u/Appropriate-Tie-6524

Hi online friends.

We are from the northeast; daughter goes to a private school with a graduating class around 130. My daughter wants to be pre-med, focus on bio and chem.

My daughter thinks she is interested in going to UT Austin, she visited and liked it. I have heard it seems awesome, but I don't know much.

I think she would be better off staying close to home and going to something in the BC/NYU/BU range. She didn't like visits to our state schools. Obviously, this is a privileged person.

Given the price you pay OOS, the size, the distance, the student quality, the commuters, I can't understand how UTA could possibly be comparable to near-elite private northeast schools. If this were true, no Texan would ever consider going somewhere else.

Anyone here in academia? I feel like we are comparing apples to oranges, but US News has these schools all lumped together, and they claim to not consider value, but how can that be?

Anyone here go to undergrad at a big state school and then transfer to a big-ish private school?

I got a barista express 6 months ago. I've used it a lot. Yesterday I got some nice beans from Sey coffee... And all the sudden the grinder is loud clicking and won't grind.

I assume the problem is just too light a roasted coffee?

Is my machine in good working order? It's hard to tell.

I am thinking I should get a bambino and a grinder. Can a $200 consumer grade separate grinder handle it?

I guess my question is. Other than slow feeding my grinder. What other solutions have people opted for to solve this problem?

I noticed that for med school applications, all the programs have sub 5% acceptance rates. Yet 40% of kids who want to go end up finding a spot. Everyone applies to like 16+ schools.

Does this work for top 20 colleges?

Assuming i could actually visit all 20 and my kid could write a believable why this school essay for all of them?

I guess this really boils down to... How much of these low acceptance rates are just driven by huge amounts of applications? I have asked AI, and a lot is the answer.

I signed up for Google Ultra to fiddle with the AI image gen stuff and see what $200 gets you.

And the only feature I really ended up giving a sh*t about was AI inbox. But now it is gone.

Is this going to come to lower tiers soon? Any suggestions of a similar feature elsewhere.

I'm in NYC.

I'm buying a few Roman Shades.

The quote I'm getting is high. But my shades are pretty custom.

The windows are approximately 40" x 80".

The fabric is supposed to be navy from Fabricut, polyester faux wool. Retail is around $60.

Then there is to be an insect border trim on three sides. The trim would also be from Fabricut. Retail is also around $60.

They should be blackout lined.

I would like them to be motorized.

What would you expect this to cost with install included?

Thanks strangers for your help.

Do I need to cut the full custom crap and just get something closer to off the rack?

Hi, first time user. I'm sorry if this is a bad question for the group.

I'm in NYC.

I'm buying a few Roman Shades.

The quote I'm getting seems high. But my description is pretty custom.

The windows are approximately 40" x 80".

The fabric is supposed to be navy from Fabricut, polyester faux wool. Retail is around $60.

Then there is to be an insect border trim on three sides. The trim would also be from Fabricut. Retail is also around $60.

They should be blackout lined.

I would like them to be motorized.

What would you expect this to cost with install included?

Thanks strangers for your help.