advice for someone considering biomedical engineering as a major?

hi everyone! so i’m currently a college freshman, 18 and out of high school, i’m not entirely sure on what i’d like to major in yet, but i was doing some research and stumbled upon biomedical engineering. i’m wondering what pursuing this will realistically look like in the future? what are your guys day to day experiences like? how is the pay realistically, especially coming out of college?

i’m wondering if it’s really worth it to pursue this as a major in the long run, not sure if this helps but i’m also located in southern california, and was looking into the regulatory side of things that you can do with this degree

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u/randomstuffonmybrain — 1 month ago
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worried i traumatized my hamster, what do i do? help please

hi everyone so i got my robo hamster a little less than a week ago and he was doing great, always running on his wheel and super visible, even started taking treats from my hand

fast forward to yesterday, i noticed a bunch of bugs in his cage, they were little cigarette beetles that i believe came from his seed mix. i had to make an emergency trip to the pet store and change all of his bedding out and wash everything/throw some stuff out. i know you should never change all bedding at once but this was an emergency situation, after i was done he seemed to actually be doing okay, just remade his burrows in the same spots and ran on his wheel like normal.

today though i haven’t seen him as much, he just seems to be hiding in his burrow or the corner or sitting under his water bottle sleeping and not running on his wheel nearly as much, i know that it must be very stressful for him but he seemed okay yesterday and suddenly today he’s not.

im worried that i might’ve traumatized him yesterday after having to switch out his bedding and that he’ll just be afraid and hiding now, he’s normally super active at this time so the fact that he’s just hiding makes me super nervous.

any advice would be incredibly appreciated as i’m sort of freaking out rn, his behavior just seems off and i’m very worried.

u/randomstuffonmybrain — 2 months ago

are these things/behaviors normal?

hi guys! i got my first hamster yesterday and it’s been a little over 24 hours, he’s a little robo hamster but i have some concerns:

  1. i haven’t really found/seen any pee anywhere other than one little spot, i know it’s possible that he could be peeing deep in his bedding but he only has two little burrows so far and i didn’t see any there

  2. (sort of related) i haven’t actually seen him drink all that much water, i have a few times but not as much as i really expected to, given i haven’t really been up when he has

  3. suddenly he’s been doing this thing (in the video) on his wheel a bunch, is he just grooming himself or is this a sign of stress? im not sure but he wasn’t doing it yesterday, he gets a little crazy about it sometimes

  4. i haven’t seen him really use his chews yet, maybe once but not all that much, i have some more on the way so maybe it’s just a preference thing

other than these things he really seems to be okay, i’ve seen him eating, he’s pooping, active at night, burrowing, running on his wheel, he doesn’t seem to be overly unhappy but these few things are sort of worrying me especially since i’ve never owned a hamster, am i just being overly paranoid? i’d really just like to know if these behaviors are normal, because i am definitely not a total hamster expert yet!

u/randomstuffonmybrain — 2 months ago
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embedded image not uploading

i’m trying to embed an image to a discussion board but it just gets stuck loading, it’s a picture i took off my phone then airdropped to my macbook, at first i thought converting to a jpeg would solve the problem but it just gets stuck loading whenever i click upload and embed. i’ve tried everything, making the file smaller, clearing my cache (im using chrome on a macbook pro) but no matter what i do i cant upload, help!

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u/randomstuffonmybrain — 2 months ago

requesting crystal eggs OR a chihuahua!

hi everyone! i know these two items have been requested a lot recently, but i hope i still have a chance

above are pictures of my old dog ein, my family and i found him on the streets by our house, his old owners had dumped him and lied to us saying he had rabies. we rescued him and he was my first dog and my best friend, unfortunately after almost 10 years with us he got sick and passed away.

i’d really love to have a chihuahua in adopt me so i can have a version of him, which is why im requesting crystal eggs so i can try and hatch one, i’ve hatched over 70 crystal eggs myself so far and haven’t gotten a single one, and im running out of ways to get more.

if anyone would be willing to donate so i can try to get ein in game id really truly appreciate it! thank you for reading!

u/randomstuffonmybrain — 2 months ago

best beginner hamster?

hi guys so i’ve been heavily debating getting a hamster lately, i fell in love with this robo hamster at the pet store (ik it’s not the best place to get hammys but it’s my only option rn) but upon doing research ive seen that they’re not the most ‘social’ hamsters and may be harder to bond with since they’re so small, with that being said does anyone have any experience with them, or am i better off getting a different breed of hamster?

also is it really worth it? and how much care do they truly require? my mom was also worried about the smell

just looking for any personal advice for a potential new hamster owner

edit i just realized that this should be posted under the question flair but im unsure how to change it

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u/randomstuffonmybrain — 2 months ago

rant

i have hatched 44 crystal eggs and not a SINGLE CHIHUAHUA how flipping hard is it to get this thing i feel like im losing my mind

i just want a pet that reminds me of my old dog 😭😭😭

u/randomstuffonmybrain — 2 months ago

requesting the new chihuahua!

hi guys so i know this is a stretch since the update literally just came out but im wondering if anyone has a chihuahua they’d be willing to spare?

the second and third picture is my old dog ein, we found him on the streets and rescued him, he was a chihuahua mix but unfortunately he’s no longer with us. i’d really like to start collecting the chihuahuas to honor him. my bfs old dog was also a chihuahua who passed last year on october though i don’t have a picture of him, so i’m hoping to get some for him too.

if anyone is willing to donate it’d be so greatly appreciated 💕

u/randomstuffonmybrain — 2 months ago

i feel guilty for not wanting/feeling ready to have sex with my bf

so my (18f) bf (18m) and i have been together for almost a year (it’ll be a year in about 2 weeks) and he has been wanting to “do it” for quite some time now, me on the other hand, while i *want* to do it, i don’t feel quite ready yet.

i can’t drive yet nor do i have a job, so jumping into something like that where the potential consequences can be life-changing just doesn’t feel smart to me, because if something goes wrong what would i do? not to mention the stakes just feel a little bit higher for me as the girl then for him as a guy.

it’s not that i never want to do it, i just want to be in a position in my life where if something did happen, i’d be able to take care of it myself without feeling totally helpless.

i’ve told him all of this multiple times but (up until today) he’s still seemed so hopeful that i’d change my mind (bringing a condom every time he comes over) we had a long talk about it today and he said that he’ll stop asking and that when i’m ready ill have to come to him, but i feel so incredibly guilty for not wanting to. he’s being so understanding about it even though he seemed disappointed, i feel so bad for denying him this, especially since we’ve been together for a while now, i just don’t feel prepared and im an incredibly anxious person and i know that if i did decide to do it now the potential consequences of having a kid is all i’d ever be able to think about after it’s done. i just can’t stop feeling guilty and bad for repeatedly telling him no over and over again, i really do love him, i just don’t feel ready to go this far because of what could happen.

how do i stop feeling less guilty about this? or less anxious of doing it? idk just some advice and comfort would be greatly appreciated.

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u/randomstuffonmybrain — 3 months ago

requesting (ANY) eggs!

i really want to hatch some eggs but i’m so broke so i’m requesting them, i’ll take absolutely anything! 😭
i can give you stickers or something please, thank you!

u/randomstuffonmybrain — 3 months ago

thoughts on the new pets coming tomorrow?

personally i LOVE them, they’re sooo cute and i will be starting an army hopefully!

u/randomstuffonmybrain — 3 months ago

what do i do with my in game randoms?

for example all of the in game egg pets, i have so many but nothing to do with them, its not like anybody likes to trade for them? do i just release them?? id really like to be able to trade them for out of game randoms but i dont think thats possible

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u/randomstuffonmybrain — 3 months ago