The IB requires 12-20 pages of written work on a maths question, I am struggling to find something to apply to either solids of revolutions or hypothesis testing. https://www.ib-pros.com/blog/ib-math-ia#:~:text=The%20IB%20Math%20IA%20requires,credibility%20and%20validity%20of%20findings. - I have looked at this website but cannot find any inspiration. I was potentially thinking of using some statistics from the upcoming elections and apply hypothesis testing but I am not sure about questions for solids of revolutions which I would prefer to work on.

Below is an Excel macro I wrote to convert the timestamps in a CPT .csv export file to date/time and convert the probe temps from Celsius to Fahrenheit. It does the conversions on a saved copy of the file so the original is left intact.
The macro computes the starting date/time of the session by using the elapsed time and ending date/time. If you exported the .csv file while the CPT was still running, or shortly after turning it off, you can tell the macro to use the file Creation date that's in the spreadsheet because it will be the ending date and time of the CPT session. But if you exported the file a long time after turning off the CPT (like the next day, as I have done), the file Creation date in the spreadsheet will not be the date and time that the session ended. It'll be the date and time the file was exported. In this case, the macro gives you the opportunity to enter the actual date and time the session ended. If you did a prediction, the ending time should still be in the app screen display.
The easiest way to use the macro is to create a macro-enabled workbook that you can call up anytime to do a conversion. Open a new workbook in Excel, enable Developer mode, click on the Developer toolbar command, and click on Macros. Give the macro a name and hit the + button. Paste in the code below and save the workbook as a macro-enabled workbook (.xlsm) file. You can then open the workbook, click on Developer and then Macros, and run the macro.
The macro will start by letting you browse to the file to convert. It'll then ask if you want to use the Creation date in the spreadsheet as the ending date and time, or enter the ending date and time. It'll make a copy of the file in the same folder as the original with "_CONVERTED" appended.
Error checking is limited, so no warranties or guarantees. But it won't mess up your original export file.
Code follows:

Sub CPT_Convert_Time_and_Temp() ' Declarations Dim ConvertedWb As Workbook Dim ParseArray() As String Dim InputPathname As String Dim OutputPathname As String Dim Message, Title, Default, MyValue Dim StartDateTime As Date Dim LastRow As String ' make sure user wants to do this Message = "This program will convert a CPT .csv export file by replacing the timestamp with date/time and changing celsius temperatures to farenheit. Click OK to select CPT .csv export file or Cancel to quit" Result = MsgBox(Message, vbOKCancel) If Result = vbCancel Then Exit Sub ' get csv path name and open file InputPathname = Application.GetOpenFilename() If InputPathname = "False" Then Exit Sub ' save a copy of the .csv file with a different name and open it ParseArray = Split(InputPathname, ".") OutputPathname = ParseArray(0) + "_CONVERTED.csv" FileCopy InputPathname, OutputPathname Set ConvertedWb = Workbooks.Open(OutputPathname) ConvertedWb.Activate ' ask user about end time Message = "Here is your unconverted .csv file." + vbNewLine + vbNewLine + "Did you export the file before turning off the CPT or shortly after? " + vbNewLine + vbNewLine + "If so, answer Yes. The date and time in cell A9 will be used as the ending date and time of the cook." + vbNewLine + vbNewLine + "If not, and you exported the file more than a few minutes after turning off the CPT, answer No. You will be prompted for the date and time the cook ended." Result = MsgBox(Message, vbYesNo) 'user needs to enter the cook end date and time If Result = vbNo Then Message = "Enter date and time when cook ended in MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS format or leave the box empty to cancel" Title = "Date and Time of End of Cook" ' Set title. Default = "" ' Set default. MyValue = InputBox(Message, Title, Default) ' get user input If MyValue = "" Then Exit Sub 'otherwise, use end date and time from .csv file Else ParseArray() = Split(Range("A9"), ": ") MyValue = ParseArray(1) End If ' let user know the conversion could take a while if the cook was long Message = "Click OK to convert the .csv file. This may take some time if the cook was long." Result = MsgBox(Message, vbOKOnly) 'find the last row in the spreadsheet LastRow = CStr(ActiveSheet.Cells.Find("*", SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row) 'use elapsed time in last timestamp to compute the cook start date and time StartDateTime = CDate(MyValue) - (Cells(LastRow, 1) / 86400) ' Convert timestamps to date and time ConvertRange = "A12" + ":A" + LastRow For Each c In Worksheets(1).Range(ConvertRange).Cells c.Value = StartDateTime + (c.Value / 86400) c.NumberFormat = "mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss" Next ' Convert Celsius to Farenheit for all probes ConvertRange = "D12" + ":P" + LastRow For Each c In Worksheets(1).Range(ConvertRange).Cells c.Value = 32 + (9 / 5) * c.Value Next 'update the converted file ConvertedWb.Close SaveChanges:=True 'let user know we're done Message = "Your CPT .csv file has been converted and saved in the same folder with the original. It has the same name with _CONVERTED appended." Result = MsgBox(Message, vbOKOnly) End Sub 

Hey! I am currently in my senior year of college in early education k-3 and double majoring special needs K-12. I start student teaching next year (winter of 2025) and then I have another year of student teaching for special needs I am predicted to graduate in the next 2 years or less. I work as an assistant preschool teacher in a daycare and have been in many school placements at schools for my degree.
In classes we've made lists of books, need, and ideas for our classrooms. A few months ago my lead teacher at my daycare left suddenly and took lots of classroom materials with. I filled in with a few cheap pieces like some kids books I really wanted, quick and easy matching games, puzzles, and a few other things for me (my own laminator, etc). Which I plan to take when I leave.
With my student teaching coming up next winter I really don't want graduation to sneak up on me and not have anything for applying at schools or items for my first classroom wherever that may be! I have already started saving some worksheets i've laminated from classes as well as lesson plan prompts I have done (I know everyone says they never use them but just encase). I don't want to be preparing stuff that won't be used. College tends to tell education majors to basically store junk tbh...
My question is for recent graduates or current teachers what you felt was an immediate need for your first year classroom, or applying to schools? I am fortunate enough to live at home and not pay excessive amounts in tuition so I have the occasional money to spend aside with having plenty of savings and the room to store things. I work a lot next to school so I wanted to take the time this summer while I have no classes to prepare as much as I can!
Thanks!

Hello everyone, I will be very grateful if you guys can review this,
So Earlier it was just "cores" but now that e cores have been added, it has bought a lot of confusion to everyone.
Yesterday I wanted to find a way to simplify it and searched for a way to somehow convert e cores to p cores in multicore performance. Basically, I wanted to find out how much e core equal 1 p core
Thankfully I found this post: https://www.reddit.com/intel/comments/yv3uan/performance\_pcores\_vs\_ecores/#:\~:text=Just%20an%20interesting%20thought%3A%20although,1%20P%2Dcore%20with%20hyperthreading.
This guy came to the conclusion that
1p=2.5e (with multithreading enabled in p)
1p=1.8e (multithreading disabled)
Its apparent that multithreading increases the performance of p core, and a side note is that e cores don't have multithreading as I'm writing this.
With this info I deduced 4 most common conversion:
4e= 1.6p
8e= 3.2p
12e= 4.8p
16e= 6.4p
Remember, these are for multithreaded performance. (i.e. derived using 1p=2.5e)
So, before you buy a laptop or cpu for work that requires multiprocessing power, go to this website which details all the intel cpus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_processors
then select a cpu and convert e cores to p core, for example,
lets select 14900K, it has 8p and 16e. Using the conversion above 16e=6.4p,
14900K has a "total core" of 14.4p(8p+6.4p)
See how I eliminated e cores. I had doubts at first but but then I tested cpus that had similar "total cores" with different p&e combination and they all gave similar multicore performance result with little difference here and there. For anyone wondering, I compared the cpus in Nano review(here https://nanoreview.net/en/cpu-compare).
One comparison I did was 13420H 5.6p(4p+4e) vs 1365U 5.2p(2p+8e). Notice 13420H has 0.4 more total core so when I did the comparison, sure it was little a better than the 1365U in multi-performance as I predicted. So overall, I think that I can trust the experiment that guy did and you can also trust these conversion values.
I also thought of making a worksheet to show the total cores of all cpus from intel 12th gen up. But then I thought that I should share it here first, in case there's any mistakes.

TLDR; I have been a teacher for the past 2 years and realize I cannot stand teaching, what are some other options?
So I went to school to become a doctor and I was pre med until I was a junior and I realized I did not want to be a doctor (shadowing was miserable and I realized I only want to do it because I was kind of mesmerized by being a woman in stem and I knew doctors were paid well).
So I graduated with a BSc in microbiology and then I went on to get a MEd in general science education (a lot of help that does me now not wanting to be a teacher)
I kind of enjoy working mostly alone or on a really large team (so team of 1 or team of 10+ I like the feeling of anonymity). I really enjoy being creative and creating new products or programs - I enjoy being able to create custom worksheets for my students or designing lab activities (this has led me towards instructional design or educational outreach - but I have not found many good resources on how to get started in these areas).
I really enjoy have checklists and predictable work schedules (so not super spontaneous and unpredictable work flows) but I also like being able to do something different from time to time (meaning like I do not want to be an accountant that does the exact same thing day in and day out, I like some variety - maybe like a broad job scope)
In terms of things I’m good at vs bad at, I’m a bit of a perfectionist and extremely detail oriented, I love creativity or adding a little bit of a creative touch to the things I do and I love staying focused on a single task until I see it through to completion. I’m not great at working through conflict (I’m a pretty anxious person overall) and I am not the best at being micromanaged (like to the point where I have no autonomy - I don’t mind being told what to do but I like some autonomy).
I make about 60k as a teacher but I also do a lot of “extra work” like working sports games, working on a science team contract, co counsel a club, and work pretty closely with special Ed (I do get satisfaction from these things but they are big time commitments and I do them largely for the salary boost)
I have thought about being an event planner because I enjoy being in a role where I create the outcome, and I really like to make people happy/ have a good time. I have also thought about going into med device or pharma sales because I enjoy stem and the technical aspect of sharing things and teaching about medicine or devices.
I feel like I’m a bit of an ambivert (I enjoy being around others but I don’t like working on teams where others aren’t pulling their weight)
I originally became a teacher because I love science and I love sharing my love of science with other people who are also interested in science. I also really wanted a chance to make a positive impact on the youth and be somewhat of an inspiration for my female students who also wanted to be in stem. I really enjoy developing my own lessons and lesson plans and being able to deliver labs or assignments the best way I think will teach the lesson.
Since starting teaching I really do not like how disrespectful and unruly these kids are, I’m also in a school system where I find that there is a lot of pressure/ stress placed on us to be liked by parents and to present as a certain way in public (like I can’t just enjoy what I want to do because I may see someone from school or the community that may say something bad about me or the way I was dressed or what I was doing and call my tenure into question), and to a point I made earlier I really do not like working with other teachers who just do not care or will not put in effort to lessons or labs..
Any advice or guidance is highly appreciated!! I’m not really even sure where to start so even just an accurate career inventory or personality inventory rec would also be appreciated. I just feel a bit lost in where to even start..

I’ve been doing loads of predicted papers and past papers for maths but i just can’t scrape a pass, i’ve been doing lessons on maths genie then going onto do some worksheets for what i was learning. But nothing sticks into my head. Anyone know what i can do?

Good morning trading world, I was recently asked what it means when /vxk24 goes above the /vxm24. What I am talking about is backwardation. Backwardation is a great sign to let you know when trouble in the market is here and now or later down the line. Lets look at a few ways. This is something i keep up with in my spread sheet. When things are normal volatility is always higher further out in time because things are less predictable the further out in time you go. However, when shit is about to hit the fan now volatility will tell you that by going into backwardation. This happens when the active vol contract (/VXK24) is higher than the contract further out. Whether you look at thru a study set or like I have in a worksheet when short term /VX is higher trouble is now. When short term /VX returns to the lowest trouble is gone. Today Tesla will have a huge impact on the market. Tesla has been getting killed for pretty much the entire year. I am looking for a brief break in the slaughter of Tesla. Maybe more like a buy the rumor and sell the news. This will help continue the bounce in the entire market briefly thru the day. My target for the /ES is 5086-5093 before we get a possible reversal. Jack support is 5049, queen support is 5033 and king support area is 5021. Jack resistance is 5093, queen resistance is 5103 and king resistance is 5120 up to 5132. The important battle area or no man’s land to Break is 5060-5093. In this no man's land the more time we spend below 5076 more it speaks to a bearish continuation. The more time we spend above 5076 the more likely we are to retrace higher into the previous range. On the other hand, if we reverse down the battle ground is between 5021-4989. In this battle ground 5006 is the line of Demarcation. The more time we spend above 5006 the more likely we are to push higher later in the week. Today’s reaction areas are as follows 5048,5043, 4998, 5076, 5095 and 5116. Remember: Your most important job as a trader is to protect the capital you already have. You do this by knowing and understanding the risk you face in each position and in the current market conditions. We manage that risk in accordance with our account size. I hope this helps, wishing you a positive trading day, let’s make it a great one.

Good morning trading world, I was recently asked what it means when /vxk24 goes above the /vxm24. What I am talking about is backwardation. Backwardation is a great sign to let you know when trouble in the market is here and now or later down the line. Lets look at a few ways. This is something i keep up with in my spread sheet. When things are normal volatility is always higher further out in time because things are less predictable the further out in time you go. However, when shit is about to hit the fan now volatility will tell you that by going into backwardation. This happens when the active vol contract (/VXK24) is higher than the contract further out. Whether you look at thru a study set or like I have in a worksheet when short term /VX is higher trouble is now. When short term /VX returns to the lowest trouble is gone.
Today Tesla will have a huge impact on the market. Tesla has been getting killed for pretty much the entire year. I am looking for a brief break in the slaughter of Tesla. Maybe more like a buy the rumor and sell the news. This will help continue the bounce in the entire market briefly thru the day. My target for the /ES is 5086-5093 before we get a possible reversal.
Jack support is 5049, queen support is 5033 and king support area is 5021. Jack resistance is 5093, queen resistance is 5103 and king resistance is 5120 up to 5132. The important battle area or no man’s land to Break is 5060-5093. In this no man's land the more time we spend below 5076 more it speaks to a bearish continuation. The more time we spend above 5076 the more likely we are to retrace higher into the previous range. On the other hand, if we reverse down the battle ground is between 5021-4989. In this battle ground 5006 is the line of Demarcation. The more time we spend above 5006 the more likely we are to push higher later in the week. Today’s reaction areas are as follows 5048,5043, 4998, 5076, 5095 and 5116.
Remember: Your most important job as a trader is to protect the capital you already have. You do this by knowing and understanding the risk you face in each position and in the current market conditions. We manage that risk in accordance with our account size. I hope this helps, wishing you a positive trading day, let’s make it a great one.

I really wanted to be able to put a few hours into this game but it just feels like work.
Just walking around the map feels like a chore,your character snags and gets stuck on collision boxes constantly,holding down shift the entire time because the normal walking speed is useless is tiresome.
Hoping your character will auto-parkour to where you need to go and not fall and die or even just fall down forcing you to climb up to where you started over and over and over again.
Also you can't see where you're going or where the edge of a ledge is because the game is way too dark and fiddling with brightness and contrast just desaturates the darkness into lighter shades of black.
Interaction range for things like loot or talking to NPC is way too small so you walk around a thing spamming E till it works.
It's just a lot of little annoyances that add up,like needing to equip gathering tools for some reason.
What should be a basic minimalist menu like your inventory being a full-screen worksheet for some reason.
If you read an item description while swimming you die?
Combat is just kinda meh. It's a lot like Curse of the dead gods,but a lot more clunky and sluggish and just kinda vague. It feels like the time it takes to recover from the same attack animation isn't always the same.
And exactly why do I need to whack a guy with the sword first just to afford the privilege of shooting him with an arrow?
As a personal preference I prefer it when enemies are weaker,but smarter. memorizing the move-sets of perfectly predictable enemies isn't as interesting to me as having to adapt and react to a more educated combatant.
Not having a skill system feels like a missed opportunity,even something super minimal like they have in V Rising would've surely been appreciated by your average RPG enjoyer.
And of course there's no possible excuse for releasing this on PC without the option to set keybinds.
...Anyway,see you guys in PoE2

Is anyone planning to make a worksheet for recording predictions and reactions while listening to Tortured Poets???
I saw some for folklore and evermore and would love to have one for TTTPS. I appreciate your creativity!

TLDR: I might have SDAM. Memories are mostly based on inferences, journals, or what my parents tell me. I have some specific memories, but they might not be accurate. I struggle to recall certain memories, like crushes or specific books I've read. My earliest memory is from age 8, but it could have happened later. I have some memories from different grades, but they are not very detailed or vivid. Dreams seem as real as memories. The memories I do have may not have been remembered in chronological order. I hoard things to help trigger memories. Cleaning and re-reading journals sometimes brings back forgotten memories, but they are not very clear. I remember more in the periods I journaled more. It's becoming an existential crisis for me.
I was originally was going to comment this, but it strayed far away from the original
This is something which I am still trying to learn about as someone who thinks they have SDAM. I know all cases are self-diagnosis, just haven't brought it up to therapist, and don't want to jump to conclusions, even after hearing about SDAM for a few months. Wanted this disclaimer.
I feel like my "memories" are either inferences based on known facts, journals I read afterwards, or from parents. I used to do a thing I was young where I would journal about previous journals events, which I don't even have access too,.... but I'm grateful I did that. Could be a sign I did the reviews due to forgetting that they happened even back then lol. Who knows
I've seen people say around the age of 2. However, my "first memory", if you can even call it that, is around the age of 8, when I lose a spelling bee. However, that has been brought up by my parents later, and I even think I journaled about it. Next one, I read the most amount of books that year memory. However, it's in the newspaper, you got a savings account, a trophy, etc. I remember smiling when my mom dropped me off for 2nd grade. Guess what? Found an assignment in my closet later on, which I had to have done at some point later on, which shows me being happy and mom taking a photograph....
What about the memories I should remember? Do I remember the crush I supposedly had? No. Do I remember a singular one of the books I read? Yes/No, only know the series I read due to still owning Magic Tree House & Rainbow Magic books. If I read other series, who knows, and who knows if I even read all on the bookshelf. Do I remember being best friends with this person I will call Julian (not real)? No, there's a photograph somewhere in my room likely of me being with him. I was always confused why he even treated me very nicely, since the beginning of "actual memories" (sometime in middle school, if they can be called that), and then my mother knew when I asked, but not me, that we were best friends...
3rd grade (2016-2017). I struggled learning how to write and handed out candy for Halloween with parents. I don't remember any specific event on learning how to write, and I still struggle to write till this day, so I just type everything, so another inference. Halloween handed out with candy? This may be my first memory. I remember that my parents and 3rd grade teacher was there. I can infer that I was dressing as Toad from Mario with red or blue spots due to the costume being saved. Can I relive it or do much past that? No, I don't even know where that memory even comes from. Now that I think of it, it could have easily happened in any other year after 3rd grade, as the presence of a 3rd grade teacher doesn't mean it didn't occur after that grade. May even have a document somewhere on the old computer if I go searching for it journaling, as I had access to the internet then. Social studies fair project? I have the physical version and digital version, don't remote much other than the paper of my speech which I can infer was awkward, as I have social anxiety, not much detail and could be reconstructed, not that vivid.
4th grade (2017-2018). I remember doing a PowerPoint on Poland for gifted. Why? Well, I still have it, but literally nothing else happened that year. Can't even remember her name and she was a gifted teacher and went to almost every day from 2nd grade - 5th grade apparently. I will have that answer once I find the old documents again of my evaluation, as I remember finding that a few months ago.
5th grade (2018-2019). I got in trouble for rolling my eyes, remembered as I had a t-shirt (I'm sorry, did I just roll my eyes out loud?). I could have easily gotten yelled at in the hall or classroom, but isn't the playground as I rolled my eyes coming inside is the story and is in journal. I remembered I colored in speech, still have the drawing in fact, though the teacher's name I can't remember, even if I had her for three years of speech. I can go on to list the rap battle (journal), the backpack I wore (in closet), the teacher (listed name in journal/searched online later to figure out if she was 4th or 5th and who was the other one if so), time management problem (multiple worksheets I kept and still have). There are more memories for 5th grade, but all I can think of top of my head are related to something else. I can't even remember a single friend name in this point of time from, but I can infer that they are likely the ones which I just happened to already be friends with at 6th grade that I can remember of, except the ones I forgot until parents told me (like Julian).
The dream I journaled this year apparently of flying to Brazil after missing the bus and then deciding to live there before canceling it to be in band instead is just as real as anything else in fact. Like the dream is as real as the reality, so how do you know what's real?
6th grade (2019-2020). I was ostracized from peers due to gendesexuality, figured out I was gay due to never liking a girl (not true, in fact, I think I am aroace, no attraction to anyone) snapped at someone for them telling me to help them with chairs, I was in student council, had other snapping for weird reasons, dated 3 people with no remorse (I would think I would, but I thought it was totally fine????), and told by everyone I need to apply myself and write better. These were all journaled and most of these are digitized journals, as I begun digitizing old ones last year to never lose the past.
7th grade (2020-2021). I became part of an unsavory friends group (maybe 6th grade, too lazy to fact check this rn), was homeschool due to COVID, groomed online, and a lot more stuff. It's all journal or it's all digital stuff I have access too. It's certainly not vivid and some is just like what I remember, rather than being something I see, though I do have some memories which I can see.
8th grade (2021-2022). Solidified my gender identity, able to grow hair long, public school again, wore a mask but got bullied for it, Julian was weirdly nice to me (wrote about it at time, thought it was so confusing, maybe they were trying to reconnect but I had no idea why they were talking to me), thought I was plural, played Minecraft (though I did play before this on Xbox, this is the first game I have saved on Minecraft Education edition and can remember somewhat). ALL journaled and not vivid.
9th grade (2022-2023). Started doing college courses, continued to struggle with handwriting, struggled to get through day but persisted for the college courses which allowed me to wear earplugs in library, had a corrupt teacher who "lost" my work, made first friend, diagnosed with disorder, some family moved in till November, which were all journaled about. However, I journaled less this year than other years due to trying to survive.
10th grade (2023-2024) More college courses, fought for accommodations with many incidents of them saying earplugs cause a fire hazard, created systems of self-government, had covid, started to meal prep, predicted a new "era", created safeguards, yellowjackets invaded room, journaled on why plushies were put away (interesting history with my inferences failing), overnight oats became favorite food, almost died from car crash, argued with parents about therianthropy and homeschool, started to expand my knowledge past psychology into other subjects, discussed SDAM the first time in journal (October 2023), debated dropping out, switched to homeschool for college, journaled about relationships for months to determine aroace status for 100%, became more comfortable in my skin, and more. Do you see how this is close to the longest paragraph, only with 3rd grade and 5th grade coming close, but those events weren't simplified and these were! I remember more when I journal more.
It's like my memories aren't like remembered in the order they originally happened. I think I may have realized this at some point and started hoarding stuff. I said this way before in the past. My mother always asks me to get rid of stuff, but if I lose the item, and don't journal about it, I may lose the ability to recall the little facts I do have. Everytime I check my unorganized files, try to clean my room, or reread journals, I remember something I forgot, but never truly see it vividly, it is a faint picture at best.
How do I deal with this. The more I think of it is becoming more like an existential crisis.

Hello All,
I have been under retainer for a long time and am no longer sure that I want to pursue bankruptcy. Looking for knowledge and input for what would (or *might* happen -- I'm ok with hypotheticals) if I choose different paths going forward.
Note: I'm conscious that this is not an advice group per se, so I am glad to accept your knowledge and/or predictions and understand that such information doesn't have to come with "this is what you should do."
So -- here is my situation:
Going into April 2023, I had accumulated a lot of debt but also had a perfect record of 7 years of on-time payments. At the peak -- I had approximately 20 dischargeable debts that added up to about $60K with payments for all debts (including student loans) totaling around $4,100 a month. I was earning about $74K a year.
Things finally came to a head in April 2023 when the cadence of my paychecks could not keep up with the cadence of my bill due dates and I realized that I was going to get my first late payment marker in 7 years. I knew there would be more to come and also I just felt crushed by having incurred so much debt and for trying to juggle all of the due dates and communications. So that's when I started looking into bankruptcy.
I contacted an attorney and explained my situation and he called me back right away and I liked his vibe instantly and he said that given my circumstances, a Chapter 7 was possible as I was right on the income cusp and he offered a few immediate notes based on what I had told him:

1. The attorney said that I would need to show that I didn't have more than approximately $2,000 in gambling losses in the last year. I had engaged in recreational gambling so I put together a worksheet of what I had spent in the last year and at what point losses could drop off to get to that plateau. I saw that I could get close to that plateau after a few months.
2. I had already booked a cruise for August 2023. It was already paid for. The attorney said that perhaps it would be best to file right after the cruise so that it's not considered a future asset that might count against me.
3. I had some personal loans that were outstanding too. I was advised that if I were to pay off those loans that those payments shouldn't show up in the 3-month bank account lookback or else they would be considered preferred or insider payments and that I would need to ask for the money back. So the attorney's office said that I could pay those off and then we wait 3 months and then look into filing.

So -- we had a game plan to go under retainer in April but file in August. In the meantime, I'd send creditors to the attorney and they would handle communications. And suddenly I had spare income again. Over time I paid the $2,500 attorney's fee and that is now satisfied.
So then -- right after I signed the retainer -- I got a raise. I was now making about $84K/year. BUT -- I'm an hourly contractor. If I don't work, I don't get paid. So -- I knew that my income average would start rising above the threshold for Chapter 7 ... BUT that I had the power to drag the average back down if I just took some time off.
So -- I paid back all of the personal loans. With some spare income I got back on health insurance (which is crazy expensive if you want a top individual plan through the marketplace). Out of the blue a friend whisked me away on a long, expensive trip and while he covered most of it, I still spent a quantity of money and it was thought that wouldn't look so good with the trustee. So -- we pushed a filing back to October.
Then things just kept coming up and I was getting further and further away from the Chapter 7 threshold. I kept waiting to file as I was holding out hope that circumstances would change.
Eventually I realized that I was not going to qualify for Chapter 7. I wasn't taking enough time off so the income was going to be a disqualifier. And there were new disqualifiers incurred while under retainer too. So -- Chapter 7 wasn't going to work out.
So while this was going on -- I recalculated the new total of my debts from interest and -- my combined debts now totaled about $71K.
And as a side note, not all of the creditors would agree to communicate with the attorney's office. Some creditors said that they would keep contacting me until I had a case number. With those creditors, I would see their evolution from late payment penalties to charge-offs or threats of lawsuits or collections. The attorney said to keep telling the creditors to go through the attorney's office and that everything would be subsumed into the bankruptcy if/once it was accepted.
Other creditors, however, offered discount settlements and generous payment plans. Even with interest accrued -- they are offering to settle for less than the original debt.
So ... back to the main thread ... the focus shifted to filing Chapter 13. And then I started reading all of the horror stories about Chapter 13. Also -- without running my numbers -- I was told by the attorney's office that 80% of my disposable income would go to the payment plan. And that -- due to my income -- my payment plan would have to be 5 years (60 months).
So I'm running my own numbers -- and here's what I came up with:
$71,000 in payments (assuming interest is halted) spread out over 60 months = $1183/month
$4500 in monthly disposable income (approximately)
80% of disposable income = $3600
So ... according to what I read is standard -- I would be paying around $1,200 a month assuming I have to pay back 100% of my debts. But 80% of my disposable income is $3600. So I'm uncertain as to what would be the reality here. Because I hear about how awful Chapter 13 is for so many people because they have to really reduce their spending and live on the edge ... but would my situation be the same?
The attorney's office has been great in answering all of my questions promptly and they've been patient with my postponements and my delays in submitting of all of my documents. But I'll admit that in the past couple of months I've entered an emotional phase where I'm really uncertain about Chapter 13. I'm starting to feel the weight of potentially having to run *everything* by someone else.
I know it would be a huge pain to have to try to pick up where I left off with every creditor ... as I don't even know where 75% of the creditors "are" in terms of how they're reacting to my nonpayment(s) ... but there's a part of me that wants to start wheeling and dealing and negotiating all of the creditors down. I wish I had taken that approach from the very beginning but I was in Chapter 7 mode for many months.
There are some creditors that would be paid off right away ... and they would be out of my life. But I have no idea if I would be immediately subject to lawsuits and collections. Wondering if I could work with each creditor and walk them back to a place of negotiation.
So -- what I've also been wondering is -- if I terminated the retainer -- would the attorney keep all of the money? Or would they estimate work they've done for me and refund the difference? OR if they have done more than $2,500 worth of work for me by their billing standards -- would they send me a bill for the additional amount if I terminate the agreement? I'll review the documentation -- but curious to hear input in the meantime as I don't even want to mention that possibility to them prematurely.
Any experiences where you went under retainer and then backed out? Or went under Chapter 13 and then it didn't work out and you had to start dealing with all of the creditors directly again?
Thanks if you made it to the end here. And thanks in advance for any advice or thoughts.
Hope everyone is well.
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I'm sharing the below compendium of advice once again because there have been several posts asking for help getting through the next two months. If you have questions or concerns about your specific situation, ask in the comments.

Waiting

Tom Petty was right - the waiting is the hardest part. I've heard from students who got disappointing results that it was easier to get over that than it was to wait. Remind yourself that you've done all you can do. Instead of getting absorbed in what-ifs about college, focus on enjoying the last few months of high school because you won't ever get them back. If you're the sort of person who has to DO something, I recommend turning your attention to your intended major or your more general future plans instead of more hand-wringing and pearl-clutching over admissions results. Pretend you're about to graduate college and do a mock job search. For job postings that interest you, take note of desired skills, talents, experiences, or requirements. If you're considering med school, law school, or other graduate study, take some time to review what the best programs are looking for, how they evaluate applicants, and what you can build into your plan for undergrad that will pay dividends later. Sometimes taking a broader view of your future can take some of the stress out of the immediate concerns or the next domino to fall. It can also help you see that even if you don't get the acceptances you want, you'll still have plenty of opportunity to achieve your longer term goals.

Handling Anxiety, Stress, and Depression

There is so much I could say here, and this should be its own post. Fortunately, it already is. That's a long read, but in the words of Han Solo, "it's true... All of it." If you're stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, or depressed, it's for you. If you have questions or you disagree with it, shoot me a PM or comment below and we'll talk.

Senioritis

Senioritis is a terrible disease and it can cast even the strongest students into helpless bouts of idleness and apathy. It hits harder when waiting for life-changing news or shortly thereafter - because who cares about Mrs. Thimblevinter's 13th physics worksheet or some meaningless AP exams now that you've been accepted/rejected from your dream school? There are several ways to deal with senioritis:
1. Go down in a blaze of glory. Just let it consume you and fall off the deep end. Once you hit rock bottom, you'll realize you made a terrible mistake and you can start clawing your way back. It will probably be too late, but you will also now be inoculated against ever getting it again. Maybe aim for one of the other strategies...
2. Graduate. The summer after senior year was made for senioritis. It is glorious and you'll love it. For the most part, no one will ever ask or care what you did during the summer between high school and college, so enjoy that time for yourself. Look forward to that finish line and focus on working harder now. You've worked so long and invested so much - it would be senseless to let it fall apart now. It would be like giving up or resting on your laurels once you make it into the final 5 of a Fortnite Battle Royale (is this reference still cool, /FellowKids?). You're so close, and victory is right there for you to grasp. Just stick with it.
3. Get some real self-improvement / motivational / bootstrap stuff going. Read some self-help books, browse AdmissionsMom's Instagram (once it comes back online), or check out some of the myriad motivational subreddits (/GetMotivated, /GetDisciplined, /GetStudying, etc). Then find some support through family/friends/teachers to stick with it. The key to this is having other people to support you and hold you accountable. If you hear Gollum's voice in your head saying "But you don't have any friends," head on over to /GetMotivatedBuddies or our own A2C Discord server and make some.
4. Take some time to reflect and organize your priorities. Review the grading system for each of your classes and put the work where the grade weight is. Recognize that you are feeling lazy and that you would benefit from streamlining your responsibilities or cutting some stuff. Delegate some tasks to other people in the groups/clubs/sports/activities you lead. Lower your standards across many areas of life so that more areas can still be passable. Realize that putting in minimal effort will still provide FAR better results than no effort at all, and it isn't that much harder to do. Pareto's 80/20 Rule applies here - 80% of the value is produced by 20% of the work - so focus on that 20%. Give yourself a little license to relax, take breaks, go for a jog, hang out with friends, read a book, whatever helps you unwind. Then get back to it with renewed vigor.
5. Any task you think of that can be done in 3 minutes or less needs to be done immediately. Any tasks that are longer than an hour need to be prioritized and broken down into steps so you can make a plan and muster the motivation to tackle them. Schedule it out. Ask your friends/family to help you stick to it. Set an alarm on your phone and when it goes off, get to work again. Do what it takes to stay organized and focus on making continuous progress, not on the size of the mountain, the proximity of the deadlines, or herculean all-nighters to catch up. If you fail to plan, plan to fail.

Decisions, Imposter Syndrome, and Plan B

You're going to be getting some decisions back soon. Almost all of you will be heartbroken by some rejections, and that's ok. Some of you will be heartbroken by unaffordable acceptances, and that's ok too. Focus on the long run view and don't pin too much of your self-worth on any one potential outcome. No matter what happens with decisions, there is always a path forward to achieve your goals in life. Don't let this define you either way.
If you're dealing with Imposter Syndrome, you need to read this post.
If your results were disappointing here's some help learning to love Plan B.

Waitlists and LOCI

If you end up on the waitlist, the #1 thing you need to do (after accepting your spot) is express your undying love for the school in a Letter of Continued Interest. I once heard a Cornell AO say that regardless of who accepted spots on the waitlist, they only really considered the students who sent LOCI. Here's some tips for how to do that well.
1. Actually send something. LOCI are actually fairly rare considering the volume of waitlisted students (one T20 college once said they received updates from just 20% of students who accepted a waitlist spot), so your letter will probably be read and considered. Most students take a waitlist as an L and move on because the statistics are pretty bleak. Briefly tell them why you are a great fit for their school and why it's your top choice. A lot of schools consider demonstrated interest, especially for waitlisted or borderline applicants. They never want to admit someone off the waitlist and have that student decline the offer. They prefer to enroll students who really want to be there.
2. Please don't spam the admissions office. Make your letter count, send it, and let it go. Be cordial, but concise - don't waste their time with a 1500 word email. Don't linger, stalk, email five times, call daily, or do anything that would appear desperate, pathetic, annoying, or mentally/emotionally unstable. If you're going to update them on anything else after the first email or LOCI, make sure it's a significant enough thing to be worthy of an additional contact. Don't email them a second time to let them know your GPA rose by .01, or your SAT went up 10 points, or you found a dollar at the bus stop. You don't need any significant change for the first contact because what you're really saying in that first email is that you would attend if accepted and you love their school. But by all means if you do something significant like win a nationally competitive award, win a Nobel or Pulitzer, etc then be sure to let them know. You want additional updates to merit the time they spend reading it.
3. Be factual and succinct. Admissions offices are very busy this time of year, so please respect that. Bullet points are ideal and appreciated. This allows them to digest your information quickly and easily. If you send paragraphs, they aren't going to want to take the time to distill that down and add it to your profile. Make their job easy and just send the stuff that matters. Many colleges have instituted limits on how long a LOCI can be for this reason (e.g. Stanford allows just 500 characters).
4. Follow the college's process. Some colleges have a Common App portal entry or form. For others you just email the admissions office. Some colleges allow or even request an additional recommendation letter or essay. You should be able to find out on the admissions website.
5. When you reach out, conclude your email with a statement about how excited you are about their school. This is the most important part of this list because the other stuff is less likely to have the impact that this can. Tell them one or more of the following type of phrases (if they're true):

• I'm so excited about [program] at [college].
  
• I hope to attend [college] this fall.
  
• I would enroll at [college] if accepted, regardless of circumstances. (Note that those last three words can be especially powerful)
  
• Going to [college] would be a dream come true.
  
• [College] has always been my top choice/dream school.
  

Don't go overboard with this, but one or two sentences letting them know you're really into them is always a good idea. If you share something specific you're excited about, don't just say, "Your school/program has this thing and I think that's neat!" Instead, share why it's valuable to you. I say all the time that statements of value are almost always worth including in applications, and this is no different.
6. If you need more details, AdmissionsMom has a great post about LOCI here. See also her post about Decision Day here

The Dark Side of The Waitlist – Rescinded Admission

1. Colleges will absolutely rescind your admission if your grades fall off the map, you die of senioritis, or you have significant disciplinary or other incidents. They don't ever want to, but they will if they must.
   
2. The rule of thumb for grades is that you shouldn't have any grades that are worse than a full letter grade below your average. So if you have a 3.9 GPA, a couple of Bs is fine, but Cs could be trouble or require explanation. This varies by college though. At the UCs, a single D or F will automatically flag your file for review. You usually won't actually lose acceptances unless you have Ds, Fs, or more than 2 Cs.
   
3. If you think you're in danger, reach out to your colleges and explain. Open communication is critical for them to understand your situation and respond accordingly. It almost always goes better for you if you're open and up front about it than if you bury your head in the sand or ghost them. Sometimes they will be lenient and give you grace. Sometimes they will let you take a class or other remediation over the summer.
   

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Again, this should be a separate post. If you're trying to amass a significant amount of scholarship aid, here's a good strategy to use and here's a post on how to write essays that win you money. Financial aid is a bit messed up this year because of the issues caused by changes to FAFSA. Stay tuned to /A2C in the coming weeks because there will be a lot related to scholarships and financial aid, and I'm hoping to do an AMA on it soon. There will also be some more about how to choose a college from among your offers.

May 1 Enrollment Deadline

May 1 is the deadline for notifying your college of choice that you intend to enroll (but several colleges have already pushed this back due to the financial aid mess). Aim to have as much decided by May 1 as possible and be prepared to act quickly in case you want to enroll at a college that does not postpone. You must pay a deposit, usually around $500, to secure your spot. This money will be applied to your university bill later, so it's not lost unless you opt not to enroll. Take careful note of the deadlines and requirements because every year there are horror stories of students who forgot to send a deposit or form or something and end up losing their spot. Read the fine print and required steps you need to take. Check that your counselor is sending a final transcript or whatever else is required. Don't just assume that someone will take care of these things for you.
Note: If paying the deposit is a financial strain on you and/or your family, reach out to the college and talk to them. I have heard from multiple admissions officers that colleges are willing to work with you on this. In some cases they can even lower your deposit amount to $1 to ensure you will be able to afford it.

Double Deposits

Double depositing is sending a deposit to more than one college. Since you can only enroll at one school, this is ethically gray in most cases, but the specific context is important. It is considered unethical to do it to just buy more time. It is considered acceptable if you are on a waitlist and want to ensure that you'll have a backup plan if you can't get off the waitlist at your first choice. You will lose your deposit if you do this.
Here's the link to the College Board's guidelines on this.

"Double depositing means putting down a deposit, and thus accepting admission, at more than one college. Since a student can’t attend multiple colleges, it is considered unethical. Why might students and families do this, considering that it would mean forfeiting one deposit? The main reasons are:

• To buy time to decide on a college when the student has been accepted by more than one. The usual decision deadline is May 1; by double depositing, a student can delay deciding until fall.
  
• To continue negotiating financial aid offers with more than one college past the May 1 decision deadline.
  
• Because the student is on a waiting list at one college and wants to ensure enrollment somewhere in case of being turned down. This scenario is the only one in which NACAC considers double depositing acceptable.
  

Why is double depositing unethical?
It's deceitful. Students know they can only attend one college, so they are essentially lying when they notify more than one that they intend to enroll. It's unfair to the college. If the practice continues, colleges may find they can't predict the size of the incoming class with any accuracy. They may take actions such as enlarging the waiting list or increasing deposit amounts (both of which will impact future applicants). It's unfair to other applicants. The double depositor is taking up a spot that could go to another student, who will instead be put on a waiting list or turned down.
What should you do?
Tell students not to submit deposits to more than one college, unless they are wait-listed at their first choice and accepted at another. Consider instituting a policy of sending each student's final transcript to only one college. Warn students that some colleges reserve the right to rescind an offer of admission if they discover that a student has made a double deposit."

Here's an old NYT article with more on why you shouldn't do this. If you're planning to double deposit because of a waitlist situation, you should notify your colleges of your final decision as soon as you are able.

Current Juniors

If you're a current junior and your stomach turned reading all of this just thinking about how much you have to look forward to, relax. You have plenty of time to navigate the process. In the meantime, check out the A2C wiki because it's loaded with helpful tips. This post also has a solid summary of what you should know. If you're ready to start on essays, you should begin brainstorming with some introspection. There's a great worksheet I wrote to guide you through this - you can get it on the A2C Discord or at this link.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at www.bettercollegeapps.com or ask in the comments below.