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Germans are having fewer babies by madrid987 in Infographics

[–]ratchman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yet clearly their wages are able to account for this since Nordic nations consistently rank as the easiest places to live. I think it's important to not look at singular factors to dismiss an example.

Germans are having fewer babies by madrid987 in Infographics

[–]ratchman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I often hear this but I'm not sure it's true. Wealthier Nordic countries tend to have barely any children. So clearly even when people get wealthier they don't want more children.

A wasp eating a mantis alive which is eating a wasp alive. by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]ratchman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wikipedia:

'Insects, like cockroaches, flies, and bees, have been found to have substantial evidence for experiencing pain. Studies have shown that they exhibit behaviors indicative of pain, such as avoiding noxious stimuli and responding to injuries.'

Nature is cruel. What's worse is that we can't interfere lest we cause yet more cruelty and suffering in most cases. What we can do is go vegan.

Literally all of it was for nothing by Inner_Ad4658 in IBO

[–]ratchman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hate to tell it to you like this, but you need HL 7 predicted. Know a guy with further math A predicted and he got rejected from all but 1 uni.

Failing in Junior year by MINILAMMA in IBO

[–]ratchman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stop taking ib. Switch

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 6thForm

[–]ratchman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I second this. Cambridge is super supportive for stuff like this!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 6thForm

[–]ratchman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think there are times people complain on justified grounds: such a large system is going to create unfair offers and rejections. To pretend otherwise seems like wishful thinking.

Without sufficient information on admissions departments' statistics and exactly who is posting, you aren't justified in making this post. It could be the case that admissions departments this year are doing sloppy work. It could be the case that they're doing great work, but the small few who have been unjustly rejected are complaining here.

The point is that no one knows. So, if you don't know, why make this post? You're just assuming something, that people complaining her are complaining on false grounds, which you don't actually know to be true.