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oaklandguy said:
Oh wow, I must say I really like baseball. I don't watch every game or anything, but it's by far the best sports date. The game is so chill, so you can always talk to your girl. The only bad thing is rain delays or extra innings cause then you're stuck with her cause you paid for the tix and you wanna see the game, but if it's a bad date and you want it to end you are sort've screwed. Usually though I've had good experiences and good feedback from baseball dates. And the tix aren't too expensive either.
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Well, you can get all that taking her to a stargazers convention or something, and that's probably more interesting

FloatOn said:
Yes...

Don't you have a stick to go find and play with?
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Oh, but I wanna help you celebrate this monumental occasion. I wonder what else you've missed on a computer from the 21st century. Did you know that you can watch videos online now too? There's a website called youtube where you can watch tons of videos! Go check it out, you can thank me later.
 
metallica81788 said:
Oh cool.

I went to high school with DJ Augustin (point guard for the Bobcats). He would have graduated in my class, but he moved to Texas after Katrina. That's my only sports connection. :laugh:
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Haha, that's sick. Brian Rafalski of the red wings went to my highschool, but way before me.

It seriously is 3 a.m. FML. Thankfully some girl did my orgo lab for me for tomorrow.
 
metallica81788 said:
That's the one thing that seems good about baseball - the chill atmosphere of the live experience. Most sporting events are so tense and nervous from the sheer excitement.

That reminds me, I need to make it to some of LSU's home games - we are the defending national champs trying to repeat this year and we have the best stadium in the country plus the best attendance in the country.
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But the Gators are the class of the SEC, so far anyway 😀
 
dingyibvs said:
Well, you can get all that taking her to a stargazers convention or something, and that's probably more interesting
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Can't show off my sports knowledge or my mad chedda by getting great seats @ the Stargazer convention... Probably could find a way to show off chedda there though, by like lacing someone or something.
 
Hoody said:
Grigori Perelman, Reclusive Russian Math Genius, Refuses $1 Million Prize


Perelman has apparently given up on mathematics, dismayed at the intellectual and moral failings of his peers.
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Sorry to pop in randomly but I read this thread when I'm on breaks sometimes just for entertainment. Anyway, I thought this was hilarious. This sounds just like a friend I had in high school and college. He was always pissed and annoyed that no one was as smart as him or nothing was as challenging. He was a physics and chem major.

Thanks for the laugh.
 
I grew up right next to the best sports club in China, so I guess I saw a lot of pro athletes and Olympians walking around. As a little kid, I didn't really care much tho.
 
bobsmith said:
i think all the sports people at my school... went pro in something other than sports
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Technically thats me too though. There's a lot of us former athletes though. I'll be going pro in medicine. Hopefully.
 
dingyibvs said:
Well, you can get all that taking her to a stargazers convention or something, and that's probably more interesting



Oh, but I wanna help you celebrate this monumental occasion. I wonder what else you've missed on a computer from the 21st century. Did you know that you can watch videos online now too? There's a website called youtube where you can watch tons of videos! Go check it out, you can thank me later.
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Oh snap I gotta check this out pronto! What is this I hear about sending messages through the internet? It's like a letter, but there aren't any stamps. Craziness!
 
dingyibvs said:
I grew up right next to the best sports club in China, so I guess I saw a lot of pro athletes and Olympians walking around. As a little kid, I didn't really care much tho.
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Yeah that happens when you're little. Can't blame you I've had my dad freak out like, "Oaklandguy that's Barry Sanders, lets get his autograph!" and i'm just like, "daddy I wanna go home!"
 
oaklandguy said:
Yeah that happens when you're little. Can't blame you I've had my dad freak out like, "Oaklandguy that's Barry Sanders, lets get his autograph!" and i'm just like, "daddy I wanna go home!"
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lol yea, the only person i recognized was the tallest chinese guy at the time, some basketball player. dude's like 7 feet tall, and when i walked past him i was in AWE. I mean, 7 feet tall guys stand out anywhere, but in CHINA? it was like holy shizzle! He gave me my first basketball too, because he owed one of my relatives a favor or something, so that's how I sorta knew about him.
 
I know this is a weird place to ask this. But I recently found out that USC has molecular biology as a requirement for their med school. Are there any other med-schools that have "weird" requirements like this and is there a good place to find them out? I know the MSAR has them, but some are listed as "other pre-med requirements".
 
bobsmith said:
haha well if i'm ever on the east coast, costco, bananagrams and cookies might be enough to un:ninja: me

on a side note, did you just see a non-disappearing ninja before? :laugh:
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Yep, basically. It was just hanging out in its ninja costume 24/7 for all to see.
 
dingyibvs said:
lol yea, the only person i recognized was the tallest chinese guy at the time, some basketball player. dude's like 7 feet tall, and when i walked past him i was in AWE. I mean, 7 feet tall guys stand out anywhere, but in CHINA? it was like holy shizzle! He gave me my first basketball too, because he owed one of my relatives a favor or something, so that's how I sorta knew about him.
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Haha thats pretty legit, I wonder what kind of favor lol. Apparently some famous athletes work out at the gym I have a membership too, and I know where a couple live because their in my neighborhood, but it's like their normal people. I saw one red wing player one time at the mall and I just went up to him and I kind've lost what I wanted to say, so I was just like "thank you" and he smiled and gave me a high five. I was 18 too, so it was really awkward. Darren McCarty, the best bar fighter in the history of the bar fight.
 
oaklandguy said:
I know this is a weird place to ask this. But I recently found out that USC has molecular biology as a requirement for their med school. Are there any other med-schools that have "weird" requirements like this and is there a good place to find them out? I know the MSAR has them, but some are listed as "other pre-med requirements".
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Yep. For example, Hopkins requires like 21 humanities/social sciences credits. I think Emory requires 18 or so. Some schools require Biochem. For something like molecular biology it can usually mean a wide range of courses, like Microbio, or Eukaryotic Cells or something like that. They're usually fairly flexible about things like that(IDK if USC is like that tho).

And 😆 at this thread in the PA forum being the wrong place to ask
 
Sammich you gotta check out my epic freaking out-age. Props to blobby bob for directing me to the animated setting on IE.
 
oaklandguy said:
I know this is a weird place to ask this. But I recently found out that USC has molecular biology as a requirement for their med school. Are there any other med-schools that have "weird" requirements like this and is there a good place to find them out? I know the MSAR has them, but some are listed as "other pre-med requirements".
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Some won't take AP credits for things like English and other non-science stuff.

You just want to make sure schools need stuff like Biochem, molecular bio, English, etc.... before you apply there.
 
dingyibvs said:
Yep. For example, Hopkins requires like 21 humanities/social sciences credits. I think Emory requires 18 or so. Some schools require Biochem. For something like molecular biology it can usually mean a wide range of courses, like Microbio, or Eukaryotic Cells or something like that. They're usually fairly flexible about things like that(IDK if USC is like that tho).

And 😆 at this thread in the PA forum being the wrong place to ask
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I didn't wanna look like a tool and start a completely new thread.

I'll have biochem. My school only offers molecular once every 2 years so that is why I asked. My school requires 24 general education credits for graduation. I don't know how many count for humanities, but I'll have empty slots to fill for senior year and I have to be full time to stay on the parents insurance, boo. Plus, I have scholarship $$$ so I might as well use it.
 
Do you guys think it's worth going out of my way to take molecular biology though or like neurology?
 
oaklandguy said:
Do you guys think it's worth going out of my way to take molecular biology though or like neurology?
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If you're having GPA issues, it might be worth it to take a higher level class and try to prove that you can handle them. But if GPA isn't really an issue, then it's a good idea to go light on your senior year, because either they'll make your life hell when you have to go to interviews or if you get in early you'll just skip them anyways like met :laugh:
 
dingyibvs said:
ha, thanks, certainly helped mask my other numerous imperfections!



You could try using Google Chrome, it's so much better than IE and Firefox.
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I'll have to check this out. It might take a while to get over this new discovery, though. :laugh:
 
dingyibvs said:
If you're having GPA issues, it might be worth it to take a higher level class and try to prove that you can handle them. But if GPA isn't really an issue, then it's a good idea to go light on your senior year, because either they'll make your life hell when you have to go to interviews or if you get in early you'll just skip them anyways like met :laugh:
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My GPA right now is a little higher than 3.6, my EMT-B class was 12 credits of 3.5 which didn't help. I feel as though I can be up to a 3.7 by the time I apply. I just don't think my university gets a rep for how hard it grades. Some of my classes need a 98% to get a 4.0 and like their not easy. So I'll have a 90% in the class and have to settle for a 3.5. Or like one of my biology classes, I got a 95% and ended up with a 3.8. And then I have 1 C, 1 B-, and 1 3.5 which I guess is a B+/A- which are holding me down other than my EMT-B. If I get a solid MCAT score I know I should be fine, I just want to have the greatest chance possible going in.
 
bobsmith said:
Strange. What percentage of your class actually gets As then?
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An A under OU policy is 3.6-4.0. The school is at about a 15% A's for all classes. Most bio classes can range from 10%-30%, but most bio classes don't have the 98% thing. My anthropology class has it at 99-100% for a 4.0 and it drops by increments of 2% for every .1 gpa. making an 80% a 3.0 which is fair I guess. Then it drops by 1% for every .1, so a 70% is a 2.0. I got a 68% on our quiz today 👎, but he drops the lowest one. Also, classes like organic are a 91% = 4.0. My calc-based physics was a 90% = 4.0 and 75% = 3.0.
 
dingyibvs said:
If you're having GPA issues, it might be worth it to take a higher level class and try to prove that you can handle them. But if GPA isn't really an issue, then it's a good idea to go light on your senior year, because either they'll make your life hell when you have to go to interviews or if you get in early you'll just skip them anyways like met :laugh:
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Pretty much. Of course, it's biting me in the ass right now. I haven't made a single A on a test this semester after 3 straight semesters of nothing but As on all tests.

JJMrK said:
faaaaaalse.
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But you like baseball.

oaklandguy said:
An A under OU policy is 3.6-4.0. The school is at about a 15% A's for all classes. Most bio classes can range from 10%-30%, but most bio classes don't have the 98% thing. My anthropology class has it at 99-100% for a 4.0 and it drops by increments of 2% for every .1 gpa. making an 80% a 3.0 which is fair I guess. Then it drops by 1% for every .1, so a 70% is a 2.0. I got a 68% on our quiz today 👎, but he drops the lowest one. Also, classes like organic are a 91% = 4.0. My calc-based physics was a 90% = 4.0 and 75% = 3.0.
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That's rough. Boo for curved grades.
 
Again, I got screwed for one of my classes, it's called WRT 160, the average for the department is 32% A's, the average for my class was 0%...
 
metallica81788 said:
Pretty much. Of course, it's biting me in the ass right now. I haven't made a single A on a test this semester after 3 straight semesters of nothing but As on all tests.



But you like baseball.



That's rough. Boo for curved grades.
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It can be at times. Some classes are like a 90% is an A and the teacher takes the top grade and makes it a 100%. Some are no curve what-so-ever. It's weird, but it's funny how I'm getting a 4.0 in graduate level physiology and I'll be getting like a 3.5 in anthropology and got a 2.8 in composition II.
 
oaklandguy said:
An A under OU policy is 3.6-4.0. The school is at about a 15% A's for all classes. Most bio classes can range from 10%-30%, but most bio classes don't have the 98% thing. My anthropology class has it at 99-100% for a 4.0 and it drops by increments of 2% for every .1 gpa. making an 80% a 3.0 which is fair I guess. Then it drops by 1% for every .1, so a 70% is a 2.0. I got a 68% on our quiz today 👎, but he drops the lowest one. Also, classes like organic are a 91% = 4.0. My calc-based physics was a 90% = 4.0 and 75% = 3.0.
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😱
 
oaklandguy said:
My GPA right now is a little higher than 3.6, my EMT-B class was 12 credits of 3.5 which didn't help. I feel as though I can be up to a 3.7 by the time I apply. I just don't think my university gets a rep for how hard it grades. Some of my classes need a 98% to get a 4.0 and like their not easy. So I'll have a 90% in the class and have to settle for a 3.5. Or like one of my biology classes, I got a 95% and ended up with a 3.8. And then I have 1 C, 1 B-, and 1 3.5 which I guess is a B+/A- which are holding me down other than my EMT-B. If I get a solid MCAT score I know I should be fine, I just want to have the greatest chance possible going in.
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Ew, that sounds not cool. I'm so glad my school does >90 = A = 4.0, 80-89 = B = 3.0, etc.
 
Holy cow, it's a freakin monsoon outside right now.
 
At LSU, it's usually a 10 point scale. 90 is A, 80 is B, 70 is C, etc...

Only a few exceptions - i.e. my Organic I Honors had an 88 for an A and a 70 for a B.

I hate curved crap, straight scale is so much better. That's why I need to find out if LSU's grading (H/HP/P/F) is based on percentiles relative to the class performance or straight percentages.
 
bobsmith said:
wow, that's...very detailed and well documented.

i still have no idea how grading at my school works. my professors are very cryptic
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I didn't know about that whole spreadsheet thing. I went to the chair of the biochemistry department asking him what I should do, and he didn't believe that my teacher was like that and assumed I just felt entitled. When he saw my teacher's distribution he tried to vouch for me, but nothing was done because the teacher grades consistently... It's over and done with now, but now I know how to look up teacher's gradings and know how to truly pick a "good" prof without having to rely on the inconsistencies of ratemyprofessor.com
 
metallica81788 said:
At LSU, it's usually a 10 point scale. 90 is A, 80 is B, 70 is C, etc...

Only a few exceptions - i.e. my Organic I Honors had an 88 for an A and a 70 for a B.

I hate curved crap, straight scale is so much better. That's why I need to find out if LSU's grading (H/HP/P/F) is based on percentiles relative to the class performance or straight percentages.
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Yeah straight scale is probably the best. But I even like UMich undergrad which posts the distribution for each class, so no matter what the top 20% get an A, or something of that nature. I feel like I'm always in the top 20%.
 
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