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by v3rt 17y ago
The rain wave going on in the Northeast raises the question - is the reduction in crime on rainy days a temporary phenomenon, or is it something more fundamental? In other words, would an extremely rainy decade see a reduction in crime due
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by v3rt 17y ago
I found "The Definitive Book of Body Language" very helpful. ( http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Book-Body-Language/dp/05538... )
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by v3rt 18y ago
I was seriously considering Olin before I visited, but it just didn't jive with me. The small size and 100% engineering focus made it feel like such a narrow bubble that I couldn't see myself enjoying more than a semester there, which is to
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by v3rt 18y ago
I'm into less technical subjects almost as much as science as engineering; most of the "too-intense" stuff I think comes from me being overall achievement and knowledge focused. So, I'd hopefully be far less out of place at Yale than at my
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by v3rt 18y ago
I'm sure kicking back a bit has its merits (and I'll give it a shot), but I can't shake the impression that if I say "OK, I'll stop being relentlessly hungry and relax now, I can work later", there goes my inertia and my expected level of s
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by v3rt 18y ago
Well, I'm an avid mixed martial artist, skier, and violinist on top of the technical stuff, although those might seem superficial since I have so many interests. As for the gap year - wow, that could be a really good idea. I had considered
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by v3rt 18y ago
How did you describe your plans for the future in your application? My major/career first choices were "undecided", although I sent Cornell, Rice, and Princeton an essay in which I explained how I wished to better the world through innova
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by v3rt 18y ago
I don't know if anyone else has played Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars, but I remember getting quite caught up in that game's story. It was as much an interactive novel as it was a story-drive game, although I was much younger when I p
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Ask HN: Choosing a college
29 points by v3rt 18y ago|84 comments
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by v3rt 18y ago
The job market is hardly a zero-sum game, though. By growing from a startup to a major player in an industry you helped found, you can do a lot more economic good than you would by creating one job and leaving one available in the existing
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by v3rt 18y ago
Funny how even INT(P) types and such enjoy celebrity gossip, just in a different bubble.