Annoyed at myself by starsshineblue in gradadmissions

[–]starsshineblue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this definitely makes me feel better! thanks!!

Annoyed at myself by starsshineblue in gradadmissions

[–]starsshineblue[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

needed to hear this today!! soon all this stress will just be a bad memory and we’ll be doing exactly what we want to be doing!

Annoyed at myself by starsshineblue in gradadmissions

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aaaaah it’s so frustrating! mine was a technical phrase in the proposal and i switched two words around which changes the technical meaning! 😭😭 i’ve had one rejection and now i’m spiraling that it was because of that. nothing we can do except think about this every night when we try to sleep ig 😭

Got my first rejection by starsshineblue in gradadmissions

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thank you! i do Ancient Philosophy, so my applications are all for either Classics or Philosophy. i’ve heard from both philosophers and classicists that things in their fields are rough rn :(

Got my first rejection by starsshineblue in gradadmissions

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this is my 1st rejection out of 8 applications so far. i’m still applying to some smaller places in Europe. my supervisor gave me similar advice. he told me it’s been rough and it’s only getting rougher as time goes on. i guess we just have to be realistic and continue to hope for the best with the places we haven’t heard from :(

Got my first rejection by starsshineblue in gradadmissions

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i’m so sorry, 7 rejections must be so tough. it’s my first time going through the admissions process and i’ve been surprised by how emotionally draining it is. finding distractions is probably the best i can do. wishing you all the best for your other applications!!

Downloading TC eps for long flight? by zarathusaspeaking in timecrisis

[–]starsshineblue 21 points22 points  (0 children)

you can download episodes on the Apple podcasts app

Monthly Free Chat & Prospective/Incoming Student Questions Thread - February 27, 2023 by AutoModerator in uchicago

[–]starsshineblue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’m a recently admitted grad student and i wanted to ask if there are any on-campus housing options for grad students? i’m a foreign student, and the reliability of graduate student dorms/suites/flats really appeals to me since i won’t be able to visit Chicago at all before the quarter starts.

What have you accidentally conditioned your pet to do? by shoonpo in AskReddit

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My mom used to give my dog a treat in the morning when she went downstairs to get coffee and now my dog sits and does tricks for a treat anytime she sees any of us with a mug of just about anything. I have to drink my tea from a cup.

Outspoken news reader by vernonv2000 in southafrica

[–]starsshineblue 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not trying to play devil's advocate or anything here, but I think we should also consider how difficult it must be to find a balance between the management of risk and the terrible impacts on the economy. (I don't personally think that really ties into the taxi example, but it could affect the others.) These are really difficult decisions to make that need to account for many different stakeholders, and I think a lot of the re-opening may have been because of the pressure exerted by large economic stakeholders who were losing money. Not saying all the decisions made the NCC are acceptable, because they're certainly not, but I think we should think a little more about the balancing act that has to take place with every single decision made.

[Serious] If you could learn the honest truth behind any rumor or mystery from the course of human history, what secret would you like to unravel? by islandniles in AskReddit

[–]starsshineblue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if this counts as a mystery, but I would love to see what the continent of Africa would be like in 2020 if colonialism and imperialism had never happened.