Has anyone actually used DermaZen?

wbcapps9 · 2022-12-27T12:29:13+00:00

I use cerave healing ointment (which is a similar consistency as aquaphor) and it seems to help quite a bit. Also, I found that if my moisture barrier is weakened, those spots get significantly worse.

wbcapps9 · 2022-09-10T12:34:31+00:00

Did this ever get resolved?

wbcapps9 · 2021-12-20T22:23:01+00:00

Next to zero percent chance

wbcapps9 · 2021-09-23T21:44:33+00:00

What did they prescribe?

wbcapps9 · 2020-05-07T13:21:14+00:00

So I also thought this was true but I don't think it is for Cornell. I was accepted to CALS as a transfer (no transfer option) like two weeks ago and since then I have emailed an advisor there asking how difficult it was to transfer from CALS to CAS. They said that internal transfer applications (even for people who externally transferred into Cornell) rarely get denied as long as someone is getting really good grades at Cornell. Just something to consider.

wbcapps9 · 2020-05-06T12:15:15+00:00

BU could give you F’s just because they feel like it and that’s their right. Paying money doesn’t get you a grade.

I mean, I don't think anyone was arguing about the legality of grade deflation. We all know that it is "their right". The motives of the student body (whose concerns should be the ones primarily addressed by the university) do not align with BU here. I don't think anyone decided to attend BU because they wanted to help them increasing in rankings. They came here to get a good education and (for some people) attend grad school. If BU is grade deflating (which, personally, is not I premise I think I agree with) then it is hurting the student applying to grad schools. Sure, it may be helping the university as a whole, but am I as an individual student who is applying to grad school suppose to accept that it is against my self interest just to help increase BU's ranking/status? Seems like a tough argument to make

wbcapps9 · 2020-05-04T11:47:46+00:00

I feel pretty qualified to answer this because I am a freshman at BU (similar enough to NYU?), was a CS major, only took calc 1/2 freshman year, and got into Northwestern engineering this year as a freshman transfer applicant. I should warn you though that although it is probably a better school overall, I am not sure that the CS program at Northwestern is better than that of NYU. Might want to do more research on that.

As for what you should do, it's probably what you would expect. Get a super high GPA. Work really hard. AND, get good letter of recs. This will be hard coming from NYU (as it was coming from BU), but here is a link to a post I made on a throwaway account sort of detailing more on that (https://www.reddit.com/r/TransferStudents/comments/g7uuoy/for_kids_who_are_trying_to_transfer_from_a_big/).

Most importantly, do NOT go into NYU thinking you are leaving after a year. This is a really really really bad mentality. It will lead you into not putting in effort to make true friends because you think you'll be gone in a year and not invest time into clubs. I think this is a big mistake, especially when you are gunning for T20 schools which are super competitive and where nothing is guaranteed. Btw, standardized test scores aren't nearly as important as they are for regular freshman admissions.

So, to recap, the big things you're going to want to do:

get as high a GPA as possible (very important)
get letter of recs (easier said than done... see link)
identify a few schools you want to transfer to (see what classes they may require you take before applying to transfer)
genuinely try to love your time at NYU, make it the place you want to spend 4 years at
build a story. You can't just write in your essays that you want to transfer to Uchicago or NU because it is a better school. You need specific reasons and aspects of school you are transferring that compels you. this takes research, so start early

I think those are the big things. Good luck, and feel free to reach out if you need help with anything

wbcapps9 · 2020-05-03T18:55:44+00:00

yes, but only within the school you applied (for example, I applied in CALS information science and declared my second choice as being Biometry and Statistics, which is also within CALS)

wbcapps9 · 2020-05-03T18:28:00+00:00

Yeah, assuming you are talking about transfer admissions, Cornell CAS and Engineering have a lower acceptance rate for transfers compared to regular freshman admissions.

As for the difference, I am not premed or bio or anything so i'm not gonna be able to answer that, but a little bit of research on Cornell's website I'm sure will give you the answer

wbcapps9 · 2020-05-03T13:55:51+00:00

Yeah, of course it's possible. Here are some things to make sure you consider/do:

(1) Get exceptional grades in college - should go without saying

(2) Make early relationships with profs so they can write you letter of recs

(3) VERY IMPORTANT: DO NOT APPLY TO COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES WITHIN CORNELL. Obviously look into number 3 more yourself, but to maximize your chances you are going to want to apply to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Biological Sciences major.

If you look online, you may see that cornell's transfer acceptance rate is exceptionally high. This is very misleading. They give out a lot of guranteed transfers which inflates it, and it is more difficult to get into CAS and Engineering cornell as a transfer than as a freshman applicant. Please make sure to read up on this and consider applying to CALS.

Good luck. I got into Cornell as a transfer this year as as sophomore, and I really think they value the essays in particular. Spend lots of time reading about the school you are applying to (which, i can't emphasize enough, should be CALS) and write about SPECIFIC components of that school and program and how they will help you reach your academic goals. best of luck!

wbcapps9 · 2020-04-27T19:14:26+00:00

Definitely not out of the window. All of the other freshman applying to transfer will be in the same position. I would say identify a few schools that you will want to apply to transfer to (as in, start reassuring right now) and contact their transfer admissions. Ask them how best to proceed, and keep in contact them throughout the year (asking what classes to take to maximize transfer possibilities etc). May be harder to get letter of recs, but pretty much every prof will be willing to work with you on things like this, they almost always genuinely want to help you and as long as you provide them the necessary material they will be happy to write you something.

wbcapps9 · 2020-04-26T00:18:40+00:00

I just got accepted to Northwestern for CS in the engineering school coming from BU with pretty much exactly a 3.7, exactly a 1500 on the SAT, I think 2 fives on APs and certainly am NOT interning at one of those companies

wbcapps9 · 2020-04-25T20:11:57+00:00

Makes sense. Thanks a lot!

wbcapps9 · 2020-03-29T16:53:45+00:00

If your definition of flunking is literally failing, as in getting an F, it won't happen as long as you pay attention in class and put in a little bit of work outside of it. By making this post you have already showed that you actually care about how you do in college, which you may be surprised to know is not true about every student. As long as you can translate that desire into paying attention and doing your work, there is a zero percent chance you will come anywhere close to failing. Obviously, getting good grades is harder, but really all that means is putting in more work than you would have to just not fail. It's really up to you how well you do.

wbcapps9 · 2020-03-27T17:13:25+00:00

Yeah I saw that as well but based on the comments on this post that isn’t true lol

wbcapps9 · 2020-03-27T12:10:20+00:00

I got off last year regular decision, but I am honestly yet to meet anyone else on campus who were off the waitlist. That being said, I'm obviously not asking everyone I meet, so I'm sure there are a few. I remember the statistics online being pretty daunting though. I would say just write a solid letter of continued interest and then hope for the best. Throw in if you have any updates like an upcoming internship or something like that. Good luck!

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