Taking my first attempt at the 65 next week, pretty nervous but trying to clean up weaker areas.
In Brian Lees videos I know he has a name for it I can’t remember, but in my brain I replace cheet sheet with it everytime.
Basically I’m looking to see if anyone has a good idea or an example of a sheet they used that they immediately wrote down as soon as they sat down to help them with the test. I have a decent memory and I think with a couple practice runs I can write down a good bit as soon as I get in there. I have a few ideas, but wondering if anyone already has a premade one or could give me some ideas to help out with that. Thanks!

Hey everyone, first time posting here.
33yo, male. I've been bouldering indoors for about three years now and I've noticed a few specific things that don't get talked about much. Here are some questions I've been pondering:

1. I'm looking to push myself more with limit bouldering above my current grade. Currently, I tend to stick to boulders around my flash grade on reset days, work on my project grade during sessions, and only tackle boulders above my limit grade once I've cleared everything else. Should I be focusing more on trying climbs that are way above my level?
   
2. Any tips for practicing coordination, comp-style, and slab boulders when my gym doesn't have many of those routes?
   
3. How can I improve my technique for high foot manteling moves, when you need to sit on your foot and wrist/shoulder? I always find these uncomfortable.
   
4. Any advice for managing skin when working on slopers or volumes? When to stop? When to burn?
   
5. When is it a good idea to revisit a hard boulder problem that I've already sent, especially if I feel like I could improve on my beta or technique?
   
6. I really enjoy training on the board, doing it twice a week alternating with sessions on the moonboard. Should I prioritize this style of training for a while, or should I balance it with other styles? I feel some frustration in both cases. Getting better on the moonboard would be nice, but others styles are lovely too.
   
7. How do you deal with changes in difficulty level set by the route setters? It seems like every month or so there's a shift, which can be confusing. Do you just adapt and focus on what challenges you, or do you find it affects your training consistency?
   
8. I've been considering joining the strongest group at the gym once a week and following their lead, even if it means attempting climbs that are beyond my current ability. If that group disperses, I'd move on to another. While this approach exposes me to new challenges and beta, I find it somewhat distracting and notice I rest less. Any thoughts or advice on this approach?
   

Feel free to answer any or none of these questions. Cheers!

When I was in school, I did not like Math that much. It felt cold, boring and always felt like I had to struggle with it.
Because of that, I thought I was an arts-person (rather than STEM person) and maybe that's what I should focus on because my brain was built for that.
I later picked up programming (after school) and I now have a newfound appreciation of Math after realizing that it's a wonderful tool that can be used to solve a lot of problems in programming AND create interesting things.
This was the paradigm shift for me. In school, Math just felt like following a set of formalities. I knew in some situations you were expected to divide, in some situations you had to multiply, or find the power. I just knew that was what was expected because of reptition and practice questions. So I got an intuition of what was expected. A lot of the times it felt like shooting into the dark.
But when you do it as a hobby (without any rules, marking schemes, instructions), it becomes more like playing in a sandbox. You want to manipulate the sand, but have to figure out what tool to use.....or in some cases create your own tool.
After doing this, I've now gotten much better at Math and things make more sense. Because I can now see the sand that I'm playing with and think (from scratch) of how I can manipulate it to reach results. It never felt like this in school.
Which makes me wish that I just dropped out of school by 4th grade and started doing this then. I would have made so much progress by now.
But I don't know who to blame.....Is it really the schooling system's fault? Because I have met several geniuses in my life who went through the same schooling system and they've always been math geniuses. Or it could be that school is not ADHD-friendly, and ADHD people can only learn by themselves with special methods.
Are there other people here who've had a similar experience? Where you liked math only after leaving school?

After my high school graduation, my father made me start studying for the LSAT. I would just do practice problems, untimed, and take full-length tests, untimed, to just strive for accuracy. I think the peak I hit was 160, but this was five years ago. I took an online course with videos, etc. for it but I never could get the pattern for the LSAT logic (not logic games, just how the logic is used overall).
I continued to study in bits and pieces through my first year of college (UC Berkeley) until I decided late into my first year I'll double-major in Economics, and potentially triple-major in Chinese (which I was on the track to do until I was going to get a B in a ridiculous Mongolian class; after that point I could no longer triple-major because I had to drop the class and downgraded Chinese to a minor). I ended up having to take several 20+ units, including 16 unit semesters. I think if it wasn't for COVID-19, that would've been physically impossible. Hence, I stopped studying for the LSAT.
I wanted to work full-time to stand out more than the extracurriculars I already had. Frankly, I did very little in anything legal. Then I heard about the GRE, and how many law schools are now taking the GRE in lieu of an LSAT score if you so chose. I thought if I could ace the GRE (I would have to get near-perfect, probably around a 335 to even consider not taking the LSAT), then it would be over. I also was interested in potentially joining my JD with an MPP or MBA, which is why I chose the GRE route.
However, my GRE results have been far from ideal. There's absolutely no way I'm going to get a 335+. My test is in two weeks, it's my second exam, and while I probably will improve from my first sitting, I probably won't be improving to even the level of the MPP or MBA averages I need to be hitting. I would be BARELY at an "maybe competitive" score.
The reason I'm posting about this here is because: if I can't even excel on the GRE, how can I even expect to have a shot at the LSAT? All the GRE is supposed to be is a slightly harder version of the SAT. If my score was low because of the GRE's Quantitative score, that's one issue. But it's because of Verbal, which is more reflective of the LSAT compared to Quantitative. The Verbal section, apart from Vocab, is like traces of the LSAT (there's reading comprehension similar to the LSAT and even arguments/logical reasoning).
I think with the addition of my work experience, everything else about my application components gives me a chance (LSAC GPA: 3.935). It's the test, and unfortunately, the most important factor (with very few exceptions, but even then, a significant factor). I am considering giving up on my dream of going to law school and becoming a lawyer — perhaps my test-taking skills, or the lack thereof, is the sign that maybe law wasn't meant for me, and I wasn't meant for law. I've joined this subreddit a few weeks ago, and I'm seeing the general consensus that if you're not even hitting 170, honestly don't even bother applying until you do (unless you're a URM, which I'm not -- I'm an ORM with a URM parent, though). Even schools we never saw coming rising fast up in the ranks (like Minnesota) or even low T-50's (UC Irvine) are seeing at or near 170-averages, which means I'll need to be above that to really be competitive or at least around there (maybe -1 point at max) to be even moderately competitive.
I grew up in Korea until the first grade when my mother got sick and sent me to live in America while she was dealt with health issues. I know some people may say where you go to law school doesn't matter as much as we think it does, but the reality is that's just not true. Opportunities are SEALED SHUT if you don't go to a reputable enough school in many cases, and that will be indicative based on my admissions, which is indicative on my test scores. Moreover, my mother literally sent me away and gave up custody so I could have a better life than she could give me. It would literally be dishonoring that sacrifice if I just go to some rink-a-dink school --- mind as well just not apply at all.
I guess I'm writing to a) vent; b) trying to get some encouragement or reassurance from ppl who have been through the process or going through it; c) legitimately consider if law school is something that's viable for me -- and not just any law school -- a good one (goal is minimum T-14 or higher). I'd rather just save myself the trouble if I'm not and just turn my attention to a different direction.
Thanks.

hi i’m a sec4 here — this wa2 i scored an a1 for everything except for bio and chem. i’m feeling extremely dejected bc ironically these were the subjects i put the most effort into. i mean i literally started studying for bio a month prior, did notes and many practices. i’m feeling really disappointed bc i can’t even say “oh maybe i could’ve done this or that better” because deadass i did everything there is to do to work and improve on myself. i don’t even know what i could have done better because i did everything. maybe i’m just not cut out for sciences which sucks because god knows i did try my best otherwise i wouldn’t have gotten my A1 for all my other subjects. plus i’m taking olevels this year which sucks because i really feel like it’s not even possible for me to get my A for my sciences anymore.. does anyone have any tips or am i really just not cut out for sciences? for reference here are my grades
hcl hasn’t come out yet, AM EM A1, SS/LIT A1, ART A1, EL A1

Hello all,
I am working with the Molenbeek For Brussels 2030 project as a Heritage Broker. My job is to interview different inhabitants of Brussels with the aim of finding common stories in this diverse city.
I myself am not a resident of this city which makes it difficult for me to find a these specific profiles, so please take a look at this excel document. If you recognise yourself or know someone who fits the criteria, please send me a message :)
(Practical info: you read the excel sheet from left to right, the first block on the row says the district, the second one says the gender (F, female; H, man), the next block says the age, the next block says if a Belgian nationality is required or not and the last block says the needed country of origin.)
Please feel free to message me for extra info if you are interested!

I'm in my third semester of physical therapy graduate school, but last semester made me realize I really have to buckle down on a schedule and study method. I tried using digital notes more (iPad, typed), after being a tactile pen-on-paper person for years, and some of my grades reflected that, so I'm working on figuring out what works for me. I do best using words, condensing, and grouping them together. I also started using AI to help me.
here's my current plan:
I have 3 "planners"- one actual planner for general to-dos for the week/due dates, a memo pad turned into a time block planner to keep track of where my time goes (and classes), and a small notebook listing the class and topic for the week- on the latter two I keep them open (spiral) to the current pages and write anything when I think of it, this has helped me.

1. I download PPTs, materials, etc. onto my iPad. I section them based on class and divided these into midterm & final
   
2. Note taking/reviewing: I view it on my laptop and copy/paste parts of the ppt, typing it into chatGPT, asking it to make bullet point notes then copying it into a doc., then follow along with this while comparing it to the OG PPT to ensure it didnt miss any info (while reflecting on the info section by section). during this I hand write the summarized points that chatGPT has made.
   
3. lectures: while watching lectures, I write on my handwritten notes in a different colored pen near words about it, I also started trying to use the Cornell method and leaving spaces for other notes.
   
4. Practice questions: using chatGPT, I'll ask it to make questions and answer it for me. It helps me learn how to think critically about an issue (in the sense of providing a thought process to help me build on). I do think my prompt for MC questions is bad as they're usually really easy even when saying "difficult level".
   
5. Textbook reading: sometimes I'll ask it to turn text into tables, to answer the questions or summarize the text. this is a HUGE time saver for me, I remember spending hours on those end of chapter questions and not knowing if they're even right (no answer key).
   
6. Review: in my school the class above me made really good quizlets based on all the info, so I try to review them for the given subject after my study session. I also condense the words on my notes.
   

This is only my second week, so I haven't taken exams yet. I feel more confident than my sporadic study schedule last semester. I tried to force myself to be a visual learner (I know I shouldn't have) and also take notes on my laptop and iPad. it simply didnt work for me. I tried because it's a ton of info but idk. im trying my best :,)

Hey everyone, I can’t decide between these two subtypes, because I can relate to both very well. My core is definitely e9, I allign well with the motivations and everything. My MBTI type is ISTP, in a Ti-Ni loop most of the time since I’m kinda in the middle of my wtf years and I’m 17. My psychosophy/ap type is FLEV (3-4-1-1)
I’m just going to pure everything out here because to be honest at this point I don’t even know myself which points apply to which subtype. If needed I can list some other stuff in the comments.
Thank you for your help in advance!
The sloth manifests in me in just generally being lazy and I just like to do my own stuff, not really liking to be dragged out to do things I don’t want to do. If that happens I’ll be very grumpy. Other than that I’m pretty much always grumpy. I’m the happiest when I’m running or drawing or when doing some thrilling stuff with my friends. I’m get very frustrated when I feel hungry or when I’m sleepy and there’s any kind of noise around me. Hence why I sleep with earplugs on. I like being around my friends and I can relate both wanting to be with them all the time and wanting to have free time. With family I don’t really care tbh, there’s been always an argument going around with my dad that ‘I’m selfish and don’t care about anyone and I never call them’.
I’m pretty protective of my own room and stuff, my mom even gets scared of me because she always hears in my voice that I want to be left alone and don’t wanna let her in lol. I hate noises and being bothered while doing my own stuff. I get furious about these things. If I don’t want to do something I’ll mostly let others know but there are times when I don’t and just go along with them while thinking about when I can get home asap.
I relate very much to the merging part and I’d say I merged with everything throughout my whole life. That applies to crushes and hobbies as well. I kinda become a clone of them. If I like someone I’ll become like them, like ‘yeah their hobbies are cool, now I’m gonna do those and I’ll be cool and they will like me’. I can’t decide whether this is conscious or unconscious, I just know that there is always some kind of a motive there. I seriously just become like them. With hobbies it’s like ‘hey I do distance running, therefore I’m a distance runner and it’s my personality now.’
I have an ‘I don’t care attitude’ most of the time and I don’t like rules, I always had problems at school with that when I was younger. Even now sometimes. I can go into things without questioning. I’ve always been brave, my friends say that I’d be a gryffindor. Or gryfferin. They say I’m mostly a gryffindor but have slytherin traits too.
My anger is switches between controllable and uncontrollable, depending on the situation.
I dislike being helped by others and I like to handle stuff my on own. This applies to everything.
When I entered high school the first time my teachers immadiately liked me because I was smart and everything, looked pretty responsible, kinda looked like an enneagram 3. I was however exhausted by showing this fake persona that I had on for the teachers so I got rid of that.
Since my childhood was very shitty I’ve always been depressed with on and off episodes and that’s pretty noticable on my grades. I’m still above average in my class but one of my teachers called me out.
I’m both theoretical and practical, but imo theorising pointlessly is stupid. Ne users exhaust me. I like carrying out my plans, but still live a lot in my head. I’m pretty idealistic, but kinda realistic in that. I have plans that might seem very idealistic but I plan stuff that I know I’m capable of carrying out. I would never say that I’ll become a doctor because I know I wouldn’t like to study that much.
I’m fairly assertive but can also be socially awkward. When walking on the street getting catcalled I’ll shout at them and curse very much because I won’t let them take advantage of me and I get very pissed off. When I’m angry I think it’s pretty visible but not all the time.
I’ve been called bossy by my friends. They said that we do things the way I’d like to do them most of the time. Imo they just never take charge and I know how to handle things and can decide so I’ve always been the leader in my friend groups. I’m an amazing problem solver and I always know what to do if a problem occurs. That doesn’t really apply to relationships. I just swallow my pride and apologise or just cut them off.
With crushes I feel like crap I’m so embarrased but people say I don’t act weird. I’ve always been embarrased when talking about love, I never shared my crushes with anyone. It’s embarrassing and brings up an unnecessarily vulnerable side of me so instead I avoid it at all costs. I find these things very cringe but love reading fluff fanfics when I’m alone. Secretly I’m romantic and emotional. I can get really jealous as well.
I’ve always been the weird kid in my class with the weird interests but people liked me regardless because I was always the chill kid who helped anyone and was kind. I can also be blunt and inconsiderate randomly. I’ve always been pretty unapproachable and never had much friends, I think people can sense that I don’t really wanna be with them and I’d just like to mind my own business instead. I avoid crowds and hate (family)gatherings. With crushes though I have this longing that I wanna be close to them.
I can be alone for a pretty long time and enjoy it but that way I’ll become very isolated and used to it and don’t really like to go out again. I also become depressed.
I had a fairly addictive personality my whole life, I have exercise addiction (even though it’s much better than it used to be), I have a history with eating disorders, and I can easily hyperfixate on stuff. These hyperfixations come and go.
I care about my health a lot and do loads of sports, but when unhealthy my room becomes a dark pit, mom says it stinks and I sleep all the time. I’m lazy to do the dishes and I can eat from the same bowl multiple times. I got food poisoning from that two times. I always continue doing sports though.
I have a problem of cutting people off randomly when I get very pissed off. I’ve lost almost all my friends that way. I can get rid of relationships in a minute.

My husband and I care for 2 girls (6 and 11) - possibly irrelevant: we have 3 kids or our own: 11,8,6. Recently mom has been asking for extended AM and PM hours and dad seemed to no longer be in the picture, leading to mom taking on another job. Mom finally opened up to me and said there was domestic violence and the police had taken him away/order of protection in place. The girls are aware of this obviously, but don’t know I know. Younger of the two seems less affected and is just giddy to get extra play time with my kids. Older daughter (5th grade) has had a noticeable shift and my husband and I believe she’s getting depressed. Lethargic, just wants to be on her phone, doesn’t want to eat breakfast anymore (we do before school care also). Husband and I want to help her but don’t know how to. In my dream world, I’d talk to her, let her know I know what’s going on and am there for her if she wants to talk… but I’m afraid of overstepping. I am really worried she feels alone in this. Mom is working around the clock and I’m sure dealing with so much probably doesn’t have the time to check in with her. She’s really passionate about gymnastics but mom had to pull her out because of $ - husband and I were even considering just redirecting some of the $ she pays us for childcare towards gymnastics and start taking her again. She’s so good and I think her mental health could totally use it. Do you think mom would be offended if I ask to do that? If anyone has any advice on how I can support this tween girl going through a hugely life altering time in her life - please let me know! For more info - we are with them from 5AM until 8AM and then 230PM until 530PM sometimes 7PM, 4-5 times a week. At this point we are the adults they see most outside of school and will be for the foreseeable future. We feel a responsibility to help her out.
Thanks if you read this far!!!

Tideman... the most hyped problem in the entire course of CS50x.
I tried to do it... and I could complete it relatively faster than others, but it was challenging nonetheless. Also, a very important note:
You can take as much time as you want, you can even solve Runoff (though I haven't looked at it till now). Only one thing: please DON'T think that some XYZ guy solving Tideman within 7 hours is implying that you need to do it too. Obviously not. Take your time...
This pset is challenging but it can even open an amateur coder's mind. I understood what Graphs are from this very pset.

Preliminaries

I want to say, understand structs very carefully if you have coded in Java and are learning C. For those who are getting to know about these algs recenty (applies to Python coders too), understand it thoroughly first. Also, if possible, write the algs which you are confused about. Like, try to use some website or stuff, or even ChatGPT (what I am about to say is reasonable) to understand how the alg works (NO DIRECT CODE), like certain analogies.
Anyway, the things that are hard in various algs are as follows:

• Linear Search: That return false thing which David Sir said in the lecture.
• Binary Search: Understanding how the high and low indexes are adjusted. The way I like to explain binary search (without using recursion) is using some thumb pins attached on a board like an array and keeping a rubberband stretched between the high and low indexes. That way, when you'll try to change the index, you'll just think to yourself, "I'm keeping the high/low index jussst beyond the middle position." Try it/visualize it for yourself.
  
• Selection Sort: The exact thing we use when we did those ascending-descending order problems in the first grade... anyway... understanding why the inner loop starts from the next index is important. Also, people do forget to swap after everything, which shouldn't be forgotten.
  
• Bubble Sort: Bubbble Sort can be done more efficiently by tweaking with the test condition in the inner loop... but we don't need to focus on that for now. Just remember that you need to insert the reverse of the condition you are trying to fulfill. For example, for sorting in ascending order, you need to check if the previous element is, in some way, shape, or form, greater than the next element.
  
• Merge Sort: Ok, I am still confused regarding this one, but one way we can approach that is to understand how merging works. You need to write a program where two arrays are merged in ascending/descending order into one array. The two arrays need to be random. You can find examples for this problem on the internet, but please don't look at the solutions. You CAN USE your loops while merging the two arrays, but merging really doesn't require any other sorting algorithm, just two counters (a hint).
  

Before understanding Tideman, please have a strong grasp in any of the sorting algs. Understand why the conditional is there, because the conditions will be different for this problem. You can even solve the hardest sorts if you know what the conditionals do in your sorting alg.
Also, recursion is really worth learning independently. Solve some problems you are trying to solve using iteration. Try to check whether something is a prime number using recusion. Try to do anything you have solved/can solve using iteration.
Recursion is just mathematical induction (for those who know maths): it's just dominoes falling. You need to check what will happen when the first domino or the last domino will fall (base case), and ensure that if a domino m is falling, ensure that the domino m+1 is falling too (recusive case).
Please watch the shorts and section for this week, in case you don't understand anything. Check for the materials you don't understand.
Also, PLEASE do the additional practice problems of week 3. There's no check50 or submit50 for these problems, you can check the results for yourself. Even as a experienced programmer, I'd recommend taking these baby-steps before trying to attempt Tideman. See, even if you did Java or Python before and you feel like finding the max value or making a WHOLE MENU is tiring, these are very easy problems, which are important for solving the later ones. For example, I was thinking, "Why just take the value? Why not take the index?" Then when I was trying to solve the Plurality pset, I realized that they were trying to tell us that there can be multiple winners... anyway...

Tideman

So, you've completed Sort, Plurality and, possibly, even Runoff and all the other psets... and you're trying to attempt this.
1) Open the walkthrough video/the pset page.
2) For newcomers, write (about) all the variables and their functions “in brief”. Or just look at the distribution code or the pset page. These are very essential, and you’ll have to refer to them frequently.
3) When the walkthrough video comes to the functions part, we’ll start focusing on THAT FUNCTION only. As David Sir said throughout the course till now, abstraction is the key. Like, think of only that part of the main method where a particular function has been implemented, how that part has been treated... Just don't think about the other functions you’ll have to do. JUST do that part and return accordingly. Write pseudocode like you’ve done throughout the course.
4) If you want, you can reuse the codes you’ve written…
Let's talk about what we can do in the individual functions:

• For the vote function, you will probably remember the discussion on linear search. Implement that, but do understand what are the uses of those parameters.
• For the record_preferences function, I would recommend you to use a pen-and-paper to understand the situation, visually. Also, understand that you are trying to check who wins between two candidates, AND THEN determine the preference. Also, i over j.
• For the add_pairs function, you will obviously have to run an inner loop and an outer loop for traversing through the array. One more thing: remember the technique you did in your previous functions.
• For the sort_pairs function, you’ll be happy to hear that you can quite literally write abc a[i] = b, where b is a struct of abc. You won't need to write different variables like abc a[i].smile = b.smile and make your code longer (where smile is a variable in struct abc).
• (Before attempting the lock_pairs function, read this thing I’ve got from the Discord server)
• For the lock_pairs function, you are free to make any other recursive function you want in the code. Think of the parameters it will take. You’ll understand the parameters if you understand all the base cases. The return type will obviously be bool or int (you may take anything you want though). One thing to note though: search through the destination part thoroughly, using a loop in the recursive function. If necessary, you can write a recursive call in the loop too. Remember that base case is written first and then your main part of the code: the loop part. In this function, it's very important not to get overwhelmed. Recursion will do the teeny-tiny details for you if you write the base case properly. So, have that “leap of faith,” and search through and step into and through and step into and through and step into… you get the idea right?
• By the way, how will you differentiate between what you’ve already traversed and what you have not traversed? After all, you only have a bool array with true and false as the only acceptable values. Make changes in the lock_pairs and in the recursive function accordingly. Also, lock_pairs function is in itself, also, not unimportant, as it also does some pretty eccentric stuff too. Like, you never try to check if you have fit another end of the pipe perfectly without checking if the first end is already fit.
• For the print_winners function, atleast I would rather use statements like break and continue. Consult the Internet if these are confusing for you. Btw, labelled loops don't exist in C. I’m heavily disappointed. Alternatively, you can use variables declared outside the outer loop to note the index(es). Also, you’ll have to use a flag coupled with those two statements or those variables. “For this problem, we can assume that there is one source.” Therefore, as soon as you print your stuff, just wait no more. (This was just an efficiency rant btw, this function is actually easy if done without any help from this post; just spoiler-tagged it so that you don't get overwhelmed.)

Personal Opinions

If you haven't done the problem, don't read the section, you’ll lose interest/get confused.
This is probably one of the best examples of backtracking I’ve EVER SEEN. I could never do backtracking until now. This feels more like an intermediate-level competitive programming problem… except the fact that the problem is explained a lot. I myself neither implemented graphs nor backtracking before, so I was… confused while doing locked_pairs. Also, I’m very very bad at competitive programming, please don't think like I’m some experienced developer or something,; I’m just an amateur guy doing big projects once in a while…
Anyway, it was an amazing problem. Anyone can learn a lot from this pset.

This is somewhat of a rant, but I’m also looking for any help I can get. It’s a bit of a long post to really explain the situation.
So, I have volunteered to coach a 5th/6th grade park and rec team comprised of girls from a couple of different schools. This is the first year our county has had a volleyball league. I do not have children nor am I affiliated with any of the kids. I simply love volleyball, and they were short some coaches. I have experience working with middle school athletes, and that was extremely rewarding.
Since this is the first year, I expected things to be a bit chaotic. What I didn’t expect was for it to be a bit of a disaster. Everyone is sharing one gym with two courts for the entire season, so we’re practicing two days a week for one hour each day. We only have three weeks of practice before games start, and we won’t be able to practice in between games. So in total, I am getting six hours with my team to teach them as much as I can. Only one of the girls has played volleyball before, so they’re all beginners. When we showed up to the first practice, we weren’t given any volleyballs that I was told would be provided. We were also supposed to have an entire court for our first practice per the schedule, and the other two teams were to share a court. This obviously didn’t happen. It was so loud in the gym, I couldn’t hear the girls, and they could barely hear me. We had two balls that a couple of the girls brought, thankfully. Ultimately, the first practice was a mess.
With that all being said, I don’t know how I need to approach my remaining practices. I want them to succeed and really learn the basics, but I also have to spend time, in my remaining five hours, teaching them how a game will function and the rules. I’m feeling lost and overwhelmed. I want to be a good coach to the girls and have them feeling like they really took something away from the season. I just don’t know how to optimize our time. Do I focus on simply passing and serving? Work on getting them to use three touches? Do I bother with overhead passing/setting? I would really appreciate any advice.

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• 5-15-2024ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE PROCESSES WITHOUT SYMPTOMS. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? Everyone experiences aging in their own way, and factors such as genetics, lifestyle and environment play a role in this process. Some individuals reach the age of 90 or even 100 in good health, without medications or brain disease. But how do these individuals maintain their health as they age?
• 5-15-2024COULD A LOW-CAL KETO DIET HELP EASE ACNE? In a small pilot study, some young women looking to lose weight on a low-calorie keto diet got an unexpected benefit: Their acne began to clear up. “These findings represent an opportunity to control a skin disease that affects most teenagers and many adults at some point in their lifetimes, causing distress, embarrassment, anxiety and low self-confidence among sufferers, robbing them of their quality of life,
• 5-15-2024FIGHTING FAT AND INFLAMMATION: SCIENTISTS DEVELOP NEW COMPOUNDS The menthyl esters of valine (MV) and isoleucine (MI) are multi-faceted molecules with enhanced anti-inflammatory and anti-obesity activities. The discovery and development of such molecules can result in newer classes of therapeutic drugs to treat a wide range of metabolic disorders. Credit: Gen-ichiro Arimura from Tokyo University of Science Modified derivatives of natural products have led to significant therapeutic advances and commercial success in recent times. Menthol is a naturally occurring cyclic monoterpene alcohol found in various plants,
• 5-15-2024TREATMENT OPTIONS INCLUDE ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMOTHERAPY, EXPERT EXPLAINS Chemotherapy is usually the first treatment doctors try to treat lymphoma, including the two most common forms: non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin. But alternatives to chemotherapy are developing, as first-line treatments and as backup options, explains Stephen Ansell, M.D., Ph.D., hematology chair and hematologic oncologist at the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Lymphoma is a blood cancer that begins when a germ-fighting white blood cell, called a lymphocyte, mutates and rapidly multiplies
• 5-15-2024CHECKING YOUR BELLY BUTTON CAN TELL YOU A LOT ABOUT YOUR HEALTH Navels, belly buttons, innies or outies … whatever term you use, your umbilicus may have plenty to tell you about the state of your health. For some, they are the thing of nightmares—omphalophobia (the fear of belly buttons) is a real condition. For others, they are a fashion accessory to be shown off in a crop top, or decorated with a body piercing. Whatever your feelings about belly buttons, one thing’s for sure—it once joined you to your mother
• 5-15-2024STUDY FINDS H5N1 VIRUS FROM 2022 MINK OUTBREAK CAPABLE OF INEFFICIENT AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION Direct contact transmission, weight loss, and survival for ferrets infected with A/mink (H5N1). Four donor ferrets were inoculated with A/mink (H5N1) and 24?h later each donor was paired with a contact in the same cage. Nasal wash samples were collected every other day for 13 days, and weight loss and clinical signs were monitored. A, B display viral titers from donor and direct contacts,
• 5-15-2024STUDY SHOWS COMBINING JOYFUL ACTIVITIES WITH ‘SAVORING’ THERAPY SHOWS POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH RESULTS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE With rates of depression rising among young people on university campuses, a team of SMU researchers found that combining two different therapeutic approaches demonstrated effectiveness in improving students’ overall mental health. Their findings show that students receiving behavioral activation (BA) therapy augmented with savoring (S) experienced improvements in positive and negative mood. Behavioral activation is a therapeutic approach that alleviates depression by increasing engagement in meaningful activities,
• 5-15-2024AI-BASED SURGICAL PREDICTION MODELS HAVE LIMITS Prediction models generated by machine learning are being increasingly used in medicine to identify risk factors and possible outcomes, especially for total joint replacements of knees and hips—although researchers warn that machine-generated predictions are currently being drawn from a limited data pool. “Machine learning has great potential for processing ‘big data’ and has proved its undeniable capability, although it is not free of issues,
• 5-15-2024STUDY FINDS FRONT-OF-PACKAGE NUTRITION LABELING RESULTS IN HEALTHIER PRODUCTS A study finds that a food labeling system introduced by the French government in 2017 resulted in healthier products. The study of Nutri-Score, a voluntary labeling system that assigns a simple letter grade based on nutrition, is believed to be the first to examine how food manufacturers responded to the change. Using detailed product and nutrition data from 2014 to 2021,
• 5-15-2024EXPERT EXPLAINS PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS ON AVIAN FLU Using genetically engineered mice expressing a specific variant of HLA, researchers uncover the instrumental role of this protein in the development of drug eruptions. They found that when HLA binds to an antiviral drug, abacavir, it can lead to the formation of defective proteins, which trigger a stress response in the endoplasmic reticulum, ultimately cascading into drug eruption. This implies that HLA is involved in previously unknown signaling pathways and processes that go beyond its traditionally accepted role within the immune system.
• 5-15-2024EXPLORING THE MECHANISM BEHIND DRUG ERUPTIONS IN THE SKINUsing genetically engineered mice expressing a specific variant of HLA, researchers uncover the instrumental role of this protein in the development of drug eruptions. They found that when HLA binds to an antiviral drug, abacavir, it can lead to the formation of defective proteins, which trigger a stress response in the endoplasmic reticulum, ultimately cascading into drug eruption.
• 5-15-2024STUDY PROVIDES BLUEPRINT FOR HYBRID-VIRTUAL HOME VISIT MODEL TO SUPPORT PATIENTS WHO DO NOT LIVE CLOSE TO A HOSPITAL a team developed and successfully tested a hybrid-virtual home visit model that provides care to veterans who do not live close to a VA health care facility.
• 5-15-2024HOW SCIENCE IS CHANGING THE GAME IN SPORTS Digital twins of athletes allow athletes and coaches to evaluate performance and trial technique changes. It’s an open secret that the countries that win the most medals in the Olympics and Paralympics combine talent and technology. Athletes are preparing for the next three Olympics and Paralympics in Paris in 2024
• 5-15-2024STUDY REVEALS HOW PRACTICE FORMS NEW MEMORY PATHWAYS IN THE BRAIN The effects of optogenetic inhibition on WM task performance. a, The experimental set-up. b, The delayed-association WM task trial types; licking was assessed during the 3?s choice period, with early- and late-delays periods noted. c, Learning progress across eight sessions, measured on the basis of the percentage of correct responses. d, Learning session example
• 5-15-2024A MEDITERRANEAN DIET CAN EASE SYMPTOMS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY, SAYS STUDY It’s no secret that the Mediterranean diet is good for your health. Already recommended to reduce the risks of bowel cancer, heart disease, and dementia, new research shows that the Mediterranean diet can also reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety.
• 5-15-2024ENHANCING PATIENT RESPONSE TO CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY
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• 5-15-2024NEW EVIDENCE FOR USE OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY THERAPY FOR PREVENTION OF RECURRENT VASCULAR EVENTS IN STROKE
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• 5-15-2024RESEARCHERS DEVELOP METHOD TO MONITOR PATIENTS WITH SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY USING SOUND WAVES
• 5-15-2024INFERTILITY TREATMENT FOUND TO DOUBLE THE RISK OF POSTPARTUM HEART DISEASE
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• 5-15-2024RESEARCHERS EXPLORE THE ROLE OF OF TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS IN MYOCARDITIS
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• 5-15-2024RESEARCHERS DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PLATFORM FOR MODELING HUMAN MUSCLE DISEASES IN WORMS
• 5-15-2024CLIMATE CHANGE IS LIKELY TO AGGRAVATE BRAIN CONDITIONS, STUDY FINDS
• 5-15-2024NEW STUDY SHOWS CONTINUED HIGH EFFECTIVENESS OF HPV VACCINATION IN ENGLAND
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• 5-15-2024NOVEL INHIBITOR INSIGHTS OFFER PATHWAY TO PREVENTING PXR-ASSOCIATED DRUG RESISTANCE
• 5-15-2024THE DOCTOR IS IN… BUT WHAT’S BEHIND THEM? STUDY REVEALS IMPACTS OF TELEHEALTH BACKGROUND SETTINGS
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• 5-15-2024NEW BIOMARKER IDENTIFIED TO DIAGNOSE ALZHEIMER’S IN ASYMPTOMATIC STAGES
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• 5-15-2024STUDY FINDS ASTROCYTIC PH REGULATOR CAN REPAIR BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER, REVERSE BRAIN DAMAGE CAUSED BY ISCHEMIC STROKE
• 5-15-2024DISPARITIES SEEN IN CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERALES BLOODSTREAM INFECTION OUTCOMES
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• 5-15-2024NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR CELL THERAPIES AND PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
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• 5-15-2024WEARING FACE MASKS DID NOT REDUCE RISK OF COVID INFECTION AFTER FIRST OMICRON WAVE, RESEARCH SUGGESTS
• 5-15-2024BLUETOOTH TRACKING DEVICES PROVIDE NEW VIEW INTO CARE HOME QUALITY
• 5-15-2024RACIAL DISPARITIES IN CHILDHOOD OBESITY ON THE RISE IN STUDY OF NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• 5-15-2024TWO DECADES OF STUDIES SUGGEST HEALTH BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT-BASED DIETS, BUT CAUTION URGED
• 5-15-2024TRANSCATHETER VALVE REPLACEMENT OUTCOMES SIMILAR TO SURGERY FOR SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS
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• 5-15-2024DIFFICULT WORK ARRANGEMENTS FORCE MANY WOMEN TO STOP BREASTFEEDING EARLY—HERE’S HOW TO PREVENT THIS
• 5-15-2024DAY-LONG WORKSHOP IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOUND TO EFFECTIVELY REDUCE DEPRESSION IN 16- TO 18-YEAR-OLDS
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• 5-15-2024INCLUDING MORE WOMEN ON HOSPITAL TEAMS YIELDS BETTER SURGERY OUTCOMES, NEW STUDY FINDS
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So im a very timid person and i can talk to people comfortable but these past two years I've been verbally bullied by my college piers for example having people come up to my desk just to call me stupid. calling me names behind my back or calling me weird or how 'll shoot up a school.
i had one person i would talk to (as in i would start all the conversations and he'd just listen) sure he helped me with my work but he treated me like i was a job and only seemed to hang out with me out of pitty he never starts conversations and never defended me when i was being shamed and he would just sit there with the people who bullied me. Even when i told him about how i was being treated by them he said "ITS BECAUSE I DONT TALK." i remember texting him i liked him and he said he would talk to me about it later but he actually just ghost me for a 2 days before i texted him "yeah I'll just wait." before he could tell me "how he didn't feel the same way and how he just didn't want to deal with it"
i stopped being friends with him after that and he practically helps everyone including me sometimes but i don't accept it. (he acts like he did nothing wrong)
because of this my grades has gone down even worse than before even my college professor seem to be treating me even more harshly i cried in a bathroom stall he came down to check on me and when he saw me crying unable to speak from the tears and heavy breathing he told me i was being rude and being aggressive. i told him how i was feeling the other day and he sarcastically brought it up in class and saying things to me like " anyone wants to go to the bathroom?! *Insert my name* Dont forget your phone this time."
when i call him to help me with a question he sucks his teeth or sighs loudly in annoyance. i talked to him about how im afraid ask him questions now because of him and how he pressures me when i make a mistake( for example *me taking a long time typing something* he says " your wasting my time.") he practically shifted the blame onto me with a question and told me "you hang onto things" he then makes sarcastic remarks in front of the class like " oh am i being to aggressive or im not scaring annoying. the whole class laughs.
anyway this is still going on but this happens all the time i get bullied in every school i go to i don't know why. i assume it's because of how i look but are people really that shallow? or maybe im to sensitive and need to grow up.

The AoE2 Practice Squad is proud to announce the return of the 7Ps league for it's 5th season. This league is unlike any other AoE2 community tournament, with each player playing on 18 wild maps over the course of 3 months. The league is open to all elos, and we will have competitive matches for everyone. If you are interested in signing up and finding out what the 7 Ps are (one of them may be piss.....) then join the Practice Squad and head to the sign-ups channel. Sign ups close at the end of Friday in West North America. Hope to see you all there, practicing away so you avoid some unfortunate results
The full map list is: Copenhagen, Golden Ghost, 4 Quarters, Morass, Black Forest, Oeno, Compass, Outcrop, Mudflow, HyperRandom, Canberra, Quarry, City of Lakes, Sacred Glades, Brahmaputra, Jungle Rumble, Tiny Water Nomad, and Snake Pit
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Seeing how other posts similar to this one do on this sub I expect I will be downvoted like crazy, but here it is. I am a rising highschool senior and have been swimming since 5th grade. I swim in a small (6 lane) indoor pool with a poor ventilation system. For the first few years of swimming in this pool everything was fine. I could breathe just as well as usual. However, about a year ago I developed a terrible pool cough. Everytime I swam it came back. Now I am mostly ok, but I still get extreme tightness and shortness of breath on days where the air quality is bad. I have seen a pulmonologist and they basically have no idea what is wrong with me. I have tried three different inhalers with varying success, but I hate having to rely of medicine to breathe, especially when I didn't before. I do not have these symptoms when running, doing weights, or any exercise beside swimming; and I do not get them in outdoor pools and lakes. I don't really think there is anything I can do as I cant switch pools, and I am not looking to quit swimming as I am doing quite well. I just hope im not doing any long term damage to my lungs.

ABYG dahil sumagot ako sa tanong saken?
Actually, dalawang beses na to nangyare na hindi ko alam kung ABYG sa mga ginawa ko.
So for context, I'm a HS teacher for 6 years but as being adviser, newbie pa ako kase 2nd time ko palang to.
So nung second quarter, syempre kaming mga advisers ay mag-aantay ng grades from subject teachers na humahawak sa section namin. Common problem yung bukas pa ang deadline so bukas nalang bibigay ng grades 😅 Pero naiintindihan ko naman yun kung late sila magbigay. Di big deal saken yun. Yung iba naman, sinesend nlng yung softcopy sa aamin.
Pauwi na ako ng tinanong ako ng department head ko kung kumpleto na ba yung grades na need ko.
I casually reply "Umm isa nalang po yata yung english po.." thinking na nangangamusta lang sya.
"Teka.. bakit di pag bibigay, eh nagpa-sign na yun ah??" Medyo high-pitch na yung boses nya dito.
"Ay mam.. baka nagsend po sya ng softcopy sa aken sa messenger, check ko nalng naiwan ko po kasi yung cellphone ko sa bahay" as I tried to save Mam English (yan nlng ipangalan natin hah). Pero legit na naiwan ko naman talaga.
"Bakit softcopy? Mali yan! Dapat yung hardcopy! Hindi nyo na yan dapat tinatanggap!"
"Dba mam dati pwede naman??" Nagsesend din kasi ako last year ng softcopy 😅
"Baket? Pandemic pa ba ngayon? Pano nyo makikita kung pinirmahan na yan ng dept head nila?"
"Ah ganun pala mam.. ok mam wait ko nalang po Si Mam English, baka bukas po abot po nya.."
So umuwi na ako ng peacefully. Medyo improper talaga yung softcopy, pero tinatanggap ko parin saka sa true lang, mas convenient yun para saaming lahat. Kase, mas tipid saka ang laki ng school namin minsan naghahanapan kami para lang mag-abutan ng grades 😅
Di ko alam na kinausap pala ng head ko si Mam English after namin magkita. And napahiya sya sa heads office! (Office ng department head ng bawat subject ) Inabot ni Mam English yung hard copy ng grades nya para proof na meron na syang grades. May ugali kasi yung head ko na magagalitin. May anger issues kasi yun eh. Tapos nagtaray yung head ko sa Dept head ni Mam English! Kasi daw, bakit daw nya pinirmahan yung grades na yun eh incomplete yung details. Ang binigay lng pala kasi ni Mam English, summary lang ng grades. Kumbaga, listahan ng mga students ko then grades. It's supposed to be a grading sheet na nakalagay yung complete details kung pano nagcome up sa ganung grade yung bata. Maraming gumagawa ng ganun kaya ngayon ko lng nalaman na mali pala yun. Never kasi ako nagpasa ng ganun. Edi pinagalitan kami ng head ko kung gawin ko yun dba?
Since naging adviser ako, ang importante lang saken talaga sa grading sheet is yung GRADES. Kasi yun yung isusulat ko sa card. Trabaho na ng subject teacher iexplain kung pano nakuha yung ganung grade kaya kahit summary lng ibigay saken, wala akong pake. Turns out... mali pala yung ginagawa ng iba.
So pag-uwi ko, chineck ko agad mga unread messages.
Nagchat nga si Mam English ng maaga para magsend ng softcopy at tinatanong nya kung asan ako para maiabot daw nya yung hard copy.
Nagsorry agad ako. Kasi nga di ko naman dala cellphone ko nun. Di ko alam na bago ko makausap yung Dept head ko, meron na talaga syang sinend saken.
Nagreply naman sya sabi nya "ok po mam, naireport mo na pala ako.. kainausap na po ako ni Mam (head ko), sa Monday ko po abot nalang abot yung hard copy.. paki message nalang po sya na ok na tayo"
Nagreply ako ng pasensya na kasi mino-monitor ng head ko yung mga grades.. pero binanggit ko naman na wala akong cp kaya baka softcopy muna binigay nya kasi di naman kami nagkita.
Naintindihan naman nya raw.
Actually, di ko alam if excuse nalang nya na bibigyan nya ako ng hard copy kase kung di ko pa pinaalala sa chat.... di nya ipapaabot saken. Magkataoat lng naman yung building nila sa building namin..
Pero nakokonsensya parin ako. Kase syempre, kilala ko head ko. Lagi din ako nalapagalitan nun. Ako sanay na. For sure, first time nya yun kase di nman kami parehas ng department eh. Mabait yung head nila.
Dahil tuloy sa pagsagot ko ng totoo, di na tuloy ako makapag send ng soft copy 😭
Feeling ko ako yung gago dito kase pwede naman na nagsinungaling nalang ako para wlang issue. Tapos internal nalang namin pinag usapan ni Mam English .Napahamak ko pa si Mam English .. ang honest ko kase masyado e.

Currently I'm at university nearing the point of writing a bachelor thesis. I'm 20 years old. And I feel so helpless. It feels like I forgot why I chose to do a Bachelor of Computer Science in the first place. Writing a bachelor thesis. About what? I literally have no idea. I'm already only going to lectures because I got no life. Even to the lectures I like. I literally only go to them because I got nothing better to do in my free time. It's depressing. It is clear that I lost the *why* in studying Computer Science. Primarily I went to university to get a better social life because my school social life was bad. But seriously, expecting a better social life in Computer Science is definitely a funny thing.
I went to university because somehow, magically I expected that my life would turn around, that someone would "give" me a purpose. But the more and more attend higher classes at university, I start to see a problem: You don't go to university because someone tells you to. You go to university because you *want* to. That's where my fifth life crisis starts to begin.
In my first semesters all courses were mandatory. I had a pupose: If I didn't attend these courses, these lectures, don't submit my exercises, don't find a group for group work, I will have a problem. That problem is not passing these mandatory classes. There was a clear purpose. Like in school.
Then, I got into higher semesters. And I started to see a problem. For the first time I had the *choice* between different elective courses. *I* had the choice to choose something which interests me. This choice overwhelmed me so much that I was close of dropping out. It made me feel purposeless because there way no *why* in taking these courses, just out of an intrinsic motivation. No external pressure. I didn't have to submit exercises anymore. Sure there were still discussions about voluntary exercise sheets. But no grading, no submission, no feedback. No group work anymore, so the *only* social element of my life went away, too. It is hard. It is hard waking up in the morning and knowing you will be all alone in the lectures by yourself, then going alone to the cantine to eat, then going home alone to do *voluntary* exercises alone.
Somewhere, in late high school, until now, I lost every purpose in life, both non academically but also academically. I never managed to develop an intrinsic motivation. My parents always told me what to do. My school always told me what to do. But because of my autism, my adhd, I had ZERO idea what to do on my own, nor was I ever capable of social connections. So I either start to drown myself in academic work, or other addictive things. Both is not healthy.
Well, of course there was a purpose: These courses go to be able to write my bachelor. But why do a bachelor? And doing all the requiremenets just because of the bachelor feels dumb. Because I *had* to, not because I *wanted* to. I could also just write out a paper written as "[My name] is the king of the world" and that wouldn't make me feel better.
What is the purpose?
I don't want to go to university, leave university, just to get a paper handed out in the end where it's written "Firstname Surname got a bachelor in subject x", being a random number who did the bare minimum to pass all previous courses, did the bare minimum to write a bachelor thesis about a generic topic, who had no social life, no contact to anyone at university. You realise how depressing that is when you got no life outside university?
This sub is not about depression, I know. But my problems are twofold, of which a large part is having a universal fifth-life crisis, no clear purpose in "why" I go to university. I literally have no hobbies. No friends. No purpose in university. Let me get one thing straight: The subjects, or the difficulty, are not the problem. I'm in my 5th semester right now and didn't fail one exam once, even though I didn't went to any lecture last semester because I was fed up of isolating myself outside.
Why should I do anything, why should I do anything, studying, going to lectures, doing voluntary assignments, learning the content, asking questions in the lectures if I got no social life? No one to discuss the topics with, no one to talk about the amazing thing Computer Science is? Who cares what I know, what I am capable of, what my bachelor thesis is if no one reads it? If no one wants to listen to my opinions, my ideas? If I'm just a number?
I got no purpose! No intrinsic purpose! I *need* others to give me purpose. And that's bad for university. To me a life, at university, without a social element is purposeless. University *needs* interconnection, discussing ideas, exchanging ideas. I got neither of that, nor outside university.
How are you able to have an intrinsic motivation at university? How are people able to write papers? Alone? How is that physically possible? To me, sitting infront of my PC, alone, writing a Bachelor thesis, doing literature research, alone, on my PC, going, alone, to the library for literature sounds like the most DEPRESSING thing I have ever witnessed. How do people manage to do what? How do people manage to do things ALONE? Because they got a social net? People to talk to? I don't get it.
I see the point of my Bachelor thesis infront of my eyes and afterwards I see a gaping void in my life. It scares me. *What* to do after a Bachelor thesis, alone? Masters? Alone? Again 2 years of torture? Doing work at some random company? Alone? I don't want to be alone anymore. I'm tired of it. Sick of doing academic work alone. Sick of doing *anything* alone, outside, inside my apartment. Everywhere. It's so dumb. So pointless.
So, please tell me, *why* should I do *anything* at university out of an intrinsic motivation? *How* do you get an intrinsic motivation to do things at university?

My mom has done this my entire life. I would do x and then she would get angry and sulk all day. She would give me the silent treatment or she would be passive- aggressive with me. She's doing it again and I'm not sure why. Here's how it started:
My parents and I went to my brother's graduation this weekend at an elite university. My mom and I sat next to each other during the graduation while my dad and my bro's boyfriend took photos and bonded over photography gear. My mom patted my back, and said "I'm proud of the both of you. Your father and I never thought we could raise two lawyers. Today is your day too." I responded, "Thanks mom, but today is my brother's day, not mine." I love my brother and I was careful to make sure my bro's day doesn't get ruined. He said he wanted to be taller than me in photos so I wore flats instead of heels.
Then my mom showed me the photos she took of my graduation and the likes and comments she received after she posted on Facebook. I noticed that she didn't use my name, only my initials. I'm a trans woman and my initials stayed the same. I told her, "That's not my name." During the reception, my parents took some food, but they kept chewing and talking with their mouths open, so I very discreetly nudged them to refrain from doing so. They seemed to have taken it okay. My brother wanted to introduce our parents to his professors, but my parents were shy, and possibly insecure about their 8th grade education. I still tried to nudge them over to meet them because I knew it meant a lot to my brother. My parents ended up not meeting his professors.
During dinner prep that night at my bro's apartment, my mom tasked me with washing the gailan (vegetables). Before I even started, my mom came over and said briskly, "That's not how you wash vegetables!" I responded, "Okay, you do it then." Then she yells at me, "I've tolerated you long enough!" I was taken aback by her sheer anger. I waited a bit and washed the vegetables my own way, upset that my mom couldn't trust me to wash vegetables. I cooked the vegetables myself. When my mom tried it, she forced out a "these are quite good." Of course it's good, I taught her the current method she uses to cook gailan. Throughout the weekend, my dad and brother commented on how mean she sounded. I called my partner holding back tears. I feel like I was unwanted, since I was only tolerated. It's odd because I try to move out and my mom keeps pressuring me to remain living with her.
That Sunday, I told my mom "Happy Mother's Day." She just looked away and said "thanks." When my brother woke up, he took the flowers that I bought for his graduation to my mom and said "Happy Mother's Day." She laughed and smiled.
When we got home, she laughed and said "Oh, I forgot my medications, that's why I was in such a bad mood." I figured thing were fine. I'm housesitting this week so I got to be away from my parents, but I went home to pick something up last night and she remained upset. She just sulked and directed her anger at me. I ask her what's wrong. She said "You always look down on me, like I'm not your mom. Look how you treated me all weekend!" I ask her if it was because of the gailan issue. She said she was angry at me before then. I asked her if it was because I told her not to open her mouth while she's chewing. She said it wasn't.
At that point, I was tired and just went off on her. "I don't know why you're angry. We have a communication problem in this family. No one talks about their issues. If you don't tell me your problems, it's only your problem, not mine. If you can tell me what your problems are, then maybe I can help. Honestly, I think you just like being angry. It's as if you're afraid that if you're not angry, you don't know how to be a person. I want you to think about what I said. I'm not going to think about why you're angry." (Ironically, I am wondering, but she doesn't need to know that.)
Then I left. My dad came outside with me and said "don't worry, I'll work on her."
So, I cried to my partner. It's so ridiculous, all my life I feel like I'm dealing with this big scary authority figure. But I'm dealing with someone who would tell an 8 year old daughter that she would throw her out in the street because her grades weren't great. I'm dealing with someone who wouldn't listen to her attorney daughter's legal advice, which is simply, "As a spectator, don't say anything in the courtroom." (She got thrown out of the courtroom because she kept interrupting.) I'm dealing with someone who kept discouraging their daughter from practicing law because "I'm too weak" and someone who said "shame on you" when I said I aspired to become a judge.
I'm just so damn tired. I already gave up my inheritance. I don't want it anymore. Besides, I don't care about its material value. I only see it as a symbol of their love. Anyways, I decided I'm going to move out, no matter what she says.

Please hide my identity.
Sorry for a really long message. I just want to rant about my trauma as a 1st year Klasmeyt in this blue and white school.
First sem was horrible but this sem is worst.
It started during the preliminary period of second semester, there were 2 weeks na wala kaming prof on our computing 2 course, but suddenly a professor naming M.L.C. and said to us that he will be gone for atleast 3 weeks because he has to attend a seminar on Singapore. So he gave a substitute learning material for us kasi wala din siyang hawak na syllabus and learning modules about the subject, So he gave his personal YOUTUBE ACCOUNT where he teaches so many topics, pero useless din ito kasi nga hindi namin alam kung ano-ano yung mga need namin panoorin. He also said The mathematics department is going to send a replacement professor for us. But none came. So much time was wasted waiting for a replacement professor for a 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM class.
But the time came and he got back for teaching us on preliminary period. Sobrang self-entitled niya like using mathematical symbols that were unfamilliar to us. But not only that, He was giving late announcements na walang klase to the point na 4:00 PM na kami naghihintay, dun palang siya magchachat sa GC namin na hindi siya makakapunta.
And at the start of midterms period, he said to us that he will resign because of personal reasons, so new substitute professor will be provided by the mathematics department. Mr. Ignacio was reassigned as our professor and yeah as you've expected, Bagsakan era. Only 2 (their grades was 2.25 and 3.00) out of 16 students passed on our course. Out of desperation, I started cheating on his exams, and whenever i looked around during exam, It's not only me that cheat and use calculators, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE. But i don't want to cheat anymore, it destroys my integrity and character.
He would come late in class, and immediately start giving QUIZ EVERY MEETING for only 15 MINUTES to do. This time is not enough, and his practice examples were not enough.
Mathematics was really my weakness, but I can keep up if I have a strong foundation in it. However, I was part of a K-12 program Pandemic Era where my calculus subjects (Pre-Cal and Basic Cal) were online, and we did not have a professor during my senior high school days. Kaya kung wala akong magandang nasimulan dito sa course na to, wala talaga.
I know matagal ng nirereklamo si Mr. Ignacio in this school, but why? parang walang action ang school dito. Because of this, I'm really fucked up, I'm really traumatized. I might resort into killing myself.