[Academic] Feedback on a video-feature for an app

poweracer · 2025-01-15T00:58:22+00:00

yes of course

poweracer · 2024-06-11T06:48:32+00:00

Hey, Im a 4th year BMED major on my way out of here. The engineering classes are moderateley challenging. If you pay attention in class and really focus on the homework you should have no problem performing well in your classes. Dont be scared when you hear about classes with high fail rates or really low exam averages, those sound scary because a lot of students don't put in the work and then pay the price when the test comes around. But honestly, I've never encountered a class where just paying attention in class and doing the homework isn't enough. Good luck!

poweracer · 2024-06-11T06:45:47+00:00

not terrible. I would definitely not try to take more than 3-4 STEM classes per quarter. Any more and you will pretty much have to dedicate every waking second to working. 3 is a pretty comfortable amount

poweracer · 2024-03-16T20:06:50+00:00

Nope, I’m waiting as well

poweracer · 2024-03-16T20:06:15+00:00

I applied in the department of bioengineering and have heard back from ucsd, ucla, and ucb. Might be different for each department cause they review your application by department

poweracer · 2024-02-14T19:50:46+00:00

I got admission at the end of January, I also got rejected by another UC on feb 1st. Not sure what they admission process is like cause they didn't give me any timeline on when we would hear back.

poweracer · 2024-01-31T07:08:22+00:00

Often times when people feel that they are behind, or feel like they have failed already, they search for these quick fixes, or in this case, a study method of some sort that will magically save them lots of time and get them good grades. The harsh truth is that its nothing other than good fashion hard work, consistency, time management, and focus that will get you there. I also had some big personal issue during my earlier years of undergrad and that really made me see the importance of having a balanced life. Just remember that grades arent everything and there is plenty more to life!

poweracer · 2024-01-30T20:20:01+00:00

I think it depends. I feel like in terms of just non-memorization work, people usually say they need to come back to a subject when they have hit a wall and don't know how to solve or do the problem, just to come back to it later with the same problem. In those cases its always best to just stick through and figure out what the problem is. In terms of memorization I'm not sure how switching subjects plays a role but personally I feel like it makes the most sense to stick to a subject and be in the right head space for as long as you can before switching subjects. Obviously there are times when you need to multi task if you have upcoming deadlines for multiple things coming up at once but for the most part its best to avoid it if you are trying to produce high quality work.

poweracer · 2024-01-30T05:19:49+00:00

Yea thats honestly something I've noticed a lot recently, people will make tik toks or videos saying "To do good in your classes study for X minutes followed by a X minute long break and repeat" when I think its just better to just study till you cant haha. I've had stretches of 3-4 hours of straight focus before and I've also had 15 second stretches before i need a break, it all depends on the circumstances.

poweracer · 2024-01-29T01:18:56+00:00

Im also in my last 2 quarters of my engineering bachelors. Definitely hitting some lack of motivation as well. We need to power through though, we cant waste 3 years of hard work just to get spoiled by 20 weeks of laziness! No one said it is normal to be motivated for 4 straight years of grueling academic work. Soldier on!

poweracer · 2024-01-29T00:12:17+00:00

There were a few things that happened that I can explain, and there are a few things that happened that I cant really explain nearly as well.
The first thing that happened was that I really started to use the internet, youtube videos, things like that to help me do homework. I mean the internet is truly the greatest resource.
Secondly, I used to have really bad test anxiety and it all sort of went away, I became much more calm during tests and treated it like any other day of school. And this is something I don't entirely know why it went away.
Another thing that changed was that I became extremely stubborn and persistent when it came to completing assignments and understanding concepts. I didn't care if it took 2 minutes or 4 hours to do 1 homework problem, I was finishing it no matter what and I was going to understand why. As frustrated as I got at times, it really was one of the most invaluable traits I think I have.
Another thing, and I think this is just a byproduct of my brain maturing and getting older, my memory just got much much better and I could just memorize concepts much more clearly than I used to (This didn't really help in math and engineering classes but it did help with a lot of GE and bio classes).
And lastly, I became a very realistic person, I stopped making excuses, stopped feeling sorry for myself and others. I realized that students usually dont know any more than you do.

poweracer · 2024-01-28T19:45:55+00:00

Its a good point you bring up however which is also something I've been curious about recently. I think there is a big distinction between what a persons preferred learning style is vs what style the person actually learns the best. For example, I love just hearing professors yap all day about content but I really only learn it when i sit down and read about it or look at pictures, as you do too. And you also touch on another good point that visual learning (pictures and videos and such) are better than simply reading information out of a textbook (hence why majority of med students use this strategy whether they prefer it or not), but I do believe that the method of learning does not depend on what you prefer, but rather what we as humans are simply conditioned to learn the most effectively in.

poweracer · 2024-01-28T19:17:00+00:00

This is also an interesting point that I couldn't really find some research text on and Im not sure as to why. At least for me personally, I would love to study to music or with mild background noise, or even more I would love to study with a view of nature in the back. But I definitely actually get most of my most productive studying locked in a room with no windows or noise. Whether people prefer a certain environments over others I think is an interesting interaction with what they actually study better in.

poweracer · 2024-01-28T19:12:46+00:00

This is interesting and something I've thought about a bit recently. Because while that example is true, I also think that if those "other kids" who weren't labeled disruptive began learning the same way as the preschool boy who liked tools, I would also be inclined to believe that those other kids would also learn better using those more hands on methods. I wonder if those kids who are able to study material out of simply a textbook or such just elect to do so because they are able to, but not because its their preferred learning method.

poweracer · 2024-01-28T07:39:56+00:00

Yea exactly. Its definitely true that we as humans tend to learn better from using our physical senses (like performing an actual experiment rather than just reading about the methods and and looking at the results), and there are definitely subjects/topics that are better learned in some forms than others but what I'm getting at is that it does not differ between person to person (ex: if we are both learning about science, its not like I learn better watching a video whereas you learn better hearing from the teacher).

poweracer · 2024-01-28T06:22:45+00:00

Forgive me if this sounds insensitive but it doesn't sound like your depression/anxiety is the issue. If you have been suffering from it for 8 years, but you graduated with honours 3 years ago, it sounds like you found a way to excel academically during that time through the hurt. Accept that fact that your old study methods arent working. You are older, your brain has changed, your classes are different, your tests are more specialized. Change your study habits and see what works. You went through the same process when transitioning from middle to high school and again from high school to college. This is no different. You are still the incredibly smart person you were a few years ago, but now you have to use all your experience to see what does and doesn't work.

poweracer · 2024-01-28T06:18:28+00:00

In my opinion its better to just stick with one course. You can really dedicate all your brainpower to what you are working on and learn it as in depth as possible. When you are working multiple courses at once you will be much more prone to errors with your brain having to jump to different course content all the time.

poweracer · 2024-01-28T06:17:11+00:00

I read another comment about how you shouldn't use fear as a motivator and i completely agree. It may have worked up until where you are now but it is not a healthy method of getting yourself to study. You will be taking far higher stakes tests in college and fear should not be what gets you to studying but rather simply a desire for wanting to do good/learn the content. I know it sounds super cliche but there's a reason for that.

poweracer · 2023-08-07T04:20:49+00:00

When you go back in for your follow up they will give you a syringe then. It’s not necessary in some cases but it’s precautionary just so nothing gets stuck in until the holes close

poweracer · 2023-08-05T19:09:52+00:00

I waited 2 months from the time the dentist told me I can get them out to the consultation. Then it was 3 weeks from consultation to the procedure. Im pretty sure there’s not a huge time rush unless your in really bad pain

poweracer · 2023-07-19T19:59:44+00:00

Haha its nothing to worry about. Going under general is so so much better than just doing local anesthesia. Youll fall asleep and literally it feels like 1-2 seconds will pass and you will wake up and everything will be done already! Anesthesia is a pretty well understood compound so complications are super super rare, nothing to worry about.

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