Psychology of numbers (2)

[ranob]

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Followup to http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/psychology-of-numbers.1166870/. Apparently it was felt that 22 was too large a number. Given that, which of the following representations of 19 feels the smallest?

The previous thread established simplicity as a desirable outcome. Perhaps the results will be different here given the extended duration of the poll. Especially given some indicated a preference for 18+1 over 19.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Lawpy]

Voted for all choices again.

 

[deleted407021]

@ranob , what are you trying to figure out, here?

 

[DokterMom]

@ranob , what are you trying to figure out, here?

He's trying to get his advisor to agree to let him over-extend himself (again) and take more credit hours than university policies allow.

@ranob, AdComs won't be impressed by your obscene courseloads, particularly if they come at the expense of a sub-optimal GPA. If you want to take more courses, AUDIT some. That way you can learn the information anyway and drop if needed.

 

[Affiche]

I don't like odd numbers so I can't vote for any of the options you've presented

 

[NeuResurgens]

"14 days" definitely feels shorter than "two weeks."

Other than that I don't think I'll be much help here.

 

[deleted407021]

He's trying to get his advisor to agree to let him over-extend himself (again) and take more credit hours than university policies allow.

@ranob, AdComs won't be impressed by your obscene courseloads, particularly if they come at the expense of a sub-optimal GPA. If you want to take more courses, AUDIT some. That way you can learn the information anyway and drop if needed.

Seems like he may be overthinking it a bit ...

 

[cantankerous]

Why don't you just save classes for the summer terms and winter break?

 

[WingedOx]

Have you tried having a rational, adult discussion about academic decisions instead of fruitlessly trying amateur psychology tricks?

 

[clippers50fan]

Is this real?

 

[NeuResurgens]

Is this real?

I'm skeptical to be honest.

 

[Doug Underhill]

These numbers remind me of the error bars on my dissertation research

 

[deleted393595]

Followup to http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/psychology-of-numbers.1166870/. Apparently it was felt that 22 was too large a number. Given that, which of the following representations of 19 feels the smallest?

The previous thread established simplicity as a desirable outcome. Perhaps the results will be different here given the extended duration of the poll. Especially given some indicated a preference for 18+1 over 19.

Thanks in advance.

Nice tricks you got there, dawg!

Do you also do kids parties?

 

[WingedOx]

Nice tricks you got there, dawg!

Do you also do kids parties?

 

[WedgeDawg]

I voted for all of them because I like clicking buttons

 

[ranob]

If you want to take more courses, AUDIT some. That way you can learn the information anyway and drop if needed.

Auditing isn't really all that feasible. It involves a ton of paperwork and is highly discouraged.

Seems like he may be overthinking it a bit ...

Perhaps

Why don't you just save classes for the summer terms and winter break?

I have other plans for the summer

Have you tried having a rational, adult discussion about academic decisions instead of fruitlessly trying amateur psychology tricks?

Naturally. The psychology is for when the discussions don't end up panning out. A last resort if you will that takes relatively little time and has a high potential payoff.

And yet the far and away most likely outcome is that this will not affect anything

IMO it's worth a shot. Best to try everything possible so that there are no regrets in this matter

How you do in the courses matter way more than the units. If you put effort into buckling down and doing your coursework, you can easily handle another course.

Fixed that for you

 

[WedgeDawg]

And yet the far and away most likely outcome is that this will not affect anything

 

[JamesMarch]

How you do in the courses matter way more than the units. If you put this much effort into buckling down and doing your coursework, you could probably handle another course.

 

[ranob]

Thanks for voting all. Seems they wanted the extra credit(s) to be spent on a liberal arts course; the 16+3 formulation probably helped emphasize that this was the case.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Those who wish to, may comment in the previous thread. Closing.