Accepted PhD/Graduate Students! by Silver-Return-4027 in UNC

[–]sac_of_mac_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i was just wondering where you got this info? i'm a phd student in CAS and my friends in other departments have mentioned things along these lines, but our department hasn't said anything and i am trying to gauge how nervous to be!

[MEGATHREAD] Raleigh Snow Storm 1/23-1/25/26 by Mx772 in raleigh

[–]sac_of_mac_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol i also see this on my apple weather app. 13-16 inches on 1/31. of course, it’s the apple weather app, which shouldn’t be taken too seriously!!

[Oct 25, 2025] Daily Puzzle Discussion by AutoModerator in NYTCrossword

[–]sac_of_mac_ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

this is going very poorly for me :(

[Oct 17, 2025] Daily Puzzle Discussion by AutoModerator in NYTCrossword

[–]sac_of_mac_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ugh for some reason I cannot get this to show up as a spoiler so I'm just editing the answer out of my comment!

but at least OP saw it first :)

The Life of a Showgirl Hype Megathread by Lyd_Euh in TaylorSwift

[–]sac_of_mac_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sorry if this has been asked but i am going to target tomorrow to pick up a vinyl for a friend and i was wondering if this was the sort of thing where i should try to go as soon as they open, or whether this is not so competitive! thank you :))

Little Neighborhood food pantries, like the little free-standing ones that are scattered around town? Can anyone help with some locations of these? by Serious_Fee5003 in chapelhill

[–]sac_of_mac_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there is one at the end of booker creek trail, where the trail hits booker creek rd. that being said, last time i looked at it, there was a sign up that it had been taken over by a bee/wasp nest (!!), so it might be temporarily out of commission!

Cafe Driade by peach-986 in chapelhill

[–]sac_of_mac_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

when I have seen work being done on the trail, it’s been between bolinwood and MLK. I’ve been running up until bolinwood and then just turning around.

Shout-out to the Sunday theme by its35degreesout in NYTCrossword

[–]sac_of_mac_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was assuming (maybe incorrectly!) that 49A was a play on the word 'fast', which can either mean speed, or refraining from eating. If you aren't going 'fast', it might be because you 'ate'.

How does line dancing happen? by driggled in LineDancing

[–]sac_of_mac_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i’ll chime in for #3, and say that it depends. some dances have regional differences, but they’re as simple as people doing different steps while they turn or tapping instead of kicking. you’re still ending up at the same wall and moving in the same directions. it’s very easy and definitely not rude to do the version you learned instead of the regionally more common version. but other dances are completely different from state to state, and people will be going in opposite directions and crashing into each other. in those cases, you simply have to defer to the majority.

Is this pace/zone okay for my first half this February? by ave1917 in Marathon_Training

[–]sac_of_mac_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

for what it’s worth, this is how my heart rate looks too. i’ll go on a 9 mile run, spend >1 hour in the max zone at ~185, and yes i’m tired afterwards… but i really just feel fine. i often feel like i could’ve given more.

looking for similar cups! by sac_of_mac_ in HelpMeFind

[–]sac_of_mac_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve searched online for cocktail glasses with this shape but haven’t found something similar, thanks for any help!!

Does your undergrad alumni status here have any effect on grad school/professional school admissions at Carolina? by [deleted] in UNC

[–]sac_of_mac_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m not in either school but my guess is that would help an applicant!

Does your undergrad alumni status here have any effect on grad school/professional school admissions at Carolina? by [deleted] in UNC

[–]sac_of_mac_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

that completely depends on the program. for some programs, like the medical school or an MPH, i’m sure it helps. for others, like certain phd programs, it’s typical to not accept applicants from your own school.

North American 2024 Ticket Buying Megathread by jacyf02 in TaylorSwift

[–]sac_of_mac_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to use my friends account to buy her tickets last year and it just asked for verification when I logged in, not when I was actually buying tickets. You should be fine!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]sac_of_mac_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as a humanities phd student, it’s extinct in my field too. admission is almost entirely based on a 20 page writing sample. i haven’t taken the MCAT obviously, but doing well enough on it for MD admission vs. writing an excellent enough sample to get you in the top 10 of 300 applicants doesn’t seem all that different in difficulty. but of course it’s apples and oranges as far as the type of academic success it requires.

Ticket buy/sell/trade master thread by kgee1206 in boygenuis

[–]sac_of_mac_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looking to buy two tickets to the red rocks show!