Stanford ACT Policy

im super confused on it if someone could clarify that would be great! for context i got a composite 35 but a horrible science score like a 32. stanfords policy mentions "The Science and Writing sections are optional. You may report these scores if you would like." so does that mean that if even if i took it i just dont omit it? or i can only omit it if i didn't take science? and will it hurt me if they see it in the score report? and how do i omit it for stanford but not for other schools on the common app because some other schools might require it? idk if someone could explain the process it would help me so much!!

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u/Consistent-Bug7602 — 4 days ago
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Vibecoded an app that lets you bonk on your MacBook to trigger actions — 100% local, free, and open source

I love i mean absolutely LOVE creative apps that integrate hardware like this. (recent favorite is that pomodoro airpod slouch detector like that was genius). Similar apps like bonk cost 10$+ which i wasn't trying to pay even if it was good because many didn't even include features i wanted.

So I built Bonk - a free alternative. It reads the accelerometer already inside every Apple Silicon MacBook and turns physical knocks into actions. Single/double/triple/quadruple knock, bind each to anything — a shortcut, an app, a shell command, play/pause, lock/sleep screen, even different mappings per app, and so so so so soooo much more.

The one thing that got me actually using it daily: bind a knock to Enter and accept Claude Code (works for other agentic coding like gpt, cursor, etc) suggestions by knocking the palm rest instead of reaching for the keyboard. even though its marginal in the time i save from clicking enter, it feels way more natural to me now and if im doomscrolling and eating i dont have to get my keyboard dirty or be distracted for a moment just bonking my chasis or my desk activates it.

Also when I'm in meetings, or just studying and have to leave my laptop for a moment i just quadruple knock and it'll lock it for me. (Binds aren't set you could program quadruple to be anything!!).

There's also a lot of functionality in terms of settings, so it can calibrate to where you are, and what surface you place your macbook on!

Keystrokes also mute detection for 0.8s so typing doesn't false-trigger it, and a gravity-tracking baseline ignores desk wobble, and there's a live 100Hz waveform to tune it (or just knock 3× to auto-calibrate)

It's Free and open source.[https://trybonk.vercel.app/ ]Requires macOS 13+, Apple Silicon.

It's currently an unsigned build (App Store won't allow the accelerometer access needed), so first launch requires approval in privacy/security settings (sorry for the inconvenience). I've got about ~20 downloads from friends so far, and because this was one of my first apps I've ever developed I would genuinely love feedback, or if you would like to directly contribute, the repo is linked on the website you can add an issue! (would also appreciate stars 😄 )

u/Consistent-Bug7602 — 1 month ago
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I self studied 2 aps freshman yr and bombed all of them

Am I cooked? I got a 3 on psych 2 on gov MY FRESHMAN YR cus I searched up “easiest aps to self study” the yr before and lowk didn’t start learning till days before. Will I have to report it for Stanford or even other colleges in general cus it’s not on my transcript at all?? Completely forgot to cancel the scores and I think it’s too late now… I plan on majoring in cs. I’ve alr taken abt 11 aps not counting those two and I got like 5 next year so

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u/Consistent-Bug7602 — 1 month ago

could anyone like to give me feedback and advice on a free tool for instagram that helps you fix your follower/following ratio showing who doesn't follow you back.

This has probably been done a million times, but every "who doesn't follow me back" webapp/app shows you a list and that's it. It's pretty neat, but after trying them out, I'm scrolling a wall of 300 usernames to unfollow in the Instagram app losing my place, wasting brainpower on trying to remember which ones I already unfollowed.

So I built Tare to solve the part every tool skip. Heres what it does:

  • Done list / checklist: as you unfollow people, you check them off. The list remembers your progress so you're never re-scanning trying to figure out who you missed. You can also skip people on purpose — like big creators you follow knowing they'll never follow back — so they stop cluttering the list. If you accidentally check one off, you can easily return them to the main list individually or reset the entire checklist.
  • Tracks changes over time: It works just like other tools, simply upload your Instagram export; but Tare saves a local snapshot in your browser. That means the next upload, it compares it against the last one and shows who unfollowed you, who's new, net change, so you don't have to parse through an entire list again. The other tools are case-by-case and can't do this.
  • "Day Ones": uses the follow timestamps in the export to surface your oldest mutuals — who's been with you since the start, (or who hasn't 😬👀)
  • Tare Cards: Download an image that show summary statistics and rates you based on your ratio and share it with friends. You can also download a graph of your following/unfollowing over time!

The best part about Tare is that it runs 100% client-side. Your Instagram data never leaves your browser, no login, no password.

if you would like to try it out: https://usetare.vercel.app/

I would love some feedback, especially any new features you would like to see or anything that could be easier to do? Let me know what yall think!

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u/Consistent-Bug7602 — 2 months ago
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How is everyone getting their scores already??

Are all these scores from the online act? I took paper. Does anyone know when paper results come out. Thanks

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u/Consistent-Bug7602 — 2 months ago

Yo is it out... i saw ppl talking about a waitlist but i didn't even get anything yet is there acceptance emails yet? there were some tech difficulties w my application but they said they resolved it so im not sure. pls someone help 🙏

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u/Consistent-Bug7602 — 4 months ago

Title. i got accepted into both nysc and sees online, but the sees symposium is during nysc which has no wifi which means i can only pick one. but an alum also told me that its possible to use the wifi at camp for important stuff like sees, so maybe i could just use the wifi for the symposium and do both? can someone whos done these programs advise?? 🙏

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u/Consistent-Bug7602 — 4 months ago

I got accepted! I was wondering how much work NASA SEES actually is bc on the email it mentioned how work is sunday and wednesday evening each week. Would i be able to balance, say another in person summer program along with sees cause its virtual? or say for example college classes? let me know! 😄

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u/Consistent-Bug7602 — 4 months ago