What did you do, you fucking idiot?
Teachers are always telling us to do our homework and projects on time, but there are so few that return them in a reasonable amount of time. I get that they have other student's work to grade, but I also have other teacher's homework to do. I understand that teachers have other work to do, such as coaching a team or faculty meetings, but I shouldn't be waiting for over a month to see what I got on a quiz. I'm not even asking for teachers to return my work the day after I turn it in, but at least do it in a reasonable amount of time (ex. a week or two) and not an entire month!
Happy Shipping Day!
The day of shipping is upon us! Here are some things that you may need to know at this point.
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First and foremost, PLEASE SHIP YOUR GIFT TODAY. It is not a problem if you have waited until now. (I only shipped mine on Friday.) But even if you have waited, NOW IS THE TIME to ship. Once your gift is shipped, please mark it as shipped at Redditgifts. It's a good idea to submit proof of shipping at the time that you mark your gift as shipped just so you are covered in case anything goes awry.
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If you are going to be a little late in shipping your gift, that is fine, but PLEASE let your giftee know by messaging them anonymously through Redditgifts. Please don't mark anything as shipped until it has actually been shipped.
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If your information has not yet been pulled, you will want to read all about rematching.
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And since many people will not read that link, the "Report No Gift" button does not become available until two weeks after the shipping deadline for domestic matches and twenty days for international rematches. You will get an email when it is time to report no gift, but it won't be today.
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If your information has been pulled, but your gift has not shipped yet, it is still not time to panic! The majority of people will ship today and in the few days following. You will get an email notifying you when your gift has been shipped.
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Tracking is not required and not everything comes with tracking. If your Santa did not provide tracking, that's fine and is not an indication that anything sinister is afoot. Sometimes, all you can do is wait it out.
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Proof is only necessary if a giftee reports no gift and it is not guaranteed to be looked at until then. But it is an excellent idea to submit your proof of shipping when you mark your gift as shipped. Please see this post on what constitutes acceptable shipping proof.
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If you have received a gift and have opened it and have not yet posted in the gallery, please do so within a reasonable amount of time. It's OK if you don't do it immediately, but your Santa is anxiously waiting for that gallery post. Please don't torture them any longer than y
Whats the Plan !
This is the first free agency since the league introduced a focus on combating tampering. This is why I have little sympathy for the bucks. (I do feel bad for Erysan, but it is squarely the fault of the bucks for being the first to break the new rules.)
Last year, after the Kawhi/Durant free agency Adam Silver and the board of directors introduced new rules specifically to combat the overly lax free agency deadlines.
> Silver said that the measures, approved unanimously, are an expression of the league’s desire to “ensure that we’re creating a culture of compliance” and to establish a “level playing field” in free agency for all 30 teams.
In doing so, he introduced harsher punishment:
> Under the new guidelines, the NBA league office has the power to suspend executives, void contracts, take away draft picks and fine a team up to $10 million if it is caught violating the league’s tampering rules.
One executive added:
> The tampering optics looked bad and [the league office] had to clean it up,” one league executive said. “I think we’ll see a more compliant environment because no GM wants to be the first one caught. But I can promise no one is going to report an agent.”
Edit: To clear up confusion, these rules were put in place AFTER last years free agency due to scenarios like Kemba Walker signing within 1 minute. This is the first offseason with these in place. Bucks are the first team to break them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/09/20/after-free-agency-free-for-all-nba-implements-stiffer-tampering-rules/
Deferred? Time to Write Your Letter of Continued Interest!
Worried about Interviews? Here you go!
Still struggling with your Personal Essay? This is for you.
I know most of you have finished your applications, but I also know there are some of you who might need to round out your list or you might even be just getting started. If so, there are some amazing colleges out there still open for apps and looking for awesome students like you. So, I just sorted on Common App to look at all the schools with deadlines on Feb 1 or later. There are some truly incredible schools there, y'all.
The actual common app list is much longer than this. I've only included schools that I've personally visited and liked or met their admissions team, or I know someone who has visited and liked it, or I know someone who's attended and been happy. If you have schools for me to add, please send them my way. This is just mostly from the Common App, so there are schools that aren't on Common App that I haven't listed. I've included a few non-Common App schools that I just happen to know have later deadlines. Also, please note, I’ve written descriptions for a few, but I don’t value the other schools any less -- I just don’t know them quite as well.
* The asterisk means there are no App Fees!
Edit — SMU just extended to Jan 24 (seen on Twitter)
February 1:
Auburn
Creighton U *: this is the school where one of my personal heroes attended, Ernie Chambers. If you don’t know who he is, look him up
Gonzaga
Hobart and William Smith *
Ithaca College *
Marquette *: beautiful, mid-sized, city school in Wisconsin
Miami Ohio
Morehouse: HBCU, beautiful liberal arts college in Atlanta for men
Muhlenberg
Quinnipiac
Sewanee *: liberal arts college, intellectual vibe, real life-changers, gorgeous mountain top campus
Southwestern *: liberal arts college in a cool little town right outside Austin, Texas, amazing admissions team
Spelman: HBCU, beautiful liberal arts college in Atlanta for wome
... keep reading on reddit ➡I think I might be the asshole in this situation as I flipped out on my Dad when I found out what happened, I'm unsure as to whether or not my frustration and anger in this situation is justified or if it was asshole behaviour.
Now, I understand where you are coming from if you are going to respond with "well you should've done it earlier", however this is besides the point allow me to explain. I stayed up all night writing 2 papers, I submitted one and with about 4 hours left until the deadline I decided to get a power nap in because at this point I was really fatigued from writing all night. Before going to bed, I told my Dad I had an assignment due at 2PM and I was going to take a power nap to try and get some energy, to which he replied "okay", and I continuted with my rest. During this time my Dad went shopping, and didn't make any attempt to check that I was awake by calling me, nor when he got back home did he bother to check if I was awake (this was before the deadline). I understand he doesn't owe me any kind of duty to wake me up, but for someone who supposedly cares about my education and future and who understands how much work I put in to that end, it really was expected as common sense.
So, time passes, nobody bothers checking that I'm awake (despite knowing the deadline is at 2pm), and thet deadline passes and I eventually wake up. I was pretty annoyed at Dad who initially failed to accept any responsibility for it but later admitted he forgot to wake me up. I don't think he cares about my education as much as he likes to let on, he knew the consequences of a late submission were the grade being capped and any work above a pass effectively being for nothing.
Luckily, this is just one assignment and I was able to get the other one finished and submitted prior, but it is still extremely frustrating that I forced myself to stay up to write an assignment which now will recieve no credit above a bare pass. All down to my Dad simply not caring enough to prioritise shopping and watching TV over making an attempt to check I was awake, with the full knowledge that the deadline was hours away and I was in need of a power nap to actually finish the assignment.
AITA?
via Twitter:
> "Oladipo wanted to be in a bigger market. That wasn't even a question. Wasn't going to remain in Indy past the trade deadline despite the warm and fuzzy things said publicly in the last few months. If he was healthy, he was getting moved by Pacers b/c they could get value back"
https://twitter.com/ThisIsJMichael/status/1349472125640388614
Comment if you know any other schools
1/6
MITNotre DameYale
1/7 -
Emory
1/8
PomonaPitzerWellesleyWilliams
1/10
Occidental
1/11
Johns HopkinsClaremont McKennaDavidson
1/13
Georgetown
1/15
USCUNCUChicagoTulaneCase WesternVirginia TechChapmanLehighAmericanHaverfordCarletonColgateBucknellReedBryn MawrPurdueDrexelUConnKenyonDenisonLewis and ClarkBeloitGettysburgLawrenceUMass AmherstKnoxBerry
1/20
- Rochester
- UMD
2/1
- UMich
- UW Madison
- TCU
- UNH
Ya girl wrote 750 words in 48 minutes
So at the beginning of my college search, I knew I wanted to apply to Stanford. Then I looked at the supplements and started doubting, but I knew I "should" apply. At like the 28th I decided I wasn't going to apply, but then I next day I decided to just try the supplements because I realized I had a hook (I play steel drums and they have a band). This would be one of my only opportunities to continue steel drums. I ended up writing the 5 short ones and outlined the 3 longer ones. Then I was like no no I shouldn't apply.
THEN at 11:08 pm Jan 2, a friend sent me that post about watching criminal minds then realizing they have to apply to Stanford and I started to feel guilty. After some back and forth he said I should just shoot my shot, so I did. I spent the next 48 minutes writing the three long prompts and submitting. Bruh
Who is your biggest mistake? Forget to change your VC?
Personally doubled up on WH defence and benched Dias.
Edit: HAPPY NEW YEAR. RIP my notifications, PLENTY of regrets this week! Great way to start the new year.
Some of you may have received an email that may have given the impression that the shipping deadline was today. Pffftttt! You got THAT from what we sent?? Weird.
Yeah, we haven't slept in three weeks, so that email went out in error! The shipping deadline is December 21.
NO NEED TO PANIC! It is OK if you ship a little late, but please message your giftee and let them know the situation. Don't mark anything as shipped until it has actually been shipped. As soon as it is on its way, you can mark it as shipped and submit proof of shipping at that time.
Sorry for any confusion and ensuing panic! Did I mention the part about not sleeping?? =D
