#Application for Admission in University

[proto-language]

oh also i never told the beloved circle of mutuals who like all my posts bewailing the horrors of my academic life that i have got an mphil offer from my current university!! i need to get a first in my undergrad degree, which is far from a given, and i kind of need to be given at least partial funding too, but it is a first step!!

[eggsnatcheskneecaps]

[thecommonplacer]

Research Paper Shenanigans

Background: I am editing a manuscript on a research conducted by my undergrad dissertation supervisor few years ago

Tasks to accomplish:

Fact-check

Re-iterate highlighted text in the draft

Feed Papers and DOIs into Mendeley Reference Manager

Include more citations from 2022-24 - since most of papers cited in the original manuscript date back to half a decade ago

Data Analysis - Describe the nine figures in the Manuscript

Methodology Flowchart - using draw.io

Update Information regarding previous research conducted on the topic

Correct Grammatical Errors

Change tone of paper - from future to past tense, from first to third person

Highlight all changes made - for Professor's reference

Update the version numbers of the softwares mentioned

Set a single citation and referencing style - the original document includes more than one citation style

[study-with-emmy]

September Fourteenth, 2024

As a college freshman looking back at my senior year and the college admissions process, that shit was insane. This time last year all I could think about was how absolutely worthless I felt because I didn't get into the college with the >3% acceptance rate, or how could I possibly be successful in life if I went to a school closer to home?

The amount of pressure that comes from the college admissions process is too much for what it's worth. It's expensive, it's time consuming, and in the end it mostly just crushed any speck of self esteem that I had left. I was obsessed with prestige and comparing my admissions results with my classmates, determined to try to figure out what was wrong with me, instead of worrying about the classes I was currently in, or even that this would be my last ever year with my high school friends.

The reality that I realized (after I made my decision and started school), is that while it sounds cool, prestige isn't everything when it comes to your degree. If your state school is cheaper and has a good program for your major, then there isn't anything wrong with going there, not to mention it's better than a life of paying back student loans.

To all the current high school seniors, a note that would have helped me: It's okay if you don't get into Stanford or Harvard or Yale, don't be so hard on yourself. You're doing great.

[chronicallyphysics]

HEY POOKS its been a hot minute

lost all motivation yk how it is.

ANYWAY life updates academic wise

1. i got all As in my exams !!!!

2. i have just applied for the cambridge ESAT for their Natural Sciences course and ohhhh my god did it cost a LOT of money

gonna try be more active on here so i can get the motivation to study for possibly my most important exam to date :P wish me luck bc im sitting it next month

pls god can any cambridge students find this and tell me how to prepare for this exam

[vorobej]

pretty sure i want to restart my phd but that takes the same kind of guts as ending a life-draining almost half a decade long relationship and it will be so hard to do that again

[verlierer-is-lost]

Me: Hi I really want to go to your school

Colleges: Unfortunately we saw that you commented “damn the things I wouldn’t do for that c*ck” on a fanfiction website called Wattpad when you were 13. So we’re going to have to decline your application.

[wuxian-vs-wangji]

Okay but what is this class?

So, within the film school were 3 areas of study, and you had to pick ONE to do:

Telecommunication law and policy.

Media Sciences (The academic studies. If they could show you something and put electrodes on your head to read your brain, they're happy)

Design and Production-- actually making shit. Scriptwriting, studio, field production, sound design, editing, etc.

I did a self-created hybrid major, bridging Media Sciences with Design and Production.

----

Laid that ground information because I can only describe the classes from the way I approached them. The media psychology students got something totally different out of it and my brain just doesn't stop where theirs stopped.

If I mention the sex class, I'll end up writing that 100,000 word essay on how it is applied to LITA, so let's talk the horror one (my fav).

What the class does is get into physiologically, what happens to a person while watching horror? A lot of that is really obvious- you can become tense, anxious, your stress levels actually go DOWN overall (which is not how it feels in the moment), and you experience a rush of adrenaline.

Then you dig deeper. What is contributing to the tension? The human brain processes things at different speeds, sight is slower than sound. So sound mixing becomes both critical to creating a horror atmosphere, and also a cheat code. Anything becomes spooky if it SOUNDS spooky.

Monkey brain hear spooky, monkey brain no like spooky. Now it's dark. Monkey brain cannot see danger approach. Monkey brain fight or flight grow big.

Now, if you don't have a valve to bring the tension down (something scary, jump scares are the most lazy way), monkey brain get bored. Monkey brain start adapting to the adrenaline and your adrenal gland is like "Guys this party sucks".

And that's why M. Night Shamalan movies blow. Level tension. So at the end when he tries to ramp it up your brain has already gotten bored and gone home so it's just like "Who the fuck cares".

What else is in horror movies? Violence!

But guess what? Monkey brain feel things if they see gruesome stuff. Boy monkey brains especially.

But what's this? Girl monkey brains are different than boy monkey brains. Girl monkey brains have SO MANY MORE nerve endings (that equals empathy). You show gruesome to girl monkey brain, girl monkey brain is like "childbirth and periods are more gruesome than this" (girl monkey brain not the most feminist, the feminism comes from evolution and enlightenment).

But you show a girl monkey brain the FACE of someone in pain- the agony and the terror... That's going to slam into those nerve endings and activate Empathy Mode- and now you can imagine how that violence FEELS.

Know your demographic- based on your subject matter, the likely ratio of boy monkey brains to cater to vs girl monkey brains. Set your balance of violence and face shots to keep both on the same page with that tension you are rising and lowering.

And I did say I didn't want to get into the sex one because I don't want to rabbit hole, but sex and horror tend to walk hand in hand because they're such primal triggers.

That's the "monkey brain" theme up there. They are not speaking to you as a rational human person. They're speaking to the root code of your DNA (do not try to hijack my post to argue anti-feminist things because of monkey brain, I'm talking horror and sex).

They're poking at instinctive responses you do not consciously control on average.

So yeah

I created a hybrid major track for myself within the department (I love that my uni gave students the freedom to do that) to study media psychology and apply it not to research on the human condition, but to learn to basically brain wash and mind control my audiences.

To reach into the monkey brain and hypnotize them until they end up- as the video game design majors would say- in a flow-state where time stops existing. Just the story is left. Like a dream you don't realize you are dreaming.

... ... ... When my professor realized how I was mixing the two tracks, he started calling it the Super Villain Major.

I have no regrets.

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Justin McCarthy

Published: Jan 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Gallup Center on Black Voices survey finds that about two in three Americans (68%) say the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling to end the use of race and ethnicity in university admission decisions is “mostly a good thing.”

Black Americans are divided in their assessment of the decision, while majorities of Asian, White and Hispanic adults view the ruling mostly positively.

The court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ended race-conscious admissions programs at colleges in the U.S., reversing decisions by the court that had permitted the practice in the past. Previous Gallup polling found similar majorities of Americans, around 70%, had consistently favored colleges deciding admissions solely on merit rather than considering a student’s racial or ethnic background.

Black Adults Most Likely to View the Decision’s Impacts Negatively

Students currently applying to colleges are the first cohort in decades to apply without race being a possible consideration in any college’s admission decisions.

Although Black adults are divided on the appropriateness of the ruling, they are much more inclined to think it will have a negative than a positive (or no) impact on higher education, generally, and for members of their own racial group. About half of Black adults say the ruling will negatively impact higher education in the U.S. (50%) and the ability of applicants of their own race to attend college (52%). However, 33% of Black adults view the decision as a positive development, saying it will positively impact higher education, while 27% say it will make it easier for Black applicants. The rest view it as one that will not bear any consequences, with 17% saying it will not impact higher education and 22% saying it will make no difference to future Black college applicants.

In contrast, pluralities of Asian and White adults believe the decision will positively impact higher education in the U.S. Both groups are most likely to say the decision will make “no difference” for applicants of their own race to attend college.

Hispanic adults are most likely to view the decision as positive for higher education in the U.S. but are mixed evenly in terms of the impact on applicants of their own race.

All racial and ethnic groups are most inclined to think the decision will result in less, rather than more, diversity on college campuses. Black (49%) and Asian (57%) adults are most likely to believe this.

The Ruling Impacts Many Prospective Students’ Decisions

The 2023 Lumina Foundation-Gallup State of Higher Education study found that, among non-college graduates aged 18 to 59 who report having considered pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the past two years, nearly half of Black adults in this group (48%) say the ruling will have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of impact on their decision about which colleges they might apply to.

The court’s ruling has a slightly smaller impact on the application decisions of Hispanic (43%) and White adults (39%) who have recently considered a degree. But the ruling weighs particularly on Asian adults in this group, of whom about three in four (73%) say the ruling will impact which colleges they apply to.

Bottom Line

The Supreme Court decision comes at a precarious time for Black Americans considering pursuing higher education, as Black enrollment has been on the decline for more than a decade and Black students are more likely than other students to be juggling competing priorities that hamper their ability to complete a degree.

The ruling, which the public views favorably and aligns with prior views on using race as a factor in college admissions, is now settled law. As the first cohort of students to apply to a post-affirmative action higher education system, the ruling has altered the calculus of those currently considering pursuing a degree -- including three in four Asian prospective students and half of Black prospective students.

While the ruling affects certain racial or ethnic groups of prospective students more than others, some applicants may feel empowered to apply to more selective schools, while others may be less likely to apply to such institutions.

Although the ruling receives fairly wide public support, predictions about the specific impact of the decision draw mixed responses across racial lines, underlining the uncertainty experienced by universities and students alike as they prepare for the next school year.

[prettygirlgerard]

crazy that Rutgers was the very first college I applied to in OCTOBER and I just got my rejection letter yesterday lmfao 😭

[cinematicnomad]

1, 3, and 8 for the fun things to be asked

001. what are 3 things you’d say shaped you into who you are? rather than just link you to my other answer, i will provide more (non-trauamtic) defining facets of my life: 1) my parents being almost 40 by the time they had me (38 and 39 respectively); 2) not getting my drivers license until i was 23 (follow this experience through the tag #kat learns to drive); and 3) my school in germany only having a mixed gender soccer team when i moved there in 4th grade

003. 3 films you could watch for the rest of your life and not get bored of? i feel like this is more difficult to just limit myself to 3. here's 3 random ones off the top of my head: eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, apollo 13, and the cutting edge.

008. any reacquiring dreams? unfortunately i don't, so i WILL be linking to my original answer here :)

ask fun questions!

[the-primrose-hill-set]

hope I get into the uni I want tbh. SOAS and UCL, y’all better answer my prayers!

UPDATE:

I got into UCL!!!🥳

[study-coffee-chicago]

When do people find out if they got PhD interviews? Because I see people getting emails about them, and I haven’t gotten a single one and it’s making me nervous.

(For reference, I applied to clinical psych PhDs at Wayne State University, East Carolina University, Nova Southeastern University, University of Florida, and University of Utah.)

[edwisefoundation]

9 Essential Tips Before Applying to Universities in the United States

Before applying to universities in the United States, there are several key factors to consider, from academic requirements to visa processes and tuition fees. This post covers essential topics such as English language proficiency tests (TOEFL, IELTS), types of degree programs, application deadlines, and cost estimates. It also highlights necessary documentation like transcripts, letters of recommendation, and financial proof. Additionally, it explains how to navigate intakes, such as the Fall and Spring semesters, and explores the role of the Common Application in simplifying the admissions process.

For a more comprehensive guide, visit 9 Things You Should Know Before Applying to Universities in the United States.

[kids-worldfun]

A Parent's Guide to Supporting Your Teen Through College Applications

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[tajhind]

Unlock Your Medical Dreams: A Comprehensive Guide to MBBS Admission in Tajikistan

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