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hilarioushumorfromouterspace

biomedicool

nixcraft

If you ever wanted a visual to explain how binary in works. (I didn’t make this but found on the Internet)

3ndiap3

*shudder* baaaad times in discrete math class….. proof by extortion woulda helped alot

basiilhallward

instead of actually writing an essay.. i wrote a thing on how to write an essay (woah meta) & added some pictures of my plans so u can see what i actually mean!! enjoy my friends i hope this is useful to someone

fakehistory

Vertebrates planning their invasion of land (358 million years ago, colorized)

veryfunnymemes

mistybox051

blackxmansxhaki

Fr? Lemme check this out

ms-demeanor

Here’s the link to all of the free online classes offered by Harvard:

https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx

But TBH I prefer the MIT Open Coursewear approach. Feel like taking a class on the policy and economics of nuclear engineering? MIT’s got you covered:

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/find-by-topic/#cat=engineering&subcat=nuclearengineering&spec=nuclearsystemspolicyandeconomics

In fact they’ve got you covered with A LOT of their courses, everything from fine arts to immunology.

Have fun :)

bitchesgetriches

Hi bitches!!! I have a credit question for you. Say I have six cards that are maxed out ranging from $500-$2000 on each and a score of...520. Should I pay off the smaller ones first in full or the same amount across all of them (say $150/week) to get the quickest score increase? I’m applying for an apartment soon and need better credit! Although I’ve never ever missed a payment so Idk if that helps for the apartment??? Please and thank you!!

Hi sweetiepie! What you’re describing is called the Snowball Method of paying off debt. And yeah, we thoroughly endorse it. Stay with me here while I explain for the whole class.

Card A has $500 on it. Card B has $1,000 on it. Card C has $2,000 on it. Each card has a minimum monthly payment of $20. You can afford to kick in an extra $30 every month toward the debt. So you start out paying this:

Card A: $50 ($20 monthly minimum + $30 extra)

Card B: $20 (the monthly minimum)

Card C: $20 (the monthly minimum)

Eventually, Card A will be paid off! Once that happens, you snowball its payments over into the card with the next highest balance. So you’re still shelling out the same amount of money every month, but you’re taking a larger chunk out of the next card. The payments will then look like this:

Card A: $0 (it’s paid off)

Card B: $70 (the $20 monthly minimum + the $20 minimum for Card A + $30 extra)

Card C: $20 (the monthly minimum)

Eventually that card will be paid off too so you keep snowballing the payments into the next card, like so:

Card A: $0

Card B: 0$

Card C: $90 (monthly minimums for all three cards + $30 extra)

The reason the Snowball Method works so much better than paying all the cards off at the same time and at the same rate, is that it will free up your credit faster. Within 10 months, you’re going to have Card A paid off entirely. Whereas if you divided your extra money between all cards ($10 per card), Card A would take almost 17 months to pay off. And the sooner you pay off Card A, the sooner you have an extra $50 a month to throw at Card B.

You can decide on the order of the cards based on the balance, from smallest to largest (the Snowball Method), or on the interest rate, from largest to smallest (known as the Avalanche Method).

tl;dr: SNOWBALL YOUR DEBT PAYMENTS.

We wrote more about it here:

The “Best” Way to Pay off Credit Card Debt

dargacode

My Long List of Web Development Study Resources

DAY 399

This is a list of the resources that I’ve found most helpful, and that meaningfully helped advance my understanding of JavaScript, CSS, etc.

I started putting this together after talking to yet another person who had worked through some Free Code Camp lessons only to find themself stuck and confused upon reaching the projects.

I had the exact same experience, and that’s what sent me off six months ago to look for other resources.

Now rather than trying to convey this list verbally every time I want to help someone out, I can just send them here:

Repository on GitHub

klefable

college advice: Go to class. just GO TO CLASS OH MY GOD.

blacklinguist

college how to : securing rec letters

uh basically what i did to get recommendation letters secured for grad school + study abroad? this is like for ….anxious people lol? i researched for HOURS on how to actually go about getting recommendation letters….but there weren’t too many tips for the actual process, just ‘oh! get recs from professors who love you’ haha…

Before you even think of asking…

Do your research: Thinking about graduate school? scholarships? studying abroad? Fulbright? anything that you have to apply to, you’re going to be asked for recommendation letters. this most definitely did NOT occur to me, so I probably added more stress to my plate than I needed to. But yeah….you can’t just get in on your own merit for most things. You need people to vouch for you in the form of rec letters, and most times your applications won’t even be considered without them. PLUS when you DO ask for a recommendation letter, you want to show that you have done some research into whatever you are applying for, and share some of that information with your potential recommender.

Prepare statements of purpose and academic CVs: In order for your recommender to write a letter, they need some background on, well, you! Even if you talk to them often, it’s still nice to have your specific ideas and goals about the program ready and laid out. Plus, they may not know of all your academically-related accomplishments, so detail them in that CV! It’s basically a resume in a different format, but if you get it done early, your recommender may even go over it and send you back suggestions.

Who to ask….

Quality of your recommender: Honestly, you can’t just get any old recommendation letter and hope that’ll fly. Oftentimes when recommendation letters are provided as a side thing (at least for college), they can be pretty basic and impersonal. It’s best to get a letter from someone who has had 1-1 conversations with you where you shared about who you are, not necessarily just what you do. That can add a lot to your letter.

So many options….: It’s actually really okay to ask if your potential recommender feels they can write a strong, POSITIVE letter for you. You don’t want a petty supervisor (or someone with which you butted heads or got a less than stellar grade in their class) writing your letter. If they can’t immediately say yes, then they won’t be golden. Once you weed out the so-so choices, you can focus on the strong candidates.

HOW to ask...

Building rapport: it comes to a point where you really do have to put yourself out there if you want your professor to remember your face. I’ve gone to events and seen professors (future, former, or current) present, and had little small talk convos just to say ‘hey! I’m your student!’. just walking around campus I might run into one, so that’s always a good time to ask questions about things in general (I would save assignment related questions for office hours!). I always email my bilingual professor every week because he doesn’t post the assignment slots ahead of time, and let him know ‘hey! I’ve finished my assignment and want to submit’! Not only is that helping him keep things running, but he’s realizing ‘wow…she’s always finishing her assignments early’. bonus points! I usually spend half an hour in office hour sessions, talking about school, asking questions about their research, going off on tangents …it’s okay to treat your professor as a mentor, they want to see you succeed, so show that you are putting that effort in! It’s also a good chance to practice your language skills with your language professors…

Schedule a talk ahead of time: When you actually ask for rec letters… do NOT just drop in! Show a level of professionalism by emailing your professors ahead of time and asking if you can speak with them regarding grad school/study abroad program, and ask them a question. :-] That’s what I did anyway lol! I didn’t ask for my rec letter officially over email, but face to face.

Set them up: Discuss the program(s) you are interested in, and give them enough detail so that they have a general idea of what you want to get them involved in. Don’t just sit down and ask ‘Can you write me a rec letter?’ but show that you are prepared! If you need to, provide them with pamphlets now.

Just ask!: Okay, now you can literally ‘just ask!’ When I had to ask for rec letters from one of my professors, my CURRENT professor was in his office just chatting with him! That was a bit nerve-wracking, but I just spit out my request before my anxiety took over (I totally wanted to run out of the office). It didn’t really matter that we had an ‘audience’, as he accepted with no problem!

What to do after…

APPLY!: Now that you’ve asked, you have to follow through! Start working on your application if you haven’t done so already, keep researching the process, and keep your recommenders up to date with deadlines, reminders, and additional information you discover. For me, I have to keep my professors up to date with my writing samples, statements of purpose, application process, and deadlines for my study abroad program. Whatever I need to know, they need to know!

um, I hope this is helpful! I can’t really cover the ‘okay I’ve applied and they’ve sent their letters in’ parts because…that hasn’t happened yet! I only asked two weeks ago, but I’ll definitely add onto this post once I can talk about the end results. :-]

dargacode

Hi Darga! How are you doing? How is your new job? Thanks for sharing your programming journey, it's really cool that you've made such an elaborate website about it. I'm Roos from the Netherlands and I'm trying to learn how to program as well. Currently working on 'Web Developer Bootcamp' fromt Colt Steele on Udemy. I read that you've done CS50 as well, would you recommend the CS50 course? Thanks in advance and keep up the good work!

Day 923

Which online course - The Web Developer Bootcamp, or Harvard CS50?

Hi Anon,

New job is going pretty well, thank you! I’ll post about that in my next post, but I wanted to answer your question about these two classes:

The Web Developer Bootcamp (Udemy)

Harvard CS50 (edX)

TLDR, Web Developer Bootcamp will teach you a lot of the how, but CS50 will teach you the why.

I completed about half of CS50, and almost all of Web Developer Bootcamp (I never finished my final project). Both courses have a lot of fans and people who would tell you they are the best in their respective niches, myself included.

They really are in two different niches though. CS50 is Harvard’s intro Computer Science class, and as such it’s really focused on teaching the academic fundamentals of programming that underpin every language and application. WDB is based on a curriculum from an in-person coding bootcamp, which means there’s much more emphasis on making things and using common tools to get things done.

CS50 focuses on the theory, and The Web Developer Bootcamp focuses on practice. I’d say take both classes, but which one you should should start with first depends on your situation and your goal.

You could start with CS50 if you’re still in school, thinking about majoring in CS in college, or otherwise considering programming as a course of academic study. You’ve got lots of time to learn, and high aspirations for how much you want to know. Getting the theory down will start you off on the right foot, but it can be a lot more intimidating and time-consuming.

If you’re someone who’s thinking about exploring a career change, if you have a particular project in mind, or you want to learn about web development more specifically, WDB could be a better place to start. You’ll be able to jump right into making things, and work at a pretty “high level” with lots of layers of tooling to make things very user-friendly.

This method of learning is a lot faster and less intimidating, but it will leave many gaps in your understanding. Certain things about programming just won’t make as much sense unless you go back and study those fundamentals.

adelinestudiess

Hey so, I decided to do another masterpost. This time on exams. Some tips for studying at the very last minute if you are like me, disclaimer: I am not in any way supporting cramming but this is just to help you through if you are left with no choice other than cramming.

Cramming

Cramming tips that actually work by @optomstudies

The night before the exam

What to do the night before an exam by @beautifullearning

The night before your exam by @tiny-personal-university-thing

The night before exam and I didn’t study guide by @renaistudying

The night before test and I haven’t started studying by @getstudyblr

Revision methods

Revision methods that actually work by @alimastudies

The 5 Best Revision Methods by @bstudies

Study tips

More unconventional study tips by @minimaliststudy

A stash of tiny study tips by @justestjarchives

College study tips that actually help by @samsstudygram

Five tips for study marathons by @booksavolonte

General study tips by @plantednotes

More study tips

My study tips by @anatomyandcappuccini

My study tips

Personal study tips

Quickfire study tips by @annabaestudying

Quick study tip by @studyspiratiom-coffee

Rare study tips by @studybllog

Scientifically proven study tips by @swankiegrades

Secret study tips I wish someone would have told me by @fearlessroadtomd

Some rare study tips by @organisedorgana

Top 5 study tips by @studyign

Weird study tip by @artemissstudies

101 study tips by @study-early

Study tips by @howtohighschool

Study tips from someone who has already been there by @haylstudies

Study tips straight from my professor by @just-refuse-to-be-stopped

Study tips that helped me get back on my feet by @sillydaisies

Study tips that aren’t bullshit by @thebitchwhomadeit

Tips for effective study by @kimtented

How I write revision summaries by @athenastudying

Ways to study for exams that are actually productive

10 mistakes when studying by @howtostudyquick

Memorising information

How to memorise information by @monetstudy

How to memorise information faster by @qxzu

Memorization tips by @aescademic

Memorization tips by @determinationandcaffeine

Memorization tips by @studyquill

Exam tips

How to cope with exams by @uk-studying

How to revise for exams by @a-pro-s-studyblr

Studying for exams by @orangeblossomstudies

Tips for doing well on your exams by @aboysstudyblr

Tips for doing well on your exams by @thepeachystudies

Exam tips by @studywithmaggie

Exam guides

Finals: study guide for the brave by @educatier

Pennyfynotes guide to exam season by @pennyfynotes

Quick guide to doing the finals by @inkskinned

Test taking tips

How I revise for exams + tests

How to study for a test by @tbhstudying

My test taking tips by @55studies

Test taking tips

Exam preparation

How to make a stress free exam plan by @marias-studyblr

How to mentally prep yourself for a test by @eruditicn

Procrastination

How to beat procrastination by @eintsein

Types of procrastination and how to deal with them by @emmastudies

Time management

Time management by @academiceve

Time management tips for busy students

Motivation

My motivation tag

Other masterposts by me

Notetaking masterpost

College advice masterpost

Apps for students masterpost

Icon credits to @rhubarbstudies

eintsein

How did you learn so many coding languages at 18 😭 please give me tips! I really want to self-study before I actually start taking my major seriously ahdjdjd

there are tons of online resources as well as apps to get you started with coding!

e.g. udemy, codecademy, mimo (app)

Harvard CS50 is on youtube for you to watch and learn for free

use a kids app if you have to, like Scratch; they’re usually more friendly and easier to understand.

choose programming languages related to what you wanna do, e.g. if you want to program apps, learn Swift.

I also took some summer courses at universities, and I chose courses that taught different programming languages. (Summer of 2015 I learned Swift to program apps, and C# to program games. Summer of 2017 I learned HTML/CSS, Python, PHP, Javascript, etc. for web programming.) If taking summer courses is an option for you, then go ahead and take them!