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    dendy got a reaction from glenrunciter in What is a "good" GRE score?   
    A 149 verbal is ~40th percentile. A 141 Math is ~11th percentile. Those are both "bad" scores. I would expect scores like that from someone who did no studying for the test whatsoever and hasn't taken math since high school.
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    dendy got a reaction from Omnium in thoughts on not having a cell phone in grad school?   
    You can't call 911 with skype.
    I pay $25 a month for a smart phone with unlimited data, text, & 300 minutes from Virgin (though these plans are now $35).
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    dendy got a reaction from comp12 in Sh*t people say when you are applying to grad school   
    My mom last visited Berkeley during the student protests in the 70s. She doesn't want me to go there because:
    a ) it's a shitty school that accepts long haired freaks
    b ) all her church friends will know her child is a smelly hippy
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    dendy got a reaction from pears in Sh*t people say when you are applying to grad school   
    My mom last visited Berkeley during the student protests in the 70s. She doesn't want me to go there because:
    a ) it's a shitty school that accepts long haired freaks
    b ) all her church friends will know her child is a smelly hippy
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    dendy got a reaction from HigherEd2013 in Sh*t people say when you are applying to grad school   
    My mom last visited Berkeley during the student protests in the 70s. She doesn't want me to go there because:
    a ) it's a shitty school that accepts long haired freaks
    b ) all her church friends will know her child is a smelly hippy
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    dendy got a reaction from kaloskagathos in Sh*t people say when you are applying to grad school   
    My mom last visited Berkeley during the student protests in the 70s. She doesn't want me to go there because:
    a ) it's a shitty school that accepts long haired freaks
    b ) all her church friends will know her child is a smelly hippy
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    dendy reacted to dendy in Anyone else losing their damn mind?   
    When I type 'f' into my address bar, http://forum.thegradcafe.com pops up instead of facebook

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    dendy got a reaction from epsilon in Neuroscience applicants for Fall 2013   
    The choice of activities was kayaking, hiking, the zoo, or a brewery tour :D Also choice of on-campus or off-campus housing tour in the morning.
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    dendy got a reaction from t1racyjacks in Anyone else losing their damn mind?   
    When I type 'f' into my address bar, http://forum.thegradcafe.com pops up instead of facebook

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    dendy got a reaction from EngiNerd-12 in Anyone else losing their damn mind?   
    When I type 'f' into my address bar, http://forum.thegradcafe.com pops up instead of facebook

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    dendy got a reaction from PolyWonk in Anyone else losing their damn mind?   
    When I type 'f' into my address bar, http://forum.thegradcafe.com pops up instead of facebook

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    dendy got a reaction from dat_nerd in Anyone else losing their damn mind?   
    When I type 'f' into my address bar, http://forum.thegradcafe.com pops up instead of facebook

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    dendy got a reaction from damequixote in Anyone else losing their damn mind?   
    When I type 'f' into my address bar, http://forum.thegradcafe.com pops up instead of facebook

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    dendy got a reaction from mop in Anyone else losing their damn mind?   
    When I type 'f' into my address bar, http://forum.thegradcafe.com pops up instead of facebook

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    dendy got a reaction from EdYouKateOr in Anyone else losing their damn mind?   
    When I type 'f' into my address bar, http://forum.thegradcafe.com pops up instead of facebook

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    dendy got a reaction from Allouette in Anyone else losing their damn mind?   
    When I type 'f' into my address bar, http://forum.thegradcafe.com pops up instead of facebook

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    dendy got a reaction from sugarmilk in Anyone else losing their damn mind?   
    When I type 'f' into my address bar, http://forum.thegradcafe.com pops up instead of facebook

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    dendy reacted to practical cat in Sh*t people say when you are applying to grad school   
    7 year old I nanny: "I'm going to show you your life in one year." Rips a napkin to shreds.

    I mean, he really doesn't know the emotional trauma he just caused but it really hurt.
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    dendy reacted to gradorbust in Anyone else losing their damn mind?   
    So the first sight of crazy started to kick in hardcore today.
     
    I dreamed that I got a call from Colombia(did not even apply there, dont have my program) saying I was accepted.
     
    For anyone that has played persona will get the next part.
     
    Next everything froze and I got the social link start screen.  Dont remember the card that showed, however I started a new social link.
     
    I was then woken up by a phone call, and it was my dad......made me more pissed off than usual.
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    dendy got a reaction from Chande in Sh*t people say when you are applying to grad school   
    Haha, oh moms.

    mom: so have you decided what you're going to major in in grad school?
    me: uh, I told you that's not how it works....
    mom: huh?? So you're just going to decide when you get there?
    me: Well, I'm pretty set on neuroscience, but maybe I'll switch to comparative lit. Anything could happen in grad school.

    several hours later
    sister: mom says you're getting a phd in compartive lit??
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    dendy got a reaction from thenerdypengwin in Cut my SoP in HALF by tonight. Please help!   
    You seem to have a lot of unnecessary words. You say things like "we further investigated" when "we investigated" would suffice. Don't say "I dream that my career’s culmination would be to" when you could say "my [eventual/ultimate] goal is to"
    Just try to be more concise and straightforward in general, it's better style anyway.


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    dendy got a reaction from Clay Made in Cut my SoP in HALF by tonight. Please help!   
    You seem to have a lot of unnecessary words. You say things like "we further investigated" when "we investigated" would suffice. Don't say "I dream that my career’s culmination would be to" when you could say "my [eventual/ultimate] goal is to"
    Just try to be more concise and straightforward in general, it's better style anyway.


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    dendy got a reaction from psychdork in Sh*t people say when you are applying to grad school   
    Haha, oh moms.

    mom: so have you decided what you're going to major in in grad school?
    me: uh, I told you that's not how it works....
    mom: huh?? So you're just going to decide when you get there?
    me: Well, I'm pretty set on neuroscience, but maybe I'll switch to comparative lit. Anything could happen in grad school.

    several hours later
    sister: mom says you're getting a phd in compartive lit??
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    dendy reacted to mewtoo in Sh*t people say when you are applying to grad school   
    When telling my mother the list of schools I'm applying to, all out of state and some 1000+ miles away:

    Mom: Why don't you just apply to universities in our state or at the out of state univeristy that is only 2 hours away?
    Me: I had no research matches with any of them.
    Mom: What do you mean research matches?
    Me: I mean that our research interests are compatible.
    Mom: Why do so few schools have research matches for you?
    Me: Because I have a specific research interest and it isn't in vogue like depression or anxiety disorders...
    Mom: Why don't you just change your research interests to one of those, then?
    Me:
    Mom: I still think you should go to medical school.
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