Harvard University (2023-2024)

[tribal copper]

i think owen's gonna come to harvard

[lunar star]

😭😭

[sacred orchid]

WHAT

WHAT

HA???

[tribal copper]

ha is active asff

[sacred orchid]

No life ha is back

[tribal copper]

ha what r ur thoughts rn

[sacred orchid]

shes gone again😔

[tribal copper]

smh

[sacred orchid]

Its like i can still hear ur voice

Her

Same shit

[tribal copper]

once in a blue moon appearance

[sacred orchid]

Ugh

Right

[tribal copper]

ha we can still get dumplings in harvard square 🙏

[sacred orchid]

She probably talkin to her yale buddies rn

[tribal copper]

she doesn't have any

[sacred orchid]

oop

Awk

[tribal copper]

they're all going to mit or somewhere else 🤫

[tribal copper]

idk fr

[sacred orchid]

Their nonprofit needs a harvard kid idk

startup

Same shit

GOD

english isnt my first lamguage

[strange wedge]

Yeah…we can tell

[sacred orchid]

???

Most respectful princeton kid:

[strange wedge]

LMAO

Ahh

Nah it’s funny cuz u misspelled language

[sacred orchid]

Yeah im shre it is

BIGOT

[strange wedge]

HAHAHAH

WAIT

[sacred orchid]

yes

[strange wedge]

What’s ur first language then

[sacred orchid]

Spanish

But i suck at that too

[strange wedge]

Oooooh

[sacred orchid]

Its over for me

[strange wedge]

LMFAOO

You’ll find your place

Maybe

[sacred orchid]

harvard.

[strange wedge]

HUCK FARVARD

RAHHH

[tribal copper]

bro ur going to princeton

that's a great school :)

[sacred orchid]

Bro go deflate ur grade somewhere else

oh

[tribal copper]

i have no enemies

[strange wedge]

LMFAOOO stfu

[sacred orchid]

Sry i thought we were bkth sayin smth mean

I feel like the asshole now

Thanks chris

[strange wedge]

True! We love tigers frl

[sacred orchid]

Tigers bc yall are PUSSAYYYS

[tribal copper]

LMFAOOOo

[strange wedge]

You are. Self awareness if the first step to success🫶

[sacred orchid]

ur bitchass school rejected me

Yill kourself

[strange wedge]

LMAO well yours rejected me…so

[strange wedge]

HAHA

Ima sneak in

[tribal copper]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1c6jp9b/does_size_matter/

[strange wedge]

To annenberg

[tribal copper]

a2c bro

[strange wedge]

Omg💀

[sacred orchid]

Nah can we all sync up and sneak into yales dining hall

[strange wedge]

Wait…u might be onto something

[sacred orchid]

Dumplings for all of us

Me and @tribal copper r gangsta you dont get it

[strange wedge]

I’m gangsta too trust

[sacred orchid]

The does size matter caught me so off guard oml😭

[barren tusk]

humanities but i switched around a lot

[tribal copper]

wait but thats means we'd make it at Yale

ha is gangsta too remember

[jolly lichen]

no, both med schools and phds will just read your transcript. there's value in taking hard classes but the degree itself doesn't matter

[tribal copper]

👍

ngl i've been hearing princeton is better if u wanna go to grad school

how true do yall think this is

[jolly lichen]

why

[tribal copper]

research focus and stuff w the junior independent work + required thesis

[jolly lichen]

harvard gives you the flexibility. if you want to do those things, you can do those things. if you don't, you don't have to

[tribal copper]

wait what did u concentrate in again?

[jolly lichen]

I have extreme doubts. it might be true that a greater % of princeton grads go to grad school (maybe? i really don't know). i doubt a greater % of princeton students that want to go to grad school get in

[jolly lichen]

physics + simultaneous SM in CS

[tribal copper]

okok

you didn't do ls50 right?

or ls1a/b

[jolly lichen]

i did not

tho i did enter college thinking I wanted to study bio

[tribal copper]

hmm okay imma ask other students

[tribal copper]

so how did you decide?

one thing i'm worried about is figuring out what I want to concentrate in

is it a good idea to just take courses that are interesting/somewhat meet premed reqs and then go from there?

like im interested in chem bio physics math stats cs but idk what i truly love yet

[jolly lichen]

I did some bio-y research, took a physics class, realized I liked physics better

[tribal copper]

during your first sem?

[barren tusk]

yes this is the move

easy to switch around so just do what you like, you'll prob do better in the classes too

[jolly lichen]

first and second year

wasn't super into physics until like 2nd semester soph year

[tribal copper]

okay what if I take a class like physics and i absolutely hate it, is it hard to switch into a diff course?

[jolly lichen]

I forget if I've sent this to you before but

• Pick the 32 courses you most want to take.
• See if any major will give you a degree for exactly those.
• If so, then you’re done.
• If not, find the one that will give you a degree with the fewest changes. Pick that one.
  Don’t let getting your degree get in the way of getting your education!
  advice from harry lewis, former dean of harvard college

[tribal copper]

wait that's actually a good idea

imma pick a bunch of stem courses 💀

sorry i cant stand humanities

[strange wedge]

WHATTTT

[tribal copper]

🤫

[strange wedge]

Nah ur going to a LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE

[tribal copper]

LMAOO U RIGHT THO

[strange wedge]

DO BETTER

[tribal copper]

stem is my thing tho

nah chill that sat reading cooked me

[strange wedge]

lmao I feel u dw dw

[strange wedge]

LMFAOOO

[tribal copper]

wait did i ever ask what u wanted to major

[strange wedge]

no sir

Molecular Biology on the premed track + health policy on da side

[tribal copper]

firee

why'd u go w princeton over penn for premed

just wondering

[random gale]

i forgot about discord harvard chat omg

[undone stone]

@tribal copper bruh I’m leaning Yale heavy

[strange wedge]

The undergrad focus was more appealing to me. I understand that there grade deflation (weh weh), but I feel like it would be more beneficial to me as a student to be working with professors who are 100% devoted to me, rather than professors who are split between undergrad and medical students. Aaaaalso, although Princeton doesn't have a medical school, they do a good job at providing internship opportunities, study abroad opportunities and summer research opportunities that set their students up pretty well for applying to med school.

[strange wedge]

NOOO

[undone stone]

Bdd was too awesome

[strange wedge]

😦 yeah Ive heard

buuuut

yeah idk if I can convince u. Keep in mind tho, bdd is a glamoured up Yale

if that makes sense

[tribal copper]

go where ur heart desires

idk i've never seen you harvard james

i see yale james

[tribal copper]

valid valid

ur gonna do great bro

[tribal copper]

bdd made me wanna kms

[strange wedge]

Says you

[strange wedge]

LMAOOO

[tribal copper]

we're both gonna do great

[tribal copper]

idk i feel bad saying it bc yale feels like a great school

[strange wedge]

YESSIRRR

[tribal copper]

but maybe yale isn't my great school

i came in genuinely excited for bdd but i left like overwhelmed and depressed

[strange wedge]

No yale is doodoo cheeks (Yale is a great school obviously)

[tribal copper]

LMFAOOO

[strange wedge]

I’ve also heard this from people. The thing is, a lot of colleges approach first impressions in different ways. The way that resonates the most with you is probably where you’ll feel the most comfy for 4 years

Yale took the extroverted approach

[tribal copper]

valid

[strange wedge]

Princeton was took the systematic approach

[tribal copper]

harvard felt more personal for me? idk

[strange wedge]

And Harvard took the choose your own adventure approach

[tribal copper]

like personal but free

[strange wedge]

Aye and that’s good

Truth is, we are literally gonna be FINE wherever

It’s what we do now that we’re here

That matters

[tribal copper]

like esp through harvard's black community leaders programming i felt i had the ability to form genuine connections w those who looked like I did

and i even met someone from my own town

[tribal copper]

trueee

[strange wedge]

Ahhhhh that’s amazinggg

[tribal copper]

i feel shitty for saying that i'd only go to yale if i didnt have harvard 😭

or i'd only go to pton if i didnt have yale and harvard

😭

[strange wedge]

Don’t be😭 it’s a reality for some people

But everything ends up working out for a reason

[tribal copper]

like bro i'm so privileged to be even having the choice

[tribal copper]

fax

[strange wedge]

LMAO like it’s such a first work issue when you think about it

But aye…we worked and we saw results

[tribal copper]

i seen this thing its like some ppl have problems that others would be dying to have

[strange wedge]

Yep! Me and my dad were talking about it during a car ride and how some people would do anything to just have one to their name. Then u see people with multiple who end up simply choosing one and sometimes not even considering the others. We make our own…tier list of the greatest schools in the literal world 😭

[tribal copper]

yea it's crazy to even consider

im def gonna withdraw everything once i commit

bc i dont want to take anything from anyone

[strange wedge]

Real asf

[tribal copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUuDTCtYbvo&ab_channel=ShyunMoon

bro princeton food is actually rlly good

same w yale food

i wish preview was longer so i got to try more food

but i think in terms of food from where i visited

yale > urichmond/princeton > harvard/jhu

[strange wedge]

I saw thissss! Really insightful

[fossil willow]

i liked harvard food

so good

[lunar star]

Harvard food was average, needed more seasoning for me 😭😭

[minor pecan]

its better in upperclassmen houses

much better

[lunar star]

I still can’t believe I met and hung out with y’all irl for a few days and now we’re back on discord 😭😭

[minor pecan]

but theres also salt and pepper and stuff

[lunar star]

Yea but my Asian taste buds 😭😭

[fossil willow]

theres salt and pepper in annenberg too what 😭

[minor pecan]

thats what i meant

[fossil willow]

do the others not have salt and papper

[minor pecan]

they do

[fossil willow]

ur confusing me

💀

[minor pecan]

im saying

the food is better in the upperclassmen houses

[lunar star]

Okay bet

[minor pecan]

but they have salt and pepper and shit in annenberg (and upperclassmen houses) to help with the annenberg unseaoning

[fossil willow]

oh i see

idk i liked the food

chicken good

eggs good

bacon good

[minor pecan]

they gave you guys the worst meal

lol

[fossil willow]

so it gets better??

thats amazing

[minor pecan]

yeah

the menu on your day

[fossil willow]

what else do they have

[minor pecan]

was really bad

https://dining.harvard.edu/campus-dining/undergraduate-dining/weeks-menu

go check urself

[fossil willow]

but theres so much stuff on that menu

i didn't see a salad bar

or whatever else

[minor pecan]

the salad bar is the thing in the middle

of the kitchen

[fossil willow]

oh was it replaced by veritaffle

oh wait what

[minor pecan]

no

when you go inside the kitchen

[fossil willow]

am i just blind

[minor pecan]

yes

the salar bar is inside the kitchen

[fossil willow]

ya i disnt see rhat 😭

[minor pecan]

where the drink dispensers and stuff is

its the thing in the middle of the kithcen bro

no way you missed it

[fossil willow]

the drink dispensers were on the left or right or whatever

[minor pecan]

you probably just cant picture wha tim saying

[fossil willow]

also why paper straws

those sucked

i will bring my own straws 💀

[minor pecan]

who the fuck uses a straw anywyas

[fossil willow]

normal people

[minor pecan]

no

[fossil willow]

u should join vv vc

[minor pecan]

im psettng

[fossil willow]

just dont

[hot urchin]

Quite a few of the chemistry concurrent master's students will go to medical school, but as abnon notes, it is doubtful how much the degree itself helps. I'd imagine that the research, the education, and the opportunities born from a concurrent master's would be helpful!

I have several friends who took ls50 (two of them among my closest) and served as course assistants for ls50, and I've sat in several of their lectures, one of their sections, and many of their office hours lol. If you'd like, you can ask me any questions, and I can redirect you to an ls50 student if necessary.

[mighty kestrel]

Any harvard 28 admits from india?

[hot urchin]

General thoughts on ls50:

• It covers a lot of areas. Truly "integrated science."
• A huge pro is that it does unlock research opportunities. On Wednesdays, they have speakers who talk about cool stuff, and some of these speakers are particularly open to ls50 students (two friends ik asked a Wed speaker and got a summer research opportunity). The course instructors are also poggers. They're very supportive, and they have based research projects - some of which are suitable for undergrads. They're also able to connect you with other labs if theirs do not fit your interests.
• When some kids describe ls50 as "the math 55 of life sciences," I cringe cuz they're very different vibes in course content and pedagogy philosophy. But they're both time-consuming classes that have strong communities. You bond by seeing the same 40 kids every day for a whole year lol.

Cons:

• They do rush through a lot of the math, cs, and stats. Like one ls50 friend in particular despises coding, and I'm pretty darn sure it's mainly because ls50 taught Python in an atrocious way imo. But granted, the grad student TFs who were in charge of coding lessons did a pretty darn good job of getting the students to be able to do simulations and visualizations quickly. Just don't depend on ls50 to actually teach you multivariable calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, graph theory, probability theory, stochastic processes, inference, and code hygiene.
• It is 8 credits, and you have five lectures, a lab, and a section every week. You're committing a lot of time, and you're only allowed to take like 4/5 in your first year fall/spring. (You can appeal to AdBoard, a committee of administrators and faculty for more classes, but I don't recommend this in your first year - as a student who has taken 4->5->6->7 classes in my first two years).
• It may not be the most efficient in terms of satisfying course requirements (for med school apps or graduation reqs).

I loved my unofficial interactions with the course, and I love what my friends got out of it. But I just want to stress some negative points to make sure you're aware of what you're getting into.

[hot urchin]

You're right that Harvard kids are less likely to say that they chose Harvard for prestige, even tho prestige was def a consideration for them. But I will give some pushback to the notion that prestige is the reason.

• I know a kid who chose Harvard over Stanford cuz better financial aid. She's a double major studying math and a humanities field. Overall, Stanford is no slouch in math lol.
• I know several kids who chose Harvard because of certain course offerings at Harvard (e.g., Math 55). The motivation to take a course like Math 55 is partially from prestige desire lol, but Math 55 mainly gives prestige inside the Harvard student body (mainly among Harvard first year undergrads).
• Harvard Square, the location of Harvard's undergrad life, is quite safe. I've walked alone near the river (with little light) and on streets at 4 am, and I've yet to get jumped. (Granted, we observe that I'm a dude.) From what I hear about say UChicago? Big difference. UChicago is more prestigious than Harvard is in certain areas and subfields. But someone I know who studied in UChicago for her doctorate noted that she took care to be in her dorm by late afternoon. She sometimes leaves her Harvard office when the sun is setting.
• (the other reasons that I know of are more major-specific, specifically math. so i'm not sure if these would be of much interest to ya.)

[minor pecan]

can confirm harvard is pretty safe

and ive also walked by the river (~10 mins away from harvard sq) and never had any problem

at 3 am

granted im also a guy

[hidden bloom]

Bro, I’m not reading all that 😭🙏 ask chat gbt to summarize it for me

Appreciate taking your time to reply tho

[minor pecan]

Many students choose Harvard over other prestigious universities for reasons beyond mere prestige, such as superior financial aid, unique course offerings like Math 55, and a safer campus environment, contrasting with perceptions of other prestigious institutions like UChicago. These factors demonstrate that while prestige may play a role, it's not always the primary motivator for selecting Harvard.

[hidden bloom]

Thanks luck

[minor pecan]

np Luck

[hidden bloom]

Gts it’s 4am

[minor pecan]

no

im waiting for the gym to open

also need to lend my charger to someone in 20 min

and im also writing a paper

[hidden bloom]

💀

You’re cooked gang

[minor pecan]

im never cooked

[hot urchin]

For physics, it depends on which subfield. I asked a physics friend for MIT physics course recommendations (we were walking thru MIT's campus and saw some physics lab), and she said "I doubt you'd find any of these interesting since the ones I know of are experimental, and you probably hate calculations as a strictly-pure math major." Not sure if MIT doesn't have nice theoretical physics stuff, but she did suggest that MIT is mainly goated at experimental physics. I'll defer this to Abnon or whoever else.

For math, it depends on which subfield. For combinatorics (eg. algebraic combinatorics) and PDEs? Hell yeah, MIT is better; we have Williams tho :3. For algebraic geometry? It's an inside joke that Harvard undergrads are kinda funneled into algebra or geometry cuz everyone is an algebraic geometer.

If you're interested in mathematical physics, you can have a good time at Harvard. We have Dan Freed. He's based af. He's teaching Math 230a Differential Geometry in the fall, which you could enroll/audit.
I know a math grad student and a physics grad student who do mathematical physics. And they're both very friendly. The physics grad student is a character tho, so you just need to get used to his oddities (eg he walked around with a paper pirate hat for a week while flexing his dotted chalk lining abilities on us measly undergrads).

[mighty kestrel]

any harvard 28 admits from india?

[minor pecan]

no

none

0

1-1

1000230453534538343483483473474 * e^5 - 1000230453534538343483483473474 * e^5

(idk)

(i jsut drank 2200 mg cafeine)

[vague hemlock]

actually 🤓☝️

my classmate got in rea defer->rd as an intl seeking almost full aid

[mighty kestrel]

oh wow did your classmate get full aid?

[vague hemlock]

he has to pay like 4k USD a year

[sacred orchid]

That means we have to hang out irl in the fall AND use discord🥺🥺🥺🥺

U miss us

[rancid mural]

i am back in chicago and i feel it

i am in south side of chicago and i feel it

a bullet crossing my heart, i feel it

crimes in my sight, i see it

[frigid herald]

I never met you wdym

[tall moat]

can you even do a secondary/joint if u concentrate in EE?

the course reqs r huge

[errant phoenix]

No

[jolly lichen]

secondary yes, joint no

[tribal copper]

i liked it too tbh but im not picky

[tribal copper]

become harvard ‘28 and we can hang out for more than a few days 🙏🙏

[tribal copper]

the food isn’t even bad bruh

[tribal copper]

does this make you lean harvard now🙏

[tribal copper]

bruh just drink out the cup kace 😭😭

[fossil willow]

NO

cups are demons

i need a straw

😭

[lunar star]

Uhhhh we’ll see 👀👀

[tribal copper]

hmm so it’s not necessary but it would be helpful?

idk i don’t want to die during my undergrad years and i wanna enjoy life too so if it’s too much i might not do it. i’ll def speak w an advisor/s before choosing

[tribal copper]

damn ty for your reply🙏🙏

you said you don’t recommend ls50 first year?

tbh i don’t want to take it mainly for reqs but more so to gain a deeper exposure to and understanding of diff science/math topics and find what i have a passion for

and i rlly like the small class size and close connections

compared to like ls1a/1b

[tribal copper]

“I’ve yet to get jumped” LMFAOOOO

nah but harvard does feel rlly safe

and compared to when i went to yale i don’t feel a similar bubble at harvard in the sense where i’m able to explore the city and outside of it w/o any worry at all

[frosty hamlet]

yale?

what even is that

[minor pecan]

you said you don’t recommend ls50 first year?

no, ls50 is amazing. tough course in terms of workload but i would take it if u wanna do premed. great community.

not sure if u asked this qs alrady in harv dc, i think u did and got rsponses already

[fossil willow]

@tribal copper im watching the visitas programmimg i missed rn

bro said "we have all 50 countries"

[tribal copper]

Abnon pls explain what’s the difference between a secondary, joint, and a double 🙏🙏

[tribal copper]

LMFAOOO I HEARD THAT

[tribal copper]

i think a community college in new haven?

[tribal copper]

yeah most recommend it

and i really wanna do it

ik its gonna be hard but im up for the challenge

[coarse valve]

one of those is something you can smoke .

(ingame)

[hot urchin]

Definitely talk to Gregory Tucci! He really cares about students and advises them well.
https://chemistry.harvard.edu/people/gregory-tucci

I think choosing the path of least resistance is generally a good approach? So if you would take several grad-level courses anyways, you should consider a concurrent masters. But this hinges on you taking chemistry/bio/physics classes and finding out whether you actually like chemistry/bio/physics or something.

^ I can't promise that he will have time, but if he does, he's awesome.

[hot urchin]

Well, I would recommend ls50 but I would do so carefully. Everything has an opportunity cost.

Take Math 55 as an example. It has two main disadvantages. It sucks away your time, and you might fall behind. But if you succeed in the class, you're in a much better academic position than you would be without taking Math 55. Math 55a subsumes Math 121 (supposedly) and 122. Math 55b subsumes Math 112 (supposedly), Math 113, and Math 131.

Let's now consider Lifesci 50ab. First, if you take ls50a, you should take ls50b. The only thing ls50a gives you is the QRD requirement. That's it. LS50 also tends to be less efficient wrt to satisfying many life science related concentrations. It takes up four course slots! Because ls50ab doesn't teach you a particularly course in-depth, it doesn't subsume a particular class (e.g., ls 1 ab).

[hot urchin]

But because you're not taking it mainly for reqs, I think taking ls50ab would be good for you then. ls50 will show you how a bunch of stuff can be integrated together. It's a cute class. Like really unique and special! ✨✨

[jolly lichen]

secondary is a minor

joint means you share courses between the contractions and write a thesis at the intersection. you fill honors in the primart concentration and often reduced requirements in the allied concentration.

double limits you to double counting 2 courses between the concentrations. no further reqs

[hot urchin]

Have you read the student handbook and the fields of concentration pdfs?

The info given in the handbook and the reqs listed in the fields of concentration document might give you a good vibe check

[tribal copper]

yeah but i only checked out CPB not any other concentrations

the handbook recommends quantitative fields like cs/stats as a joint with chem and phys bio

idek if i wanna do chem and phys bio

i was talking to a professor at the academic fair and he kinda said the only diff between CPB and MCB is CPB has more reqs

i dont think i’ll do a double tbh

sounds like hell on top of premed reqs

maybe a joint in math/cs/stats if im genuinely interested

but i def gotta take more courses before deciding

that’s why i rlly wanna do ls50 bc i feel like from there i’ll understand what i genuinely want to do to in college

[tribal copper]

i’m going to do some more research then email 🙏🙏

[hot urchin]

yep! note that you can take courses like math 101 or math 22a for lighter intro pure math courses. i highly recommend taking stat 110 as early as possible - stats is always useful for research.
^ not sure how much these would directly help with premed stuff, but we have a pretty robust premed advising system at Harvard 🤩

[tribal copper]

🙏

i def wanna do stat 110

what do u think abt ls50, expos20, and stat110 for the fall?

too much?

wait i should look at qguides

[hot urchin]

hmm, I think it's doable!

ofc depends on ur background

you could theoretically self-study stat 110 over the summer. i was thinking of doing that tbh. so if you'd like to do it together, lmk!

[tribal copper]

WTF ARENT YOU IN COLLEGE

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SELF STUDY IT

IF YOURE SELF STUDYING TOO

IMC OOKEE

💀💀💀

[hot urchin]

wait, like I just dont want to take stat 110 since it wont fit my schedule nicely

[tribal copper]

ohhhhh

icic

[hot urchin]

but the early parts of stat 110 arent too hard to self-study

[tribal copper]

okay i don’t mind then

[tribal copper]

my background isn’t the greatest i cant lie

i’ve only taken 4aps

but rn im doing ap stats bio calc

and it’s v manageable

ik ap won’t be like college tho

[hot urchin]

okay! ap stats might be helpful for stat 111, but prolly not by any meaningful amount unfrtounately 😦

but ap bio and calc, yeah!

since you know calc, you satisfy the prereq for stat 110 i think

[tribal copper]

wait stat110 has prereqs

[tribal copper]

yeah i heard this 😭

i cant find ls50 on q guides nooo

stat110 seems manageable

median of 10 hours/week outside of class

if i find an ez expos

[tribal copper]

ohhh

so it doesnt have like course prereqs but knowledge prereqs?

yea ik algebra, derivates, integrals from calc

[hot urchin]

"lifesci 50"?

[tribal copper]

might have to redo matrices

[tribal copper]

found it ty my goat🙏🙏🙏🙏

is it too early to be planning courses💀

[hot urchin]

ehh, what else are you going to do lmao

[errant phoenix]

nzh

[hot urchin]

just know that you'll likely change it

[errant phoenix]

nah

[minor pecan]

110 is non trivial

good course though

[hot urchin]

i had a whole four year course plan, and it went out the fucking window by freshman spring

[tribal copper]

look at day in the life vids on yt💀💀

[tribal copper]

BRUH

[hot urchin]

LMAO

plz dont

[tribal copper]

why would u plan 4 yrs

[hot urchin]

cuz bored. spreadsheets cute. wanted to see if i could plan a joint concentration with nice wiggle room

[tribal copper]

look at my fav creator https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVq6KWpBrI8

[jolly lichen]

you can also just take classes

without any joint/etc in mind

[tribal copper]

true

wait

if i take classes

[jolly lichen]

I'd encourage this strongly

[tribal copper]

like enough for a joint

[jolly lichen]

so that you don't sucked into the trap of just chasing reqs

[tribal copper]

would it be feasible to just do one?

[jolly lichen]

wdym one?

[tribal copper]

ohh i see

[errant phoenix]

isnt a major/concentration designed to be done in just 2 years

[jolly lichen]

play better

[tribal copper]

like say i just take cool classes and i see that all my classes meet the reqs for a joint

[errant phoenix]

the rest of the time for exploration

[tribal copper]

and geneds 😞😞

[minor pecan]

ill do this in 210

[jolly lichen]

lol geneds is like 7 classes by the broadest definition I think

oh 9 with language?

4 actual geneds, 2 distribution, 1 expos, 2 lang

[tribal copper]

should i js do stat 100

[hot urchin]

you can count some distribution reqs for your concentration

for example, phil 140 for math lmao

[jolly lichen]

wish I took 210

oh whale

[jolly lichen]

you can choose just to do one, yes

[tribal copper]

thats not bad tbh

[minor pecan]

i dont think u need 110 if ur a prmeed tbh

[jolly lichen]

I think you have to?

because you have to fill honors for the primary

[tribal copper]

either 100 or 110 for cpb reqs

[errant phoenix]

theres so many harvard ppl here 😦

[jolly lichen]

Alternatively, they can't force you to write a thesis lol

[minor pecan]

idk anything abt stat 100 or 102

only 110

i think theyre easier tho

[hot urchin]

uhh, not sure about that? it is doable tho, yeah

[tribal copper]

if i wanted to i could js do the easiest courses for my reqs💀💀

but i wanna challenge myself

[minor pecan]

true but thats no fun

[tribal copper]

yeah exactly

[jolly lichen]

in the sense that they're <= 16 courses = 4 semesters, sure

prereq chains and stuff tho

[minor pecan]

cs is 9 courses 💀

[jolly lichen]

and also you probably just don't wanna compress that much lol

[tribal copper]

bro WHATT

is that why so many ppl on the discord are doing doubles/joints

[jolly lichen]

isn't this excluding math

[minor pecan]

o

yeah

11 if u include 110 and math (22+)

[minor pecan]

in part yes but also most ppl on there are cracked already

[tribal copper]

true

im not cracked but im gonna become cracked dw

[minor pecan]

thats what i said and i think i got dumber

[errant phoenix]

oh

[tribal copper]

bro u studying at harvard

u did not get dumber

[minor pecan]

maybe but im just gapped

[tribal copper]

u prob think that relative to ur classmates or something

[errant phoenix]

ik someone doing a triple concentration

[tribal copper]

when ur point of comparison is other harvard kids yea u might feel dumber

[errant phoenix]

well thats what her linkedin says

[tribal copper]

nah shes dead

[hot urchin]

what

[tribal copper]

she could be doing a double/joint and a minor

[hot urchin]

oh, stanford?

harvard doesnt have a triple major

[errant phoenix]

nah harvard

math/cs/econ

[hot urchin]

maybe you could do a ccm and a double major.

[errant phoenix]

maybe ones a minor

[hot urchin]

but idk

[tribal copper]

wtffff

sounds like hell

[minor pecan]

u can do applied math with a focus in cs and a secondaru in econ

[hot urchin]

lmao, first years havent declared yet

[tribal copper]

lmaoooooo

fake majors

[errant phoenix]

shes REALLY smart tho

coke scholar and like USAMO 3x

[tribal copper]

gah damn

[errant phoenix]

so thats why i thought it was valid

[hot urchin]

yesterday, i met some faculty, and they were roasting firsties for introducing themselves as concentrators.

in a loving way ofc

[hot urchin]

oh, who? 👀

[tribal copper]

ls50 might cook me

this w stat110 and expos

ratings are good tho

sample size is kinda small

since small course

the comments are actually pretty decent

tbh idk how to feel abt the math focus

im doing well in AB but i’m not cracked

i dont wanna have to self study js to take this

[jolly lichen]

I think it's worth considering delaying stat 110 to jr year

just to diversify a bit

[tribal copper]

wdym by this

[jolly lichen]

(don't don't have to consider that strongly, just don't feel forced/rushed to take it)

[tribal copper]

okok i see wym

[jolly lichen]

I'm sure ls50 will also cover some stats because part of the course is about experimental lab work

[tribal copper]

true

okay expos20, ls50 and what else🙏🙏🙏

gened?

[tribal copper]

im gonna make an alt schedule too in case i dont get ls50

i heard it’s a lottery and around 2/3rds get it

[minor pecan]

u only have 1 more course slot

u can take it chill since it’s first sem and do a gened

there’s this really nice one

on global heart disease epidemic taught by a prof from hms + mass gen hospital or smth

i took it last sem

really solid and easy course

got me interested in med as well

but it’s lottery so no guanryee in getting it

[tribal copper]

what im saying

[tribal copper]

i was only planning on doing 2 others w ls50

dw

[minor pecan]

im assuming this means ur committing to harvard then

since ur making a sched

[tribal copper]

yeah im 100%

i was leaning since

[minor pecan]

u can only do 2 others anyways

[tribal copper]

i went to yale and hated it

[tribal copper]

ik this 🙏🙏

[minor pecan]

max u can take is 4 in the fall first yr

unless u get permission

which is rare

[tribal copper]

wait doesn’t ls50 already count as 2

[minor pecan]

yes

that’s why im saying u can only have 2 others

[tribal copper]

valid

[tribal copper]

ohh okay

[strange wedge]

only real answer

[tribal copper]

yea i think first sem i’ll plan on ls50, expos20 and gened

hopefully i get a good gened

wait luck how does lottery work

wjat if i dont get ls50 or the gened i want

do i have to have a backup

[tribal copper]

🙏🙏

[minor pecan]

ls50 is not lottery

[tribal copper]

bruh someone in harvard disc told me that yesterday

[minor pecan]

actually idk if it is

wait

it might be

[strange wedge]

cooked

I think Lil tecca is coming to pton

[minor pecan]

wait yea i think ls50 is lottery

says max slots 40

[tribal copper]

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[tribal copper]

do i have a higher chance if i register early

how does lottery work

[minor pecan]

If you want to take the course you need to email [email protected], stating your intent to take the class by 11:59 PM EDT on Monday, August 26th, and must also petition to take the class at my.harvard.edu. Critically, if you change your mind and decide you don't want to take LS50A, please email us to let us know.

If more than 40 students want to take the class, we will hold a lottery to select the 40 students, grant their petitions to take the class, and notify everyone about the outcome of the lottery. SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS.

this is from the canvas page

[minor pecan]

u rank ur choices

and then u usually get ur top choice

[tribal copper]

ohh okay

bet bet

[minor pecan]

only some geneds do lotteries

[tribal copper]

i think im only gonna plan my first sem courses

[minor pecan]

oh and expos is lottery too

[tribal copper]

ls50, expos20 and gened doesn’t sound horrible right

like i’ll have some freetime🙏🙏🙏

[minor pecan]

i never did ls50

[tribal copper]

ik youre cs

[minor pecan]

but

maybe

i think ls50 is 20 hr/wk

or smth

[strange wedge]

fs

[minor pecan]

and then expos/gened is prob 6-7 combined

so u will have time

for sure

[tribal copper]

WHAT THE FUCK

like class time

or hw

💀💀

[tribal copper]

ohh outside of class

[strange wedge]

oh...my

[tribal copper]

isn’t median most accurate

idk i only took ap stats

[strange wedge]

LMAo

[tribal copper]

i cant read data fr

[minor pecan]

it is but keep in mind these are the 40 people who most want to take ls50

so they are likely prepped for it already or very interested in the topics

[tribal copper]

i see so it’s not accurate

[minor pecan]

your tkme spent might differ

[tribal copper]

not horrible i cant lie

[minor pecan]

could be higher or lower

[tribal copper]

mine will prob be higher

im worried those kids will gap
me badly

[minor pecan]

then get good

[tribal copper]

and i’ll be trying to find a group to study w and they’re all ahead

[tribal copper]

why im taking ls50

so i can gap the ls1a/b kids🤫🤫

[minor pecan]

also ls50 meets every day of the week btw

1030 am

it’s a math, stat, bio, chem, cs clsss all mixed into 1

idk abt cs actually but rest yeah

[tribal copper]

yea ik

[tribal copper]

cs too

[minor pecan]

my suiremate did / is doing ls50

he’s premed

[tribal copper]

does he wanna khs

[errant phoenix]

hannah

[minor pecan]

no

idt so

[tribal copper]

good

[minor pecan]

but he’s also cracked

[tribal copper]

i’ll be okay

[minor pecan]

like regeneron finalist or smth

[tribal copper]

wow

what else is he doing

dyk

[tribal copper]

fuck im gonna have to get good

[minor pecan]

ls50b, cs50, expos

[tribal copper]

i think they also have saturday labs

[tribal copper]

he didnt do expos first sem?

hmm i might wanna do cs50 second sem
idk yet

[minor pecan]

u get put into expos spring or fall

it’s random

[tribal copper]

ohhh

bruh fuck that

what did he do fall sem

[minor pecan]

u can ask to change it if u get fall

[tribal copper]

ls50a and what else

[minor pecan]

or if u get spring u can ask to put it fall

i moved mine to spring

even tho i was put into fall

[minor pecan]

idk

I forgot

[tribal copper]

honestly idk what to do if i dont get fall expos

like what would i do instead

2 geneds💀💀

[minor pecan]

if u get spring expos u can switch it to fall

all u do is fill a form

[tribal copper]

oh fr?

nvm then

thx goat

[hot urchin]

1. ls50 has sections, five lectures a week, and labs. in class time commitment is huge.
2. lowkey, a lot of the kids were either good at bio or chem or something, so that's why the hours might be like that. if you train your math skills rn, you'll be gucci no cap. ik a kid who would treat ls50 psets and exams as trivial (like work/study on them for a few hours max).

[minor pecan]

yea that’s what i did but the other way around (fall-> spring)

[tribal copper]

the way u making it sound seems like im gonna die in ls50

[minor pecan]

u can just drop to ls1a if it’s too hard

[tribal copper]

hopefully the ls50 lab connections clutch tf up

[minor pecan]

ur other courses are chiller tho

u can prob dedicate more time to 50

[tribal copper]

i dont wanna get gapped

[tribal copper]

true

[minor pecan]

like expos + gened combined is not gonna be more than 10 hrs max per week

[tribal copper]

also wym train math skills should i start learning calc bc now💀💀

[minor pecan]

unless somehow u get put in the most absolute worst ones ever

[tribal copper]

that’s good tbh

[minor pecan]

and even then it’s prob gonna be like 10

[tribal copper]

if i do, do i kms

[minor pecan]

no

most of them are chiller

if u put all the gems in ur lottery

[tribal copper]

what are gems

[minor pecan]

u will get a gem guaranteed

easy courses

[tribal copper]

wtf does rhat mean

oh

[minor pecan]

= gem

[tribal copper]

bettt

do i find gems using q guides?

[minor pecan]

yeah

[tribal copper]

bet

[minor pecan]

and this

classiq.red

sort by q hrs light->busy

[tribal copper]

bet bet

[hot urchin]

ahh, i need to know more of the first year math folks. i dont think i've ever met her

[hot urchin]

wait, like it'll be fun. it may be a lot of work, but it's worth?

[minor pecan]

gened 1053 is the goat btw @tribal copper

would do that one if i were u

most chiller class

and prob even more chiller for u since u alr have bio bg

[tribal copper]

the science of sailing LMAOOO

[hot urchin]

like learn a little probability theory like what a poisson distribution is. maybe do some light diff eq practice.

[tribal copper]

1hr/week

[minor pecan]

and the prof is really goat

[hot urchin]

the math is not hard i promise. but it can be a lot at once if it's ur first time

[minor pecan]

that’s a seminar

not gened

[tribal copper]

why the rating trash

[minor pecan]

seminars are ungraded

[tribal copper]

ohhh

[minor pecan]

p/f

[tribal copper]

oops

wrong category

[tribal copper]

yea i think it’s worth it

esp considering im not set on a particular field yet

[hot urchin]

yass

[tribal copper]

i think it’ll be good for me to explore stem and stuff

and find what i rlly like

it seems hard but im ready ngl

my only concern is my classmates gap me

and i fall so behind

and they’re ahead

[hot urchin]

ehh, just catch up

[tribal copper]

tru

just get good

[hot urchin]

u'll be fine~

[tribal copper]

i love how lamont is open like 24 hrs💀💀💀

[hot urchin]

it might close on weekend nights?

not sure tho

[tribal copper]

wait freshman can only use mac gym right

[hot urchin]

hemengway?

[tribal copper]

i think sunday? and friday maybe

[tribal copper]

maklin

i think

[hot urchin]

what, i used hem gym as a firstie. it is close to the sci center and law school

maybe they changed the policy??

[tribal copper]

if i beat the lottery🙏🙏

[hot urchin]

a good study spot is the math lounge 👀

[minor pecan]

You can use any gym

[tribal copper]

where’s the math lounge?

[tribal copper]

even the house ones?

[minor pecan]

no

[hot urchin]

my year, several ls50 kids kinda took over, which made some of the math firsties leave LMAO but yeah. point being. it's great

[minor pecan]

5th floor of sci center

[hot urchin]

fourth floor in science center

[minor pecan]

oh 4th?

[tribal copper]

ohhh bet

i love the science center actually

it looks rlly cool

[hot urchin]

you have indirect access thru your huid by going to the 5th floor (via elevator) and then going down a flight of stairs to the 4th floor

[minor pecan]

well it’s 5th but then u go down a little stairs so might be 4th

yeah

[tribal copper]

bruh

why cant u js go 4th

also why does smith have floor 1 2 and 8

💀💀💀

[hot urchin]

if you have math dept access, you can directly go thru the fourth floor past "school hours"

[tribal copper]

wheres 2-8

[tribal copper]

ohhh

[minor pecan]

no clue

[hot urchin]

those are admin offices

[tribal copper]

ohhhh

is the 8th floor another study?

place

[minor pecan]

10th floor is

[tribal copper]

oh

[minor pecan]

1, 2, 10 are the only ones u can go to im pretty sure

[tribal copper]

yea

[hot urchin]

for example, grad student resources, SHARE (SA resources), admin like Office of Undergrad Education (i think?)

[tribal copper]

i couldnt even go to 10

the id they gave us wouldnt let me

[minor pecan]

there’s 8ball pool tables on 10th floor

and stuff

they play lofi music up there and there’s study spots

[hot urchin]

you just need to go thru the elevators across bon mei

[tribal copper]

they play lofi in smith too

bruh smith is so unserious they leave the doors open sometimes

idk why

i thought it would be huid only

[minor pecan]

after 6 it is but yea they open to everyone during the day

[hot urchin]

well, it's kinda cute that way. and they do make some areas huid only even throughout the day

ex the Collaborative Commons (2nd floor)

[minor pecan]

lamont best spot

[tribal copper]

i was there at like 8

i like lamont

it was hella big bruh

i thought it was small

but theres like 4+ floors??

[minor pecan]

i mean they don’t kick u out idt so if u look like a student u can prob stay in smith past 6

6 i think

a, b, 1, 2, 3, 4 (?)

[tribal copper]

i like how lamont has the desks surrounded by books

[tribal copper]

ohh yeah

i dont like weidner i cant lie

mid study space

[minor pecan]

never been there

except for once

[tribal copper]

i like lamont and science center

[minor pecan]

sci center too loud

[tribal copper]

snd smith

i loveee smith

[minor pecan]

lanont cafe is good

[tribal copper]

not SEC

[minor pecan]

i know

[tribal copper]

oh

[minor pecan]

regular cabot lib in sci center is okay

kinda loud even tho it’s supposed to be quiet

[tribal copper]

is that the first floor one?

[minor pecan]

yes

the one when u walk in it’s next to the cafe thingy

[tribal copper]

i like how it looks

[tribal copper]

yeahh

[minor pecan]

it looks shit bro

[tribal copper]

HOW

[minor pecan]

hls library is nice too tho

[tribal copper]

i didn’t go in

but from the outside

cabot looks nice

[minor pecan]

i dont like the chronic white lighting in csbot

[tribal copper]

where is that near?

[tribal copper]

do u just study in ur dorm and lamont

[minor pecan]

next to sci center back entrance

[tribal copper]

also what first year dorm did u get

[minor pecan]

the hls campus is right behind sci center

[tribal copper]

oh i didn’t know that

[minor pecan]

that’s the hls lib

[tribal copper]

nice

[tribal copper]

^^

[minor pecan]

sci center is that way

[tribal copper]

ohhh

i feel like adams is the nicest house

🙏🙏

[minor pecan]

nno

[tribal copper]

whats the best

dont say winthrop

u bot

[minor pecan]

winthrop, lowell, quicny, and duster

are usually agreed to be the best

[tribal copper]

smhhh

[frigid herald]

luck are most of your CS classes in SEAS

[minor pecan]

and adams too ig

[tribal copper]

SEEE

why quincy tho

proximity?

[minor pecan]

yes, except for cs50

[tribal copper]

and suites

[frigid herald]

do u just take the T there?

[minor pecan]

hot breakfast + renovated portion

[tribal copper]

quincy suite bathrooms are 💀💀

[minor pecan]

to what

sec?

[frigid herald]

SEAS

[tribal copper]

the other houses don’t have hot breakfast?? wtf

[minor pecan]

cs classes r held in the sec

they’re under the seas dept

[frigid herald]

the SEC is the building in Alston, no?

[minor pecan]

yes

[frigid herald]

yeah do you take the T there

or do you walk

[tribal copper]

take the T is insane

[frigid herald]

it's like a 30 minute walk

[minor pecan]

a harv shuttle goes from yard->sec every 20 min

[frigid herald]

ah ok good

[tribal copper]

see another reason to choose harvard

[frigid herald]

i already committed to yale actually

[tribal copper]

@minor pecan tell him to not choose yale

[tribal copper]

yea ur a bot

[minor pecan]

nah it’s like 20

[frigid herald]

i walked took me 30 maybe im just a slow walker

[minor pecan]

yeah you’re slow

[frigid herald]

i was tired

😦

[tribal copper]

luck this isn’t helpijg my case

convince him to choose harvard

[minor pecan]

when u have a final exam and ur late bc it took u 30 mins to walk instead of 20

tell the prof u were tired

[frigid herald]

i will

[minor pecan]

he’ll give u 10 extras minutes

[tribal copper]

luck this still isn’t helping my case

[frigid herald]

nah i've got a scooter 💪

[tribal copper]

luck do u have a scooter

or do u walk

[minor pecan]

no

walk

[tribal copper]

good

[minor pecan]

only Annenberg and Quincy do

[frigid herald]

damn lol

the others are cold?

[minor pecan]

they have yogurt and oats and cereal and stuff

but if you want pancakes and things like that then no

https://dining.harvard.edu/campus-dining/undergraduate-dining/weeks-menu

u can check the breakfast at quicny/berg vs other houses and see what im talking abt

[tribal copper]

yea im gonna kms

WTF

yogurt everyday i rather not eat breakfast

thats why in that girls vlogs that i watch she just eats a boiled egg w oatmeal everyday

i thought she was just weird

what’s flyby

[tribal copper]

oh but u can make ur own waffles

eh i’ll be ight

[frigid herald]

i love yogurt for breakfast

as long as they have like fruit

[tribal copper]

i think they do

[tribal copper]

just commit already

[frigid herald]

but yale vibes so good

and nice and pretty

[tribal copper]

dont be so superficial

yale dont want u fr

[frigid herald]

LMAO

@tribal copper I was joking smh

I am going to Harvard

[tribal copper]

thank God

all the reasonable people are coming here

now what abt @lunar star

columbia and yale dont want u fr

they would’ve sent u likelys

🙏🙏

[lunar star]

😭😭

I’m still working on it 😭😭

[tribal copper]

bruhh don’t sell

wair who’s giving u more money

[lunar star]

Harvard

But Yale and Columbia are willing to match

[lunar star]

Right like who even are you?? 🤨

[sacred orchid]

but who cares about them!! 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[tribal copper]

joke schools

did they give u likelys?

[sacred orchid]

ooh...

thats a good point

[tribal copper]

exactly

don’t consider the schools that didn’t fw you at first 🥱

[sacred orchid]

so true

[vague hemlock]

REAL

[coarse valve]

they didn't "not fw me"

they liked my app so much they wanted to reread it

https://tenor.com/bim3h.gif

in the wise words of my classmate

who is certifiably the goat

[lunar star]

Columbia actually sent me a likely letter one day before Harvard did 😭😭

[minor pecan]

what’s your intended major ? columbia is a nice school

[lunar star]

CS!

[minor pecan]

oh nice

wait just because im curious

did u do rea to hsrvard ?

[warm bobcat]

probably not if they got 2 likely letters from 2 ivies

[minor pecan]

and you’re debating between yale, columbia, harvadd?

[lunar star]

No I did Stanford but got rejected

[minor pecan]

ah ok

[lunar star]

Yea

[minor pecan]

i see

well

there’s definitely an impostor among those

😄

[lunar star]

😭😭

[minor pecan]

what are you leaning towards ?

[lunar star]

Honestly I’m so torn between the colleges

Because I like the Yale community but prefer Harvard CS

Columbia gets a little overwhelming with NYC so it’s probably not my top two

[minor pecan]

where are you from rn?

i really like columbia personally, even though i go to harvard

[lunar star]

A major city in Texas

[minor pecan]

got it

hmm

and what’s your cons for harvard

[lunar star]

I also feel like since Columbia visit was very guided with little freedom to explore, I didn’t get to experience as much as the other

[lunar star]

I didn’t connect much with people at Harvard (which honestly lowkey my fault bc I took me forever to get from my host’s house to the events) and it was rainy so a lot of people were inside lol

[minor pecan]

check your dm btw

[lunar star]

So it felt like there wasn’t a connection between me and the school

[minor pecan]

i see

well, i doubt the admit days for either of these schools are true representations of what your experience will be like over 4 years or even over a few months

i know people who didn’t even go to admit says for harvard and are doing just fine socially and academically and whatnot, so im sure there are plenty of people & ways for you to meet, you just prob didn’t meet them

definitely a touch decision, though, i will say

ignoring bdd, i don’t think there’s much diff in community at yale vs harvard — both are pretty similar given that they have similar stuff (housing system comes to mind)

and harvard cs is without a doubt a lottt better than yale’s

also loc wise i think bos/camb is nicer than new haven

harv vs columbia for cs 🤔 idk tbh, im inclined to say harvard cause bias but columbja is really good here. do you like the core or did u apply to seas ?

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I applied to seas, we have a reduced core

[tribal copper]

bruhh columbia is trash

come to harvard

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yale

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yale's trash

they would've sent u a likely too

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LUCK YOURE SELLING

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new haven is trashh

jk its not thatt bad

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NOOOOOO

you'll be fine at harvard 🙏

how were the columbia kids?

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Didn’t connect much either

Seemed more like party people 😭😭

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bruhh

yea idk ur gonna have to decide this urself

im not cs either so i cant even give advice

i'd say follow ur heart but ur heart not even saying anything 😭

[hidden bloom]

Rip

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Exactly it’s dead 😭😭

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ngl ask the harvard discord

i'll send u the link

[hot urchin]

Harvard has a pretty diverse student body (wrt to personalities, majors, interests, etc.) So you'll be able to find people to be connected w

I'd imagine this is true for Yale and Columbia as well

also, you'll change a lot

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Yea that’s what many says, it’s mainly my fault I didn’t go to many events bc I walk too slow lol so it’s a regret I couldn’t experience more 😞

[hot urchin]

nah, visitation stuff are mid compared to all the stuff throught the year

you didnt miss out on much. i promise

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are you dead set on cs?

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Kind of? It’s like half and half

[hot urchin]

between cs and what?

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I get swayed to a new career every time I finish watching a show

[hot urchin]

oh, lol

thats fair

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Neuroscience sounds cool and the Harvard MBB program is perfect for it

I also like writing so