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I treat marriage like a business, partnership. Happiness is irrelevant. If you're a miserable person at baseline, marriage ain't helping. :lol:
 
Hank Scorpio said:
It's interesting society has encouraged all of us to be supportive of women's rights and equality (as we should), but there's still lots of antiquated/traditional sentiments we still adhere to when it comes to relationship dynamics. Such as this "Happy wife, happy life" saying.

I've heard from many many sources, it's better to just let the woman "win" or be "happy" in compromise of your (male) own. That doesn't sit well with me, but it seems like that's the only option.
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I see it way too much for my liking, a relationship is a partnership but i constantly see men who have to sit back & seemingly do nothing they enjoy out of fear of upsetting their wife. Seems like a horrible way to go through life.
 
Funny thing is nothing will make her lose interest in you faster. You don't have your own **** and do everything she says now you're boring.
 
DCAllAfrican said:
To be a places where tens of thousands are spent per person on shoes, NT is really a place of poor mathematicians.

Calling women average by saying they are 6s and 7s always makes me laugh.
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I'm glad this young lady is furthering her education and maybe I'm a hater but I never understand articles or social media posts like this.

"Local kid gets into 70 universities"

"Student gets $3 million in scholarships from 40 different schools"

What is the point of applying to many universities?

You identify a couple of safety schools, some target schools and a handful of best case scenario/reach schools and you apply to those. At most, there are *maybe* 15 schools you're actually considering attending.

15 schools where you tell yourself "If I get in and the money is right, I would actually attend this university"

What's the point in applying to the other 35? From there you weigh programs, finances, scholarship money, etc and keep it moving.

Is it just the validation of knowing you can get into a lot of schools?

It just seems wasteful, even if you're getting free waivers from a lot of these schools it just seems like a waste of time applying. Not to mention by applying to schools you know you're not going to, you're just making the wait list longer and harder to get off of for other students who actually want to go to those schools.

I was fortunate and got into a couple of top 15 MBA programs. I could have easily kept applying to schools 16-100 just kept racking up acceptances... but what's the point? Filling out applications and writing dozens of essays over and over is just a waste of time, especially for schools I know I'm not actually going to attend

 
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Props for sure but yeah that's pretty wasteful, I think. Hopefully they at least got the application fees waived. To be honest though at that age you don't really know the process and where you would stand in a list of candidates. They actually encourage you to apply to many.
 
atlsfinest said:
I'm glad this young lady is furthering her education and maybe I'm a hater but I never understand articles or social media posts like this.

"Local kid gets into 70 universities"

"Student gets $3 million in scholarships from 40 different schools"

What is the point of applying to many universities?

You identify a couple of safety schools, some target schools and a handful of best case scenario/reach schools and you apply to those. At most, there are *maybe* 15 schools you're actually considering attending.

15 schools where you tell yourself "If I get in and the money is right, I would actually attend this university"

What's the point in applying to the other 35? From there you weigh programs, finances, scholarship money, etc and keep it moving.

Is it just the validation of knowing you can get into a lot of schools?

It just seems wasteful, even if you're getting free waivers from a lot of these schools it just seems like a waste of time applying. Not to mention by applying to schools you know you're not going to, you're just making the wait list longer and harder to get off of for other students who actually want to go to those schools.

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Op post it for validation, highlighting education, and possibly representation. @buildblackbusiness reposts it fo validation, highlighting education, and possibly representation. People think that Black American are monolithic and stupid, and stuff like this proves otherwise. And she was likely advised to apply for all of those schools, especially if she comes from an inner city environment. He or she should've credited that woman though.
 
atlsfinest said:
I'm glad this young lady is furthering her education and maybe I'm a hater but I never understand articles or social media posts like this.

"Local kid gets into 70 universities"

"Student gets $3 million in scholarships from 40 different schools"

What is the point of applying to many universities?

You identify a couple of safety schools, some target schools and a handful of best case scenario/reach schools and you apply to those. At most, there are *maybe* 15 schools you're actually considering attending.

15 schools where you tell yourself "If I get in and the money is right, I would actually attend this university"

What's the point in applying to the other 35? From there you weigh programs, finances, scholarship money, etc and keep it moving.

Is it just the validation of knowing you can get into a lot of schools?

It just seems wasteful, even if you're getting free waivers from a lot of these schools it just seems like a waste of time applying. Not to mention by applying to schools you know you're not going to, you're just making the wait list longer and harder to get off of for other students who actually want to go to those schools.

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What a waste of time and effort. Props to her for advancing her education, but she's just a small fish in a pond filled with people more far less talented than her. What a useless way to flex your intellectual horsepower to people who don't know any better.

She goes somewhere where the competition is more on-level, she humbles up real quick. BTW, she only got accepted into 1 "respectable and competitive" school, which is Howard. I'd even put Penn State (depending what circles you're around).
 
Hank Scorpio said:
What a waste of time and effort. Props to her for advancing her education, but she's just a small fish in a pond filled with people more far less talented than her. What a useless way to flex your intellectual horsepower to people who don't know any better.

She goes somewhere where the competition is more on-level, she humbles up real quick. BTW, she only got accepted into 1 "respectable and competitive" school, which is Howard. I'd even put Penn State (depending what circles you're around).
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I don't want to hate on this girl but I was thinking the same thing as you. Maybe 5 out of the school's listed would be considered "good schools" (Oregon, Howard, Penn State, Spelman, and maybe one or two others).

After that it seems like she's just padding her acceptance numbers mediocre schools she has no intentions on going to and commuter schools. What's the point?! Once you've got into one school you like and the money is right, what's the point in continuing to apply? Especially when you're applying to schools that are worse than the schools you've gotten into?

Based on grades, test scores and extracurriculars students can gain a pretty accurate picture of the schools they're likely to get into, it just seems wasteful to continue applying just for the sake of applying.


I'm super impressed when I see stuff like this:


I'm sure this kid could have applied to a hundred other schools and gotten a hundred acceptances and millions of dollars in scholarship money but what's the point when you know you're only going to a handful of these schools?
 
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atlsfinest said:
I'm glad this young lady is furthering her education and maybe I'm a hater but I never understand articles or social media posts like this.

"Local kid gets into 70 universities"

"Student gets $3 million in scholarships from 40 different schools"

What is the point of applying to many universities?

You identify a couple of safety schools, some target schools and a handful of best case scenario/reach schools and you apply to those. At most, there are *maybe* 15 schools you're actually considering attending.

15 schools where you tell yourself "If I get in and the money is right, I would actually attend this university"

What's the point in applying to the other 35? From there you weigh programs, finances, scholarship money, etc and keep it moving.

Is it just the validation of knowing you can get into a lot of schools?

It just seems wasteful, even if you're getting free waivers from a lot of these schools it just seems like a waste of time applying. Not to mention by applying to schools you know you're not going to, you're just making the wait list longer and harder to get off of for other students who actually want to go to those schools.

I was fortunate and got into a couple of top 15 MBA programs. I could have easily kept applying to schools 16-100 just kept racking up acceptances... but what's the point? Filling out applications and writing dozens of essays over and over is just a waste of time, especially for schools I know I'm not actually going to attend

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For the same reason everyone under the age of 21 does anything...them likes baby.
 
Mark Antony said:
Alright you doing too much now when you're sifting through "good schools".
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My point is that she's already got into a handful of schools that are much better than the other group of schools she's applying to. If you got into Harvard and Stanford, would you continue to apply to DeVry and University of Phoenix?
 
atlsfinest said:
I don't want to hate on this girl but I was thinking the same thing as you. Maybe 5 out of the school's listed would be considered "good schools" (Oregon, Howard, Penn State, Spelman, and maybe one or two others).

After that it seems like she's just padding her acceptance numbers mediocre schools she has no intentions on going to and commuter schools. What's the point?! Once you've got into one school you like and the money is right, what's the point in continuing to apply? Especially when you're applying to schools that are worse than the schools you've gotten into?

Based on grades, test scores and extracurriculars students can gain a pretty accurate picture of the schools they're likely to get into, it just seems wasteful to continue applying just for the sake of applying.


I'm super impressed when I see stuff like this:


I'm sure this kid could have applied to a hundred other schools and gotten a hundred acceptances and millions of dollars in scholarship money but what's the point when you know you're only going to a handful of these schools?
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100% right on all points. I'd expect than from a Darden....j/k 🤣

But yes, the kid you referenced is a great example of the flex the girl was aiming for. Why apply to schools BELOW your intellectual standards? You're just making yourself look foolish that way.

Now, someone getting into all Ivy schools? That's impressive.
 
Hank Scorpio said:
What a waste of time and effort. Props to her for advancing her education, but she's just a small fish in a pond filled with people more far less talented than her. What a useless way to flex your intellectual horsepower to people who don't know any better.

She goes somewhere where the competition is more on-level, she humbles up real quick. BTW, she only got accepted into 1 "respectable and competitive" school, which is Howard. I'd even put Penn State (depending what circles you're around).
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Who brags about getting accepted into this many mediocre schools? :lol:

I hate applying to things in general. I can't imagine casting a net this wide. The only people who apply to this many schools are students who don't think they will get in anywhere.
 
"Just so you know NT, I've been accepted into 500 colleges and universities!"

the colleges and universities




Idaho




Illinois




Kentucky




Maryland




Michigan




Mississippi




Missouri




Nevada




New Hampshire




New Mexico




North Carolina




Oklahoma




Oregon




Rhode Island




South Carolina




Tennessee




Utah




Vermont




Virginia




Washington




Wyoming




American Samoa




Guam




Northern Marianas

 
atlsfinest said:
I'm glad this young lady is furthering her education and maybe I'm a hater but I never understand articles or social media posts like this.

"Local kid gets into 70 universities"

"Student gets $3 million in scholarships from 40 different schools"

What is the point of applying to many universities?

You identify a couple of safety schools, some target schools and a handful of best case scenario/reach schools and you apply to those. At most, there are *maybe* 15 schools you're actually considering attending.

15 schools where you tell yourself "If I get in and the money is right, I would actually attend this university"

What's the point in applying to the other 35? From there you weigh programs, finances, scholarship money, etc and keep it moving.

Is it just the validation of knowing you can get into a lot of schools?

It just seems wasteful, even if you're getting free waivers from a lot of these schools it just seems like a waste of time applying. Not to mention by applying to schools you know you're not going to, you're just making the wait list longer and harder to get off of for other students who actually want to go to those schools.

I was fortunate and got into a couple of top 15 MBA programs. I could have easily kept applying to schools 16-100 just kept racking up acceptances... but what's the point? Filling out applications and writing dozens of essays over and over is just a waste of time, especially for schools I know I'm not actually going to attend

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Andddd like 10 good ones.
 
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