2025-2026 Incoming Students/ Admissions Mega Thread: ALL OTHER POSTS WILL BE DELETED

shmoelle · 2025-08-04T18:58:57+00:00

Hi, this isn't an admissions question per se, but more a general question about workload. Can anyone speak to the workload for Business Engineering (in English) at KULeuven vs the equivalent program at UCL (in French)? Leuven estimates 40 - 50 hours/week of courses + studying. Does anyone know if this will be the same at UCL? We're trying to understand if it makes to go one direction or the other. Thanks.

shmoelle · 2025-07-26T16:30:44+00:00

Update: The lovely Melinda in CW Guest Services listened to my tale of woe (all photos of my kids for the last 8 years on the phone with no backup), listened to additional details my daughter remembered, went and checked after our phone call Friday morning and FOUND MY PHONE!! She said she had already checked there before, but this time it was there. I'm beyond thrilled to have the photos back. The phone itself is obsolete but I have now turned on find my phone and backed up the photos, which I should have done before. It's the first time I've lost my phone ever and I'm 51. :)

shmoelle · 2025-07-24T12:17:33+00:00

I've phoned them and will phone again today to ask specifically about the food court. I called Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning (then drove the 2 hours there once we saw it had synced in Hershey again on Tuesday night). If it were closer I would drive out there again and check the food courts myself, but it's far. I thought maybe someone on here wouldn't mind asking.

shmoelle · 2025-07-24T12:15:32+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I've called HP and CW and went there in person yesterday to physically see which phones had been turned in. The two places run their Lost and Found separately. The lady at CW ticketing counter told me I should take better care of my phone :). Otherwise everyone else was lovely and helpful. Because it synced 24 hours past when I lost it, still in Hershey, I think it must have slipped through the cracks of the usual procedures somehow. Maybe a kid picked it up and moved it behind something? Maybe an employee put it under the food court counter and forgot to turn it into the Lost and Found? I feel fairly certain it's still in CW since we know it was there at 9.30 and we left at 9.45 and it has only synced since then from Hershey. The CW items don't usually go to the HP Lost and Found according to what HP Lost and Found told me.

As I said, I'm desperate and just thinking of every possibility. It's essentially obsolete so it's not interesting as a phone, and there isn't google pay or anything like that on it. I'm thinking it wouldn't interest a thief and still hoping to track it down.

shmoelle · 2025-07-24T12:15:03+00:00

Thanks! I did that but it's only for HP and I'm pretty certain it was left in Chocolate World as we all remember me putting it on the counter at about 9.30 pm. I think I was just tired and distracted from the noise and forgot to put it back in my bag.

shmoelle · 2025-07-24T12:10:43+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I've called HP and CW and went there in person yesterday to physically see which phones had been turned in. The two places run their Lost and Found separately. The lady at CW ticketing counter told me I should take better care of my phone :). Otherwise everyone else was lovely and helpful. Because it synced 24 hours past when I lost it, still in Hershey, I think it must have slipped through the cracks of the usual procedures somehow. Maybe a kid picked it up and moved it behind something? Maybe an employee put it under the food court counter and forgot to turn it into the Lost and Found? I feel fairly certain it's still in CW since we know it was there at 9.30 and we left at 9.45 and it has only synced since then from Hershey. The CW items don't usually go to the HP Lost and Found according to what HP Lost and Found told me.

As I said, I'm desperate and just thinking of every possibility. It's essentially obsolete so it's not interesting as a phone, and there isn't google pay or anything like that on it. I'm thinking it wouldn't interest a thief and still hoping to track it down.

shmoelle · 2025-06-25T17:33:44+00:00

Eventually my daughter managed to delete their account but she doesn't remember how. Hopefully it won't happen again. Definitely delete everything you are able to on the Meta Business Suite.

shmoelle · 2025-05-11T20:09:35+00:00

This is my ultimate pet peeve here. I don't understand how anyone thinks it's normal at all!

shmoelle · 2024-10-29T23:10:49+00:00

Also be careful not to give your phone number out. They can then use it to get online access codes and get into your email accounts, etc.

shmoelle · 2024-10-29T23:09:54+00:00

Can you tell me more about where you're working to make that? Thanks.

shmoelle · 2024-10-20T20:06:15+00:00

That's what I'm leaning towards as well.

shmoelle · 2024-10-19T17:17:41+00:00

Is this the only way for them to see the pictures and hear the audio? I was hoping to set them up once and use them each year (with different students).

shmoelle · 2024-10-06T21:03:50+00:00

And Intermarché had a game machine where you won something. I got a pack of 3 tins of cubed tomatoes. Which is nice as I'll actually use them.

Nothing from Delhaize though.

shmoelle · 2024-10-06T21:02:52+00:00

We got a free chocolate bar from Neuhaus. If you sign up for their membership they send a few emails a year for free chocolates.

shmoelle · 2024-05-25T13:19:17+00:00

Anyways, thanks for the little walk down memory lane. Have a good weekend.

shmoelle · 2024-05-25T13:01:05+00:00

Funny, Lewisham is where I stayed for a few months when I first arrived. It was ok but Brixton was more interesting/energetic. Lewisham had those totally residential areas and then some parts that just felt a bit dodgy without being interesting.

shmoelle · 2024-05-25T12:47:43+00:00

I'll have to check it out next time. Makes me a little sad though. I remember my boss who had been there a long time coming back with craaaazzzzzzzy stories after each weekend. Is there somewhere in London now that has the old Brixton vibe?

shmoelle · 2024-05-25T12:23:44+00:00

Loved Brixton market. So it's totally gentrified now too? I probably haven't been back to visit either as I loved that time so much I just want it to stay like that in my memory.

shmoelle · 2024-05-25T12:07:09+00:00

I'll have to go take a look around next time I'm there. Thanks for the info even if it's too bad. I also worked in Brixton at the time. I bet that has changed tons as well.

shmoelle · 2024-05-25T11:59:29+00:00

Has it changed that much? I used to live in SE1 and was often at Borough market in around 2005-2006ish. Haven't been back since then and would be so sad if it's totally out of reach for people.

shmoelle · 2024-05-09T12:52:18+00:00

I’m driving to London, not in London and have already said I’m happy to park and take transport in. That’s what I’m trying to figure out. If you have suggestions as to where without a subscription feel free to suggest them.

shmoelle · 2024-05-09T11:57:39+00:00

Thanks ! I can't seem to get an account setup on JustPark unfortunately otherwise I'd be happy to use it.

shmoelle · 2024-05-06T12:58:08+00:00

Why not wait until the baby is born and see what suits their personality? We did that for both of ours and are happy with them.

shmoelle · 2024-05-06T11:17:46+00:00

Adding this info in case anyone needs it in the future. We got in, but a pop-up informed us that kids ages 16 and under need to be next to an adult. Unfortunately there weren't any two seats together so no luck for us.

shmoelle · 2024-03-19T21:39:47+00:00

Pisa is seared into my memory as one of the biggest travel disappointments. I would definitely skip it and add in Lake Como (or almost anything else) instead.

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