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2024.05.16 17:05 Ambitious-Respect219 Unusual Applicant: 174 PT's, 2.3 UGPA, Actual Scholar at Public Uni
Hello Everyone,
I have really found this /r helpful, and I really appreciate everyone here. I'm an unusual applicant, and I'm really unsure how I should proceed. I am 33, and when I was in Undergrad I experienced some terrible, publicly documented abuse of a novel type (at least in the academic literature). This caused me to have a 2.3 UGPA, I also had to work full time, and am a URM, 1st gen college grad, had to work to support my immigrant wife who couldn't work, (we're still married lmao), etc.
Since then, I have 2 master's degrees, one of which has a 4.0 GPA. As a part of that second 4.0 masters degree, I conducted the largest qualitative/quantitative research on the population that I'm a part of (survivors of this type of abuse), and produced a 100 page thesis on the topic, with some pending submissions to academic journals. A part of it was categorized under legal theory, which is so cool! I also created the first publicly listed college course on that type of abuse as a professor at the university I'm at. I teach on the topic here in the USA, and I do Collaborative Online International Learning on the same topic in Japan & Costa Rica. I have won a few faculty awards for excellent teaching, helped found an academic certificate and now manage it as a faculty member, and have spoken at two huge academic conferences on my research. I'm also a part of the two largest (to my knowledge), advocacy groups for this type of abuse, one of which I founded and manage as well. I teach like 9 different courses at my uni.
I'm looking to get a JD because a big part of my research involves survivors taking legal action as a recourse for this type of abuse. I'd like to be a professor of Law one day, and I know that's hard as hell, but I know I want to teach, because I do in my area, and I love it. I'm also genuinely interested in being an attorney. My LSAT practice is 174-178 consistently (AUG and on). I'd like to go to any top 14 school.
I was wondering if anyone had first hand experience with those admissions counselor networks from last cycle? What was your experience like? did it help? anyone or anything to avoid?
I can get amazing letters of REC from deans, chairs, academic committee members and others that have seen my work. They can all attest that my 2.3 from 15 years ago isn't representative of me. I think I have a really cool story, going from survivor, to advocate, to scholar on my topic. Even defining it with social science evidence and some publications/conferences etc. But I honestly don't know if top schools care. It's been a journey and truly hard as hell to do, but I'm happy I've done it, and this is the next step for me any my family.
Also, am I just screwed due to my low GPA?
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2024.05.16 17:05 KingPenguin444 Learning some physics as a Mathematician
Hi physicists!
I have a PhD in math. My research is in number theory, p-adic Galois representations to be specific, so it’s some serious stuff.
I’ve always had an interest in physics, but haven’t taken a physics course since E&M way back in undergrad. I have some time off before my next gig starts up and was wondering if you could recommend some books appropriate for someone with my background. My goal would be to acquire a broad understanding of some big areas of physics. I honestly don’t even know what a typical roadmap through physics looks like to know what specifically I’m interested in.
I don’t need something to teach me how manifolds work or the basics of representation theory or something; there are a lot of parallels between Galois representations and representations of Lie groups and I have a broad graduate level math background.
Conversely, I also certainly don’t intend to be brought up to research level or anything. I know my math background can’t take me that far without serious work I won’t have time to put in.
But I’d like to dive into the math behind the big topics, whatever you might consider those to be; I just don’t know really what those are or how best to approach it!
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2024.05.16 17:04 saintsaen Academic letter of recommendation ~15 years after undergrad?
I'm looking to apply to academic master's programs, probably in CS or applied math. I'm ~15 years out of a tier 1 undergrad, my degree is in Quantitative/Mathematical Economics, and my GPA was not good (~2.8, didn't try at all, can do much better). If my test-taking is what it used to be, I should do reasonably well on the GRE with some prep. I work in a Tier 1 tech company as a senior software engineer.
My goal is to take online courses from accredited institutions in a way that can get me a passable academic recommendation to a Tier ~1 online master's program (e.g. UofI Urbana-Champaign MS CS, UT Austin MS CS, Georgia Tech OMSCS, etc.).
Options I've scouted so far:
- Harvard Extension. Particularly looking to take courses that are the online variants of courses that are offered to their actual undergrads for extra credibility.
- Partial completion of an online BS in CS to pass through the fundamental coursework (discrete math, algorithms, systems)
- Partial completion of an online MS in CS (I'm confident I can get in to 2nd tier programs through non-traditional performance pathways)
- Retaking some of the core courses from my undergrad (through partial BS or MS) where I know I can do much better with my current attitude.
I feel all the above are legitimate ways to gain the required knowledge while rebuilding my academic credentials.
The big question for me is the recommendation component. Among the options above, or otherwise, what is the best route to getting a credible recommendation from someone working in academia?
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2024.05.16 16:59 Brule2 Advice on target schools very much appreciated!
Hey guys, I recently got my mcat score back and I’m trying to put together my list of schools. I wanted to get some opinions on my app from people outside of my normal circle on whether or not I stand a good chance this cycle. I’m 26yrs old and and an URM-non trad!
App highlights: -3.34 undergrad gpa -3.96 postbacc gpa (35 credit hours all stem) -8,000 hours of Clinical Research (4+ yrs) -250 hours of medical/clinical volunteering -120 hours of non medical volunteering -4 poster presentations -2 abstracts (not first author) -1 first author pub submitted for review -508 MCAT (could have done better but I work 50 hours a week at my hospital) -5 very strong letters of recommendation(obviously that’s subjective) -strong personal statement(again subjective)
Any advice is appreciated! I don’t have any doctor family members or close friends going through this process so it can be helpful to hear from others who know more about everything!
Thanks!
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2024.05.16 16:55 astroriental I thought research was the ideal field for an INTP... I was wrong!
I'm expected to start a PhD in economics next year, but I've had a pretty good idea of how research works as I'm currently working as a research assistant for a few years now.
I used to think that the average researcher would be your regular bookworm, doing their research alone and spending their days on their office studying or coding. But I really underestimated how collaborative research was. You always have to talk to people, co-authors, colleagues, supervisors, peers, press, editors. You always have to network by attending to conferences and presenting in front of people. You always have to have these awkward conversations with your peers working on a similar field than you.
And the most important thing: You cannot survive in research without a tidy bit of organization. Being an INTP with absolutely NO organization (I did my Master's degree thesis in 7 days after procrastinating for 6 months), I really struggled after I almost missed a deadline for my PhD applications as I texted a potential supervisor at the last minute, something he was very unhappy about. Research requires some ability to lead in conversations, but also in your own work. I'd say it's an ideal field for INTJs.
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2024.05.16 16:50 rhinestonestar Etiquette for emailing editor on whether my manuscript is a good fit for the journal?
I'm looking for an appropriate outlet for my manuscript-in-progress, and currently deciding between four journals to target. I've never submitted to a journal on my own before (always the et al...) so I want to make sure I'm interpreting the scope/aims of the journals correctly and making a good decision, especially because it is a small scale study. My advisors recommended I just email the editors and ask if my project would be of interest or a good potential fit for the journal so I don't waste my time submitting when it will be desk rejected for being out of scope, but I'm not sure what this email should look like or what the proper etiquette is. I wrote up something like this but it feels really long. It's like 400 words.
Dear Dr. Lastname,
I'm a PhD student from University currently searching for an appropriate journal for my research on Topic. I was wondering if you could provide some guidance on whether my manuscript would be suited for submission to Journal.
I investigated... (brief description of research questions and method, in about 100 words)
I learned that... (brief description of major findings, in about 100 words)
(Briefly explain how my small study could be of interest to a broader audience + my concerns / questions about how it fits into the journal scope) I would greatly appreciate your guidance on whether this manuscript is a good fit for Journal.
Sincerely,
Rhinestone Star
Any feedback is appreciated!
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2024.05.16 16:47 HRJafael Five Points Project, trash disposal on Athol Town Meeting warrant
| The Finance and Warrant Advisory Committee met Tuesday evening to review the 34-article warrant which will be decided on by the voters at the June 10 Annual Town Meeting. While the committee voted to recommend passage of 33 articles, it delayed a vote on Town Manager Shaun Suhoski’s proposed $28.8 million spending package for FY25. Members wanted another week to review the budget in detail before discussing it with Suhoski. While most items generated little discussion, some committee members had questions regarding Article 29, which asks voters to approve spending $100,000 from free cash to “augment funds previously voted to acquire land, or temporary or permanent easements” to facilitate what the Five Points Project. The project will reconfigure the intersection that includes Crescent and Bridge streets and Chestnut Hill Avenue and include infrastructure improvements on several side streets in that area. “As you all know, the town of Athol has been working on that…Five Points Project since about 2017, just before I got here,” Public Works Director Dick Kilhart told the committee. “We’re at the point on the process where this project will advertise for bids by MassDOT on June 29 of this year. One of the last steps in that process is to have those parcels, whether they’re temporary easements or permanent easements.” Kilhart said that there are some 47 easements in total that need to be secured for the project. He added that MassDOT sent a letter to those property owners from which the town is seeking an easement or easements. “We’ve had six or seven property owners suggest that they would donate (the easement) back to the town,” he added. “They don’t have to, but we’ve had a handful say they would.” Kilhart added that the contract for undertaking the $9.7 million project will likely be awarded this August, with construction set to begin next spring. The entire cost is being paid for with federal funds. Another article drew some attention was Article 16, which establishes an FY25 budget for the town’s transfer station of just over $835,000. That figure represents an increase of nearly 44% over the current fiscal year’s budget. “The transfer station has been running modest deficits for a couple of years,” Suhoski explained. “What’s happened is in the last couple of years the hauling costs have skyrocketed, and we’re updating our fees and raising our fees, but it’s always a year late and a dollar short. So this fiscal year we’re in (FY24), we raised the rates earlier in the year to get ahead of it, and we are. We appear to be around break-even.” At a Special Town Meeting to be held right before the Annual Town Meeting, Suhoski said the plan is to increase the current transfer station budget by $200,000 in order to erase the deficit resulting from the increased disposal and hauling costs. “It will be within our revenue” he said. “Then this (FY25) budget is built on that; it resets the budget to the current contract and the projected increases in our hauling contract with WIN (Waste Innovations of North Billerica) for next year, then we’ll re-bid it for fiscal ‘26.” The committee voted to recommend passage of the proposed FY25 budget for the public works, transfer and recycling division, along with a $1.3 million budget for the water division and a nearly $1.6 million spending package for the sewer division. The FWAC will put the remainder of the town’s FY25 budget - $25.1 million – under a microscope next week. The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 23, 5:30 p.m. in room 21 of the town hall. submitted by HRJafael to NorthCentralMA [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 16:15 Ur_Anemone ‘Tradwife’ Content Isn’t Really for Women. It’s for Men Who Want Submissive Wives.
| …For the uninitiated, “A tradwife (short for traditional wife) is a woman,” typically a conservative Christian, “who prefers to take a traditional or ultratraditional role in marriage, including the belief that a woman’s place is in the home,” according to one of the genre’s more popular creators. These conventionally pretty influencers depict themselves cooking elaborate meals, tending to their children and doing housework. Their posts sometimes come with florid captions about the joy and freedom that come from submitting to their husbands, because biblical submission doesn’t connote inferiority. They tend to dress either in 1950s cosplay or barefoot in gauzy, long dresses. The whole discussion can be a trap because the content itself is meant to be a heightened provocation — some tradwife creators post things that they label as triggering opinions and then say they get so much hate for being stay-at-home moms. But they rely on that dissonance in order to create more engagement (which leads to more clicks and more money). These posts have a way of painting feminists as haters who resist their true nature and casting career women in opposition to women who don’t work for pay. The reality is that stay-at-home moms and working moms are frequently just the same people at different points in their lives and that content creation is a paying job: My favorite example of this is the tradwife pitching a $5,900 set of courses on how to be a tradwife. Further, there are tons of reasons any parent might opt to stay home that don’t require buying into tradwife values: Work isn’t always satisfying or well paid, some people want to spend a majority of their time with their kids, and child care is so expensive that it can push a lower-earning parent out of the labor market, to name a few. And as an avowed lover of #cleantok, I have no problem with content about household tasks, but that’s separate from what the tradwives are often cynically pushing. When people criticize the way tradwives troll, they’re very likely to respond that their detractors simply don’t value the hard work of raising children and running a household — when many of their critics value that work tremendously and do it themselves. That said, I’m not particularly concerned that young women watching TikTok are going to be so influenced by this content that they’ll start fleeing the secular world en masse to submit to their husbands, live on farms and bake aesthetic pies. That’s because young women are increasingly rejecting this specific kind of domestic arrangement. According to a November 2023 survey from the Survey Center on American Life at the American Enterprise Institute, 61 percent of Gen Z women said they considered themselves feminists, the highest percentage of any generation. And as the Survey Center’s Daniel A. Cox and Kelsey Eyre Hammond explained in April, “Young women are leaving church in unprecedented numbers,” partly because they “are more concerned about the unequal treatment of women in American society and are more suspicious of institutions that uphold traditional social arrangements.” Women are outpacing men in terms of college graduation rates, and prime-age women’s labor force participation is even greater than it was before the Covid pandemic. Still, some tradwife creators appear to be popular if you look at their follower counts, and they certainly generate a lot of chatter. But I often think: Who is this content really for? Sure, some portion of their followers are probably like-minded women, but a new study from Media Matters made me wonder if the tradwife’s main audience is actually right-leaning men: Media Matters coded and analyzed 327 recommended videos after exclusively interacting with tradwife content and documented what happened. We found TikTok’s recommendation algorithm rapidly populated our F.Y.P. [For You page] with conspiracy theory content and fearmongering, which made up nearly one-third of all videos served to the F.Y.P. After interaction with tradwives, the study found, TikTok’s recommendation algorithm also served up “19 videos featuring extremist right-wing media figures,” such as Alex Jones and Nick Fuentes. (A related idea, put forth by the journalist and internet commentator Max Read in a story by my friend Kathryn Jezer-Morton in The Cut, is that tradwife content is actually for men with something of a Donna Reed fetish: “Maybe it’s a different version of the e-girl phenomenon or the OnlyFans phenomenon. To the extent that I would worry about anything in the future, instead of creating a mass of tradwife women, it feels a lot like you’ll get one or two very famous ones, and a mass of simping male followers.”)… Writing for UnHerd, Mary Harrington recently profiled Lauren Southern, a former right-wing influencer who left her husband and now describes her ultratraditional marriage as abusive. Harrington also spoke to another ex-tradwife, who said that “the men who self-select into these communities are often ‘wayward, antisocial, disagreeable and very, very misogynistic.’” If there’s anyone to worry about watching and absorbing tradwife content to the letter, I suspect that it’s these men. There are too many stories about fathers and husbands who abuse the power they have over their families and too many stories about the wives and children who flee their coercive control. Instead of continuing to talk about tradwives on TikTok or other social media outlets, even to debunk their limited appeal, we should spend more time elevating the stories of the people who made it out of these circumstances. Unlike the manicured, well-lit vision of idealized submission, stories like West’s have no filter. submitted by Ur_Anemone to afterAWDTSG [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 16:07 Superb_Lime_1734 Is This Enough Math for a Masters Program?
Hello, so my aim is to apply for a masters program in Europe, I'm hoping for a couple of the top feeder ones along with potentially a few Mres/MPhils (PhD track) if possible. My aim is to apply for a PhD after but for now I just want to focus on my masters.
I've currently taken Calculus, Multivariable Calculus (these two are statedasn being equivalent to Calculus 1-3 in the US), Linear Algebra and Advanced Statistical Theory. In addition I'm planning to take Real Analysis and then Matric Spaces. This is in addition to my econ courses which includes both econometrics 1 and econometrics 2 (which is everything up until time series) along with the general math econ and stats econ. Additionally I'm also planning on taking a graduate level time series econometrics course. I will also be taking the GRE during my gap year (I'll be working as an RA and a TA at my uni for a year after graduation) and I'm also writing a quantitative heavy honours thesis.
Anything else I could do? Should I swap out the metric spaces course for something like measure theory or percolation theory?
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2024.05.16 15:49 haygurlhay123 “This Time, I Will Never Let You Go”: Cloud’s Mission and the Hidden Purpose of the Remake Trilogy - Literary and Musical Analysis of FFVII - Part 4
(continuation of
part 3)
Since
Fatal Calling is all about Cloud facing his past and his origins, Tifa’s musical theme is most appropriate for the ending cutscene. For all of these reasons, Tifa’s theme is absolutely appropriate for the conclusion of
Fatal Calling. It makes a lot of sense then that once Cloud has finished revisiting the past and vanishes with the crystal to find his Promised Land, Tifa’s theme stops and Aerith’s theme begins.
There’s a lot to be said about Sephiroth in
Fatal Calling. Sephiroth feeds off of despair, and deems Palamecia’s suffering inadequate: he seeks a much greater source of power than this realm. He states that Palamecia isn’t “the world that was promised to [him]”, referencing his desire to become the god of his core world of
FFVII:
“Sephiroth: Melding with the planet, I will cease to exist as I am now only to be reborn as a ‘god’ to rule over every soul” (FFVII OG, disk 1, chapter 25).
Sephiroth’s line “Now, let us return [Cloud]. Back to the Promised Land” reveals he wants to return to their shared core world of
FFVII, like we established in our review of the Remake timelines theory (see section “I. a) vii.”). Sephiroth wants to go back to
FFVII and modify the OG timeline to achieve his evil goals. This is his ideal scenario, his place of complete happiness: his desired Promised Land.
Fatal Calling is setting up Sephiroth’s plans for
Remake. In fact, the after-credits scene wherein Sephiroth stands in Nibelheim as it burns confirms his return to the
FFVII OG timeline.
However, he isn’t the only one returning. Now that Cloud has revisited his past in
Fatal Calling, he’s ready to reach his Promised Land. After Sephiroth’s after-credits scene, the OG
FFVII title and logo turn into the
FFVII Remake title and logo, indicating a shift: we are now officially in the
Remakeera or world. Cloud and Sephiroth disappeared at the end of
Fatal Calling, and now the game is telling us where they’ve gone. Combined with Hamaguchi’s recommendation that players complete the collaboration event before playing
Remake, I think this is a solid indication that the Cloud and Sephiroth we see in this collaboration event are those we encounter in the
Remake world. Once the switch to Remake occurs, Aerith’s theme returns. This communicates that she is indeed —as we’ve proven countless times already— Cloud’s Promised Land. But it also conveys her importance to the story of
Remake. Scenario writer Nojima confirmed this:
“Aerith's the most important character in the remake so we paid special attention to her lines” (FFVII Remake Ultimania, section 08 “Secrets”, “Development Staff Interviews, Part 2: Tetsuya Nomura, Yoshinori Kitase, Kazushige Nojima”, page 744).
Aerith was already important to OG, so what could’ve motivated Nojima to state her importance to
Remake? Could it be that she’s even more important in the latter than she was in the former? In what way?
That was the collaboration! Before we move on from
MFF x FFVII Remake entirely though, let’s glean some more relevant information from some of the collaboration’s promotional material and special features.
III. e) iii. Promotional Material and Special Features
Two particular pieces of promotional material for this collaboration stick out to me as extremely relevant. The first is a promotion for a new summons batch in the
Mobius FF game, created in honor of the collaboration.
MFF x FFVII Remake Summons Batch Cloud Promo The summons batch contains three
FFVII Remake-themed cards, including a Cloud card. As you can see, this promo reads “Who awaits in the Promised Land?” under Cloud’s picture.
The second is a promotion of an Aerith and summons and an Aerith Job Card (in
MFF, Job Cards allow a character to embody an archetype or another character, giving them certain physical traits, clothing, weapons and abilities):
MFF x FFVII Remake Aerith Summons and Job Card Promo I couldn’t find this picture in English, but the text relevant to us translates to:
“Midgar's Flower Vendor Summons
‘I'm searching for you. I want to meet… you.’
The witch protects the planet, imbues it with power, and leads to the Promised Land.”
A few things here. First, Aerith is referenced by name, and we see a picture of her in her famous praying pose. Secondly, both Cloud and Aerith’s images are attached to the notion of the Promised Land. Cloud’s card asks who awaits there, and Aerith’s evokes a guiding role, as though in response. Thirdly, both Cloud and Aerith are attached to the notion of searching: Cloud searches for the Promised Land and whomever awaits there, and Aerith searches for Cloud’s true self. Speaking of which, the promo also includes parts of Aerith’s famous gondola date quote from OG:
“Aeris: I'm searching for you.
Cloud: …?
Aeris: I want to meet you.
Cloud: But I'm right here.
Aeris: I know, I know... what I mean is... I want to meet... you” (disk 1 chapter 24).
In case you’re wondering about the lady in Aerith’s clothes on the left-hand side, that’s Meia, a character in
MFF. She is the “witch” being referred to in the promotional material. She’s often called the Azure Witch. Meia is wearing Aerith’s clothes because a Meia-type Job Card called “Flower Girl of Midgar” was created in honor of the
MFF x FFVII Remake collaboration:
MFF x FFVII Remake \"Flower Girl of Midgar\" Job Card There’s even an Aerith outfit you can have Echo wear, and it appears with Wol’s Cloud outfit in the promotional picture:
MFF x FFVII Remake Echo's Aerith Outfit and Wol's Cloud Outfit To be fair, Tifa also appears in one of these summons promos. However, unlike Aerith’s, her appearance doesn’t reference the Promised Land or her version of the gondola date. She is not presented in connection to Cloud at all. On top of that, while the Aerith and Cloud outfits are promoted together, Tifa is paired with Vincent in the promotional image:
MFF x FFVII Remake Summons Promo Tifa and Vincent This is hardly indicative of Cloti content in the event collaboration or in
Remake.
III. e) iv. Cloud’s Promised Land
All in all, the collaboration tells the story of Cloud searching for his Promised Land, just as post-OG Cloud has been shown doing for years and years of canon SE content. Cloud is searching for Aerith in the
MFF x FFVII Remake collaboration, just like he was in
FFT and
DFF, and just like he was shown doing in the 30th
FF Anniversary Exposition. This is nothing new. However, the collaboration informs us that this mission to be reunited with Aerith is what leads Cloud to enter the world of
Remake. Echo noted that people obtain the Promised Land they deserve rather than the one they want. What does Cloud deserve? I believe the answer is: another chance at saving Aerith.
Cloud needs to start over, from the top. He needs to go back to the very moment he and Avalanche arrived at mako reactor 1 to bomb it. He needs to return to the beginning of the OG game. He needs a redo, a fix-it, another shot at happiness; a remake.
IV. The Hidden Plot Point: Mission Theory
a) Thesis
Here lies the heart of my theory. My dear Cleriths, Sephiroth isn’t the only one who travelled back in time to undo destiny and create a reality where things go his way:
Remake is also —I would even say primarily— Cloud’s chance to free Aerith from her fate, save her life and secure his shot at happiness with her. That’s why he experiences MOTFs in
Remake: he’s done
FFVII before and now he’s back, although with only fragments of his memories from OG, to save Aerith. That’s why his triggers all involve Aerith: he doesn’t consciously remember anything from OG, but his grief over Aerith is so strong that it rises from his subconsciousness at the slightest trigger.
In
Remake, Cloud remembers some but not all elements of the OG timeline (MOTFs), and it appears he only remembers the most important things: all his MOTFs revolve around Aerith and her fate. Our theory explains why Aerith triggers Cloud’s MOTFs in
Remake quite perfectly: he traveled back in time to prevent Aerith’s death from happening.
Remake Cloud remembers Aerith because, well, he knows her from OG. Post-OG Cloud has returned to the past to save Aerith, resulting in
Remake. This is why seeing her in
Remake triggers visions and memories of things that haven’t happened yet in
Remake, but have already happened to post-OG Cloud. He recognizes her face on Loveless in
Remake because seeing her face again is the whole reason he entered
Remake in the first place. His visions of her death when they meet once more at the church, the spike of anxiety and grief as he watches her walk away from him, the constriction in his chest when she talks about doing everything in her power to help the planet… all of it, it’s all his memories of OG being jogged by things related to her death. What he’s forgotten from the OG timeline emerges in flashes of pain, images, memory and emotion. Remember that the language the devs used to describe these instances where Cloud reacts to Aerith in this way is always about “remembering” or “recognizing”; Cloud has to have seen Aerith, known Aerith, loved Aerith, lost Aerith and felt the pain of living without Aerith before in order to recognize and remember these feelings. Think about it: this is the only thing that can explain Cloud’s extremely selective MOTFs and the fact that he has MOTFs at all.
The
Remake trilogy is all about Cloud and Sephiroth stepping into the ring one more time, both ready to risk it all to get what they lost in the OG timeline. Sephiroth is hungry for destruction and godhood, while Cloud stands determined to save the love of his life. Fighting for their respective goals, the fated enemies enter a new battle in
Remake, one to end the war, both needing to win this time after losing so horribly in OG. Now, it’s all or nothing. Sephiroth vying for the planet, and Cloud reaching out for Aerith.
Cloud’s back with a quest, one he can’t fail— it’s the most secret and important plot point of all. I call this the “Mission Theory”.
IV. b) Mission Theory Logistics
There are a few things that remain vague, so I’m going to use this section of the analysis to speculate on the logistics of my theory. We know very little about the hows of the timeline and multiverse shenanigans, so I’m going to hypothesize. However, this analysis is about the whys: so if you’re not interested in mechanical speculation on the logistics of time travel and multiverses, you can totally disregard this section and skip to section “V.”.
IV. b) i. Cloud the Time-Traveler?
It’s unclear whether
Remake is the result of post-OG Cloud going back in time to try his hand at the OG timeline again, or the result of post-OG Cloud somehow informing OG Cloud that he must save Aerith this time around. It’s vague in the same way that we aren’t sure if
Remake Aerith is post-OG Aerith or if she’s been informed by post-OG Aerith via her connection to the Lifestream as a Cetra. Though it doesn’t much matter how Cloud has memories of Aerith’s death in
Remake, I personally think that
Remake Cloud is a time-traveling post-OG Cloud. My explanation as to why might be a little confusing, so again, feel free to skip to section “V.”.
One must be able to communicate with the Lifestream in order to obtain knowledge of the future. This access can only be granted to the Cetra or to the souls of the deceased that compose the Lifestream itself. Since Cloud is not a Cetra, he cannot commune with the Lifestream while he is alive, meaning a deceased post-OG Cloud would not have been able to communicate his memories of the OG plot-line with a living OG Cloud. Therefore, the only way
Remake Cloud could have knowledge of the future (manifested as MOTFs) would be that
Remake Cloud is inhabited by his post-OG consciousness. Effectively, this is time-traveling.
Then comes the question of how Cloud was able to time-travel at all. I have what I consider a pretty solid hypothesis. The most interesting thing about the realm of Palamecia is that every
FF character that’s ever appeared in the realm for a cameo died in their core world beforehand (spoilers for
FFI, FFV, FFVI, FFX, FFXII, FFXIII, FFXV incoming).
These characters include Tidus (FFX), Lightning (FFXIII), Garland (FFI), Sephiroth (FFVII), Gilgamesh (FFV), Vargas (FFVI), Gabranth (FFXII) and Ultros (FFXV). My interpretation of Palamecia serves at least partly as a directory for deceased souls that can’t simply fade. For instance,
FFX’s Tidus actually came back to life to be with his love>! Yuna !
! FFX!<. Of course, MFF x>! FFX !!FFX!< and FFX-2, just like MFF x FFVII Remake came out between FFVII OG and FFVII. And similarly to Fatal Calling, the ending cutscene of MFF x>! FFX !!Next thing you know, FFX-2 comes out and shows Tidus returning to Yuna and their core world in an optional cutscene.!< The MFF x>! FFX !! Tidus !Remake.
IV. b) ii. Post-OG Cloud’s Amnesia
If we consider that Remake Cloud is a time-travelling post-OG Cloud who’s returned to the start of the OG timeline, we encounter another logistical problem: why doesn’t Cloud remember everything or most things from the OG plot-line in Remake, like Sephiroth and Remake Aerith do? After all, aren’t the three of them in the same time-travelling boat? Why isn’t Cloud as lucid on the matter as the two others? Didn’t the post-OG Cloud in Fatal Calling face his past and origins? Shouldn’t that mean Cloud would remember all that stuff in Remake from the start?
In OG, the true Cloud’s memories are repressed by both his false persona and Jenova. The latter’s memetic abilities are able to block Cloud’s memories of the past from emerging and conflicting with his SOLDIER persona. For instance, in both OG and Remake, Cloud is unable to hear Aerith tell him Zack’s name in Evergreen Park: Jenova blocks it out. I think this is a similar situation: post-OG Cloud’s consciousness carries memories things that Jenova doesn’t want Cloud to know, so she pushes down on them. On top of that, after travelling through different worlds and back through the Lifestream for who knows how long, post-OG Cloud’s consciousness must be quite weak. We know how good Cloud is at repressing, so it makes total sense to me that post-OG Cloud’s consciousness would be trapped or suppressed somewhere deep in Remake Cloud’s subconsciousness. After all, it’s not like this whole time-travelling-consciousness thing is normal for a mind to experience. It’s no wonder Remake Cloud doesn’t consciously remember how things go in OG. However, post-OG Cloud’s love and grief for Aerith are so strong that memories related to her can occasionally pierce through to his Remake consciousness and Jenova’s barriers, resulting in his MOTFs. His pain and love for her are definitely permanent and strong enough:
“A young woman descended from the Ancients who will forever be engraved in [Cloud’s] heart” (Dirge of Cerberus, Japanese manual, Aerith’s character description).
“I believe for those who formerly traveled with her as comrades and for the viewers, each carries their own feelings and love for Aerith. In this story, Cloud also carries his own undying feelings for Aerith, even to this very day… Its relation with the church scene is… Yup. I’ll leave this part to your imagination. (laughs)” (Nomura interview on Advent Children “Designer’s Note” in *Famitsu PS2!*magazine, October 24th issue).
So you see, Remake Cloud’s mind is a little more complicated than OG Cloud’s mind. Everything is still the same in Remake as in OG, but with the added complication that his future self is hidden in his subconscious mind, probably trying to get out.
There is actually pretty good evidence of this. I’m sure you’re aware that whenever Jenova is trying to hide something from Cloud or altering his memory and/or perception, the screen glitches green with an audio cue (34:15-34:29, 1:15:30-1:15:41 and 1:17:14-1:17:29). Guess what? These Jenova audiovisual cues also occur during the MOTFs (ie: MOTF 3 2:58-3:07 and MOTF 4 0:29-0:42). Whenever post-OG Cloud’s consciousness encounters anything that reminds it of losing Aerith, the strength of its pain helps it push memories of Aerith to the surface so that RemakeCloud can consciously see them. Remake Cloud then experiences sensations and/or visions, all from his future self’s memories as they rise to the surface, propelled by grief. Jenova can’t allow Remake Cloud to fully recover his post-OG memory, so in order to shut down the process, its cells jump in to repress the MOTFs: this results in the classic Jenova audiovisual cues. The only time Jenova doesn’t bother to fight against a MOTF is the sixth, as it is quite weak: no visions occur, only a tight sensation in his chest.
IV. b) iii. Eclipse Contact and Cloud’s Memories of Reactor 1
There is one problem I have trouble decoding. In Eclipse Contact, Cloud tells Wol and Echo that the last thing he remembers is the run-up to his arrival at mako reactor 1 (FFVII OG, disk 1, chapter 1). Recall that usually, people summoned to Palamecia have no memories of their world of origin and lives before that point at all. So then why is it that upon being summoned to Palamecia, Cloud recalls the events that took place right before the start of the OG game? This strikes me as highly relevant since this is the exact point in time where post-OG Cloud’s consciousness needs to be transported to in order for Remake to begin, but I haven’t been able to figure out a solid hypothesis on what it could mean. My best guess is that this is the devs’ way of signalling to us that the events of the MFF x FFVII Remake collaboration occur before the very beginning of post-OG Cloud’s second try at the OG timeline (Remake).
Now that I’ve shown you how I’ve come to form my Mission Theory and we’ve done some pesky housekeeping, let’s connect some dots, shall we? It’s time to really get into it and see if any of my wild speculation tracks with content from the Remake trilogy so far.
V. Musical Evidence
What about the music of the game? Any hints there? Let’s try to see if we can find support for the Mission Theory in the music made for the Remake trilogy thus far!
As a preface to my musical evidence analysis, I want to insist on something: the story guys tell the soundtrack guys everything. In a high-quality production such as Remake, people who make music for audiovisual media are told everything in advance. They need to know the secrets of every little scene, because their job is to depict whatever is happening through music.
Therefore, if the Mission Theory is true, then there has to be musical evidence for it.
V. a) Preface: The Basics of the FFVII OST
There’s a lot of evidence in the music of the Remake trilogy that we have to address, but before we get into it, I do have to give you the basics of the FFVII soundscape! For the easiest experience, I suggest you keep a tab open for every link I provide for you until the music analysis is over, because we will be hopping from one musical theme to another and then back again.
V. a) i. The World Theme: Cloud’s Troubled Identity
The world theme of FFVII is a perfect example of how musicians working on an OST have to know the secrets of a story as they compose for it. On top of representing the FFVII world as a whole, it doubles as Cloud’s character theme… except that isn’t exactly right. You see, this piece does indeed contain Cloud’s true theme, but Sephiroth and Jenova’s musical motifs also contaminate it. This, of course, symbolizes how Cloud experiences identity sabotage because of these two antagonists. The result is that globally, the world theme does indeed represent Cloud’s character, but it isn’t exclusively Cloud’s in the same way that Cloud’s mind isn’t exclusively his. It’s brilliant storytelling through musical motifs, and evidently requires Uematsu to know in advance that Sephiroth manipulates Cloud’s identity in the story.
For future reference, let’s isolate Cloud’s true theme from Jenova and Sephiroth’s influence.
V. a) i. 1) Sephiroth: Dissonance and Semi-Tone Motif
I’m sure you know Sephiroth’s infamous theme: “One-Winged Angel”. The first motif we need to know is Sephiroth’s threatening, repetitive dissonance motif, which plays all throughout the piece (plays solo at 0:00 to 0:04). The second motif is what I call the semi-tone motif. “One-Winged Angel” has a ton of minor 2nd intervals, which is what we call the relationship between two notes that are only a semi-tone apart. You might recognize the minor 2nd interval in the foreboding Jaws theme. Just like in Jaws, the minor 2nd interval or semi-tone is commonly used to indicate an impending, life-threatening danger, a monster, predator, evil, or insanity; suits Sephiroth quite nicely!
V. a) i. 2) Jenova: Parasite Motif
The track “J-E-N-O-V-A” contains many competing melodies and has generated many variations of those melodies —almost like clones— that all represent aspects of the alien’s character. The main Jenova motif is simply a descending, two-octaves-long, arpeggiated mb6 chord (eight notes total). I’ve played it for you here. Sometimes, this motif is altered to form variations. For instance, in “Listen to the Cries of the Planet”, a variation of Jenova’s main motif is created by changing the order of the notes and reducing the number of notes to only six (0:00-0:03), however, it remains an arpeggiated mb6 chord. Regardless of the alteration, if you hear an arpeggiated mb6 chord, it means Jenova is creeping close by or that its influence is at work.
The variation of the mb6 arpeggiated chord that concerns us alters Jenova’s main theme so it ascends from the tonic to the b6 note and descends back to the tonic, then ending on the lower dominant for a total of eight notes. I’ve played it for you here. I call this variation the “parasite motif”, because it is often heard when Cloud is being controlled by Jenova. For instance, it plays when Cloud loses himself and becomes unusually violent in Rebirth’s chapter 13 (17:25-18:34), signalling to us that Jenova is in control. It is also the main motif of the track “Who… Am I?”, which evidently symbolizes Jenova’s fuelling of Cloud’s identity crisis— though here, the parasite motif is shortened to its six first notes.
V. a) i. 3) Cloud’s True Self
Now that we can recognize Sephiroth and Jenova’s motifs, let’s return to the world theme to isolate Cloud’s true self. Cloud’s true theme can be heard from 0:51 to 3:48. It consists of a section A (0:51-1:54), followed by a section B (1:54-2:41), and then returns to section A (2:41-3:48).
After Cloud’s true theme concludes however, it seems he experiences a psychic interference: doubt and confusion weave through the world theme (3:48-4:09), representing an instability in his identity. I call this interruption of Cloud’s true theme the “interference section”. It symbolizes a moment of psychic interference or weakness within Cloud that Sephiroth and Jenova take advantage of to take control of Cloud.
The end of the interference section introduces Jenova’s parasite motif. It slithers in (4:09), later joined by Sephiroth’s dissonance motif (4:16): Cloud’s mind and identity are being hijacked by the two antagonists in service of their evil plans.
They torment Cloud, dominating his mind until he manages to free himself: section A of Cloud’s true theme begins playing again (6:06), closing the loop of the theme.
Based on this musical storytelling, if you already knew the character motifs going into OG, you might’ve suspected something odd was going on with Cloud’s identity, and that Jenova and Sephiroth were involved. All this to say that whatever music is playing at any given time can give us hints as to what is going on. That’s the power and significance of a good soundtrack. Trust me when I say that with Uematsu and his team, we’re in excellent hands. And remember: the story guys tell the soundtrack guys everything.
V. a) ii. Aerith’s Theme
Another base we have to cover before checking out the Remake soundtrack is Aerith’s theme. I’m sure everyone here is familiar with it, but I insist that you refresh your memory. It consists of a section A (0:00-0:34), a section B (0:34-1:13) and a section C (1:13-2:00), concluding with a repeat of section A.
V. a) iii. Motifs and Timing in FFVII OSTs
I’m going to analyze pieces in great detail, which people who haven’t studied or paid attention to soundtracks may find strange. To prevent anyone from making the mistake of thinking that I’m reading too much into things, I want to emphasize that the music that plays during the Remaketrilogy’s cutscenes is carefully timed, composed and arranged to match the events in the cutscenes, as they are provided in advance to the musicians. Composers pay lots of attention to whatever is going on onscreen so they can include the corresponding musical motifs as accompaniment at the exact right moments, always striving to get the timing perfect. I’m not exaggerating the effort and minutia involved in soundtrack composition and arrangement. Here are just a few sound staff comments from the “Material 4: Soundtrack” section of the FFVII Remake Material Ultimania to prove it:
“[To] make sure players really feel the weight of the moment, we worked hard on getting the tempo and the entry timing of each instrument exactly right. In particular, that big ‘boom’ that sounds almost like a meteor crashing down was fine-tuned to match the timing of the logo's appearance. I remember this was a real sticking point for us, because if the boom's timing was even slightly off, the effect would be completely different. We […] had to sequence [each and every sound] to play at exactly the right moment” (Shotaro Shima on track “Midgar, City of Mako”, page 229).
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“I was originally told to keep this piece to under two minutes, but it ended up being over six minutes long, in order to match the flow of the cutscene. I arranged the track while watching the latest CG visuals that had been rendered for the scene” (Naoyuki Honzawa on track “Smash ‘Em, Rip ‘Em”, page 309).
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“This is the track that plays during the tour of Shinra’s different divisions. The movie shown in the Visual Entertainment Hall describes the history of the Ancients (0:25 onward in the soundtrack version), and I wanted to create a musical link to them as well, so I made use of the chord progression from ‘Aerith’s Theme’ [D(I)-Am(Vm)-D(I).] [This simple sequence of moving from major to minor and back again creates a really mysterious air. Then, during the section where the movie recounts the history of the construction of the Shinra Building (1:47 onward in the soundtrack version), I quoted a section of the Shinra theme” (Yasunori Nishiki on track “Stewards of the Planet”, page 313).
V. b) The Remake OST
Now that you’re ready, it’s time to verify the Mission Theory’s validity with Remake’s music.
V. b) i. MOTF 6 Music
We were able to explain Remake Cloud’s MOTFs with the Mission Theory, and it just so happens that the music that plays during the scene of MOTF 6 is unique to Remake. This gives us the perfect opportunity: we should analyze the piece that plays as it occurs to evaluate the legitimacy of our theory on the Remake trilogy, using all the motifs we uncovered in section “V. a)”.
First, a refresher on the scene and on our theory’s interpretation of it. The party is gathered in Aerith and Ifalna’s old room at Shinra HQ. Here is how the scene is described by the VA script notes:
“The Whispers once again close in [on Aerith], but Aerith refuses to stop speaking this time.
Aerith: Listen to me. […] Shinra isn’t the enemy. They were the ones who set things in motion, but our true foe is someone else.
At that moment, the spectacle of Meteor they saw in the Visual Entertainment Hall comes into Cloud and the others’ heads.
Aerith: Somehow, some way, I want to help— all of you… the planet…
For some reason, Cloud feels his chest constrict tightly” (FFVII Remake Material Ultimania Plus, VA script notes, “Aerith Speaks”).
Indeed, right after Aerith says she wants to help the planet any way she can, Cloud looks down at his chest with a frown and a quiet grunt (7:46-7:54). According to the Mission Theory, this tightness in Cloud’s chest can be explained as an emergence of post-OG Cloud’s grief, triggered by the slightest allusion to Aerith’s sacrifice.
The piece that plays during this scene is called “Aerith’s Theme - The Cetra”. It is one of many variations of Aerith’s iconic theme arranged for Remake. However, Cloud’s theme is just as prominent in the piece— if not, more.
V. b) i. 1) The Fate Motif
Before we interpret “Aerith’s Theme - The Cetra”, I need to introduce you to one more motif that crops up in the piece. There is a windy motif that appears (from 1:45 onwards) and it is unaccounted for, despite how it’s clearly meant to represent something. I’ve become certain that this wind noise symbolizes fate, and I’ll tell you why.
In the MOTF 6 scene, just after Nanaki explains how he gained knowledge of the Whispers via contact with Aerith (7:23), they emerge and begin swirling aggressively around Aerith (7:26). Her hair and dress blow and ripple in the resulting wind. From this very moment onward “Aerith’s Theme - The Cetra” (3:00), a string section (bowed instruments in the violin family) that deliberately emphasizes the airy sound of the bow crossing the strings enters, creating a windy effect that adds to the already present wind noise (that started at 1:45). As the Whispers progressively become even more aggressive onscreen, both the wind SFX of the cutscene and the wind noise in the piece get louder and louder. Because of the timing of its appearance and crescendo in the cutscene, I’m certain the wind noise is meant to represent the restrictive flow of fate; it only makes sense, given that destiny is a current —or a wind— that cannot be broken, and Aerith is like a helpless petal in fate’s carefully planned storm. Of course, it’s also quite significant that the Whispers make a windy noise as they fly. You can hear it every time they’re onscreen, like when they first appear to Cloud in chapter 2 of Remake (17:45-18:20), or when the White Whispers hold Cloud back from chasing after Aerith during Rebirth’s Sleeping Forest scene in chapter 14 (28:43-29:45). You can also hear the wind sounds in other Whisper-related tracks, such as “Whorl of Whispers” (clearly audible at 2:50-3:05), as well as “A Death Not Ordained by Fate” (clearly audible at 2:56-3:18). Therefore, I’ll call these wind noises the “fate motif”.
V. b) ii. 2) Interpreting “Aerith’s Theme - The Cetra”
In part 1 of “Aerith’s Theme - The Cetra” (0:00-1:45), Aerith’s theme and Cloud’s true theme play simultaneously, their respective phrases fitting perfectly together, interweaving peacefully and softly. It sounds like the two of them are chatting, dancing bashfully yet contently and in perfect sync, glad to be exactly where they’re meant to be as their themes sing together in harmony (soft piano). Part 1 of this piece is about Cloud and Aerith becoming important to one another as they discover their soulmate bond.
Unfortunately that contentment doesn’t last. In part 2 (1:45-3:00), Cloud experiences a moment of psychic vulnerability (world theme’s interference section). Fate lurks (fate motif enters quietly). His instability forces our couple’s sweet dance to a halt, and Aerith’s theme must retreat as Cloud’s confusion takes center stage. Sephiroth torments and taunts him (semi-tone played by strings, 2:03-2:10), taking advantage of Cloud’s psychic interference to plunge him into darkness (world theme’s interference section ends, low cello enters, 2:18): Cloud temporarily becomes a darker version of himself as evil corrupts him (piano plays section A phrases 1 and 2 of Cloud’s true theme in minor, 2:18-2:53). Jenova finally reveals itself and promptly exits, releasing Cloud’s mind from its grasp (seven first notes of parasite motif played twice on piano 2:53-3:00). Cloud is free, but the damage has been done: his dance with Aerith has long been interrupted, and she is gone. Part 2 of “Aerith’s Theme - The Cetra” is about Cloud being manipulated in service of Sephiroth and Jenova’s evil plan, interrupting his interaction with Aerith.
Part 3 (3:00-3:33) kicks off the mechanisms of a tragic fate (strings section joins fate motif, 3:00). Both anxious that she’s disappeared from his side and terrified of the darkness he just discovered inside him (in part 2), Cloud fearfully calls out for Aerith (phrase 1 of Cloud’s true theme’s section A, timid and hesitant piano, 3:04-3:15). Before his psychic interference began (start of part 2), Cloud’s voice was accompanied by Aerith’s as they grew closer and closer (their character themes mingling in part 1)… but now, Aerith isn’t answering his call, and he cannot find her (Aerith’s theme doesn’t to join Cloud’s anymore).
Anxious, Cloud tries calling out for Aerith a second time (section A phrase 2 of Cloud’s true theme’s, 3:19-3:31), searching for her in the hopes that they can continue their dance, but even now, Aerith does not respond. She’s gone (Aerith’s theme remains absent). Destiny keeps Aerith away from Cloud (fate motif gently crescendos). Part 3 of “Aerith’s Theme - The Cetra” is about Cloud’s separation from Aerith, his search for her, and the fear and anxiousness he feels when he realizes he cannot find her.
And then, part 4 begins with a sweet, gentle voice, calling out from the blackened horizon: it’s Aerith (section B phrase 1 of Aerith’s theme, soft piano, 3:33-3:45). Cloud finally hears her respond to his pleas: he’s found her. Fate begins howling in protest, doubling its efforts to keep Cloud and Aerith apart (fate motif crescendos noticeably in reaction to Aerith’s theme, 3:45). You can just picture Cloud running toward Aerith, struggling against the current of destiny to try and close the distance between them. Aerith tries calling out for Cloud a second time, (section B phrase 2 of Aerith’s theme, 3:40-3:43), but the Whispers only swirl around her more ferociously, taking her away in the uncompromising current of fate (fate motif continues to crescendo). Aerith tries again (section B phrase 1 of Aerith’s theme, 3:47-3:49). It sounds like she’s saying “Cloud, I’m over here, come find me!”
Fate doesn’t take too kindly to her defying it. Cloud and Aerith are not supposed to be together; it can’t be, it won’t. She’s destined to die to save the planet, and he’s destined to remain hollow forevermore. I can picture Cloud breaking into a sprint at the sound of her voice, running countercurrent to the flow of destiny— but the winds are so loud, fate’s demands are so strong, and the Whispers are shrieking in defense of destiny now. Aerith’s voice emerges for the fourth time (first three notes of section B phrase 3 of Aerith’s theme, 3:54 to 3:56). Fate screams louder, louder (steep crescendo of fate motif, 3:59-4:02). In a desperate hail Mary, Aerith shouts out one more time, as though throwing her hand out toward Cloud’s extended fingers (section C phrase 1 of Aerith’s theme, louder and more insistent, cutting through the fate motif as it crescendos sharply, 4:00-4:06). Part 4 of “Aerith’s Theme - The Cetra” is about Cloud and Aerith desperately trying to defy fate in order to be together. And then, it all stops: fate has seemingly quieted Aerith (4:04-4:08)…
Part 5 (4:08-4:27) begins with Cloud jumping, launching himself off the ground with all his strength (Cloud’s true theme section A phrase 2, first 5 notes, melody starting on the note E5 and ascending) as Aerith plummets toward the ground in a fatal fall (Aerith’s theme section C phrase 1, melody starting on the note E6 and descending, the last note altered)— he successfully catches her in mid-air (both Cloud’s ascending melody and Aerith’s descending melody meet in the middle of the octave, first uniting on B5, and then ending on A5). I’ve recreated the melodies for you here so you can hear this reunion more clearly. If you consider that the airy strings in this piece represent fate, which I do, the fact that they follow Cloud and Aerith’s themes in part 5 signifies that they are now in control of their own destinies, and successfully making it their fate to reunite.
To be completely frank, I did not realize until right now writing this that Cloud unites with Aerith in part 5, even though his theme is right there. I’m so excited to share this part with you.
We hear Aerith once more, her voice quietly trailing off into the silence (phrase 4 of section C of Aerith’s theme) with no conclusion (phrase 5 normally follows phrase 4 to conclude Aerith’s theme, but is absent here). Part 5 of “Aerith’s Theme - The Cetra” suggests that Cloud will save Aerith and that the couple will change their fate, but also conveys an uncertain and open-ended quality.
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2024.05.16 15:22 StreetHot5720 August application submission
Is early August too late to submit my application? I am taking my DAT in the middle of July and am also waiting on my letter of recommendations to be sent which takes 2 weeks to be processed. I will hopefully submit the application by mid July and I know it takes a few weeks for everything to be processed.
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2024.05.16 14:29 Avatar-of-Chaos Sucker for Love: Date to Die For — Lust & Desire
| Introduction Sucker for Love: Date to Die For is a Parody Romance Visual Novel game developed by Akabaka and published by DreadXP. It was released on the 23 rd of April, 2024, on Steam, and as of the 1 st of May, 2024: version 1.24. It is the second entry of the Sucker for Love series. I previously reviewed Sucker for Love: First Date. Made in GameMaker. Presentation Date to Die For pays homage to 90s-style Anime with altitude and other mannerisms, depicting a mix of purples and greens for the backdrops—displayed through a television of the same period. The reception lightly snows and glitches once in a while. The soundtrack is great, much the same as First Date nothing wrong with that. https://preview.redd.it/2r903wet2s0d1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0ae22134dcb0c1f2dc9511a4c113959772ac47e9 The story follows Stardust, returning to her hometown of Sacramen-Cho after receiving a letter from her father looking after his wife at Gram's house, guilting Stardust to visit her. However, Stardust is sharp, she knows her parents are gone. Yet, she is curious for other reasons... Reports of missing people. The Sacramen-Cho Stare. Spirits. And the odd Dreams she has... The plot continues through fulfilling objectives. Stardust's reason does change for each chapter, as a next time segment. The writing is witty and an improvement over the predecessor, I rarely see an odd spacing. Checkpoint hopping still breaks the game. https://preview.redd.it/jkcg95714s0d1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a413da5b780ef88582cd95a29a6cf5e8762f7062 Date to Die For gameplay is an expansion of First Date. For the most part, Date to Die For is a Visual Novel with sprites to move the story, now including an option to use a spray bottle, punishing... bad (and horny) behaviour and making fun of itself. The other half is exploration, unlike First Date with few rooms. Date to Die For is a two-storey traditional Japanese house with a basement, collecting ingredients for Rhok'zan's rituals, but it won't be easy. The Thousand set up ambushes behind some doors. You can slowly open doors to peek, as long it doesn't pass the threshold to trigger them. Some of the Rhok'zan rituals are dangerous, you'd need to escape as well. These dangers increase, per chapter. Later threats have roaming patterns as if the 2D environment was 3D. https://preview.redd.it/sa8l23ke5s0d1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=18caca728cbfbe2386a991e51915c9faa6a3fe30 Exploration does hold your hand too much. The map has star markers to indicate where the ingredients are located or where to go, some are obvious as Rhok'zan's book does give clues. Compared to the First Date it has fewer branching paths and more focus on survival. The True Ending path shows that Date to Die For precedes the First Date. The core of the Cosmic Horror is unchanged from First Date, though expanded. The Eldritch Entity of the Date is the luscious Outer God, Rhok'zen, The Black Goat of the Woods. Shub-Niggurath inspired her. Rhok'zen's behaviour is based on Out of the Aeons by Lovecraft and Hazel Heald (1935), who are friendly towards humanity and offer gifts that would benefit them. Prolonged life. Physical enhancement. Even immortality. Sounds like a sweet deal. However, powers like these can lead to corruption. https://preview.redd.it/myhacv9w6s0d1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9be71d798e63f737330c681cb5e42644c1f0d66f The Thousand has abused Rhok-zen's gifts becoming a murderous mob that would attack anyone without the Sacramen-Cho Stare—surrounding the small town of Sacramen-Cho with a dense Forest known as the Black Woods. The Black Woods is a horrible spell that warps the behaviours and memories of those who entered. The Sacarmen-Cho Stare is a side-effect of Black Woods, amplifying an individual's desire by a thousand—ignoring essential needs. Stardust's lust or desire doesn't receive any amplification cause she doesn't experience any sexual retraction towards Rhok'zen. The Sacarmen-Cho Stare was inspired by The Innsmouth Look from The Shadow over Innsmouth (1936) by Lovecraft. The Dunwich Horror (1929) is another inspiration, it's not as blatant as the Stare. Shub-Niggurath is a fertility God, described as a sophisticated Astarte from The Mound (1940) by Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop. Astarté or Ashtoreth is an Ancient Middle Eastern goddess of fertility and sexual love. Shub-Niggurath is called upon in incantations among hereditary cults as a blessing. Rhok'zen wants the biggest family she can get from her followers; she ploys it has continuing your legacy. Nyanlathotep returns with a new look, spectating the affair and keeping an eye on her niece. The series remains faithful to the family tree. https://preview.redd.it/1cwl1seh4s0d1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6fdbfced4668d6b03f7938393cfbe08386668ee8 Dreams also remain a part of the series. In this Cthulhu Mythos interpretation, every God of the Pantheon creates realities and life while dreaming and female. Rhok'zen endures a constant nightmare of her ferocious cult and dreams of someone to rescue her. That would be Stardust, like D from First Date. Stardust becomes a permanent part of the Dream as long Rhok'zen remembers her, something like reincarnation. Date to Die For does reveal the bookmaker of these Dating Ritual Books. Muu is a Shoggoth with a peculiar interest in writing smutty dōjin about Humans and the Cthulhu Mythos Pantheon having romantic and sexual relationships. The idea isn't new by any stretch. Lovecraftian Erotica has been around for decades, with notable titles like Cthulhurotica (2010), Lustcraftian Horrors (2021), Possession (1981), Call Girl of Cthulhu (2014), and Saya no Uta (2013, 2020). The Books are just a guide to taking these Cosmic Entities on the perfect date. https://preview.redd.it/gu6a8mcj7s0d1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57fb9e5003bf1d00357c70c872398dfb32963c18 Collapsing Cosmoses Pucker up! Sucker for Love: Date to Die For ups the ante with new improvements—building on the dating hot Cosmic Horrors premise for more romantic shenanigans and dangers, and making one big happy family. Sucker for Love: Date to Die For gets a strong recommendation. https://preview.redd.it/hkvda3kt7s0d1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a838409f0390b338a96354b968655c943b53faac submitted by Avatar-of-Chaos to Lovecraft [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 14:07 EmmaD194 Participants needed for survey on technology in Irish dance
Hello, everyone! My name is Emma, and I'm conducting research on the integration of technology in Irish dance education as part of my thesis for my MA in Irish Dance Studies at University of Limerick.
I'm reaching out to this subreddit to invite you to participate in this survey and share your insights! I’m way under my responses target and I’m hoping you guys might like to participate and share the survey with your schools/teachers.
The survey aims to explore how technology is being used in Irish dance teaching and learning, and the benefits and challenges it presents. The survey is open to teachers and dancers in all organisations across the world.
Your participation in the survey is HUGELY appreciated!! Please feel free to share this survey with other dancers and teachers. I’m trying to get as many responses as possible to take into account all perspectives!
If you have any questions or would like more information about the research, let me know, my email is in the info page of the survey. If you have any questions about the research or have any recommendations on how to share the survey that would be so helpful!
Go raibh míle maith agaibh!
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2024.05.16 13:46 reader_of_fates How much does GPA matter for masters programs? Questions about retaking a class.
I’m a recent grad from a big ten undergraduate school with a degree in neuroscience and minors in epidemiology and economics. In the last year or two during to some adverse events and mental health issues my GPA fell to a 3.366.
Part of that was a 1.0 I got in a class, which is the lowest grade on my transcript. Retaking it and getting a 4.0 would replace the 1.0 and push my GPA to a 3.47, and getting a 3.5 would push it to a 3.45.
However, my university was out of state, and retaking it would cost ~$5,900. That is a lot of money, however I have triple that in savings right now, and am living at home with basically no expenses.
I want to apply for masters programs as I’m quickly realizing bachelors only is difficult in this job market, but also I may apply for a masters after a year or two of working if I can find anything. That job may involve moving out and having all of the expenses, so I’d prefer to have a good buffer in my savings.
I do think I can 3.5 or 4.0 the class if I take it again, but is that amount of money worth it for the GPA boost to get into a good masters program?
I am a good test taker, I think studying for the GRE and getting a good score could help.
It’s a lot of money but I don’t want to later realize that my GPA is too low to get into good schools. I don’t mean Ivy League, though that would be great, but other reputable schools so I can get good internships and connections from the program. I’m also thinking about law school (practice LSAT w/o any prep was a 169) or PhD programs after some work experience.
I have 4 years of research experience, and in two types of labs, no publications but good rec letters. I also worked an internship in life sciences consulting and worked as an EMT. Currently looking for a job in biotech to make money and boost my application.
Should I bite the bullet and spend the money to retake the class? Or is it really not worth it?
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2024.05.16 13:40 Incman [long read, ~10 mins] I delivered "goodbye for now" letter to nMom that I still rent a room from, and I'm feeling vulnerable but also hopeful for my own future.
[I just recently learned of this community after I had shared this in the
raisedbynarcissists sub, and I couldn't figure out how to crosspost it so I'm just copy&pasting]
As the title states, (and despite the existential risk to myself - as I am disabled, impoverished, and my survival is reliant on the room I rent in her attic - given her recent threat to have have me thrown out by the police because she could not handle the feelings she had during the argument that she initiated), I have finally drawn a bright red line in the metaphorical sand regarding my nMom's treatment of me. This is the culmination of 8+ years of sustained, one-sided, unreciprocated, and unsuccessful effort on my part to sustain, salvage, repair, or improve our "relationship".
Reading through some of the posts on this sub over the past day or so has been very validating, as one thing she's always been extremely committed to is making sure she's the loudest voice in my life telling me how invalid all of my emotions and experiences and realities are.
I am very grateful for anyone who takes the time to read this post, and any input, commentary, criticism, insight, commiseration, etc, is welcome and appreciated (especially on the topic of being NC-except-as-a-tenant). Her lifelong response to my needs or inconvenient requests for respect or attempts to hold her accountable for her behaviour (throughout literally hundreds and hundreds of interactions that she has walked away from or hung-up on) has essentially been "tl;dr 🖕". So I'm acutely aware of the length of what I'm written, and I'm very used to her cold (or even mocking) avoidance and dismissal of valid issues by commenting on the length or format of my communications without ever engaging on the merits.
Anyways, enough preamble, here's the full letter (all of the square-bracketed disclaimers and AI-summary are part of the letter as delivered to her, to try and counter the acute and selective illiteracy she develops whenever she begins to read something she doesn't like):
[Start of Letter]
[This document begins with a 382 word AI-generated summary (titled "AI- GENERATED SUMMARY:" below the square-bracketed opening remarks), estimated at 1m23s time required to read. If you are unable or unwilling to make it through even this brief summary, then there is literally nothing else I could possibly do to assist in your comprehension of my positions. The full message following the summary is approximately 2100 words, estimated at approximately 8 minutes to read.]
[If you would like assistance in understanding things I've written that you're struggling to interpret or comprehend, you can go to chatgpt.com (no account necessary), or download the ChatGPT app from the Google Play Store on your phone. You can simply interact with the chat in natural language (in other words, type as though you were texting another person) and it will understand what you are saying. If you are struggling to understand how to interact with it effectively, you can simply inform it of that (in any wording you choose) and it will assist you with altering your approach to receive more effective results.]
AI-GENERATED SUMMARY:
Your son's message is a powerful declaration of his boundaries, grievances, and intentions within your relationship. Here's a breakdown to help you understand:
Preface: He advises you to read with an open mind and, if needed, with assistance due to the emotional complexity.
Declaration of Disengagement: He firmly states his decision to disengage from any form of interaction or acknowledgment outside of essential landlord-tenant matters.
Condemnation of Abuse: He accuses you of perpetuating a cycle of abuse that has deeply impacted his health and stability.
Rejection of Coercion: He dismisses the idea that being evicted is a viable solution to the abuse, highlighting the coercive nature of such a choice, and how it leaves him vulnerable to further harm.
Criticism of Your Behavior: He unreservedly condemns your actions, particularly your exploitation and manipulation, emphasizing the gravity and effects of your conduct.
Challenges to Your Claims: He directly confronts your claims regarding his efforts in the relationship, asserting that he has consistently made extensive attempts to maintain it, despite your accusations to the contrary.
Commitment to Compliance: He unequivocally affirms his commitment to compliance with all landlord-related demands, demonstrating his unwavering respect for your authority as the homeowner.
Demand for Clarity: He demands clear and unambiguous knowledge of the requisite terms when any changes to living arrangement paradigms are demanded, underscoring his willingness to comply with any directives you may issue.
Defense Against Gaslighting: He firmly asserts his unwavering commitment to respecting your property and authority, preemptively refuting any attempts to accuse him otherwise.
Insights into Your Behaviour: He offers insights into patterns in your behaviour, linking them to moments of vulnerability or distress in your life.
Call for Self-Reflection: He urges you to seek professional help for your narcissism and unresolved childhood traumas.
Caution Regarding Gravity: He states that failing to address your responsibilities would be a missed opportunity for both of you to salvage the relationship and resolve underlying issues.
Reiteration of Hope: Despite his current stance, he leaves the door open for reconciliation if you undergo necessary personal growth.
Closure on Unequal Effort: He firmly states that he can no longer sustain the one-sided effort in the relationship and won't continue to do so.
It's evident that he's deeply hurt and demanding acknowledgment, change, and resolution in your relationship.
[end of AI-generated summary; my full, non-AI-generated message follows below]
[I recommend that you read this in its entirety at a time and capacity level where your literacy and comprehension are at their highest level, and preferably with the interpretational assistance of a knowledgeable and competent support person or technological assistant.]
[Presumably, after reading a few sentences or less, your defense mechanisms will be activated and you will eject. However, as with the vast majority of the things I have said to you that have gone unacknowledged, I am completely certain that the contents are cogent and comprehensible, and I believe that with competent support and vulnerable effort you undoubtedly have the raw cognitive capacity necessary for comprehension if you are able to stabilize your emotional reactions and put real effort into the actions necessary for you to understand my words.]
I will not talk to you.
I will not look at you.
I will not approach you.
I will not acknowledge you.
If you attempt to interact with me on any interpersonal level not related to your role as a landlord, I will reserve the right to express just how fucking despicable it is to treat such a vulnerable person with such utter disregard and abuse for so fucking long.
The cycle of abuse you have maintained to destabilize me for your own pathological reasons has caused - and continues to cause - extensive damage to my health, stability, and existence. However, since I know your response to this would likely be some variation of "you're not a victim here [my name], so if I treat you so bad, just leave", I'll preemptively and unequivocally condemn such coercive and abusive tactics, and state again (as I did the other day), that the forced choice between your abuse and life-threatening-homelessness is obviously no choice at all, and leaves me perpetually subject to your coercion and abusive control.
Such exploitation by you is absolutely disgusting, and honestly I understand why you run away from yourself at every single instance where you're in danger of having your lifelong house-of-cards ego even slightly threatened. I know if I treated another human being the way you treat me for even a moment, let alone for the literal years you have done so, I would not be able to face myself in the mirror either. You should be fucking ashamed of yourself.
You say I "don't want to be your son anymore", as though it has been someone other than me making hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of hours of efforts and attempts in order to try and single-handedly keep our relationship alive, and as though it has been someone other than you who has stonewalled me for years about every single legitimate and valid time I attempted to gain even the slightest foothold as a full human being in the owner-pet relationship you have fought so hard to maintain. You siphon, in fact demand, emotional supply whenever you so choose, and then fucking discard me as soon as it appears that I might do anything that would result in you losing even a fraction of a percent of the 99% to 1% imbalance you believe is an immutable part of our "relationship".
I will do my absolute best to be in my room as much as physically possible when you are home, so as to minimize the need to be physically adjacent to you in the course of our respective activities of daily living.
I, again, remain unequivocally committed to my position of deference and compliance towards any rules/demands related to my existence, presence, or activities as your tenant.
As you refuse to provide any sort of unambiguous guidance or clarification whatsoever regarding your shifting demands affecting my ability to access/perform basic activities of daily living, I will continue to act in good faith with respect to my adherence to all previously-established arrangements and protocols (whether codified or de facto) regarding such activities. To the full extent of my abilities, and to the extent that it is physically possible, I will immediately and unequivocally comply with any alterations, additions, or excisions you choose to impose regarding the nature of our physical coexistence as landlord and tenant, regardless of your disregard or intent for any harm to my stability that will ensue as a result.
If you intend to attempt to manipulate or threaten or gaslight me to illegitimately and dishonestly accuse me of failing to comply with your rights and demands as the homeownelandlord, then I can assure you that such efforts will be ineffective and inadvisable. The extensive history of my genuine, documented, and unwavering commitment to absolute respect of your home, property, and landlord-tenant authority is unassailable, and nothing has or will change about the good faith nature of my efforts to simply live peacefully and work on stabilizing my health and continuing to attempt to develop basic protocols that offer me the opportunity to seek the ways and means required to sustainably exist, survive, and seek meaning and fulfilment as a human being.
To try and make it a bit more bite-sized (without warranty as to the efficacy of said efforts), since I know when your ego is threatened you conveniently - and dishonestly - become completely unable to read a couple thousand words:
- I have never been more disgusted by the actions of anyone or anything more in my entire fucking existence.
- I will continue to be an absolute model tenant, despite the harmful effects of your constant abuse, and I will unequivocally comply with any demands you make with your authority as my landlord. I will explicitly and aggressively defend against any attempts to gaslight me, or attempt to dishonestly accuse me of failing to comply with any such demands.
- Feel free at anytime in your life to decide that maybe it might be time to face the fact that - though skillful in your delusion - you are the same scared child you were 40 years ago, and if you ever want to truly and meaningfully experience what it's like to be secure with yourself beneath the false veneer of superficial and ego-protecting interactions you surround yourself with at the exclusion of true and honest existential vulnerability, then you need to seek, engage with, and be honest and vulnerable with, professional clinical care for your intractable narcissism and the lifelong effects and deficits associated with same. In other words, to reductively and rhetorically restate what you disgustingly told me the other day as a means of deflecting from the fact that you couldn't go more than two seconds without contradicting yourself, “get your fucking meds adjusted”.
- When faced with any sort of challenge to your control or authority, your lifelong fear of abandonment has caused you to push people away before they have the opportunity to leave you, resulting in premature, self-created, and misdirected sabotage of significant relationships at the first sign of disturbance or genuine vulnerability. I know you're terrible at recognizing or interpreting patterns or facts, but think, for example, about when your efforts to remove me from your life and/or house have been at their most intense:
- (a) in 2016(ish) when conflicts about my role in helping with the [redacted address][job of cleaning out my grandpa's apartment after Alzheimer's took hold] triggered feelings of grief and fear in you at the decline of your father's health and the inevitability of his then-upcoming death,
- (b) in late 2019 through 2020ish, in the leadup to and aftermath of your father's death, where you threatened or demanded my removal from your house during damn-near every single minor conflict about utterly insignificant household disputes. The vulnerability and grief you felt surrounding his death triggered the core-level unresolved sense of abandonment you carry as a result of the lack of parental affection you received because of, inter alia, the level of care required by your [editor's note: dying of CF as a teenager] sister and resultant lack of parental support available to you as a result,
- (c) in 2021ish, surrounding your mother's acute medical events and her subsequent death, where your treatment of me followed effectively the same patterns and underlying causes as the item above (sans explicit threats of eviction, opting instead for the more oblique and covert references that have been your MO until the recent regression to explicit threats within the past few days).
- (d) in 2024, surrounding the final decline and subsequent death of [dog], where all of the same behaviours described above returned and steadily escalated, culminating in telling me to get the fuck out of your house because I wouldn't stop moving some boxes for 30 minutes, and then telling me that you were going to call the police to have me removed from your house as a result of your inability to force me to stop making accurate statements that damaged your ego and need for unquestioned interpersonal control in your self-appointed role as the sole ruler of the relational hierarchy you fought so hard to maintain.
- You need to actively and vulnerably seek and participate in professional clinical treatment for the lifelong effects of the hollow narcissism that has maladaptively protected you from your deepest childhood injuries and vulnerabilities, at the expense of truly genuine connection with, at the very least, your firstborn and only son.
- [note that the contents of this bullet point are neither a threat of suicide, nor an indication of any intent whatsoever to harm myself or others. I am including this disclaimer to preemptively remove your ability to selectively manipulate my words in order to further gaslight me]
If you want me gone from your house, and life (and possibly my own life, given the extreme existential risk posed by homelessness for a vulnerable person with the significant disabilities I am faced with), then you will have to have me physically removed from your house in cold blood, and until the day you (or I, depending on the order) die you will live with that being the last time you ever saw the son that you took for granted and abused for 32 fucking years while he groveled at your feet begging for even scraps of affection or humanity from the person who constantly love-bombed and discarded him at her convenience to serve her own narcissistic desires worth no regard for the whole entire person she was subjugating to the role of, barely, a pet.
- Be aware that if you choose to remove me from your life as a pathological and assuredly-ineffective avoidance mechanism to try and preemptively shield yourself from the fear of abandonment that is triggered in you as a result of my overwhelmingly valid and necessary actions to demand that you cease your lifelong efforts to subjugate me in your self-created hierarchical position at the top of our unequal relationship, then you will be doing yourself an irreparable disservice by extinguishing whatever sliver of opportunity might remain for you to get the help you need to allow you to finally see me as a real person and begin making real decisions and changes and efforts to participate in efforts to salvage whatever scraps of hope might remain for us to have a relationship before both/either of us die.
- Feel free to ignore and/or conceal the tens of thousands of words of documented history in order to share contextless excerpts of this text within your self-serving echo chambers in your efforts to receive false validation of your delusional victimhood. Or, alternatively, feel free to vulnerably share this in its entirety - along with the full corpus of my messaging regarding the severity of the harms caused by your behaviours - with a competent and knowledgeable mental health professional(s) for the purposes of seeking treatment for your underlying pathologies and working towards genuine growth.
- In the unlikely (though incomprehensibly-or-perhaps-delusionally-still-hopeful) event that you are still reading, I will conclude by saying that the possibility for any hope of salvaging our relationship lies firmly and solely within your control.
- After over 8 years of significant, relentless, documented, often-vilified, and absolutely unreciprocated efforts to single-handedly to put 100% of the effort into a relationship that you reaped the benefits of while remaining unwavering in your abdication of even the slightest of responsibilities, I have run out of ways, means, ideas, and capacity to continue unsuccessfully trying to do both of our parts.
- I am not closing the door to the possibility of reconciliation if/once you have undertaken the extensive individual work you need to do if you are ever going to be able and willing to put the necessary effort into repairing our relationship. But neither am I continuing to continue working outside your closed door hoping that one day I might be able to do enough to influence you to treat me like a full, real, EQUAL, human being.
I love you, and goodbye for now. I hope to see you on the other side, but I cannot force you to undertake the journey.
- [my name]
[/End of Letter]
(any edits are fixing formatting/copy&paste errors)
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2024.05.16 13:30 Bright_Excitement_19 Evidence for Spouse Visa
My partner (US citizen) and I have been in a long distance relationship for 5 years now (met online).
Due to covid and financial reasons, we finally met in person in 2022 and are now married. We are finally in a position to apply for the spouse visa for him to join me, but I’m very anxious about the evidence to prove a genuine relationship, as we haven’t lived together and have met in person 3 times.
Would you recommend screenshots from conversations? If so, how much would be required (i.e. would it be sufficient to provide just a handful of screenshots dated throughout the years to show regular contact). Would anything else along these lines be helpful?
Should I include screenshots showing money transfers between us for things like presents, treating each other to food etc?
Would it be important to have a letter from a third party to support that our relationship is genuine?
Anything else I may be missing other than pictures together and flight details?
Any help appreciated please as I’m feeling very anxious!
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2024.05.16 13:10 no_brain_on Chances for grad school and other advice
To start off this post I understand that it is quite difficult as it is to get into grad programs for physics and I also understand my screwups and mistakes I have made but am working on improving myself and hoping for the best.
That being said I just finished my junior year in physics and have been doing research since the start of last year at our schools accelerator, and aim to work towards a senior thesis for my project. I attended an REU at my university last summer (since im an international student and NSF doesn't fund non-citizens for REU's) and that also resulted in a collaborative publication by the end of the program.
Now the huge problem are my grades which to be quite frank have been mediocre since the start, and my current CGPA is a 2.59 (yikes i know) but I have been working on improving it. In all honesty I have really only been passing my physics/math classes and have only had a total of like 5 A's/B's in them. This spring semester has also however been my best semester so far with all physics courses and A-/B- in them all.
I understand that chances are nigh slim for people even with a 3.0+ GPA and like I might as well be cooked for grad school, but I still want to apply and do my best to showcase myself in my applications and try to explain my journey and the constant messing up along the way. I also believe that my rec letters are going to be from good professors, particularly in the field i wanna go for (experimental nuclear), and so that might help my case a little too. I just wanted advice on the whole issue and know about grad school chances, as well as what else I could do instead after my undergrad that can help my chances to apply for grad school later on.
TL; DR: Horrible GPA, have been showing improvement, been researching since last year and had a collaborative publication last summer through an REU, potential good rec letters, need advice for grad school or other paths to pursue that will help chances.
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2024.05.16 12:56 boombomdot Asking for a longer validity in application
I'm a Phd/research student in my country(Turkey) and my gf is German and lives in Germany.
Last summer I applied schengen (Germany) for a 3 weeks trip. My gf wrote a letter of invitation. They gave me, to my surprise, full 3 months. And i stayed for 2,5 months of that.
Since i came back I wanted to go back but there is too much demand for applications and for over 10 months i coudlnt find a spot.
Finally I got the date for application and I'm applying for 3 weeks stay again and of course i got her letter. However, in my letter of motivation I want to say that even though I'm applying for 3 weeks I want them to give me a longer valid visa, possibly covering 1 year or 2 if possible because I can only travel during holidays becauae of my studies and due to high demand of applications I keep missing those dates. My only purpose is to spend time with my partner.
Do you think this is a viable option? Is it likely that listen to me due to my previous record which i guess reliable? Or is it just unreasonable?
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2024.05.16 12:48 Disastrous_Run165 [0 YoE] Biomed engineering PhD graduate resume feedback, does my PhD count as experience
| Hi there, I'm looking for some feedback on my CV/resume. I used the template and followed the wiki, trying to implement STAR where I could (although I found this challenging, so any feedback on what I've written would be really appreciated). For a bit of context, I graduated with a BSc in Physics from a Top 3 UK uni and went into commercial finance. During that time I realised I wanted to work in medical devices/MedTech so I did a BSc and then a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. I have submitted my PhD thesis and am waiting for the viva. I am looking for internships or entry level roles in design engineering/mechanical engineering in the healthcare sector or at a consultancy that does medical devices. I have heard conflicting advice about PhDs in the engineering job market; people have said it's viewed unfavourably. So I've tried to tailor my CV to focus on the experience I've gained in academia rather than it being academia itself. I've also included my publications (which I know there wasn't a section for in the template), but I have 4 first-author papers in top robotics/biomedical engineering journals, on top of conference papers (which I haven't included), and it seems a shame not to include this work as I worked really hard to produce those! Basically, I'm not sure how to pitch myself as I have no industry experience, and I know that's what employers would like, but I do have experience "doing stuff" related, and if the PhD has taught me anything, it's that I can learn to do something pretty complex starting from no experience in a short amount of time. Also, I know it's long, please let me know where to cut! Please be honest and brutal, I haven't been on the job market in years, and never in this industry so I need all the advice I can get! If you made it this far, thank you for reading, and thank you in advance for your advice. tl;dr: switched careers from finance, now have a phd in biomed engineering but no industry experience - how do I pitch myself? https://preview.redd.it/cwpq4zf4qr0d1.png?width=5100&format=png&auto=webp&s=3bfef1ce7f7d68933a991b1c155efff43a19505f https://preview.redd.it/n429hxf4qr0d1.png?width=5100&format=png&auto=webp&s=e95709cffe0000eae027f62a978bc630ce9c34c4 submitted by Disastrous_Run165 to EngineeringResumes [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 12:45 dancinginthedark7 Should I continue trying?
Sorry if this isn't the best place to ask. If there is a better sub for this kind of question, feel free to mention it.
For context, I don't have a background in programming. I started learning some programming during the pandemic, when a friend who works in this field offered to mentor me and some friends. We started with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. We then moved to React. I didn't focus full time on programming though, because I didn't want to abandon my other studies. So there were periods when I had exams and I didn't do any coding.
Still, in 2021, the mentofriend said he knows a small company that could offer me an internship. I got in touch with that company and they gave me a test project without a deadline. I ended up working all summer on the project. Even though it was a simple project, I realized that I'm not as good as I thought. And even discussions with a guy from the company didn't help me. Then came the final year of college and I had to focus full time on it, including writing my thesis. After college, I tried finding a job with no success. I even applied to places like Starbucks or Zara and they didn't even contact me back. So I got back to learning programming, this time with some Udemy and Frontend Masters courses. My friend recommended me for an internship at another company and I took a test and an interview and I got accepted.
The internship started last year in September and lasted for two months. From the first week I felt like the dumbest of the interns. Simple tasks that the others would breeze through would give me headaches. Still, I was surprised that the company ended up hiring all of us, including me. I worked in that company for two months only. I was that incapable. Still I didn't mind being fired because I knew that I couldn't handle my tasks.
And since then my friend told me to continue learning and he still helps me with suggestions and stuff. Now I'm going through some other courses and I feel dumb. I feel like I forget everything I learn after closing my laptop. I don't feel like I know more than I did a year ago. I feel like I can't accomplish a simple task without using Google, Youtube or AI. I'm thinking that maybe programming is not for me. I am also wondering about my chances of actually getting a job, because without a degree in Computer Science, employers would ignore me in favor of college graduates.
Should I continue trying to understand this field?
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