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When I was younger my mom put me in swimming classes and piano lessons. I didn’t hate swim but I never tried so I never moved up or made it on the swim team and I absolutely hated piano. And every time my mom said she was gonna put me in another sport I would get so mad. Like I seriously don’t know why but when I was a child I was lazy and didn’t want to do anything outside of school (except art classes and make youtube videos, lol). When I quit piano my mom told me “you’re gonna regret this in the future.” Younger me, only focusing on whether or not I enjoyed playing piano at that moment, didn’t understand why quitting would be a bad decision at all. And now I have figured that out the hard way… If I had continued piano and actually tried back then, I would end up having a long term, strong extracurricular, showing dedication and commitment.

But even then I unconditionally hated piano so it’s not like I could force myself to continue. I didn’t like anything my parents put me in when I was younger and because of that I have no super long term ECs. Everyone at my school does a sport and is super good at it because they’ve been doing it since they were young. I don’t play a sport at all. And even if I were to join a sport for the first time at my school I’d be against a bunch of people who’ve already known what they’ve been doing for years.

I wonder why I was like that. I guess back then I didn’t understand the concept of putting in effort and improving, all that I thought was to just attend the lessons and do whatever the coach told me to do with no self motivation because it was an extracurricular my parents chose for me and not something I personally wanted to do. This also makes me wonder how other people my age were willing to do the lessons their parents put them in back then even when practice was challenging. Maybe I was a stubborn child? Has anyone else gone through this?

I’m an upper middle class international student. My family income is too high to qualify for financial aid but it’s also low enough that paying full tuition for a good university in the U.S. will be a financial burden. So I was wondering, to just lower the costs as much as possible, should I try applying for scholarships or should I work on campus to earn back part of my tuition? Because I know that as an international student it’s very difficult to find scholarships for us in the U.S. let alone earn them, plus at most they’ll cover 5k dollars. So then the other option is to work on campus where I can use my earnings to pay back some of my tuition. I once saw a post where another international student worked on campus at Cornell for a semester and their total earnings added up to $18k which is not bad at all for working on campus… (ngl I can’t remember if it actually was only a semester it was probably longer). Is that possible though? What is the better option?

If someone could help me find a free epub it would be much appreciated

Not a textbook but this is a book required for my English summer reading. If someone could help me find a free epub it would be much appreciated

Whenever something makes me cringe or I get secondhand embarrassment, tears immediately start pouring out from my eyes. I can’t control it. I don’t know how to handle the feeling so I just end up crying😭Literally not sad crying, just water coming out of my eyes

Ex. At a function and they’re playing terrible awkward music

Worried about the restrictions on earning money in the U.S.. I have old or unused clothes I want to get rid of while also getting some of my money back.

Additionally, there are some clothes I bought but no longer want. These are quite rare items. Would it be allowed for me to sell the item for a profit?

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My family of 5 STILL books one hotel room on every single family vacation for us to squeeze in. It leads to everyone getting sick of each other and there is always so much fighting and screaming that I get so anxious because the walls are thin and other guests are definitely disturbed (and probably concerned). It’s so frustrating. I don’t understand why they still yell when they know we’re at a hotel and could get kicked out. I feel like no one else has this type of family dynamic and I never hear other families and siblings literally SCREAMING and yelling at each other through the walls when I’m at a hotel. Is it just my family?

Tbh LOONA is that one group everyone loves. They’re so different from other groups to me. There’s something unique about them that I can’t place my finger on (especially since I wasn’t there when they were active and I never stanned them). What specifically set them apart from other groups? I’d like to know! They’re so popular in the context of kpop editors and stantwt and I’m curious about the hype. I hope you all know what I mean when I say I can sense that they were special.

I use eye makeup remover on a cotton pad to remove my eye makeup (especially mascara). Trust me I’ve tried cleansing oil and cleansing balm but they cannot beat my stubborn waterproof mascara (and the removal just isn’t as smooth and complete compared to if I use my normal eye makeup remover). This involves rubbing the cotton pad on my eyes a lot, and I’m afraid it’s making my eyelids dry and damaging my skin because the skin around your eyes is thin and you should be very careful with it. Should I be worried?

I need tips!! I have an oily nose too so by the end of the day my nose contour just melts off even if I use powder and everything… I use the judydoll contour palette. Maybe it could be a problem with the palette itself because the first time I used it there was barely any pigment (but it’s better now). I’ve noticed that it appears warm on everyone else but sooo muddy on me even though I use the warm palette. The highlight powder in the palette also shows up so much in the videos I see on xhs but barely on me. Maybe it’s because I only put concealer on my nose and contour before setting spray and powder?? Idk but any help is appreciated 🙏

isbn: 9798214071657

looking for rent or buy for cheap🙏

I specifically start feeling so bad about myself when I see people my age achieving so much, especially since I’m so worried about getting into a good college (even though that’s not until next year), I genuinely feel so unsuccessful and like I have no shot at a good college. How do I stop being so butthurt whenever I see what other people are doing and instead be able to feel happy for them while being proud of my own achievements and not comparing myself to them.

Is it good? Afaik I’ll be working in the economics department doing “market research” for the country’s commodities

Do you write a thesis during undergrad, when you’re getting your masters, or your PhD? It might differ based on country but my mom who went to college outside the U.S. said she did her thesis during undergrad, which I’ve never heard of before. When are you supposed to write your thesis in the U.S. and what even is it?

I still very much like what I did back then, many parts of me haven’t changed; I still cling onto the books I read and the shows I watched during quarantine and I rewatch/reread them every year. I am still very much in the fandoms I was in back then. It’s interesting because I’m not like this with anything I liked prior to covid. I find myself missing 2020-2021 me a lot lol. I think it’s because we had so much time for ourselves at home and I discovered a lot about myself and my interests at that time, so much that I can’t let those things go and move on. I constantly chase this specific version of myself no matter how much time passes

I used to want to major in computer science because I really want to work in cybersecurity in the future, but after a lot of digging I realize this isn’t the wisest choice due to how bad the job market is rn. I know a lot of people say different things but I just want to have a safety net so I’ve decided to focus on my humanities-related interests for my major. But I was wondering would it still be worth it to double major/minor in computer science to have some extra skills under my belt? I’ve also heard that a compsci degree isn’t necessary to get a job in cybersecurity so I feel like minoring/double majoring would be better than majoring in compsci because if I change my mind then I can rely on my humanities major and if I don’t I can use what I’ve learned from my compsci courses to hopefully kickstart my career path into cybersecurity (I know it’s not an entry level career)

I see a small chunk of text at the top of everyone’s CVs basically describing who they are and what they are looking for. Is this necessary?