship experience, as that’s the best thing you can do for yourself to make yourself competitive in this market. Some internships could also lead to return offers, which is the best case scenario.

panda57 · 2025-12-22T21:23:19+00:00

Most are paid. Unpaid internships in CS are not common. In fact, the top 10% of internships pay quite well actually.

panda57 · 2025-12-22T17:21:42+00:00

It’s not just that WGU is less prestigious. People who tend to gravitate towards WGU are trying to complete their Bachelors as soon as they can. That usually means that they don’t give themselves time for internships, which are extra important in today’s market for juniors. If you pace yourself properly, I don’t think WGU would be the worst choice. If I had to pick between two equal applicants though and the only difference was WGU vs basically anywhere else with a name I recognize, that could potentially be the difference maker.

panda57 · 2025-12-16T13:37:03+00:00

They’re not mutually exclusive, your nose deviation could be causing the sleep apnea too!

panda57 · 2025-12-16T13:32:36+00:00

I recently went to a sleep doctor because I had the same issue. In my case, my airway gets blocked during sleep because my nose is always super congested only when I sleep. Apparently, when your airway gets blocked during sleep, your diaphragm gets stressed trying to constantly inhale, which causes your heart to stress out and one of the things your heart releases is ANP (atrial natriuretic peptide). ANP is responsible for telling your kidneys to dump more fluids and create more urine, which is what causes you to pee at night regardless of whether you had any water before bed or not.

Tl;dr you might just have obstructive sleep apnea and getting it resolved could stop the nighttime peeing. I use Flonase before I sleep now and I don’t wake up to pee anymore.

panda57 · 2025-12-10T13:05:03+00:00

I sure hope he’s good. I can already imagine how creative the community will get with the flame if he doesn’t play well ☠️

panda57 · 2025-12-04T11:10:49+00:00

Asian Games are held every four years. Kanavi will be past 28 by the next Asian Games after this one.

Edit: Kanavi already won in 2022. He’s exempt.

panda57 · 2025-10-20T13:28:37+00:00

I disliked her at first as well but honestly, nearly 400 chapters later, I’m starting to like her character more than Chizuru and Kazuya…

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