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places to be loud/call on campus?

looking for somewhere where i can be pretty loud on call with my friends! preferably somewhere that stays open pretty late since thats when we usually call. is there some sorta study room or like those noise pod things where i could go or like reserve? oh and im on north campus, thanks in advance!

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u/Solid_Muffin_4501 — 18 hours ago

Fronczak Parking

This is my senior year and I figured what the hell why don’t I just buy the Fronczak parking pass. I never paid attention and I don’t know if it just scans your license plate or if they are going to mail me a sticker or something. Will I have to swipe my ID? For anyone who knows, how does it work?

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u/Chipclip501 — 13 hours ago

Possible Internship scam

So i received this email about an research internship Off the bat, it's kind of odd as you're supposed to text your info to a number that is supposed to be CS professor here (don't know i'm allowed to say bc of rule 6). But given it was sent by a Buffalo.edu email, i presumed it was real and decided to apply as what do I have to lose. So i had a text interview and seemingly i was "hired" and they asked how i would prefer to be paid and if i can do mobile deposit, which is when i started to get to get creeped out, and the fact that i would hired without calling or anything. Then they say they need to send a laptop, and printer to my house and if I can receive it by saturday (which i felt odd, but i went along under the chance it could have been real) and then they say "the accounting office" will pay for it. And then, the craziest part is that they wanted me to mobile deposit a $1500 (likely fake) check under the weird reasoning that the equipment had to purchased under my name to know that it would go to the right person. The check was emailed to my personal email account by some random guy saying that it can ONLY be mobile deposit. Of course i did not cash out the check. There were a lot of red flags up to this point but I thought as long as i don't give any crucial information there's no hurt. Just a warning to everybody. I don't get how something like this got through UB's cybersecurity...

u/DippPhoeny — 21 hours ago

Football culture at UB

So I am a Buffalo native. I love football and everything that goes along with it. I am going into my senior year here at UB, and have yet to go to a Bulls game. What should I expect? Do people tailgate?
TIA!

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u/Individual-Bake7997 — 1 day ago

AC

They have the audacity to charge 5k per semester and the dorms feel like a sauna. Do they still have the ventilation system from the 80s??? Least they could do is add a ceiling fan.

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u/Elegant_Ad1939 — 16 hours ago

Employment history section of application form question

When filling out the employment history section of the application form: am I required to list all of my previous employment, or may I list employment positions that are most relevant to the role? For example, do I include fast food work experience?

EDIT: My resume includes only the relevant experiences but the application form requires me to input employment history separately, including the address, job description, supervisor name, etc. Can I remove irrelevant experiences from this form?

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u/ExpectedB — 18 hours ago

Chances for UB Biomedical Sciences PhD with low GPA but strong research? Advice needed

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I am an International student from South Asia (Sri Lanka). Planning to apply to UB PPBS PhD for Fall 2027.

Stats:

- B.S. Microbiology 2025 (fully funded scholarship in pakstan) | GPA: 3.08/4.0 (know it's below average)

- Research: ~21 months FTE. Structural Bioinformatics, MD simulation, Microbial Pangenome

- Roles: Undergrad researcher, RA, Research Associate

- Key works: Led a MD simulation workshop, proteomic MATLAB tool developement, 4 dif research projects.

- Pubs: 3 [1 peer-reviewed 1st author, 1 preprint 1st author, 1 in prep 2nd author]

- Conferences: 3 posters, 1st/2nd place. One accepted in Germany.

Questions:

  1. Does UB PPBS take students directly after undergrad, or is MS preferred?

  2. Will a 3.08 GPA auto-kill my chances even with research/pubs?

Be brutally honest please. Trying to figure out if I should apply or do an MS first.

Thanks!

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u/dopamine_2001 — 22 hours ago

Materials for MTH 141

Does any previous MTH 141 students remember the materials they used and were allowed to use? Like do we need a specific calculator? Is the text book required? The syllabus isn't out yet and I don't even know my professor for that class yet lol

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u/Defiant_Prompt2304 — 1 day ago

POV: You are looking at the reviews of the professor you MUST take this semester to graduate on time

u/Berylthemanatee — 2 days ago

how to get textbooks?

hi guys i dont want to spend 350+ dollars on 3 required textbooks for my classes... but it seems like they all are some online digital platform pack thingy? so do i have to buy that to take the class & will assigments be pulled from them or is it just for references/practice problems? attatched below are the textbooks/classes/profs that i need the books for ^^ thank u in advance!! (im an incoming freshman, it & management major btw)

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u/yeonkisses — 1 day ago

How to properly make use of UB gym

Hello reddit, my little brother goes to this school and he is a little bit of a chud. I am wondering how easy is it to get jacked at this school so he will not be bullied? He says he doesn't know how but I think there is definitely a way... He needs a gym partner I think but he is too shy. Are there any good clubs on campus for this?

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u/Dangerous_Education3 — 2 days ago

Justin Downs

I have him for Macro. I just started looking at his reviews and why do people hate him that much? They describe him like he’s the devil.

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u/Elegant_Ad1939 — 2 days ago

Extra Seminar Class Randomly Added

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I'm an incoming freshman and I check my schedule and there's randomly a new 199 seminar class added on friday. I don't know whether or not this is mandatory, because I checked and it isn't worth any credits. And if it isn't mandatory I would like to drop the class honestly.

My major is Civil Engineering.

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u/Objective-Loquat2116 — 2 days ago

Experiences and Encounters with Racism

Ive been upstate a few times, but I’ve never really been upstate for longer than a day at most. Now that I’m moving in, I’ve been curious about how the Buffalo community treats people of color, especially black people.

I just wanted to know if anyone has anything to share about Buffalo and the rates + incidents of racism in the area. Anything is greatly appreciated!

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u/ais-ais — 3 days ago

What is happening on South Campus?

A lot of police, two men are handcuffed

u/Neullo — 3 days ago

Ordering takeout at Ellicott?

I currently live in Evans Building 7 so I’m just wondering what specifications to put in the address area I can order food :)

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u/cjxxbunny — 2 days ago

Question for either On or Off Campus job

So for the year I'll be staying at the Collegiate Village which is an hour and a half walk to North Campus which is doable for me, I was wondering if it would be a good idea to get a job on campus or if I shouldn't bother and get one off campus (for context, at my old job my commute to work was a 40 minute walk so I'm used to walking long distances)

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u/Shmeegledorp — 2 days ago