First of all, I want to thank
CodingOnCaffeine
for their post. I cannot comment anymore but it was super helpful. Make sure to check it out as it is very comprehensive. I pretty much submitted everything they mentioned. We applied in NY for a marriage based green card in Sept 2023 (sent to USCIS Chicago lockbox). We got married in August 2023 and had been together for 4 years. I (Beneficiary) came to study to the US from Mexico in 2020 on a student visa and was on OPT STEM when applying. My husband (Petitioner) is an American citizen.
Checking the timeline on USCIS wasn't dependable as it would change from a 4 month wait to 2 months and then 4 again. We would also check this website and we could see who was getting approved and when they had applied. We tried not to check every day as we realized it caused us a lot of anxiety. What ultimately helped us was contacting our Senator and within a month we received the approval notice (no RFE and no interview). We received approval on April 25th '24 and the physical card on May 6th '24 (9 month wait total).
Here's what we included in our package:
1. G-1145 (also included one with each form)
2. I-130 (husband petitioning for me) a)Cover letter b) Check c) 2 Passport photos (husband) Form I-130 Form I-130a a) Copy of Petitioner's (husband) birth certificate b) Copy of P's passport c) Copy Marriage certificate d) Relationship statement f) Third-party affidavits from family/friends (5) g) Copy current joint lease h) Copy previous joint leases i) Evidence of joint checking and savings accounts j) P's investment account's beneficiary k) Copy of joint car insurance l) Copy of Beneficiary's (wife) emergency contact from employer m) Copy of B's individual statement account n) Joint travel documents o) Phone records p) Venmo transactions q) Splitwise transactions r) PPT of photos s) Whatsapp conversations t) Wedding caterer invoice
3. Form I-485 a) Cover letter b) Check (I-485 and biometrics services fee) c) 2 Passport photos (wife) Form I-485 a) Copy of B's (wife) passport and visa b) Copy of expired passport with previous visas c) Copy of B's birth certificate (with official English translation) d) Copy of B's most recent I-94 record and visa entry stamp e) Marriage certificate f) Copy of B's current EAD g) Copy of B's offer letter from current employer h) Copy of B's current and previous I-20 forms Form I-864 a) Copy of P's previous W-2s b) Copy of P's federal taxes (2 years) c) Explanations of P's lack of federal tax returns in 2020 (while a student) d) Copy of P's offer letter from current employer e) Copy of P's pay slips from previous employer f) Copy of P's offer letter from previous employer g) Copy of P's birth certificate as proof of US citizenship h) Copy of first page of P's passport as proof of US citizenship i) Copy of B's pay slips (3 months) j) Copy of B's W-2 k) Copy of B's 1040
4. Form I-765 (employment authorization - just in case green card didn't arrive on time - STEM OPT expiration date was Sept '24) a) Copy of most recent I-94 record and visa entry stamp b) Copy of passport and visa pages c) Copy of F1-OPT STEM EAD card
5. Form I-693 (medical examination and vax record)

• Eva Galstian in NY ($150 if paid in cash)
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Make sure to keep a copy of everything and keep it as orderly as possible. From what I've read this helps with the process in general and in case you get a RFE. I read as much as I could online and watched Youtube videos explaining how to fill out each form. I also kept a Google sheet where I could track everything and add helpful links. You need a lot of time to check and re-check everything, get translations notarized, get affidavits, etc. so give yourself plenty of time. As stressful as the whole thing was, I enjoyed going back to our relationship and revisiting old photos and messages. Reading affidavits from our close ones also made me tear up. I do feel like I aged 10 years during the process and had a lot of anxiety so know that you're not alone! I will try to answer questions but I am not a lawyer and did the whole process w/o one, again - just reading online and getting information from USCIS.gov.

I’ll try and make this short but I’m 22, living in NY, just graduated college last year and I’ve been working a full time job for the last few months. I live with my grandfather, who is older and disabled and his primary income is from the government. A few days ago I get a letter informing me that my SNAP and Medicaid coverage will be ending next year because I make too much money (less than $50k a year, but they also got the amount per check wrong in the letter).
I truly do not know what to do because we’re barely making it by as it is. We have family who lives in DR who we send money to every few days and there is nobody helping us.
My only thoughts are quitting my job, trying to find a lower paying one or moving out so my income doesn’t affect his benefits, none of which are viable options. Truly, any help will be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance.
EDIT: I forgot to include that the letter did inform me of an appeal process but I don’t want to leave everything to that. I barely even have time to call the number because I work practicality all day.

This story has been gaining some small online traction over the past couple of days, and Russell Edwards has been namedropped again by Keith Bennett’s brother, Alan Bennett, on social media. I want people to be in no doubt about what Edwards did back in 2022, and I want to make sure that the following ranks near the top of Google searches too so that people can easily find information that discredits this complete and utter charlatan.
Header photo description and credits: Greater Manchester Police employing a drone in the excavation of the site searched for the remains of Keith Bennett on Saddleworth Moor, 2nd October 2022. Manchester Evening News

Who is Russell Edwards?

Edwards is a self-proclaimed “amateur detective”, who has for many years invested a lot of his own time and money in trying to get to the bottom of numerous infamous unsolved cases. He has claimed to have identified Jack the Ripper as a Polish barber named Aaron Kosminski, and wrote a book about his “findings” called “Naming Jack the Ripper” - which have since been called into question along with the credibility of both Edwards and the forensic scientist he collaborated with in regards to both Jack the Ripper and the Moors Murders, Jari Louhelainen.
Edwards also runs a Jack the Ripper guided walking tour in London. I won’t link to it because a) I don’t want to drive up clicks to it and b) the website contains a lot of misinformation as well as graphic autopsy images of Ripper victims without warning. I initially thought he had stopped doing these, but the most recent review listed on there was from January of this year.
He claimed to have started looking into Keith Bennett’s disappearance in 2015, but had been interested in the case since around the time the remains of another Moors Murders victim, Pauline Reade, were discovered in 1987.

The known facts of Keith Bennett’s disappearance and murder

Keith was walking to his grandmother’s house on the evening of 16th June 1964 when he was abducted by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. According to their accounts, he was driven up to Saddleworth Moor and endured sexual assault before he was strangled to death and buried in a shallow grave. There is a detailed and extensive write-up on Brady’s and Hindley’s conflicting accounts linked here. Tragically, to this day Keith Bennett remains the only one of the couple’s victims whose remains were never recovered.
I would strongly encourage everybody to read these FAQs around the search for Keith too. I wrote these up a while ago, and Alan himself has been kind enough to contribute to them as well after the fact.

The 2022 “findings”

First off, here’s where exactly Edwards made his “discovery” in relation to where the other bodies were found. I should state that this area consists of plenty of gullies and peat soil. If you click on the 2022 Search on Saddleworth Moor flair, you‘ll see everything we discussed in this subreddit as the search was being carried out. But I will recap what happened anyway.
In a statement published on 30th September 2022, GMP Force Review Officer Martin Bottomley said:
“At around 11.25am on Thursday 29th September 2022, Greater Manchester Police was contacted by the representative of an author who has been researching the murder of Keith Bennett, a victim of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Following direct contact with the author, we were informed that he had discovered what he believes are potential human remains in a remote location on the Moors and he agreed to meet with officers yesterday afternoon to elaborate on his find and direct us to a site of interest.
“The site was assessed late last night and, this morning, specialist officers have begun initial exploration activity. We are in the very early stages of assessing the information which has been brought to our attention but have made the decision to act on it in line with a normal response to a report of this kind.”
It was first reported in the Daily Mail that a “skull” had been found, although the same article then went on to say that “detectives are preparing to exhume a particular area where suspected skeletal remains have been found including what experts believe to be a child’s upper jaw with a full set of teeth”. It was also reported that a small piece of blue and white striped material, and potential samples of body tissue (although this was later discredited as a probable mixture of vegetation and muddy water), had been found.
Edwards had claimed he and his team had conducted extensive soil analysis of the area, which they had discovered 4 weeks before. There were high levels of calcium, which can indicate the presence of human remains (but the team did not mention that it also indicates the presence of limestone or another high calcium natural material). Describing the dig, he said “the smell hit me about 2ft down. Like a sewer, like ammonia. I worked as a gravedigger when I was 19. It hits you, that smell of death. It is distinctive.”
Alan Bennett later stated that the smell was probably methane - of which there are pockets containing it across the moor. Edwards also falsely stated that everything was left in situ - more on that in the paragraph after the next one.
On Saturday 1st October, Greater Manchester Police issued a statement saying that “no identifiable human remains have been found” - despite what several tabloid and local newspapers had been reporting. It was confirmed that drones were being used in the search on the 2nd October, and a statement issued by GMP later that day confirmed that excavation of the site will continue for the foreseeable future.
Edwards and members of his team started posting on Facebook and declaring that Keith Bennett had already been found. On 2nd October, Jari Louhelainen, a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology at Liverpool John Moores University and a member of Edwards’ team, posted a photo of himself analysing what he suspected was a “bunch of hair” from the dig site. He later confirmed in the comments of his post (after being called out for posting it in the first place) that it was a “look-a-like plant material”.
On 4th October, Detective Chief Inspector Cheryl Hughes, of GMP’s Force Review Unit, said: “Forensic Archaeologists and Forensic Anthropologists have now completed a methodical archaeological excavation and examination of the area previously dug and refilled by the member of the public. No bones, fabric or items of interest were recovered from the soil.
“These accredited and certified forensic experts are now continuing with a methodical and controlled excavation of the area immediately surrounding the original site to provide a higher level of assurance of the presence or absence of any items of interest. Further soil samples have been taken for analysis, but at this time there is no visible evidence to suggest the presence of human remains. The scene examination is ongoing.
“A report of possible human remains is always treated with seriousness. As such, we have deployed police search advisors who can support our scenes of crimes officers – this will result in more visible and high profile tactics, such as officers walking in lines to identify any potential sites of focus.
“GMP is committed to providing Keith’s family with answers following this report, both from the physical excavation and subsequent analysis of samples. This will take some time but we will keep the family updated at every stage and request that their privacy is respected.
“We have seen the outpouring of support since this news broke so know how our communities feel about this case but we are asking members of the public not to travel to the area and can assure them that we will provide timely and appropriate updates.”
At 2pm on 7th October 2022, Greater Manchester Police announced that they had closed the scene on Saddleworth Moor after finding no evidence to indicate the presence of human remains. “At this time, there is no evidence of the presence of human remains.”
Assistant Chief Constable Sarah Jackson, portfolio holder for crime, said: “We have always said that we would respond, in a timely and appropriate manner, to any credible information which may lead us towards finding Keith. Our actions in the last week or so are a highly visible example of what that response looks like, with the force utilising the knowledge and skills of accredited experts, specialist officers and staff. It is these accredited experts and specialists who have brought us to a position from where we can say that, despite a thorough search of the scene and ongoing analysis of samples taken both by ourselves and a third party, there is currently no evidence of the presence of human remains at, or surrounding, the identified site on Saddleworth Moor. However, I want to make it clear that our investigation to find answers for Keith’s family is not over.
“We understand how our communities in Greater Manchester feel about this case, the renewed interest in it and the shared desire to find Keith. Much of Saddleworth Moor is private land so we would ask that members of the public, in the first instance, report any perceived intelligence to their local police service. The discovery of suspected human remains must be reported immediately to enable the use of specialist resources to investigate appropriately.”
Senior Investigating Officer Detective Chief Inspector Cheryl Hughes said: “The investigation into Keith’s disappearance and murder has remained open since 1964 and it will not be closed until we have found the answers his family have deserved for so many years. We are thankful for their continued support of our ongoing enquiries. This has been a distressing time for them and we ask that their privacy is respected.
“We understand the confusion which may have been caused to Keith’s family and communities across Greater Manchester by reports to the contrary. We hope that by giving this detailed update today, we provide reassurance that GMP are committed to finding accurate answers for Keith’s family.
“In response to the report made on Thursday 29 September 2022, officers met with the member of the public who later provided us with samples and copies of the photographs he had taken. He also took officers to the location from which he had obtained these and provided grid references.
“In the days since, independent accredited forensic archaeologists and certified forensic anthropologists, together with GMP’s Crime Scene Investigators, have completed a methodical forensic archaeological excavation and examination of the identified area and beyond. An accredited forensic geologist also took a number of soil samples – analysis of which is ongoing.
“The items given to us by the member of the public have been examined by a forensic scientist and though this hasn’t yet indicated the presence of human remains – more analysis is required. With regards to the photograph, we have sought the assistance of a forensic botanist. We are now utilising the knowledge and skills of a forensic image expert to put a standard anthropological measurement to the object to assist with identification. At this stage, the indications are that it would be considerably smaller than a juvenile jaw and it cannot be ruled out that it is plant-based.
“The excavation and examination at the site is complete and, to reiterate, we have found no evidence that this is the burial location of Keith Bennett.”

Aftermath

It was discovered that two of Edwards’ team members, Lesley Dunlop (a geologist) and Dawn Keen (a forensic archaeologist) were not accredited professionals in their respective fields. Alan Bennett clarified in a Facebook post on 5th November 2022, in reference to Keen:
“Any professional archaeologist would ask for a scale in any pictures or video taken at a scene [in reference to the fact that police confirmed the object found was too small to be a juvenile jaw], that was not the case here and the reason police had to call in a photographic specialist to determine the scale of the supposed jawbone..which turns out to be too small for a child from what I've been told so far and, of course couldn't be found anyway and could only have been vegetation if anything at all.”
I am not entirely sure what the “blue and white striped fabric” turned out to be - I assume that nothing was found.
Alan has since posted evidence that Russell Edwards had been planning the “discovery of Keith’s remains” as part of a stunt to promote his upcoming book on the case - a book that Edwards has been radio-silent about since all of this controversy.
Edwards has refused to apologise to Keith’s family and despite being proven wrong, and him and his team being called out for the charlatans they are (with even him admitting that his own reputation is in tatters), as of December 2022 he stood by his actions and his claims that he believed he had found Keith’s body.
To my own understanding (though I do not speak on behalf of Alan Bennett or on behalf of anybody who was involved in this whole debacle, let me be clear), there has been complete radio-silence on news of Edwards’ book since this date.

Apologies if this seems sporadic but usually I just come to reddit for advice/crises and this is a big one. This afternoon I got a text from a random number that I didn’t recognize. The text just had my name and a link, nothing else. I didn’t receive any emails prior to this, which I think is important to note.
The link required me to input my college ID number, which I did, and it was a pdf. In the lettepdf it says that due to poor academic performance this semester I have been academically withdrawn from my college. It also noted that I can appeal this, as well as reapply (if I don’t appeal) after a semester.
for context, i knew my grades were going to be pretty bad this semester. i had a health crisis early on that wound up in me almost being sent to the hospital but my friend made a care report to the dean’s office. Ever since february, I have been meeting with them weekly. I was missing a lot of work from early in the semester, which I was able to make up, but I still performed poorly on exams which was why I still failed most of my classes. My case manager as well as the dean for academic engagement advised me to get a letter from my psychiatrist to say I was getting treatment and to allow me to have accommodations next semester. They said if I get this letter I would more than likely be able to retroactively medically withdrawal, in which case all the grades from this semester would be wiped.
So definitely my next step would be to get that letter ASAP, but what else can I do? I am taking summer classes to fulfill the requirements from the classes I failed this semester as well as to help me be on track to graduate on time (I’m an incoming senior), so I’m just trying to totally unfuck myself out of the situation I got myself into. My parents tore into me (rightfully so), and my whole support system of friends and family are disappointed in me (also rightfully so). I have been crying for hours just because I’ve let everyone down, and I know it is up to me to make them proud of me again. But also, the biggest reason how I got in this mess was focusing on everyone except myself- focusing on my friends and hanging out with them instead of doing my work which will allow me to graduate alongside them… I know it was a terrible decision. A lot of it was my mental state (I only got diagnosed/medicated for OCD after the crisis happened, and the first medication I was on made it worse), but just as much as it is that it is also just as much my fault. I really need to spend this summer working hard for MYSELF and no one else.
I was wondering if anyone had some words of advice for this situation. I can also answer any questions. I was never on academic probation or anything of the sort before this, it has only happened this semester. I am a computer science major if that provides any information. I really don’t want to be kicked out for one fucked up semester. I want to prove to myself and everyone else that I CAN do this, and I know every step of the way from here on out will be hard as hell. What else can I do to dig myself out of this hole?

Hey everyone, I received my rejection letter for the MSc Educational Psychology programme a couple of days ago. For context, I am an international student (from India) and I have a 3.6 CGPA on a 4.0 scale, and an 8.5 band IELTS (academic). I have defended my dissertation - a experiment that was well received and is relevant to the programme since it revolves around the field of educational psychology. I was feeling good about my motivation letter too. However, I got rejected. If they had better applicants that scored better than me in some criteria, I completely understand and accept the decision. However, their primary and ONLY reasoning in the letter was that my "previous education does not meet their requirements." I do not understand how they assessed this. On the website, it says that it's a combination of my CGPA and my university's NAAC grade (a national assessment concerning universities in India). My university's NAAC grade is high and my CGPA was not a problem too - since it was not highlighted in the list of things that were lacking in my application in the letter. I agree India has a long way to go when it comes to research-based universities in the behavioural sciences fields; however, I did the best with what I got - my undergraduate degree (BSc Honours in psychology) is the most comprehensive programme here in India for psychology with a high focus on quantitative and qualitative research methods and statistics. I took extra courses and classes outside of college as well but all of that simply went down the drain haha. My university awards credits only for classroom hours (we do not get credits for assignment/self-study hours). Without understanding the credit system of my current university (there was no explicit provision for it at the time of my application), I find it unfair to judge me based on that criterion. I am disappointed because I was rejected solely based on that purpose. Again, knowing that there are better applicants out there is reasonable and gives me some type of closure lmao (so if anyone out there who is a student/has experienced this can tell me if that rejection letter was only a formality and not transparent truth, please do so!). Also I do have the option to appeal against this decision. Do I do it? Do they listen to such appeals or is it a flowery provision only?

Background:
I've been on UC for a while now (Since 2018-2020) and I had an accident at the gym which caused me to have sciatica. The pain was so severe and intolerable that I was unable to physically stand up for more than 5 seconds, let alone walk. I was unable to cook, get out of bed or do anything else a normal person would. It's also the reason why I never applied for PIP at the time or decided to get a doctors note as the pain was simply too unbearable to even manage to get out of bed most days.
Knowing this, the first work coach I had was very understanding for me, the second work coach was not so understanding but eventually did realise what the problem was, the third work coach would force me to come into the office and I would have to physically say I was unable to attend each week (because I was still physically or mentally not getting better). Now the last work coach I had, she immediately forced me to come into the office on a bunch of occasions, this is when my mental state still was not the best but I was physically starting to see some improvements, and when we first spoke via the journal she argued with me about why I could not attend despite explaining it multiple times (I could stand up longer than a few minutes but still could not walk properly yet) before this work coach changed she scolded me hard in the last call telling me how I had not worked for years (obviously I know this from physically going from a healthy human to a cripple), of course trying my hardest, I did manage to make it into the office all of the times listed, however it required I needed extra time to prepare in the morning (very sore muscles etc), at this stage I did manage to finally attend the hospital and managed to see a Chiropractor, after multiple meetings I was able to now start getting better. I was starting to love living again, loving life, being able to walk, physically able to hang out with friends (of course I did still have really bad weeks still which still made it hard for me to leave the house, I still heavily relied on my family during this time).
Then my work coach changed again, this time she understood my situation, I explained I was a lot better, had a better mindset, she allowed me to find a boot camp course to study (the previous one (the one that scolded me) told me that I could do the same boot camp course except she didn't tell me it was government funded and that I would be eligible). I was EXCITED for the first time in years about moving back to my profession, as I was studying software engineering in university but had to drop out due to multiple issues and complications at the time, family related. Now I've completed my courses and I'm currently awaiting 2 more 12 week boot camp courses that will allow me to continue back in my chosen career that I studied during university, (because I want a devops/devsec job and that requires a lot of experience and a lot of time studying which I hope to do while working).
Here's where the issues start to arise. This same work coach who asked me to come into the office had asked if I had been comfortable with video calls, to which I said yes. And then the first video call came on the last day of my boot camp course, to which I missed because no call came (I told my boot camp course that I had been expecting it too), then my appointment was rescheduled for another 2 weeks. I had also missed that appointment too, same issue, I had expected a video call but none came, so I decided to check the To-do tasks section, there was a link at the top for the appointment that I had to click. I explained in the journal that I now understand I had to click a link (this was never specifically told to me), so I attended the next meeting as normal, then I had missed the one after that. Why? I'll explain:
During my second boot camp course I had been physically hacked, (That's all I wish to mention of it), and one of the factors of missing that appointment was due to not receiving a text, as my phone was also faulty and the network I was on was also having issues during the the days surrounding the meeting.
A week later I get a sanction, I had replied to that sanction within an hour. I had 0 response from UC for 21 days, Then I find out that the sanction date is from the first date (where my work coach had told me if I was comfortable with video calls but did not specifically explain that I had to click the link in the to-do list, so it was her fault). So now I currently have a 21 day sanction and they have added 7 days (because that's the max sanction time for UC for a 3 year span), on top of that, my work coach has changed again and I have had a meeting with him today, he did not tell me he was my new work coach initially until I asked, he was rude, forcefully changed my work plan requirements without even discussing the points with me when I told him the requirements are still the same and I did not wish to take any requirements off, so he added more while being muted on his side. I had explained my situation (of course he did not care), he then said he would set up another meeting in two weeks to discuss where we're at. I said I'm alright with that. Then what did he do? Not even 1h later he sets up a meeting TOMORROW to discuss my work search when he can see there was no work search because I had been awaiting my next course (my previous work coach was more than okay with this). He also scolded me about not being in work for a while at the start of the call. He asked the same question 3 times and I also gave the same reply during this call because that was the answer he needed.
So tomorrow I am expecting some sort of sanction during the phone call because he doesn't like me, clearly. I already have no cash coming in this month due to the sanction that wasn't my fault, or the hack. I've appealed the sanction, tomorrow I'm willing to bet he will sanction me because there hasn't been work search for the past 3 months (as I've been waiting for the course that should've started last 2 weeks ago but they are still awaiting funding, and they can't give me a specific date until they know more. I'm assuming it's this month or next month and they usually email me 7 days prior to the start date).
I do wish to complain about this work coach and change him for another who actually has my interests at heart (which is looking for a job but not scolding me and harassing me not even 1h after talking to him as it's already affected my mental health negatively and I was actually happy today for the first time in a while, I have other issues but would rather not speak upon them).
Also during the last meeting I attended in person, the woman told me I should apply for a hardship payment and I would not need to pay it back, but then during reading the second sanction letter (after she updated the system and it said "your sanction claim has changed", it did indeed say I had to pay it back, so I have once again been misinformed. I would honestly rather starve for a month than be affected by a loan as I have enough stress as it is.

Dear Financial Aid Appeal Committee,
Thank you for this opportunity to explain my disappointing semester as it does not reflect my true character. I faced difficulties during the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters that greatly impacted by academic standing.
In the Fall 2023 semester, I went through an intense family crisis, starting with my grandpa ernan whom I am very close with. He came to live in our home for some time and was very ill and battled with early stages of what we realized was dementia. I found myself taking care of my grandpa while my parents worked as he would have trouble doing things on his own and was sick all the time which was disheartening to see because I would worry, I had to deal with the fact that it was not going to get better and we would have to send him to his home country honduras soon in which we did and he is still sick and stable but not any better as we hoped.
Coping with the sickness and care for my grandpa, Shortly after, my brother, went through a tough time mentally that led him into alcoholism. In which we saw him changing erratically like we never seen before. I found myself growing increasingly sad and worried every day, it was all I could think about and it impacted my psychological well being because I felt hopeless and useless seeing that he refused professional help. I grew even more pressured being that this was my older brother and my parents looked at their younger daughter, me, like I was their only hope because I was in school and trying to get better but this would only make me worse. Being very close to my brother and grandpa, I prioritized supporting and caring for them over getting help for my mental health which resulted in my neglect of my academic responsibilities.
Despite still dealing with my mental health during spring semester i still held my determination to pass my classes with better grades and get off academic probation and prevailed. I take full accountability for my academic decline and I have taken positive steps to ensure my academic success moving forward. I took a learning strategies class spring semester and it helped me tremendously with studying tips. I am already in contact with someone who goes to my university to help me with tutoring when I go back in the fall, specifically with math which is what I have most trouble in. I joined a biology club which also is helping me gain more knowledge and stay on track with my major which is biology. Additionally, I have already contacted my advisor to register me to take a summer course to boost my grades up and we have came up with an academic plan for the upcoming fall semester. On a personal note, I will learn to not feel ashamed to reach out for help if I am going through a hardship whether it’s a campus counselor or an online therapist.
My drive for continuing and completing my education are far stronger as a first generation student than the struggles i may face. I am committed to regaining good academic standing and in completing my degree. However, neither of these goals will be possible for me without the assistance and opportunity financial aid provides because I am a first generation student and my family and I don’t have the full means to pay out of pocket.
All in all, I appreciate your time and opportunity to continue pursuing my education with your support.
Sincerely,
END OF APPEAL LETTER.
I didn’t seek professional help for my mental health - didn’t go to a therapist. So I don’t have documentation to add.. what can I do about that?
I was told I can have a colleague that I worked with in the past write a letter as a 3rd party sign off because they were aware of what I was struggling with.

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!

My husband’s mom is a generally unproblematic person, we’ve never really had conflict. She was a terrible alcoholic for the first few years of me and husband’s relationship so I just kept my distance. She’s sober now but there is a lot of broken trust because of things that happened while she was drinking and even after, she continued to show questionable judgement so we just didn’t spend a lot of time with her but it was never hostile. She has never had any sense of boundaries but it was more in a roll my eyes and ignore her kind of way, until baby was born.
My son is her first biological grandkid (husband’s sister had babies but they are MILs step-grandchildren.) I had an emergency C section, which was traumatic for me, and baby was born with some unexpected health issues. The stress of the situation made my milk super slow to come in and I was barely producing anything when it did come. I would let LO clusterfeed for hours and hours to get my supply up and he would cry whenever he was not in my arms/ on the boob. In addition to all of this I had postpartum insomnia, anxiety and depression and really struggled bonding with my baby. All that to say, I was going through hell the first few weeks of my baby’s life and it was genuinely the worst time of my life.
I decided not to have visitors in the hospital and for the first few days home besides for my own mom who was there to take care of me. When I did allow visitors (literally only 4dpp) my MIL was really sick so I had her wear a mask and did not let her hold baby. She then started asking to visit daily. We said no a lot but she was still coming over at a frequency of every few days, so multiple times a week. When she did come over she did nothing helpful, just wanted to sit on our couch and hold baby for HOURS. She’d ask us to make her coffee, to sample food from our fridge, etc. Incredibly inconsiderate and tone-deaf.
When LO was 2 weeks old FIL called my husband to talk to him on his mom’s behalf. Apparently she had been sobbing everyday that we said no to visitors and was asking FIL to appeal to my husband to let her see him more. Keeping in mind he was only TWO weeks old and she had seen him 6+ times. She said she had imagined that she would be a lot more involved in taking care of him and her feelings were hurt that I was “keeping her away” and she wanted to know what she had done wrong. When I tell you my jaw literally hit the floor when my husband told me this.
He called her directly and said I’m sorry that your feelings are hurt but we have so much on our plate right now and we do not need anyone piling on. She just doubled down and was crying and begging him to be able to come see baby “even just for a few minutes a day.” Husband said we’re not going to agree to that and then ended the call.
After that, she would start just coming to our house unannounced without asking so we would not have the chance to say no. Husband walks the dogs with FIL every day (FIL never entered our house, he just met husband outside) and MIL started coming when FIL came to walk and just literally came in my house without knocking. She walked in when I was breastfeeding or in my bra multiple times and she would always purposefully enter really loudly to wake up the baby if he was napping. My husband once again had to say no unannounced visitors and no drop in visits.
Husband is now back at work so it’s just me and baby during the day. Since he has been back she has texted me almost daily, maybe every other day, asking to come over. It’ll be like “hey I’m driving by your house in a few minutes, can I stop and see the baby?” and I always feel SO guilty saying no but like WHAT THE FUCK. It makes me feel like a hostage in my own house and that I have to keep my blinds closed and doors locked and pretend I’m not home. I see her drive by my house multiple times a day.
I genuinely think that she thought she was going to be like a second mom to LO. I have no idea how she got that impression, because she was never involved in our lives in the 8 years I’ve been with her husband. I personally think even ONE visit a week is excessive but I was willing to compromise by letting husband make the call to schedule those visits or not during his parenting time while I’m “off duty.” Her texting me multiple times a week asking to come over is driving me fucking insane. I only have 2 weeks left of my maternity leave and I don’t want to spend it fucking dodging my mother in law constantly!

"This old horror movie is too out of touch, gross."
It's both old AND a horror movie if you weren't fine with that why did you pick it up. Or even worse there's the people who think some are "too scary".
"Man this children's show appeals too much to children, I don't like it."
IT'S A CHILDREN'S SHOW. I am also disappointed by their decay, but they are still made for KIDS.
"Disney's marvel movies don't have great writing, I'm disappointed."
Why did you expect anything good from Disney in the first place, they haven't been good at writing for nearly a decade now if not longer.
"This anime is too sexualized, it's creepy."
How about watching ANYTHING other than harem anime and shitty romcoms? Ever thought about that? What happened to be people going for Ghibli movies and such first and foremost?
"If only the author would change this one thing..."
And it turns out that "one thing" is something the fans are perfectly fine with, if not very happy it's the way it is, but this one person decided they don't so it NEEDS to change to suit them.
If something isn't to your taste, either it sucks and isn't worth your time, or more likely, it's made for a different public.
We live in the age of information, with billions of media being archived and produced every year, it's downright impossible to think of a concept that hasn't at least been tried. Just go out there and find the perfect story, it's in there somewhere.

I am writing a fic where narration will be a mix of scenes, flashbacks and letters exchanged between the characters. I am quite happy with this structure and the change of perspective that comes with it, so I don't plan to change this. However, this results in "chapters" that are of varying length, with scenes being anywhere between 1k and 4k words, or more, and some letters being as short as 200 words, and could not realistically be made any longer. I expect the fic to be around 40k in total. I have read that when posting on AO3, readers prefer a more even chapter length distribution, more on the longer side, therefore I'm worried that the structure of my writing would annoy some people. I have thought about grouping letters together to form one longer chapter. However it would not always work, because sometimes I only have a couple short messages between much longer scenes. Also, I was planning to use the chapter title to give context to the letters and scenes, for example: "Scene: New York, 3rd April 1994" or "Letter: Joseph to Margaret, Boston, 9th January 1995". Grouping letters together would make this impossible, or at least confusing. As a reader, how would you prefer to have this posted? Would it be fair, for example, if I decided to post every week, but made sure to post at least 2k words at a time, no matter how many chapters that would take if short letters are to be included? Should I make an author's note about this? Thanks a lot for your insights!

I received a UKPC parking charge for parking in a retail park car park for longer than the allowed duration a few months ago. In the past I’ve only had a couple of letters then it stops, however this time it’s gone on for much longer - first letters from UKPC themselves, then a debt collector, now solicitors stating they’ll advise a decree should be registered against me if not paid.
Have looked online for guidance on whether it should be paid or not, if it’s actually enforceable in Scotland and if the further action will actually be taken as I obviously don’t want a decree registered against me - a lot of people saying they need to be paid but also quite a few saying there's no keeper liability in Scotland so you don't need to pay it, however these were from 2023 and some of them were advising keeper liability would come into effect in Scotland in 2024. One of the letters l received also said as 14 days had elapsed, the registered keeper of the vehicle can be made liable for the parking charge. Not sure if this now means it's come into effect or just scaremongering and if it came down to it, I could appeal and say it wasn’t me driving the car and I don’t know who was?
Any guidance would be much appreciated. As mentioned I've ignored all parking charges like this in the past and none have ever been taken further, but sure this is the first from UKPC and there seems to be a lot more people online saying these ones should be paid.
TIA

DAY: MAY 15, 2024

• 5-15-2024ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE PROCESSES WITHOUT SYMPTOMS. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? Everyone experiences aging in their own way, and factors such as genetics, lifestyle and environment play a role in this process. Some individuals reach the age of 90 or even 100 in good health, without medications or brain disease. But how do these individuals maintain their health as they age?
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• 5-15-2024FIGHTING FAT AND INFLAMMATION: SCIENTISTS DEVELOP NEW COMPOUNDS The menthyl esters of valine (MV) and isoleucine (MI) are multi-faceted molecules with enhanced anti-inflammatory and anti-obesity activities. The discovery and development of such molecules can result in newer classes of therapeutic drugs to treat a wide range of metabolic disorders. Credit: Gen-ichiro Arimura from Tokyo University of Science Modified derivatives of natural products have led to significant therapeutic advances and commercial success in recent times. Menthol is a naturally occurring cyclic monoterpene alcohol found in various plants,
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• 5-15-2024STUDY SHOWS COMBINING JOYFUL ACTIVITIES WITH ‘SAVORING’ THERAPY SHOWS POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH RESULTS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE With rates of depression rising among young people on university campuses, a team of SMU researchers found that combining two different therapeutic approaches demonstrated effectiveness in improving students’ overall mental health. Their findings show that students receiving behavioral activation (BA) therapy augmented with savoring (S) experienced improvements in positive and negative mood. Behavioral activation is a therapeutic approach that alleviates depression by increasing engagement in meaningful activities,
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• 5-15-2024EXPLORING THE MECHANISM BEHIND DRUG ERUPTIONS IN THE SKINUsing genetically engineered mice expressing a specific variant of HLA, researchers uncover the instrumental role of this protein in the development of drug eruptions. They found that when HLA binds to an antiviral drug, abacavir, it can lead to the formation of defective proteins, which trigger a stress response in the endoplasmic reticulum, ultimately cascading into drug eruption.
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• 5-15-2024NEW EVIDENCE FOR USE OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY THERAPY FOR PREVENTION OF RECURRENT VASCULAR EVENTS IN STROKE
• 5-15-2024STUDY PAVES THE WAY FOR AN ACTIVE AGENT AGAINST HEPATITIS E
• 5-15-2024RESEARCHERS DEVELOP METHOD TO MONITOR PATIENTS WITH SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY USING SOUND WAVES
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• 5-15-2024A PROMISING APPROACH TO INTRAOPERATIVE CANCER DIAGNOSIS
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• 5-15-2024WOMEN PHYSICIANS ARE UNDERREPRESENTED AND FEEL LESS IMPACTFUL IN CANCER TREATMENT PLANNING VIRTUAL MEETINGS
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• 5-15-2024NEW STUDY LINKS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER TO DISRUPTED DEVELOPMENTAL DOPAMINE
• 5-15-2024STUDY FINDS SEVERE ISCHEMIC STROKES ARE RARE IN PATIENT POPULATION
• 5-15-2024CYCLIN D1 EXPRESSION MAY BE A BIOMARKER FOR PENILE CANCER
• 5-15-2024GUIDELINE ISSUED FOR PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY WHO MAY BECOME PREGNANT
• 5-15-2024NEW CARDIAC RESEARCH COULD SAVE WOMEN’S LIVES BY IMPROVING DETECTION OF HEART FAILURE
• 5-15-2024PATIENTS REPORT SIGNIFICANT SYMPTOM REDUCTION WITHIN A SINGLE INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE ENCOUNTER
• 5-15-2024STUDY LINKS PROTEIN SECRETED BY BLOOD VESSELS TO DRUG-RESISTANT CANCER
• 5-15-2024RESEARCHERS EXPLORE THE ROLE OF OF TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS IN MYOCARDITIS
• 5-15-2024STUDY REVEALS IMMUNOTHERAPY’S POTENTIAL IN BOOSTING IMMUNE SYSTEMS OF OLDER INDIVIDUALS
• 5-15-2024CANADIAN HOSPITAL DATA SHOW LONGER, COSTLIER STAYS FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
• 5-15-2024SCIENTISTS WANT TO KNOW HOW THE SMELLS OF NATURE BENEFIT OUR HEALTH
• 5-15-2024STUDY FINDS TWO GENES OF THE GERMLINE ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRAIN TUMORS IN DROSOPHILA
• 5-15-2024EVALUATING A NEW GROUP TRAINING TOOL FOR THE PREVENTION OF DEMENTIA
• 5-15-2024RESEARCH CHALLENGES LINK BETWEEN MOTOR IMPAIRMENT AND BRAIN INJURY
• 5-15-2024RESEARCH CHALLENGES LINK BETWEEN MOTOR IMPAIRMENT AND BRAIN INJURY
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• 5-15-2024HEALTH CARE INTERPRETERS IMPORTANT FOR HEART ATTACK REHABILITATION, SAYS STUDY
• 5-15-2024RESEARCHERS FIND MICROPLASTICS IN CANINE AND HUMAN TESTICULAR TISSUE
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• 5-15-2024AI MAY IMPROVE DOCTOR–PATIENT INTERACTIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH CANCER
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• 5-15-2024STUDY FINDS LINK BETWEEN BMI TRAJECTORIES AND FRACTURE RISK IN LATE ADULTHOOD
• 5-15-2024STUDY FINDS REDUCED RISK OF BREAST CANCER FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY IN WOMEN WITH HYPERINSULINEMIA
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• 5-15-2024PRE- AND POST-SURGICAL IMMUNOTHERAPY IMPROVES OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH OPERABLE LUNG CANCER, PHASE III STUDY FINDS
• 5-15-2024NEW METHOD USES TAU PROTEIN DEPOSITION PATTERNS TO PREDICT ALZHEIMER’S SEVERITY
• 5-15-2024OLDER NATIVE AMERICANS MAY EXPERIENCE HIGHER LEVELS OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
• 5-15-2024RESEARCHERS DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PLATFORM FOR MODELING HUMAN MUSCLE DISEASES IN WORMS
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• 5-15-2024NEW STUDY SHOWS CONTINUED HIGH EFFECTIVENESS OF HPV VACCINATION IN ENGLAND
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• 5-15-2024NOVEL INHIBITOR INSIGHTS OFFER PATHWAY TO PREVENTING PXR-ASSOCIATED DRUG RESISTANCE
• 5-15-2024THE DOCTOR IS IN… BUT WHAT’S BEHIND THEM? STUDY REVEALS IMPACTS OF TELEHEALTH BACKGROUND SETTINGS
• 5-15-2024HIGH TELEHEALTH USE TIED TO INCREASED HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION, COST
• 5-15-2024NEW BIOMARKER IDENTIFIED TO DIAGNOSE ALZHEIMER’S IN ASYMPTOMATIC STAGES
• 5-15-2024U.S. DROWNING DEATHS RISING AGAIN AFTER YEARS OF DECLINE
• 5-15-2024STUDY FINDS ASTROCYTIC PH REGULATOR CAN REPAIR BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER, REVERSE BRAIN DAMAGE CAUSED BY ISCHEMIC STROKE
• 5-15-2024DISPARITIES SEEN IN CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERALES BLOODSTREAM INFECTION OUTCOMES
• 5-15-2024WHY IS WHOOPING COUGH SURGING IN THE UK? FALLING VACCINATION RATES MAY BE THE ANSWER
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• 5-15-2024NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR CELL THERAPIES AND PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
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• 5-15-2024LOW TESTOSTERONE IN MEN ASSOCIATED WITH AN EARLY DEATH
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• 5-15-2024BLUETOOTH TRACKING DEVICES PROVIDE NEW VIEW INTO CARE HOME QUALITY
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• 5-15-2024RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY NEW MARKER FOR BREAST CANCER PROGNOSIS
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• 5-15-2024NEW STUDY IDENTIFIES MECHANISM OF IMMUNE EVASION OF SARS-COV-2 AND VARIANTS
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• 5-15-2024TECH ALONE CAN’T REPLACE HUMAN COACHES IN OBESITY TREATMENT, STUDY FINDS

I have been struggling to get my deposit back from my landlord and his “makelaar” since July 2023. I moved from Nijmegen to Amsterdam. I have sent them registered post etc, and I have the paper trail covered. So yesterday I sent the ex-makelaar in Nijmegen an email saying that I am going to the authorities with my electricity bills to raise concerns about energielabel fraud (I have documents). It was an attempt that they take my emails and letters seriously. As far as I know they do not have my current house adres. Today I received an email from Thuispoort which is a NEW housing corporation in Brabant - I did not sign up to any housing platform in that province and consider the timing. Can the ex-makelaar use a housing platform to fish for my current house adres to intimidate me? Because it is working.

hello fellow scholarss!! ask ko lang ano ininclude niyo sa letter of appeal niyo? is there a format? kindly send me one po pls tyiaa!!

Hello. I graduated from undergrad in may 2022 with 25k in federal loans (mix of subsidized and unsub) as well as an 18k private loan at 9%APR. I began repayment in December 2023. I am currently working full time before starting medical school in July. The federal loans are all about 5-7% APR.
I had a few questions about my best coarse of action:
I currently have about 30k cash saved up from working, and want to make the most of it.

1. Im currently planning to pay off the private loan entirely, as from what I understand private education loans are not eligible for PSLF. (the servicer is collegeave)
   
2. Since I am currently in repayment, can I apply for the SAVE plan for my undergrad loans before starting medical school? My income based off 2023 tax returns was high, however, I was hoping that I could appeal it with a letter from my employer that my employment has ended etc. As you know, my income from july onward will be $0. I want to do this in hope to minimize interest accrual during med school.
   
3. For the remainder of my income, I wanted to open a SoFi high interest savings account.
   

Do these ideas all sound solid? or is there something that would be more wise?