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When you highlighted the "Haven't been to the campus" and "I've always loved Miami" parts, I thought for sure this was going to be someone applying to Miami University, which is in Ohio.
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Motronic posted:I still didn't believe in any school over $20,000/yr because I didn't think I was good enough. I thought it was too late for me. I thought my financial background would hold me back. I thought my grades were too bad. That I was a failure. But then I realized something. I have a story, and a really compelling one at that. Aren't you just precious 
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Oct 1, 2017 18:30
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No but you don't get it He has a story to tell and get this, it's really compelling
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Oct 1, 2017 18:31
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I think one of the biggest most important moments in growing up (for me at least, and probably for a lot of people) is realizing that every loving one of the other seven billion people on the planet are living a life just as vividly detailed and intricate as yours. Oh well, at least his tuition is the sex number so I can giggle at that 
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Oct 1, 2017 18:36
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Realistically, he has a 0% chance of getting merit based scholarships, but the good news is that since his grades are so bad and his resume so unimpressive that he has a near zero chance to even get accepted.
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Oct 1, 2017 18:38
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ate all the Oreos posted:I think one of the biggest most important moments in growing up (for me at least, and probably for a lot of people) is realizing that every loving one of the other seven billion people on the planet are living a life just as vividly detailed and intricate as yours Oh for sure, I'd even go as far as to say that the "you're not special" reveal is actually a very empowering and liberating realization for most people who aren't giant self-centered babies, sorta lets you do life at your own terms kinda thing Or in the case of our Miami loving protagonist, it would help him establish realistic goals and expectations of course
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Oct 1, 2017 18:41
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KingSlime posted:newsflash fucksticks there's no such thing as smart lazy people!! Being lazy is in fact being not very smart with your time on this earth and having a 2.5 or less in high school is laziness supreme There's a difference between willpower and intelligence, my dude. canyoneer posted:Realistically, he has a 0% chance of getting merit based scholarships, but the good news is that since his grades are so bad and his resume so unimpressive that he has a near zero chance to even get accepted. Depends on how badly they want out of state full-price students to help subsidize the smart ones.
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Volmarias posted:There's a difference between willpower and intelligence, my dude. there's definitely different types of "intelligences" yeah but there are far too many people who push this narrative of lazy genius that makes me suspect our understanding of "intelligence" in the US is quite shoddier than it should be our culture downplays consistent effort and willpower to a stupid degree in favor of this nebulous "ur so smart," and it isn't helping anyone but bringing it back to the original point, a 2.5 gpa in high school is a huge sign of lack of merit regardless so if he couldn't HUSTLE his way into a better GPA in high school (high school is easy), his mentor should not be encouraging him to take loans based on the fact that he apparently shows "intellect" SUPER EDIT: I forgot to mention, willpower is a product of cognitive processes so I wouldn't go as far as to say that it is THE definition of intellect but yes willpower, weighing out risks vs rewards, and keeping complusions in check for a bigger payout is very much an exercise of the brain much like doing math, keeping time, or predicting/manipulating the location of objects in physical settings KingSlime fucked around with this message at 19:16 on Oct 1, 2017 |
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Can't rent an apartment because of bad credit, even though we make plenty of moneyquote:My husband and I had a beautiful home. Because of life, it's going to be foreclosed on (process hasn't started yet) but we couldn't get the insurance money from smoke damage, and can't live there because of it. We're rooming with a friend, helping him be able to actually pay his bills and hoping to save money so we can file for bankruptcy before the foreclosure.
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Oct 1, 2017 19:01
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Motronic posted:Can't rent an apartment because of bad credit, even though we make plenty of money Yeah, when you commit arson, the insurance company doesn't pay you for it, dummy.
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KingSlime posted:but bringing it back to the original point, a 2.5 gpa in high school is a huge sign of lack of merit regardless so if he couldn't HUSTLE his way into a better GPA in high school (high school is easy), his mentor should not be encouraging him to take loans based on the fact that he apparently shows "intellect" I had about the same scores in high school and college, and now I'm well payed as a computer toucher at a reasonably prestigious company. I basically didn't care enough about most of my classes, but the ones I did I generally excelled in. I'm not suggesting that he's a special snowflake that requires only the best, but people are more than GPAs and credit scores. He should definitely find an in-state school though because $70k/yr is rough even in the best of possibilities.
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Yeah I wouldn't disagree with that, especially because we are shaping our GPAs and credit scores before the part of the brain that prioritizes is fully developed (I think it fully matures at 25 or so?) But DEXTER and Miami and cuban sandwiches E: sp because we are talking about smarts drat it KingSlime fucked around with this message at 22:11 on Oct 1, 2017 |
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[quote="“KingSlime”" post="“476953672”"] the part of the brain that prioritizes is fully developed (I think it fully matures at 25 or so?) [/quote] I'm 40 and still waiting.
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Parents asking me to bail them out of their investment business going under More information in the comments from the OP pretty much confirming that (don't peek yet) it's a ponzi scheme. quote:My parents want a loan $15k from me for the family business and I have already loaned them over $30k. I don't know what to do. I work in IT and have a high paying job making $80k a year.
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Motronic posted:Parents asking me to bail them out of their investment business going under Sending me to bed with a BWM boner
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KingSlime posted:there's definitely different types of "intelligences" yeah but there are far too many people who push this narrative of lazy genius that makes me suspect our understanding of "intelligence" in the US is quite shoddier than it should be This is a serious pet peeve of mine. There's a romanticizing of "genius" and it's pushed by TV/movies, and it lets people off the hook on both sides of the supposed genius spectrum. Anyone that's good at something at an high level has dedicated serious amounts of time to get there.
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Motronic posted:Manicpost incoming:
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paternity suitor posted:This is a serious pet peeve of mine. There's a romanticizing of "genius" and it's pushed by TV/movies, and it lets people off the hook on both sides of the supposed genius spectrum. Anyone that's good at something at an high level has dedicated serious amounts of time to get there. I've said it plenty of times; one of the worst things you can do to a child is tell them that they're 'gifted'.
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Inescapable Duck posted:I've said it plenty of times; one of the worst things you can do to a child is tell them that they're 'gifted'.
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Hoodwinker posted:The solution to that is to join the military, where being gifted will not help you whatsoever. It does help you become disillusioned faster
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Guest2553 posted:It does help you become disillusioned faster
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But what if my gift is scrubbing toilets and burning barrels of poo poo with gasoline? Check mate.
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[quote="“Inescapable Duck”" post="“476973565”"] I’ve said it plenty of times; one of the worst things you can do to a child is tell them that they’re ‘gifted’. [/quote] Yeah, in my experience a lot of burnouts were "gifted." Some people manage to turn it around either because they're gifted enough to make up for no motivation or they just see where their life is going and say "gently caress that." Source: I was a burnout, my friends were burnouts. One of them is now an aeronautics engineer. Is that the term? Some people take much better to college than K-12.
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Serious post book recommendation - "The Art of Learning" which is written by kind of a douchebag, but explains how showing promise in something is so easily turned into fragile personas that crumble under any significant adversity. Definitely a good read so far.
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Motronic posted:Manicpost incoming: My advice was going to be "go back in time and live in Florida" but The U doesn't have reduced rates for in-state versus out-of-state  $47k plus almost 20k in estimated room, board, other fees....
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God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Source: I was a burnout, my friends were burnouts. One of them is now an aeronautics engineer. Is that the term? Talk about title inflation... just because he gets high all day doesn't make him an aeronautics engineer.
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Guinness posted:Talk about title inflation... just because he gets high all day doesn't make him an aeronautics engineer. Counterpoint: a pothead with weed but nothing to smoke it with will engineer circles around NASA.
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BigDave posted:Counterpoint: a pothead with weed but nothing to smoke it with will engineer circles around NASA. So true, if we can just convince some engineering potheads that Mars is made of weed we'd have a Martian colony by the end of the year.
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Suprfli6 posted:My advice was going to be "go back in time and live in Florida" but The U doesn't have reduced rates for in-state versus out-of-state There was a big reason that I stopped looking at UofM and went to UCF instead. (Bright Futures and they also offered a sweet sweet scholarship).
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I keep hoping the Miami guy is just a well-played reference to http://www.theonion.com/article/man-has-alarming-level-pride-institution-left-him--53736
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Guinness posted:Talk about title inflation... just because he gets high all day doesn't make him an aeronautics engineer. Wow, sexist. Just assuming women don't go into STEM fields? Good joke, though.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Wow, sexist. Just assuming women don't go into STEM fields? How would you get high if it's just stems and not sticky, though? 
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https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/73t94p/i_think_my_apartment_is_stealing_money_from/dnswxo5/?context=3 I think my apartment is stealing money from people by claiming false electricity overages (self.legaladvice) submitted 12 hours ago * by noobtablet9 46 commentssharereport quote:Before I move in I was warned about overages every month so I took precautions for it, everything is unplugged unless it's being used, I rarely use lights because of good natural lights.
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KingSlime posted:
I'm still grinning over Dexter being one of the top reasons he loves Miami. I mean, I can't even...
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canyoneer posted:https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/73t94p/i_think_my_apartment_is_stealing_money_from/dnswxo5/?context=3 Real disappointed that he doesn't keep it at 69 degrees 4x20 instead
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ate all the Oreos posted:Real disappointed that he doesn't keep it at 69 degrees 4x20 instead
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Ixian posted:I'm still grinning over Dexter being one of the top reasons he loves Miami. I mean, I can't even... I love the beaches, the nightlife, the serial killers, you know, the good stuff. I also love Miami because GTA : Vice city was fun. These are all valid points to spend $69k a year.
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canyoneer posted:https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/73t94p/i_think_my_apartment_is_stealing_money_from/dnswxo5/?context=3 A reply in that thread from the OP quote:I will watch it but I want to clarify, I never open windows. But in the winter if I want to be colder in the house, opening one seems like a good idea He seems to be missing some fundamental knowledge about some very basic things
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Krispy Wafer posted:Wait, so his wife was the complete disaster of a partner? Because I'm sensing this is a many sides kind of argument. Tolerate it? They're the target audience! https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-long-con
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