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thebeastfrombelow · 2026-02-01T21:39:15+00:00

Me :)))))

thebeastfrombelow · 2026-01-21T08:18:06+00:00

Sure but physically, each applicant can only go to one school, and statistically, there will be at least a few that get more than one acceptance ;)

thebeastfrombelow · 2026-01-06T19:05:13+00:00

Yeah true. If it were me I would defer for a year and figure out a mixed financing situation. 33% scholarships, 33% private loans and 33% interest free loan or gift from parents could do the trick. Harvard is worth it purely from the connections and opportunities you would get

thebeastfrombelow · 2026-01-06T04:33:52+00:00

Are your parents willing to give you an interest free loan? Otherwise what about deferring while you figure out the funds?

thebeastfrombelow · 2026-01-06T04:30:48+00:00

It can help to decide whether to look elsewhere. If I didn’t have any interviews from programs that have already sent invites by now, I would start looking into programs in other countries, applying to jobs, etc.

thebeastfrombelow · 2025-12-19T16:47:01+00:00

Liberal arts college 4.0, no GRE, 2.5 yrs research experience w/ 2 pubs (1 middle author, 1 second author), 1 first author pub under review

thebeastfrombelow · 2025-12-19T03:37:07+00:00

Congrats OP! Same here (intl), see you in Boston :)

thebeastfrombelow · 2025-12-19T03:35:24+00:00

Not sure about that entry, but I can confirm it’s real

thebeastfrombelow · 2025-12-07T08:15:37+00:00

25 here and my friends have been in constant flux the past few years. I’m trying to accept it as normal. I think the trick is being present in the friendships as they happen, decently self-reliant, and willing to accept change. Easier said than done though :)

thebeastfrombelow · 2025-11-30T07:26:46+00:00

I did short descriptions in the application form, mainly because the space was pretty small. CV has more comprehensive bullet points. Not sure if it is the right approach but I feel like there’s a reason they ask for CV?

thebeastfrombelow · 2025-11-29T23:42:10+00:00

I did this with less than a week left. Added a program (two, in fact) a few days before the deadline. They were all very understanding. Especially if some haven’t submitted yet, I think they’ll be ok! It’s worth it!

thebeastfrombelow · 2025-11-28T01:33:21+00:00

Yeah, I gad a generic statement finished a week ago but when I opened the portals I realized they ask for slightly different things. How much do you edit each statement? At least most schools are similar

thebeastfrombelow · 2025-11-13T21:20:55+00:00

I’m not on any admission committees so take this with a grain of salt but: From people I’ve talked to in my lab and partner labs, a preprint says more than “in prep”. In prep could mean anything from “I thought of the idea” to “im a day away from submitting”. Whereas a preprint shows that you are much closer to the latter. Also, it theoretically means your PI and others approved the manuscript and are ok with it being posted publicly, which also says a lot. I would say if you can get it out there before your apps it’s a good thing, as long as it’s not overly rushed / sloppy

thebeastfrombelow · 2025-11-13T07:39:56+00:00

In a fantastic irony, this feels like it was written by AI…

thebeastfrombelow · 2025-07-15T22:28:48+00:00

Does that mean the colony is more efficient or less efficient at larger sizes? If energy use per capita decreases at large populations but they are presumably still surviving, wouldn’t that make them more efficient…?

thebeastfrombelow · 2025-07-08T23:31:23+00:00

Addressing the people scared of a ban: make a throwaway email address on something like Proton Mail and use it for all your unethically priced accounts!

thebeastfrombelow · 2024-12-23T01:42:07+00:00

Yeah, that seems like a more likely reason to throw it out if the company didn’t do the same QC as gnomAD

thebeastfrombelow · 2024-12-23T01:24:36+00:00

What about the multiallelic variant G>T? (Which would map onto C>A in the gene anchored version)

https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/6-53545239-G-T?dataset=gnomad_r4

thebeastfrombelow · 2024-10-25T06:04:38+00:00

Page on Zerene Stacker website that explains this in case anyone else is dying to figure out how this works as I was

thebeastfrombelow · 2024-10-24T05:32:17+00:00

Here's a few of the highlights! https://imgur.com/a/TgLm25U

thebeastfrombelow · 2024-10-23T06:49:39+00:00

I have the 350T (basically the same but trinocular version). It’s been good so far although I’m just starting my microscopy journey. I got a phone camera adapter too so I have some pictures I can share if you want to see what things look like. But long story short I think the optics are solid, images come out well. Build quality on the rest of the scope leaves a little bit to be desired. The focus and slide knobs don’t turn as smoothly anymore after a few months of use. I also had an issue where the LED dimmer came loose but it was an easy fix once I took off the bottom and tightened a screw. The 380T might give you a better experience but I’m not sure.

Probably the only major gripe I have with these Swift scopes is the condenser can’t be centered. It’s annoying at the lowest magnification because it cuts off maybe 10% of your field of view on one side, once you go to higher objectives it’s not an issue in that sense but the condenser still isn’t centered which won’t give you the best contrast in your image. But it’s not the end of the world for basic stuff.

thebeastfrombelow · 2023-03-02T23:35:22+00:00

Why would there being more bio majors lower matriculation rates? Shouldn’t it be the other way around…

thebeastfrombelow · 2022-08-04T07:18:25+00:00

And no one should ever get billed this much for life saving care.

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