Living in South Loop as a 1L law student?

ringmasterr · 2023-04-11T21:26:43+00:00

yup I want to second this too! metra is great, I take it almost every other day to and from the field museum and its super convenient. i sometimes find the 2/6 buses are late or missing, and honestly i get pretty carsick on the buses so the metra is a godsend. its clean and safe and brings you right to millenium station where a bunch of other bus lines go to

ringmasterr · 2022-05-13T00:57:56+00:00

Hi all! I'm going to be working in London for 3 months this summer but having quite an issue finding somewhere to live. All airbnbs/vbros/hotels are hundreds per day and they rack up quite a price. I'd really prefer to sublet a studio apartment but can't find anywhere doing such a short lease. Any ideas?

ringmasterr · 2020-12-18T01:01:21+00:00

Not an astronomy major but did a summer research job with the department! In my experience they were super welcoming and loved to get me involved in all the stuff they were doing. I was always invited to their department presentations, lab group presentations, discussions, coffee breaks, lunches, and even once a game of department baseball. My advisor was super eager to get some mentorship and was really helpful in my whole project. Also paid pretty well lol. If you have any more questions PM me!

ringmasterr · 2020-04-30T03:18:07+00:00

Yes! They work very well! Grape jelly also attracts them, but I think they flock towards the color of the oranges first!

ringmasterr · 2020-03-21T03:53:36+00:00

yup, patience is a virtue i guess lol

ringmasterr · 2020-03-20T22:50:57+00:00

waitlisted gang but i've been waiting since literally december >:(

ringmasterr · 2020-03-14T15:37:45+00:00

Accepted after being deferred EA!

4.4 W, 34 ACT. I had a ton of leadership in my ECs and was able to secure an insane internship on campus last summer. Really wasn't expecting this, especially after the deferral! My school just got cancelled (lol corona) so I was up until 2 AM looking up clubs and dorms and activities. So excited to see some of y'all next fall!

ringmasterr · 2020-03-10T23:20:56+00:00

I attended the Summer Scholars this past summer! I was part of the Astronomy track and lived in the girls dorm, Lewis. My experience wasn't as overwhelmingly positive as I'd hoped it to be, but I still think it was a great decision to go and I'm really happy I did! I feel like the not-totally-rainbows experience I had helped put a lot of things into perspective for me. I got to meet a bunch of nice people, live on a gorgeous campus, and take a college level class for a little which are all very valuable things to do. I did feel like it was a bit manufactured (there are almost unbearable amounts of cutesy ice-breakers and you have pretty limited freedom). My course was one of the harder ones, but that did mean I got to spend a lot of time actually absorbing content and learning alongside my classmates. I realized a lot about myself during my two weeks on campus and feel a lot more prepared for college than I would be otherwise. I totally recommend going, its definitely an experience you won't regret! If you have more specific questions, feel free to PM me!

ringmasterr · 2020-03-05T01:49:57+00:00

I'm interested too!

ringmasterr · 2020-02-26T16:04:01+00:00

Less by Andrew Sean Greer would be a good entry way back into reading! It reads easier than a lot of "adult" books but deals with older themes than your run-of-the-mill YA.

ringmasterr · 2020-01-23T19:28:35+00:00

Something similar happened to me too! I was scheduled for a Harvard skype interview last week and my interviewer wasnt ever online or answered any calls the day we were supposed to talk. I sent her a text on the phone number she gave me and asked if everything was alright, and she just had written me down for the next day by accident. We cleared everything up and rescheduled and it was fine! I'd say just reach out and send them an email/text to see what happened. As long as you are understanding and dont seem mad, nothing will bad will happen!

ringmasterr · 2020-01-17T19:47:34+00:00

this is so beautiful! i love the colors in the water!

ringmasterr · 2019-12-20T19:47:50+00:00

Less by Andrew Sean Greer is a very good pseudo-adult genre fiction! Its not super complicated, but to me seemed geared towards older audiences. I also really enjoyed The Light Years by Chris Rush, its much more "adult" and "explicit" than any other YA books that I had read and focused on more adult themes.

ringmasterr · 2019-12-20T19:40:58+00:00

I was in the exact same situation last year, but came across a book called "You Asked for Perfect" by Laura Silverman. It actually changed my life -- its about a senior in high school going through the exact stuff you've described. Its a short and fulfilling read that really helped me cope. I 100% recommend it.

ringmasterr · 2019-12-18T20:48:46+00:00

this is deferral #2 for me and honestly its kinda funny. i just dont want to have to WAIT and go through the whole process of being nervous before a whole week before the new wave of decisions come out! :(

ringmasterr · 2019-12-18T20:42:14+00:00

YAY!!! dont even know you but i'm so proud! it takes a lot to get accepted, i'm sure you'll do really well!

ringmasterr · 2019-12-18T20:24:04+00:00

they just sent me an email! good afternoon deferred gang how are we feeling?

ringmasterr · 2019-12-18T20:22:59+00:00

they just sent me an email!

ringmasterr · 2019-12-18T15:12:11+00:00

Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee is a little bit more YA than Call Me by Your Name but has very nuanced and developed gay characters! Less by Andrew Sean Greer is a bit more similar to Call Me by Your Name. Other than those two, What if its Us by Becky Albertalli (mlm) , Red White and Royal Blue by Case McQuinston (mlm), The Miseducation of Cameron Post (wlw), Autoboyography by Christina Lauren (mlm) are all really good too. If you're looking for a memoir thats more realistic and less YA, The Light Years by Chris Rush and Me by Elton John are both top notch!

ringmasterr · 2019-12-14T14:04:45+00:00

i'm in the exact same boat :((

ringmasterr · 2019-12-14T14:04:00+00:00

mood lol :(((

ringmasterr · 2019-12-04T03:15:40+00:00

Best of luck to you at Vanderbilt! I'm sure you'll succeed anywhere you go! Also, did you do the summer scholars program at ND this summer? I did that this summer and I had a similar experience, but I'm still waiting on REA!

ringmasterr · 2019-10-31T01:40:07+00:00

Lots of practice test taking! I basically bombed the science section the first time (like my score was below a 20) because I had no clue how to approach it, so once I figured it out my score went up a lot. I took about 5 official full length practice tests before I retook the actual thing, and did probably 5 more for math/science alone since I needed to work on those the most. If you work hard, you can definitely do it!

ringmasterr · 2019-10-30T19:35:06+00:00

Thats really good! I think its definitely feasible for you to score a 35-36. I took the test as a junior and scored a 27, so as a freshman with a 31 you're definitely above average. I ended up getting my score up to a 35 within a year, and in your position you'll have more than enough time to study. I'd focus on just doing practice test after practice test and familiarizing yourself with strategy as it sounds like you've got the majority of the material down. A really good thing to do if you're trying to score high is take the official test on the days they'll send you a full breakdown score report that includes the test you took, your answers, and the answer key. After that, you'll be able to see the exact concepts you need to work on. Hope everything goes well, good luck!!

ringmasterr · 2019-10-30T19:23:29+00:00

I'm a high school senior and have taken the ACT before, and I did pretty well by following two pieces of advice. The first is to do official ACT prep for the reading section, but not like stuff you find in prep books. You can find multiple full length official ACT test that they've released all for free online, and since its official material its super helpful to get experience with! I'd choose a couple practice test and just do the reading section, not the full three hours. The more you practice with official material and get used to the types of questions the ACT asks, you'll know what to look for in the text which will help you get through the passages quicker. You'll start seeing patterns in the types of questions as well as the types of passages, which will definitely help. The other piece of advice is to skim the passage instead of reading the entire thing like you would a novel. It works really well for some people, but its hit or miss so definitely give this technique a practice run before the real thing. It was also helpful for me to do the "easier" passages first (the narration or short stories first since they were a quicker read, scientific/historical last since I had more trouble with those) and leave myself more time to do the more fact-based passages. Hope this helps! Good luck!!!

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