u/Kbaccsgo

Favorite verse of the Bible (or more than one!) + JESUS IS KING. It's always a good time to share God's voice! Most of the time, it's what guides us toward better choices, out of hard times, or leads us back to Him when we fall or struggle in faith. God is amazing!

I begin:

JESUS IS KING!

Colossians 3:17 "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him"

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Hello everyone,

I'm an Italian high school student in my third year (11th grade) and I'm starting to look into the admission process for the Bachelor in Business Administration at the University of St. Gallen. Since my situation involves an Italian secondary school diploma (not a Swiss one), I'd be particularly interested in hearing from non-Swiss/international students, who go through the HSG selection procedure rather than direct admission.

I have a few specific questions:

General preparation: What was helpful to prepare for the online aptitude test and the video interview (subjects, skills, readings, prep courses)?

Language requirements: What level of German and/or English did you have at the time of application, and how much did this matter for admission and for the first year (Assessment Year)?

Grades and outcomes: What was your final school grade average, and what was your outcome in the test/interview when you were admitted? I've read conflicting discussions about how much GPA and standardized test scores actually matter in the selection — based on your direct experience, how much did these factors really weigh compared to the aptitude test and interview?

Preparation timeline: How far in advance did you start preparing seriously, and is it better to aim for the February or the June session?

Assessment Year: Once admitted, how demanding is the first year? I'd like to understand whether admission is just the first hurdle, or whether the real selection happens afterward.

General advice: Are there common mistakes to avoid, or things you'd have prepared differently in hindsight?

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share their experience!!!

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Hallo zusammen,

ich bin ein italienischer Gymnasiast in der dritten Klasse (Terza Liceo, entspricht etwa der 11. Klasse) und informiere mich bereits jetzt über den Zulassungsprozess zum Bachelor in Business Administration an der Universität St. Gallen. Da ich als internationaler Bewerber mit italienischem Maturitätszeugnis das HSG-Auswahlverfahren durchlaufen muss, würde mich diesmal aber vor allem die Perspektive von Schweizer Studierenden interessieren, die über die Schweizer Matura direkt zugelassen wurden.

Ein paar konkrete Fragen:

Allgemeine Vorbereitung: Was habt ihr vor Studienbeginn als besonders hilfreich empfunden, um gut vorbereitet zu sein (Fächer, Fähigkeiten, Lektüre, Vorbereitungskurse)?

Sprachanforderungen: Welches Sprachniveau (Deutsch/Englisch) hattet ihr zu Beginn, und wie wichtig war das für das Assessment-Jahr?

Noten und Erfahrungen: Mit welchem Maturitätsdurchschnitt seid ihr zugelassen worden, und wie schwer ist es rückblickend, an der HSG gut zurechtzukommen? Ich habe unterschiedliche Meinungen darüber gelesen, wie stark die Abiturnote (GPA) tatsächlich über den Erfolg im ersten Jahr entscheidet — wie war das bei euch?

Zeitplanung: Wie früh habt ihr angefangen, euch ernsthaft vorzubereiten?

Assessment-Jahr: Wie anspruchsvoll ist das erste Jahr wirklich? Ich möchte verstehen, ob die Zulassung nur die erste Hürde ist oder ob die eigentliche Auswahl erst danach im Assessment-Jahr stattfindet.

Allgemeine Tipps: Gibt es häufige Fehler, die man vermeiden sollte, oder Dinge, die ihr im Nachhinein anders gemacht hättet?

Vielen Dank im Voraus an alle, die ihre Erfahrungen teilen möchten!!

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for help identifying the genre of Gathers Under Night..., the character select theme from the fighting game Under Night In-Birth.

There’s something about the track that really hooks me—the rhythm is super engaging and catchy, but at the same time it has this atmospheric, slightly dark and emotional vibe that makes it feel really unique. It’s the kind of music that instantly pulls you in, and I’ve been trying to find more songs or soundtracks with a similar feel.

I’m not even sure what to search for anymore (electronic, trance, game OST, something else?), so figuring out the actual genre would be a huge help. I’d also really appreciate any recommendations for similar music, especially from other video games or artists that make this kind of sound.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Death Note has a lot of characters, each with their own unique personality and way of thinking. Personally, I like all of them because they complement each other in a certain way. However, I've seen a lot of people hate on some characters, and I'd be curious to know which one is the most hated. Let me know what you think!

Did L really die in ep. 25?

I’ve had this theory stuck in my head since I first watched Episode 25 of Death Note, and the more I think about it, the less I feel fully convinced by the idea that L’s death is as straightforward as it’s presented. I know the series treats it as final, but there are a few details that feel oddly suggestive if you look at them from a different angle.

In that episode, Watari dies first due to Rem’s use of the Death Note, and shortly after L also collapses and dies. What always stood out to me is the role Watari’s death plays in that moment. It feels like more than just collateral damage. It is the first instant where L is forced to directly witness an impossible, instantaneous death happening right in front of him, something that cannot be explained through human means. In that moment, it feels like L realizes that the situation has gone beyond the limits of normal investigation, and that something completely unnatural is involved.

At the same time, the sequence of events around Rem feels strangely significant. Watari dies first, yet Rem only disappears after L’s death is completed. This raises a question in my mind: if Watari was already essential to the structure of L’s investigation, why doesn’t his death alone trigger the full consequence tied to Rem’s action? Instead, everything seems to hinge specifically on L. That makes me wonder whether Watari was not the true decisive target, but rather a step leading toward something that only fully resolves with L’s death.

This is where the core of my theory comes in. L is consistently portrayed throughout the entire story as someone who is not only extremely intelligent, but also extremely cautious and methodical. He never fully trusts anyone, always keeps emotional distance, and constantly builds contingency plans. Because of that, it feels hard to believe that such a character would simply be eliminated without any form of backup strategy or hidden countermeasure. If anything, L is exactly the kind of person who would anticipate even an impossible opponent and prepare for scenarios that go beyond normal logic.

From that perspective, I started wondering whether L might not have truly “lost” in the conventional sense, but instead used the chaos of Watari’s death to understand what he was dealing with and deliberately stage his own death as a strategic withdrawal. If he realized that the enemy involved something beyond human capability, then continuing a direct investigation would be pointless. Disappearing at that moment could actually be the most rational move, allowing Light to believe he had won while L continues operating from the shadows.

This idea also changes how I look at the introduction of Near and Mello. Instead of simply being successors who take over after L’s death, they could represent separate continuation paths of a larger plan that L had already set in motion. The fact that the investigation fragments rather than continuing as a single unified effort feels unusual if L truly died without preparation, but it would make more sense if what we see is the result of a system designed to continue even in his absence.

Another point that keeps bothering me is Rem’s role in all of this. She is manipulated into acting against L because of her attachment to Misa, and she clearly understands that killing L puts her in a dangerous position. Yet she still proceeds. The timing of her disappearance still feels meaningful in a way that is difficult to ignore, especially because everything only fully resolves after L’s death is complete. It gives the impression that L is the real structural endpoint of the entire chain of events, not Watari.

Ultimately, what keeps me questioning the official interpretation is how absolute the Death Note system is supposed to be. If the mechanism truly guarantees death the moment a name is written correctly, then there should be no room for intelligence, strategy, or last-minute escape. But L has always been portrayed as someone who operates at the very edge of logic itself, constantly finding ways to exploit systems others consider fixed. It feels more consistent with his character that even his own “death” could have been turned into part of a larger strategy rather than an endpoint.

For all these reasons, I still find it difficult to fully accept that L’s story ends so cleanly in Episode 25. Something about it feels more like a turning point than a conclusion, as if what appears to be his death might actually be the moment his strategy shifts into a different phase entirely.

In Short: Watari’s death in Episode 25 feels like more than collateral damage: it acts as the first clear signal to L that something impossible is happening, since he witnesses an instantaneous death with no human explanation. From that moment, it seems like L fully realizes the situation has gone beyond normal investigation and enters a completely different category of threat.

The timing between Watari’s death and L’s death, and the fact that Rem only disappears after L is gone, makes me question whether Watari was truly the decisive target or just part of a chain leading to L being the real condition. The sequence feels too structured to be purely incidental.

L is consistently portrayed as extremely intelligent, cautious, and always prepared with contingency plans, so it feels unlikely that he would be completely eliminated without any backup strategy. It seems more in character that he would recognize the nature of the threat and use the situation to stage his own death as a strategic retreat rather than a final defeat.

This would also make the introduction of Near and Mello feel less like a simple succession and more like fragmented continuations of a larger plan already in motion. Even Rem’s timing and role feel tightly connected to L being the true endpoint of the entire chain of events rather than Watari.

Overall, it’s hard to accept that L, who spent the whole story outsmarting Light, would have such a clean and absolute ending without any final counter-move.