Were Kurt and Kiedis friends?
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/red-hot-chili-peppers/dani-california

**I will be 19 in January next year ignore title
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I'm 18 now and doing a Level 1 Electrical course at my local college.
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Due to reasons being I can't get onto Level 2 of this course and although I am looking at apprenticeships, there is a probable chance I won't find one at all due to me not completing FS maths (also part of the reason why I can't get onto Level 2).
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I'm also interested in vehicle mechanics, and these courses seem easier to get into than other courses related to the trade that I show interest in such as plumbing.
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I've applied for a motoring course at 2 colleges near to me. One has invited me to an interview and the other seems to of completely skipped that part and invited me to a 'conditional place'.
The only 2 questions I have is the post-19 fees as I would need to pay to remain enrolled (if I choose to) after the 1st year of the course. 2nd question is that I would be technically considered a school leaver as I would be under 19 at time of enrolment, despite me leaving school 2 years ago at that point. Currently there is only 1 person apart from me in my current college electrical group that left school at the same time as me. All others left school last year and the maturity difference in at least half of them is on new heights. I really do not want to be placed into a group full of kids fresh out of the GCSE exam halls when I left school in 2022. Could/would the college work around this or just chuck me in what ever group is available.
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I know everyone won't have the answer to the last paragraph about age mixings in groups but if someone at 18 has made a late career change of plan or just wants to try something else on top of their other potential career paths and thus applied to a college course, then what age group where you placed in with?
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Hello, I’m studying for the CompTIA A+ core exams. I watch YouTube videos ,schematics PCB creation for a hands on activity which is a plus I guess and online learning like Coursera and apps for flash cards etc.. I was wondering if I were to get into an IT job will I need an associates degree like in computer science or IT computer? I’m thinking about starting school later this year but I’m debating if I should or not because I hear all you need are the certifications and going to school will only be a waste of money and time. Some of the Jobs I research like on Indeed require an associate degree and of course experience! Any advice??

Hey guys, I was just wondering if you guys have any ideas of alternative careers/ anything I can do with biology degree.
I’ve been studying for the DAT using booster 90 day guide and take it next weekend. However my scores have been so bad with no improvement. After every exam I review questions, and I understand why I got them wrong, do anki and then re do a previous full length exam, then get a really good score on the previous exam. Getting a good score makes me feel confident that I’m actually learning what I’m doing wrong. But then when it’s time to take a new practice exam, it’s whole different questions which are sometimes way too specific and it’s the same low score 15-17s.
So do you guys think my first attempt score is probably gonna be closer to my actual score??
Like this is so frustrating because I’m not just reviewing questions I got wrong but also re reviewing notes on the cheat sheets and also rewatching videos of all the material in general not just the questions I got wrong. Also redoing redoing question banks for organic chemistry, and general chemistry.
Then I think I’m prepared for the next full length, then it’s just in depth questions on things I’ve never seen before
Like is it just me or is booster harder and more in depth???
If I’m averaging 17-18s on the practices, I don’t exactly feel I will do well on the actual and if I don’t score at least even a 19, theres probably an extremely low chance of even getting an interview
I don’t mean to sound discouraging at all, but I just don’t know anymore

Too much shit to do, can't think of a single one for starter, can't envision the imminence of a final exam in my mind, recipe for failure basically. Add up that I can't really get thoughts in my head anymore, let alone organize them to begin a speech or even talk to someone, yes "touch grass" and yadda yadda but I've been trying my whole life to catch up with people and that's really no use, I either oughta end it or land myself in some institute, really I am barely a person even at my best but I've learned it's no use to ruminate and to think forward, problem is I think a bit too advanced in the future and the cycle of letting my hopes up and flying too close to the sun continues, I even think of scenarios in the future where I resent things that haven't even happened yet to get mad at, which is completely bat shit
I do resent that I've come a long run from the pretty selfless and sympathetic person that I was to turn into the completely competitive nut job I am, but that has always been a part of me and I've always been this cynical, I just grew out of acting caring when all I was is hostile or alarmed whenever people actually opened up to me
That's it though, can't write of socio-political commentaries, can't and will never make inquiring remarks that would make my teachers proud, brain small and stupid and can only think of, and not for, itself

I have a non-technical job at a FAANG company. Spent a week preparing. I found that AR's TIA simulator with the 6 practice exams was very helpful. Also sped through DM's 200 Agile questions YouTube video (this was overkill. I feel like I didn't need to watch the entire video). I have worked in Agile teams in the past and applied a lot of what I learned during my time on those teams. I took the online version of the test. I took the 10 min breaks and ended the test with 80 mins left on the clock. I started the test at 11:30 am on 05/06 and received my test results at 8:15am on 05/07. This Reddit sub was very helpful in helping me decide what to use for prep.

After the 4th, (and most likely, final) attempt I passed the Series 7 exam today. Huge shoutout to Series 7 Guru for all his help and videos. It was hard- but keep grinding and you'll pass it too! Don't give up! On to the 66!

TW: bulimia (no numbers)
Hey all, glad I found this subreddit because I am in a really crappy situation. This might be a long one.
A bit of background: I am 18, doing my final exams in college (UK), and have been struggling with bulimia/restricting for nearly 3 years (feels like a life time). It took me 1 year of waiting (which I know is good compared to some people) to get support with my ED as well as my incredibly unstable and dangerous moods. Trouble is, by the time I got help. It was too late. The company I was in (CAMHS to all of my other traumatised british friends out there), literally gave up on me after 8 months. They discharged me after losing a very large amount of weight in that time, even stating my heart was struggling to keep going.
Then I was finally sent to STEPS (an adult ED service) when I was 18. Waited for months for support, the whole time i was getting worse and worse. My bulimia had now spread to severe lax abuse as well as purging.
When I mentioned my severe depressive episodes, which impacted my safety, they immediately said to focus on that instead (although i TOLD them that the mood was being affected by the eating, and that i would refuse to try and get support again after that). And I was dropped again. It was a COMPLETE waste of a whole year, in fact, it made me SO MUCH WORSE.
Current day: I see a “therapist” every three weeks (which absolutely is not enough for my state of mind, imo) and they have stated that they do not focus on eating disorders.
I am completely sucked into my ed, it controls my whole life. With very important exams coming up, with my future on the line… all i can think about is food. I am so physically and mentally exhausted. Basic tasks- like sitting down and standing up, cause me unbearable pain.
The question is. Where do I go now? Do i just keep “dealing” with my ED until it kills me? Until my heart gives up? And the bad thoughts WANT that to happen to me. I am at the point where recovery is seemingly impossible. I see myself living as a scrawny sack of crackling bones with no ass/tits for the rest of eternity until I finally keel over.
To the people who recovered, HOW! I physically feel sick when eating, like it comes back up on its own. But i refuse to live like this. I want to be how I was those years ago.

I came to this subreddit for one reason. I have a very old and very rare bong made by Grav Labs. The 14” tall beaker bong from 29 years ago. Well, it broke on me during a move and it’s not completely shattered, in fact, a vast majority of it is in two giant pieces, but there are still quite a bit of smaller shards. I have every single piece to it. I checked and checked and checked for 3 weeks without anybody being allowed in the area aside from myself while searching for pieces. I owned the bong myself for 7 years, I am the second and final owner of the bong. I keep every securely stored too, so no pieces are missing. And even though it broke, i completely cleaned everything with 4 bottles of Grunge-Off. I’ve been searching everywhere for the same bong and I have zero luck anywhere.
Basically I’m here to ask if anyone can fix this thing for me? Or if there is a way to fix it?…..without breaking it more?….
Please comment here or DM me for further details. I have plenty of photos and videos of the bong, both complete, and broken.
Thank you all for your time, Your effort, your patience and understanding.
And if I just violated any guidelines here, please for the love of God, forgive me….I’ve been searching everywhere on everything for the last year and a half…..and I can’t keep searching, and I don’t want to throw it away but I don’t want to keep it if I can’t fix it or get it fixed…..
Please don’t be mad at me or anything, guys I’m just a worn down guy. That was my favorite piece that I ever had….

Before we start, do NOT bring undertale yellow into this. One, it’s not canon. Two, I have not finished it yet and I really don’t want it spoiled.
So there’s been a lot of undertale theories, specifically, a lot of theories about Chara. But the general consensus is that you are Frisk, the eighth human, and Chara is the first human who is either absolutely psychotic or only became that way because of the genocide route. Many also believe that Chara is the narrator. Well, that is mostly correct in a way, but not in the way we believe it to be. I believe that we have been completely wrong and missing what exactly these two characters are, the players' role in all this, and the real story of undertale this entire time.
Buckle up folks, this is going to be a long one.

Part one: The explanation of WTF is going on.

Who is Chara?
First, it’s important to note that the name “Chara” is not the name they necessarily go by. It’s considered the “true name” by the game and thus has been considered canon but you can name them (mostly) whatever you want. This will be important later.
I’m sure we all know the basic backstory of Chara. They were the first fallen human who apparently hates humanity and supposedly fell down trying to commit suicide. They became part of the Dreemurr family, killed themself so Asriel could absorb their soul so they could free the monsters, then when the humans attacked, Chara tried to kill them and Asriel reistied. They both died, Asriel became Flowey and Chara…
Well what did happened to them?
What happened to Chara?
Well let's look at what happened to Asriel. When Alphys injected determination into a flower near where he died, he became Flowey. He had his consciousness and memories but with no soul, he had no empathy, no love. So he became a psychotic evil bastard.
So what happened to Chara? Well something similar to that.
I know what you're thinking, “But how? Why didn’t they come back before?”
Well we know humans have determination and their souls persist after death. However, we also know that the human souls mysteriously disappear after the fight with Omega Flowey in the neutral ending. It seems if they are absorbed by a monster, they essentially become part of that monster. If the monster or the soul itself dies, they don’t come back. In the neutral ending the souls destroy themselves to defeat Omega Flowey. In Chara’s case, their soul died along with Asriel. Without a soul they no longer have their own determination.
So how did they come back if they didn’t have their soul and determination? I’ll let the game speak for itself.
“They were not mine, but yours.”
Just as Asriel came back with the determination injected into a flower where he died, Chara was brought back by your determination where they were buried. At the entrance of the ruins.
The difference is you also have a soul.
And before someone says “But then why do Asgore and Toriel not recognise them if it's their body?” I never said you raised their body from the dead. It’s clearly a new body that you two are now in considering, A: that exact point. And B: their old body has absolutely decomposed long ago considering they died like, hundreds of years ago at least.
What is your part in all this?
You are the player. You’re determined to play this game. Like every game, you need a character to play as. That character is Chara.
This is why you can name them (mostly) whatever you want. They are your character. The true name thing for Chara was probably just meant to be an easter egg because “Chara” stands for character and is the default name in the code. But ultimately, you are the one who chooses their name and makes them your character.
Chara is indeed, also the narrator. Kind of. The regular Chara narrator theory is that they are the actual narrator speaking to you and narrating your adventure. But this is not your adventure, it’s Chara’s. The narrator is basically their thoughts. Which is actually a real thing. Apparently a lot of people have a narrator in their head. Guess Chara’s one of them. Weirdos.
This is also why you get flashbacks to Chara’s life throughout the game. They are literally just normal flashback scenes.
There is also a misconception that Chara only acts on their own in the genocide route but that’s not true. In fact, those actions that people believe is Chara taking control on their own is actually something else entirely that has nothing to do with them that I’ll explain that later. But Chara does act on their own, pretty much all the time in fact. You simply choose what to do because that's your determination as the player. Determination is simply the will to do something. How and why you do it are irrelevant. If you choose, let’s say, to talk to someone, that’s what Chara does. But what they actually say is entirely up to them. For example, if you chose to talk to Asgore during his fight, you as a player are determined to talk to him so Chara does. But what Chara says is not up to you. Chara also feels and has their own reasons for it. To them, it feels no different than any choice we make in our lives.
Chara does not know about the player at first. They know about all the powers of determination and resets and stuff but they believe that this is their determination and soul. However they do eventually learn that someone or something is guiding them as they say in the genocide route.
Also, Flowey always knew it was Chara. I’ll explain the whole Frisk thing when we get there.
So that’s the gist of what is actually going on. So what’s the real story? What’s the point of all this?

Part 2: The real story of Undertale.

Regular Neutral.
This one is pretty much the same except that Chara is the human experiencing it all with their memories from their past. They go through, do the things the player chooses and leaves the underground. Then, assuming the player is dissatisfied and wants to go back to get a better ending, they reset and do exactly that. Either that or you’ve become like Flowey and just want to screw around. Good job.
Genocide.
Well this is quite the leap from neutral. So it starts out as normal except you hunt down and murder everything in sight and the game starts to go a bit crazy. The genocide route is all boils down to one thing, your determination. Your reasons for doing it and how you feel about it are irrelevant. All that matters is that you are determined to commit genocide, and boy are you determined. Let’s face it, the genocide path sucks. It’s just endless, mindless grinding so if you're doing it, you’re determined to do it no matter what. Which is why you one shot pretty much all the main characters except Undyne who pulls an uno reverse and counters with her own determination. You are just that determined to kill them.
Flowey also reveals he knows it’s Chara because there's no need to scheme and toy around with them if they want what he wants. To become all powerful and fuck around with everyones lives. Until he realises you are an entirely different kind of demon and is scared shitless. As he should be.
You begin to start moving on your own to skip everything that isn’t killing and the narration starts speaking in first person and the save point dialogue turns red. This is all your determination to do the genocide path. You’ve shown this is what you want so why beat around the bush?
After you beat sans, any facade of this being remotely normal is gone. All that matters is you want to see this ending.
This is when you come face to face with Chara. Your Chara. The one you made. They look like their old body now but hey, if Asrial can do it, why can’t they? You two are basically god now. They explain pretty much everything. That your determination and soul brought them back and they now know their purpose is to simply carry out your will in whatever game you're playing. They are merely your character. So there’s nothing more to do than just finish this game and move on to the next.
What? You don’t want to destroy the world? You don’t like this ending? Well here’s the thing, it doesn't matter how you feel or if you like it. You still did this. You’ve proven that this is what you wanted. You were determined to get this ending, now you get it.
Besides, you still want to see the ending. You know you do.
You’re not in control, you never were. Your determination to see the ending is in control. Even if the game just let you opt out, you would just reload to see what happens or look it up online.
The genocide ending is not really a story. It’s nothing more than to show you what you are. Just someone who wants to see whatever the game has to offer. Even if it means killing characters you love.
You can come back, but your soul will always belong to your determination to do anything in a game no matter how evil.
And if you want to use the excuse of “I just wanted to fight Sans and Undyne!” you could have stopped and reset after you beat Sans.

Pacifist. The true story of Undertale.

This is the true story. It’s a story about learning to love and value life. Chara, while by no means evil, was not a good person. While they did have good intentions with trying to destroy the barrier, they did not think twice about endangering Asriel or killing themself. They didn’t care about others or themself. They hated humans and people. They did not value their own life. To them, life may as well have just been a game and they were bored.
That’s the thing that ultimately led to both Chara’s and Asrial’s death and left the underground in despair when they chose to try to kill the humans that attacked them when there were better solutions.
But now throughout their journey in the underground, they made friends, they learned what love is and what it’s like to care for others. What it’s like to see others care so deeply for each other. How valuable a life really is. They learned that despite whatever made them hate humanity and life, there’s good people, there’s joy in life.
After the pacifist neutral ending, they realize just how much their new friends and their old family were hurt when they left their life. That Torial, Agore, and Asriel, really did love them despite their faults, even if they couldn’t see it back then. They want a better ending and go back to get it no matter what. There in the true lab, they find the remnants of their past and their mistakes and must reflect on it. They must face the truth that they weren’t a good person back then. But they can be better now.
And once their face to face against Flowey once more, and their friends defend them against overwhelming odds, they knew they finally understood at last what love is.
And then, Flowy absorbs the souls and becomes Asriel Dreemur. Determined to keep the game going for ever.
But Chara was ready for it to end. They wanted to live their life with their friends. They wanted their happy ending. And it filled them with DETERMINATION.
Up until now, Chara has been relying on you, the player. This was only possible because of your guidance. Because of your determination. But now, against an impossible boss where nothing could be done from the player to win, where there would be no second chance or reset, it was up to them. It was time for them to end this on their own. With their determination.
And so it was time for the final battle. Two siblings who died as one. Two children who’ve come back from the dead with the power of determination. One now an all powerful god, and the other a small child who refused to die. One has forgotten love, the other has learned it.
And after saving all their friends who’ve taught them love, it was time to help their old friend relearn. To make up for their mistakes and do what they should have done all that time ago.
SAVE Asriel.
As the memories come flooding back, Chara reaches out to save him. To understand this game must end.
After saving him, Asriel recognises this is not the same Chara. And Chara knows that too. While they still have their old memories, they have become a different person. They face one last challenge, leaving the past behind and ending the game. To finally end the game they must let go of the past and the person that brought them back, guided them, and named them. They must leave you, the player. As that is ultimately how all games end. They have to truly become their own person. Besides, if they told Asgore and Toriel their name and who they were it would be a huge mess trying to explain all this and we really don’t need anyone else joining Sans in the existential depression club.
So now ready to accept their new life, they come up with their own name. Frisk.
That’s… a nice name.
Asriel is destined to turn back into a flower but will never forget love again. He and Frisk say goodbye and the barrier breaks and everyone goes free.
Before you leave Frisk you get to help them make one more decision of where to go and how to start their new life. After that, the game is over and your influence as the player has ended while Frisk and the monsters go out to live their own lives.

THE END.

Unless…

True Reset.

Well now it’s just your formless self and Flowey in the underground and he knows you want to reset. If you do, just like Flowey, it will reset Chara/Frisk as well. You know, like a normal game. This is evident by the fact you get to rename them and it wouldn’t make much sense otherwise.

THE END OF MY THEORY.

Hope you enjoyed.
Tl;dr: The title. That’s your Tl;dr. I legitimately can’t make one for this. If you don’t read allat, then get some youtuber to make a video summarizing it or something.
What do you mean I’m trying to give you ideas so I can see my own theory on youtube go viral? That's ridiculous! I don’- I’m not… Hey you reached the end! We’re done here!

i opted to self study calc bc since my school didn't offer it. i in fact hardly self studied calc bc. the exam is next week. i have already taken calc ab last year. how much time would it take for me to literally learn all of calc bc and review ab material within a week? am i completely totally utterly cooked, or is there hope for me???

This is what I have so far:
PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	€339.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
CPU Cooler	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler	€43.98 @ Alternate
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory	€131.99 @ Corsair DE
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	€99.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	€168.46 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	MSI SUPRIM X GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card	€1957.99 @ Mindfactory
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact TG Light Tint ATX Mid Tower Case	€124.45 @ Galaxus
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000e (2023) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€148.89 @ notebooksbilliger.de
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€3014.66
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-08 00:19 CEST+0200

Oops, double word in title, my bad.
I do have questions to complete the build and would really appreciate help:
1.) Should I buy additional case fans for better airflow? The case does not have a fan on the top which is something I've seen often in cases. I know it's super standard for radiators/AIO especially but I'm wonder if it would be better if I get an extra fan case to put at the top next to/above the rear fan.
2.) Is my CPU cooler sufficient? I've heard extremely contradicting opinions on the heat of the cpu I got. Some say it does not run hot at all and is on the low end, then others say even with AIOs they hit 80 degrees. I do not want a liquid cooler but I don't mind buying an expensive air cooler if needed at all. I just don't know. I have my PC on for long periods under load so it will inevitably heat up, so I'd rather buy something over the top than have it overheat.
3.) What motherboard should I get if I wanna buy one that will last me enough for me to eventually be able to upgrade my CPU without having to change the motherboard? This one is kind of the trickiest bit for me as people are very happy to say "oh just buy this cheaper one, you dont need x" but in this case I value comfort and future proofing so whenever I would want an even better CPU, what mobo would be ready for that? Or is that too far off and I should just get something 650ish?

(few spoilers to All the Light we cannot see)
So the exam is tomorrow, and i’m practicing writing thesis’s to old OEQ questions. to the 2022 heigharchal question, is this a good thesis?:
“Through Werner’s rejection of the Nazi heigharchy by helping Marie and throwing away the sea of flames, Doerr highlights the the notion that fufillment in life comes from self-motivated good, not longevity.”
(ie werner does good in his last few months alive, while trying to live for a while, Von Rumple dies soon and doesn’t achieve his one goal, getting the sea of flames/beating his illness, while Werner risks his life in multiple ways to help marie, defying the nazis rule and also then dying to them)
Does this sound good or am i completely missing the mark? I feel like i’m missing something but i can’t put my finger on it. I read the book a really long time ago so i could be missing something. anyway, thanks guys, and good luck to all taking the exam tomorrow!!

I found out I was pregnant when I was only 3 weeks along. I was 9 weeks when I had a miscarriage. The symptoms started on March 17th, minor cramps and spotting. On the 20th I went to the er because I was bleeding profusely, within an hour I had a natural miscarriage and they confirmed with ultrasound that all the tissue had passed. I confirmed again with an OBgyn 3 days later with another ultrasound and pelvic exam (which was mentally and physically exhausting) and said the bleeding would likely stop withing 3 weeks. Saw her again for a pap 3 weeks later and I was still bleeding so she couldn’t do it, but gave me another pelvic exam and some antibiotics, saying there is nothing wrong that she can see other than my cervix was inflamed a little. It has now been 7 weeks of on and off bleeding. I will have 3 days with spotting and then it starts again. It is so frustrating because I want to move on and there is nothing that anyone can do about it. I feel sick all the time, my appetite is everywhere, the hot flashes are making it worse, and I cannot get out of my mental rut because I’m stuck wearing pads for almost 2 months now and have a constant reminder of my loss. I feel like the medical industry just loves to shaft women instead of doing research and helping us since all I can find is “start taking BC” or “Take abortion pills” which doesn’t seem to help anyone. I am not crying daily anymore but it is so hard to look forward to trying again, and it is making everyday tasks and going into the doctors so much harder! All I can do is pray and try to take my mind off of it but my hormones are so out of wack that my muscles ache just from standing at the sink and doing the dishes, and my sleep pattern is so disrupted that I am either exhausted all day or wide awake at 2 am.
I’m so tired of it all.

Hello seniors. Freshly graduated, batch of 2018 post intern here.
I'll be honest. I started preparing for Pg in my second year. I would watch Marrow videos and attempt random qbanks. Nothing serious. My preparation got serious in final year. I would watch videos, take notes, solved qbanks. Add them into my notes and all.
I fairly did good in my profs. Getting 70+ in all. Even getting a medal too.
My internship wasn't that productive preparation wise. Though I sincerely attended postings and learnt a lot, practically.
I'll be writing NEETpg next month for the first time. But I am not confident. I really would appreciate some time to systematically approach this. I haven't given enough GTs. Haven't even completed some subject videos.
My family, friends are expecting me to secure a good rank despite of me telling them not to. They are telling me not to think about dropping but giving my best and I might get my desired branch this year.
I get it. Studying never gets wasted. But I am now running against a time to complete a very herculean amount of syllabus. Which I didn't want to in the first place. All if this is getting very frustrating and anxious.
How should I deal with this.

Hello seniors. Freshly graduated, batch of 2018 post intern here.
I'll be honest. I started preparing for Pg in my second year. I would watch Marrow videos and attempt random qbanks. Nothing serious. My preparation got serious in final year. I would watch videos, take notes, solved qbanks. Add them into my notes and all.
I fairly did good in my profs. Getting 70+ in all. Even getting a medal too.
My internship wasn't that productive preparation wise. Though I sincerely attended postings and learnt a lot, practically.
I'll be writing NEETpg next month for the first time. But I am not confident. I really would appreciate some time to systematically approach this. I haven't given enough GTs. Haven't even completed some subject videos.
My family, friends are expecting me to secure a good rank despite of me telling them not to. They are telling me not to think about dropping but giving my best and I might get my desired branch this year.
I get it. Studying never gets wasted. But I am now running against a time to complete a very herculean amount of syllabus. Which I didn't want to in the first place. All if this is getting very frustrating and anxious.
How should I deal with this.

Just wondering if anyone has these. Like stats look good and you can't wait to use them but when you actually try them out, they perform like garbage and even if you try to get them to work, you usually cant. Likewise, the opposite. Poor stats, high tier, low model count .. anything that caused you to avoid them but when you finally did, they were amazing.
So here's mine. there is some subjective opinions here, so be warned. For example I don't like micro and tend to avoid micro heavy units or just be lazy and use them as archers/leave them in combat, so I won't list them here as I'm probably not using them right. I
Underperformers
-Gunnery Mob (Handcannons). More than double damage and identical stats to the handgun variant other than range but I never get much use out of these. Short range means they have to be on the move(and they're slow) or end up tanking and in practice, I never got as much use out of these and ended up not using them.
-Cannons (carronades, empire great cannons etc.). They usually get ranked above mortars in most tier list and usually need higher tier buildings but I always found them trash and mostly only get mortar type artillery. They miss too much and can't shoot over walls.
-Warhound type units. Legend and others usually rate these over bats and harpies and they do get a lot of value vs early game low armored units but again, when facing walls or enemy archers or cavalry that can cut them off, they're nowhere as good as trash flying unit for taking out enemy artillery
-Dragons. Found them disappointing trash. High upkeep, the breath attacks have limited uses and hit like a wet noodle and if I leave them in combat with anything, even a single stack of trash tier pikemen, they melt away. Yes this can happen to other expensive units but usually at least enough of them survive to run away so you won't completely lose the unit.
-Rattling guns. Get praised to high heavens and if you can get them firing, they clear enemy infantry on open fields like nothing but again, they have very limited use. Infantry already has tons of counters, like say poison wind mortars and catapults. Next to useless in sieges, slow, lower range than most archers so can easily die and surprisingly trash vs single entities. You would expect more considering their stats, so are the numbers lying? 400-1000 damage per unit yet they waste all their ammo trying to take down a treeman? If the tooltip was true, they could be doing up to 32k damage every 10 seconds but in reality, it's just not happening.
-Chameleon Skinks. Constantly get less out of then from regular skins with javelins. Low range, low HP, get into melee all the time or get return fire or just refuse to fire due to low firing arc.
Overperformers
-Deepguards (dual wield). LoTW listed these as trash in one of hes tier list videos and they're expensive. I also tried them a few times with little success because AI likes to focus them down with ranged and artillery too much however I was not using them right. They are amazing infantry grinders and having 2 stacks of them in the army works wonders after changing my approach. I keep them at the back now, protecting artillery and deckgunners where they do excellently. They also work great for taking the walls after nuking down enemy archers first as well as when mixed in with rotting prometheans and on flanks.
-Skink Cohorts (Javelins). Amazing unit that lasts well into late game if you invest in them. Cheap, easy to replace, holds the line really well and does a lot of damage to the enemy when they're closing in. They also have shields so can handle ranged fire well enough.
-Tree Kin. I never recruited these in Alarielle campaign. The first unit she starts with was meh.. but then again, she doesn't have the red line skills and research to boost them. They get absurdly tanky and despite being low entity count and large units, my archers can stay behind then and fire at whatever they're fighting with surprisingly low friendly fire.
-Not an unit but lore of beasts in general. Flock of Doom is OP. Cheap low damage vortex with huge area that enemies can't move out of. Did over 60k damage with this in the last battle with a level 4 caster. Hundreds of kills too. Other lores can get strong AoE spells too but they're not nearly as versatile. They can move away in a wrong dimensions or enemies just don't feel like clumping or lining up and they come in way too late.

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