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MrDesaude posted:"grad mentor" Get it now and don't tell anyone about it for like five years.
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Jun 23, 2019 15:15
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Okay, I have a year. Time for me to start looking into getting enough grants and scholarships that I don't have to pay for a year of grad school out of pocket.
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Jun 23, 2019 19:24
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SquirrelyPSU posted:Get it now and don't tell anyone about it for like five years. The problem with that is I have to teach x number of classes with x number of students per year in order to maintain the Trainer cert from IPC. I could totally drop a grand and build a workspace with the equipment needed in my garage to do it. But the College is building a MEMS center for our degree program and it includes a 25 seat IPC lab that they are going to offer the Certification at for something ridiculously cheap, like 3 credit hours. There is no way I could be able to compete with that. Silver lining is we are also getting a 3 million dollar SMT pick and place line as a part of the curriculum. The true dilemma is trying to figure out if I hate myself enough to go for a Masters in some Bullshit so that I can take a Professor spot in said growing program. There are 2 IPC trainers on campus, and neither of them want to take a full time role teaching certs. I still have to finish my bachelors first, but hey, the demand for our program is enough to strip the top funding from the nursing program, and I am in at the ground floor as the curriculum is still evolving.
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Jun 24, 2019 03:23
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Yeah that's more what I was alluding to. I can only imagine what bs training is full time, but I enjoy it in the one day spurts I do like every six months. Keeps my core technical skills sharp to be able to communicate what I actually do to others.
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Jun 25, 2019 08:26
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They’re putting our resumes and headshots on the school of business website. My resume that the law school career office said looked great got ripped to loving shreds by the business school people. Hopefully my business resume gets more attention than my law one.
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Jun 25, 2019 21:35
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MrDesaude posted:The problem with that is I have to teach x number of classes with x number of students per year in order to maintain the Trainer cert from IPC. Please let me know if you can run custom boards on the DL. My "engineering" school of 32,000 students has a hot air soldering station on a bench in the basement of one of the buildings.
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Jun 26, 2019 04:34
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M_Gargantua posted:Please let me know if you can run custom boards on the DL. My "engineering" school of 32,000 students has a hot air soldering station on a bench in the basement of one of the buildings. I sat in on my advisors microelectronics lab and he let us design and get whatever we wanted. You probably have a club on campus that will help out. For our research, my partner cyclically strained an electronic ink that was printed onto TPU substrate and then laminated on fabrics and measured the resistance to see if fabric had an effect on the reliability of the circuit. I did a lot of the data wrangling and then found that the resistance was defined by the viscoelastic characteristics of the substrate. Spent the last quarter in a nonlinear viscoelastic nightmare. Anyways, that's the direction you should be putting your efforts if you really want cutting edge. You should also learn as much about sensors as possible.
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Jun 26, 2019 04:48
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lightpole posted:I sat in on my advisors microelectronics lab and he let us design and get whatever we wanted. You probably have a club on campus that will help out. We have two clubs and i'm the vice-president of one. I spent a 30 minute lecture teaching an entire class how to do the most basic PCB layouts for a class last semester. The instructor didn't know anything about it or the process of getting something manufactured. And turns out the only Fab house the engineering department is allowed to order from is advanced circuits, who have consistently delivered garbage boards at insane prices.
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Jun 26, 2019 05:02
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lightpole posted:For our research, my partner cyclically strained an electronic ink that was printed onto TPU substrate and then laminated on fabrics and measured the resistance to see if fabric had an effect on the reliability of the circuit. I did a lot of the data wrangling and then found that the resistance was defined by the viscoelastic characteristics of the substrate. Spent the last quarter in a nonlinear viscoelastic nightmare. But deliberate double post territory i've got a MEMS project i'm working on that you might be interested in if you want to work together. Autosport/Aerospace sensors for measuring forces on aerodynamic surfaces.
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Jun 26, 2019 05:05
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So the good news is that, if push comes to shove, I can file a FAFSA and get a student loan for whatever the GI Bill won't pay for my master's program. I'd still rather not do that, but at least I have a year to find scholarships. I figure ten grand ought to cover it. Gonna have to write a lot of essays and poo poo, I guess.
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Jun 26, 2019 05:53
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I just graduated 10 days ago, you're late! What are you looking to do and measure? Strain would be really easy and is relevant for fatigue, I think I still have lit on aircraft floating around but that's cutting edge. If you are looking at acceleration stuff it's going to be an IMU of some type most likely, that would be rigid but you could print the wires into the wing/body. The current paradigm, aside from being able to print temperature sensor/heater or pressure sensors, is to use a hybrid system since complex sensors are not printable. Right now I'm trying to shut down but I can pass you the lit I looked at, as well as my paper. My partners thesis should go up on digital commons at some point over the summer as well. I'm just completely done after a poo poo final quarter. Plus my mom broke both her wrists and my roommate had to put her dog down so I'm just going to the gym in the morning and yoga in the evening for another few weeks.
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Jun 26, 2019 05:55
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McNally posted:So the good news is that, if push comes to shove, I can file a FAFSA and get a student loan for whatever the GI Bill won't pay for my master's program. That's what I did. I got my undergraduate and half my graduate degree for free. Then I paid for the last year + living expenses out of loans, which added up to almost 50k.
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Jun 26, 2019 15:19
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M_Gargantua posted:We have two clubs and i'm the vice-president of one. Let me see where we source our boards from. The Boss (Head of the Program) LOVES finding the best deal on the class boards he draws up. In all honesty, everything here is by hand until the new facility is built and it might not be the best solution for you in terms of time and cost because I have the sinking suspicion that we are going to spend half the semester just getting the line straightened out. I will shoot you a PM when I get an email back from him.
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Jun 26, 2019 16:43
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Anyone got tips for contacting faculty in a program you're interested in. I've already decided that I'm not going to start grad school next year. The deadline for fall of 2020 applications is the start of December, and I don't feel comfortable rushing things.
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Jun 26, 2019 19:43
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Are you looking for a masters or PhD? If it's a masters you can try looking for the graduate head for the program. At least at my school those were the ones with the most power, not the individual professors. If you are going for a PhD ask in the grad school thread in A/T but I think their advice is to just go for it, there's no real right way as long as you're courteous. Also check among your faculty for connections? I managed to do my whole application, studying for the GRE, writing my statement, in about 2 months so you have plenty of time. I'm assuming PhD since those are generally the Dec deadlines and might be a bit more work but still doable.
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Jun 26, 2019 22:12
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lightpole posted:Are you looking for a masters or PhD? If it's a masters you can try looking for the graduate head for the program. At least at my school those were the ones with the most power, not the individual professors. If you are going for a PhD ask in the grad school thread in A/T but I think their advice is to just go for it, there's no real right way as long as you're courteous. Also check among your faculty for connections?
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Jun 26, 2019 23:21
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Just make sure you take care of getting your recommendations and letter mostly done and set a goal for the GRE so you dont say the same thing in a year. It will be easier to do when you are still fresh from school. Just make sure you know what you are getting in to with a liberal arts PhD. Most of the candidates in the grad student thread probably wouldn't recommend it.
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Jun 27, 2019 01:39
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McNally posted:So the good news is that, if push comes to shove, I can file a FAFSA and get a student loan for whatever the GI Bill won't pay for my master's program. Money doesn't buy happiness, but if you're working on top of going to school, it acts as a lubricant for the amplified stresses of both. After two decades of trying to figure it out, I would advocate to not stress about money if you are at all interested in the program that you are persuing. Student loans aren't the devil, just a pain in the rear end if wrongly used.
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Jul 4, 2019 13:01
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SquirrelyPSU posted:Money doesn't buy happiness, but if you're working on top of going to school, it acts as a lubricant for the amplified stresses of both. After two decades of trying to figure it out, I would advocate to not stress about money if you are at all interested in the program that you are persuing. Student loans aren't the devil, just a pain in the rear end if wrongly used. I'm not going to let the money stop me, but I'm definitely going to try to pay as much as possible out of pocket to minimize my loans.
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I went in to the lab today for 10 minutes to drop a few tRNA samples into a hot plate so they could anneal overnight. The PI had me make half and the intern make the other half. I walked them through how to make four of their ten vials before leaving the lab to pick up an order that had to be put in a freezer immediately. Got a text from intern an hour after I got them to 80C that he forgot to add MgCl2 to the rest of his vials and closed them without gloves on. So their grubby finger may have gotten RNases into the vials which will ruin the tRNA. Tomorrow's gonna be fun explaining why about half of our $800 tRNA is gone.
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Jul 5, 2019 06:51
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The Aardvark posted:I went in to the lab today for 10 minutes to drop a few tRNA samples into a hot plate so they could anneal overnight. The PI had me make half and the intern make the other half. I walked them through how to make four of their ten vials before leaving the lab to pick up an order that had to be put in a freezer immediately. It is what it is. If he takes the feedback and adjusts his listening and attention to detail $400 is probably a cheap lesson. You're a leader, it's your responsibility to make it a lesson he and others can improve from and limit the damage.
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Jul 5, 2019 07:14
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lightpole posted:It is what it is. If he takes the feedback and adjusts his listening and attention to detail $400 is probably a cheap lesson. You're a leader, it's your responsibility to make it a lesson he and others can improve from and limit the damage. Did you never have a detail with more than one person below E4? (Yes, even half the E4's are suspect as well, but you get my point.) Welcome to the world of "You have to watch these dumb asses constantly or they are going to gently caress everything up." You are never going to escape it. We all have tried, and failed. You are in an environment where attention to detail is a necessary skill, and someone does not get the picture yet. Let this failure happen, let the lesson happen, and then unfuck the problem. Once is an anomaly, twice is a trend. Don't let your new underling be a trendsetter.
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Jul 7, 2019 17:05
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Interns should be seen and not heard and DEFINITELY not touching my expensive poo poo.
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Jul 7, 2019 19:00
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MrDesaude posted:Did you never have a detail with more than one person below E4? (Yes, even half the E4's are suspect as well, but you get my point.)  EBB posted:Interns should be seen and not heard and DEFINITELY not touching my expensive poo poo. I guess I'm just irritated about it because intern is leaving the first week of August regardless of how much progress is made and I'm here until December so it just adds more stuff for me to do once classes start up again. The Aardvark fucked around with this message at 19:39 on Jul 7, 2019 |
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Jul 7, 2019 19:37
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The Aardvark posted:I guess I'm just irritated about it because intern is leaving the first week of August regardless of how much progress is made and I'm here until December so it just adds more stuff for me to do once classes start up again. No, that is entirely valid. A month is a complete waste of time, and after this incident unfolds, they will check out completely. Calling it now. Honestly, I would use this as an opportunity to provide EBB's Point of view to your boss. At the end of the day, you are the one left putting the pieces back together. Best to let them have an opportunity to break as little as possible...
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EBB posted:Interns should be seen and not heard and DEFINITELY not touching my expensive poo poo. We're teaching our interns some ACTUAL InfoSec stuff rather than letting them learn the hard way. Its fun to pass on knowledge.
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Jul 8, 2019 00:20
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The Aardvark posted:PI wants intern do do it this way. At least its her grant money. Don't get me started on PIs, I will start yelling.
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Jul 8, 2019 03:31
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Hi everyone, I got accepted to Columbia this week and I'm freaking out a little bit about finding an apartment in New York before the end of August. I know there where a couple of goons either attending or associated with Columbia in this thread - does anyone have tips or suggestions? I know about streeteasy.com but not much else. What neighborhoods would be good to look in?
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Jul 12, 2019 18:02
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Come Spring semester I have only 6 units left in my degree plan before graduation  , however this also puts me at exactly 50% pursuit rate (12 units is full-time). My understanding is you have to be over 50% for housing allowance, not at/over.Am I just poo poo out of luck for any housing allowance money that semester or is there some way I can finagle another unit or something?
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Jul 12, 2019 19:23
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I think if you're near the end of your degree, you can take classes not in your degree plan in order to get to full time.
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Jul 12, 2019 19:43
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hypnophant posted:Hi everyone, I got accepted to Columbia this week and I'm freaking out a little bit about finding an apartment in New York before the end of August. I know there where a couple of goons either attending or associated with Columbia in this thread - does anyone have tips or suggestions? I know about streeteasy.com but not much else. What neighborhoods would be good to look in? https://ocha.facilities.columbia.edu/ id start looking there man. I found a room for 900 a month on there 4 blocks from school. You prob need something proper but its doable. Viva Miriya fucked around with this message at 22:44 on Jul 12, 2019 |
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Jul 12, 2019 22:30
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Cojawfee posted:I think if you're near the end of your degree, you can take classes not in your degree plan in order to get to full time.
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Yeah I had to browbeat my certifying official about that twice (when I was about to transfer out of CC to my university, and in my final university semester).
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hypnophant posted:Hi everyone, I got accepted to Columbia this week and I'm freaking out a little bit about finding an apartment in New York before the end of August. I know there where a couple of goons either attending or associated with Columbia in this thread - does anyone have tips or suggestions? I know about streeteasy.com but not much else. What neighborhoods would be good to look in? Have you signed up for uni housing? They’re pretty good at placing people Edit: Also, congrats. Don’t join the vet group.
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I love it when professors don't give a gently caress Professor: "yeah, syphilis is rampant right now. 1 in 4 have in leaving college. So enjoy!" Student: "wait, 1 in 4?" Professor: "yup, 1 in 4, so don't feel too bad."
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Call me crazy, but I think the CDC would have said something.
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Jul 18, 2019 21:37
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 I actually mostly enjoy the online discussion part of online classes, but still funny. Reading some from my gf’s art history class. Man, some of these kids are trying to act way smarter than they are with their thesaurus, coming off condescending as hell.
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Jul 18, 2019 22:31
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Nostalgia4Dogges posted:
I don't mind commenting on other colleagues posts but I do hate when it is required to do two posts. Just registered for my 3rd (of 4) semesters. Going to meet one of the non-profit agency directors (who is an LCSW) at a local brewery to talk and see if I might be a good fit to change my internship. I barely got through spring semester there at a for-profit in-patient psychiatric hospital. Edit: Not sure of a way to move Carl to the top since I used the site to upload it instead of imgur Nick Soapdish fucked around with this message at 22:45 on Jul 18, 2019 |
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Jul 18, 2019 22:42
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I like when your post is due by midnight, as well as your responses. So it’s the whole class commenting on the two people who had the foresight to do it before 11:30 PM. Thankfully some teachers have the post due on one day, and discussion due a day or two after
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Nostalgia4Dogges posted:I like when your post is due by midnight, as well as your responses. My last online class had discussion posts due by noon every Tuesday and Thursday and boy did I get a late deduction on each one because who the gently caress does that? Or she'd have them both available on Tuesday and I'd accidentally respond to the wrong one and be late on both.
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