#academic planning

[addierose444]

Message Response: Double Majoring

Last week I received the following comment on an old blog post.

Thinking about declaring a second major as well. Currently a computer science major. How many classes and how much more time on your degrees will it add possibly?

I wrote up some initial thoughts, but as my response exceeded the character limit I ultimately directly messaged the reader. The ease with which I was able to write those initial thoughts indicated to me that I had a good start for a full blog post. If you have questions for me, feel free to submit them here. If I’m knowledgeable and interested in your question I may write up a blog post response. Otherwise, I’ll try and send a quick message that either answers your question or acknowledges my inability to answer said question. For more about my current approach to handling reader questions, click here.

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll know that I’m an engineering (B.S.) and computer science double major who declared both of these majors during my first year of college. You can read about the declaration of my first and second major at the respective links. 

Many of my thoughts on double majoring are universal, but the calculations I perform are Smith-specific and not applicable to fellow engineering students. Let’s start off with Smith’s graduation requirements. To graduate, one must earn a total of 128 credits and complete a major. We have what’s known as an open curriculum, so outside of your major, there is a ton of flexibility. The only additional requirements are that you complete a writing intensive course during your first year and that 64 of your credits come from outside of your major. This 64-credit rule doesn’t apply to engineers like myself pursuing a B.S. degree. We must instead either complete the Latin Honors distributional requirements or minor in a non-STEM field. I personally opted for the flexibility of the distributional requirements route which you can read more about here. 

At Smith, a normal course load is 16 credits per semester which equates to four 4-credit classes. Over 8-semesters of taking the normal 4-course course load, you can take a total of 32 courses. Taking an extra credit or two is common in STEM as lab classes are 5-credit hours. Students may also opt to take a few 1-2 credit electives, but we’ll focus our analysis on a standard 4-course course load. As a major only requires 10-11 courses, double majoring really is not all that difficult. To give you a sense of what those 10-11 courses may look like, we’ll use the recently redesigned computer science major as an example. The computer science major requires a total of 11 courses: 2 introductory courses, 3 core courses, 2 math courses, 4 intermediate electives, and a 300-level course. If you’d like to learn more about Smith’s computer science department, check out their webpage and these posts of mine. 

Here are some tradeoffs to keep in mind. First, double majoring reduces the number of electives you can take. Here is the basic math. Take for instance two 11-course non-overlapping majors for a total of 22 required courses (plus one for the writing intensive). This leaves 9 free electives which essentially translates to an elective every single semester. This presumes that you start on your double major early on. Adding a second major “late” is sometimes doable, but definitely isn’t easy. 

I will also note that there’s a difference between double majoring in similar and disparate fields. If the majors are super different, taking fewer electives may not be a big deal as you’ll naturally be taking a range of courses. With similar majors, there may be some overlap which in turn could free up an elective or two. 

The other note about this calculation is that it only takes into account doing the bare minimum for both majors. This can be a tradeoff in itself. Depending on your post-college plans, doing the bare minimum for your primary major just may not cut it. I don’t know the specifics, so do your own research on what graduate schools and employers in your specific field expect. Furthermore, it’s also my understanding that honors projects are in addition to your major requirements. 

While I’ve generally demonstrated the feasibility of a double major, that does not necessarily mean everyone should do one. At least at Smith, double majors are actually very common. Because of this, I think a lot of students feel pressure to double major. Despite being a double major, I’m more anti-double major than you might expect. Beyond the aforementioned tradeoffs, the reality is that your time may be better spent just taking the courses that are most interesting and relevant to you rather than worrying about specific requirements. By requirements, I’m not just talking about the number of classes. We’ve already established that it’s not exorbitant. What I’m getting at is that majors typically have core classes and aim to provide some breadth of knowledge in the given field. If you’re double majoring primarily because you think it looks impressive, seriously don’t bother. If you want to actually be impressive, excel in a single major. If you’re only a course or two short of a double major, sure go ahead and take the extra classes. 

If you have a specific second major in mind that you are excited about, I recommend creating a 4-year plan to map out the required courses and some of the electives you would like to take. If the plan looks interesting and doable, go for it. In other words, I don’t think double majors are inherently bad. I’m just of the belief that they should be done thoughtfully and for the right reasons. You could instead consider a minor as they typically require 5 courses which affords you an extra 5-6 electives as compared with a double major. It’s my belief that minoring is a good compromise to double majoring, but that adding a minor just to add one is sort of pointless. To read a bit more about how I create and maintain my own 4-year plan, click here. The one case where I’d perhaps argue more strongly for a double major is if your dream major isn’t very employable. 

As mentioned in the introduction, engineering is a bit different as it’s our only B.S. and thus has twice the number of required classes as compared to B.A. majors. The truth is that the only reason I’ve been able to take electives is that I’ve routinely taken five courses per semester. I also came in with some AP credits and there is some overlap between my majors.  To check out all of the courses I’ve taken, click here. In the near future, I hope to do a deep dive into my honest thoughts and motivations behind my credit overloads. I came to Smith with the intention of majoring in engineering and taking a bunch of computer science classes. Why? Because at the time I was interested in computer engineering which lies at the intersection of electrical engineering and computer science. Furthermore, a double major seemed impossible. I figured I’d take enough courses for a minor, but had talked myself out of actually minoring so that I could ignore the specific requirements. For more about my personal academic journey into engineering and computer science click here. There’s a lot more to unpack about my double major now that my current career plan only really requires my secondary major, but that’s a topic for another day. 

#college #Smith College #double major #graduation requirements #electives #academic planning

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[digiknow]

#ucsb #education abroad #classes #academic planning

[septemberkisses]

promised myself that I'd be an academic weapon but instead I am the definition of an academic victim

#no because like i do be planning my academic comeback but im js so tired all the fkn time?!?!@ #like gurl? what even?! #get me some help #or coffee #or both #musings #thoughts #midnight thoughts #midnight musings #academia #academics #student life #student #college is stressful #relatable #dark academia #mine #miya's envelopes

[elftwink]

to preface this post i am anti-advertising i think we should explode the entire industry but it's sooo funny when you people make posts like "and they don't even work!!" like. sorry to be the bearer of bad news but yes they do. that's why we have to put up with so many despite everyone hating them and thinking its annoying. because they actually work really well and make a shit load of money

#it actually would be way better if they didnt work and made no money bc businesses would abandon them #this isnt like stocks where everythings abstract and is essentially gambling (i dont understand stocks) #like ppl in the ad industry create things. that make a tangible and quantifiable impact on the business #which is then used in further ad planning. it is NOT all smoke and mirrors #like its fake in that the industry is not providing a necessary service the way like. grocery stores are #but its not the level of fake where everything is abstract like theres deliverables #moreover there is an extensive body of academic work specifically on how to make ads more effective #ALSO i think some of u views ads like. as if they have a win condition. which is you buy product #but in current advertising this is pretty rare and comparatively ineffective #which is why you see MANY ads which dont seem to be selling anything in particular. or which have nothing all to do with the product #the 'win' condition for THAT kind of ad is something more like 'viewers remember our name' #like. ex i would say ads for temu have not been effective on me bc i havent bought anything from them #but temu probably thinks they were SUPER effective on me because i talked abt them like 5 different times at work #and i do in fact know exactly what the company does and what they sell #and they were able to capitalize on the reputations of existing companies (wish shein etc) to build their own brand #good idea generator

[sysy-studyblr]

wednesday 10/04/24

listen i know i’ve been gone forever - i have good reason!!! i have been revising german like a mad woman, fallen sick, fought illnesses, and struggled with my screentime bc i love this app. anyway i am back! will be posting more but i say that every time i’m sorry guys :( i mean it this time

♫ P.Y.T. - michael jackson ♫

#studyblr #studyspo #study aesthetic #stem #studying #women in stem #aesthetic studying #study motivation #studystudystudy #study inspiration #dark academia aesthetic #soft academia #academia #desi academia #romantic academia #academia aesthetic #chaotic academia #poc dark academia #study vibes #study study study #study space #study hard #study #study blog #study notes #planning #organisation aesthetic #organisation #academic weapon #german studies

[clambuoyance]

this may be silly but i really really miss the feeling of being able to draw whatever i wanted without any stress at all T^T i spend hours thinking about what i want to draw and then i get stressed because it shouldn't be my focus and then i end up doing neither what i should be doing (school, work, being a functional member of civilization) or want to be doing (hunched over my drawing tablet scribbling my faves) and it sucks so bad </3

#with each passing year and the more professional or academic responsibilities i gain the more i struggle </3 #and its not like i can avoid it. avoiding these responsibilities would have real consequences and sometimes not even the fear of that is #enough to spur me to action T-T even though i have the foresight to realize i should get a headstart #i dont have any patience but also no sense of punctuality #which is why i rely on to do lists with every hr planned or else ill die fr #UGH ill prolly delete this later i randomly was overtaken by the overwhelming need to Rant.

[waitineedaname]

how long did it take for greed to figure out ling is fifteen. people always joke about him realizing he's not legally old enough to drink, but tbh they're always talking about ling looking older than he is and I think the much more pressing issue with purchasing alcohol would be that ling doesn't have any legal ID. personally i think it would be very funny if greed didn't realize for ages and then ed turns sixteen during the camping trip and is like "haha what's it like being fifteen loser" and greed is like Excuse Me. What.

#fma #there's nothing quite like having to read extremely dry academic articles to make me write very stupid fma posts #this isn't the most REALISTIC option but it is the funniest #realistically he'd probably figure it out pretty quick #but god it's funny thinking about him realizing he's stuck in a teenager's body. hell on earth #ed is like that tweet about someone turning fourteen and calling their friend like what's it like being thirteen idiot #except greed is like hang on. you're telling me I can't legally buy cigarettes in this body? #and ling's like were you planning to smoke them??? #and he's like no. I just wanted to have them. and now I CAN'T #fma posting

[suspiciouslackofclowns]

“Pizza’s on the way,” Eddie announces. He flops down on the sofa, crashing right into Billy’s side and smiling when the little outburst goes unnoticed. “I got mushrooms and cherry tomatoes like you like.”

Without looking up from his book, Billy hums. Turns the page gently while Eddie noses a kiss against his cheek.

“Did you get plain cheese for Stevie?” Billy asks.

“Yup, with stuffed crusts.”

Billy nods once. Zones back into his book, if the way that his breathing softens is any indication. Eddie scoots closer. Glances at the page and implements the five finger rule that Billy showed him — and determines before he’s even halfway down that this book is way over his head.

“Dude, what kind of Old Testament shit is this?”

It takes Billy a moment to finish the sentence that he’s reading before his eyes stop skimming back and forth.

“The Vampyre by John Polidori,” Billy says. “It’s the original vampire novel.”

“I thought Dracula was the original vampire.”

Billy taps the page lightly with his thumb.

“This was like seventy years before Bram Stoker’s Dracula was published. Stoker’s novel is actually considered an adaptation of this one.”

Eddie nods. Leans his head against Billy’s shoulder and wraps his arms around him.

“Then why not just read Dracula?”

“Because I’m reading it next.”

“God, you’re such a goth, y’know that?”

A small smile blooms on Billy’s face as he shakes his head.

“I don’t listen to the music.”

“C’mon, I’ve heard you bopping to Siouxsie and the Banshees before.”

“One of Max’s mixes,” Billy excuses.

“The Cure?”

“Jonathan left his tape in my car and I haven’t given it back yet.”

There’s a slight pause. Eddie sits up enough to look at his partner, quirking a brow.

“Since when do you hang around Byers?”

Billy purses his lips.

“I don’t. He works part-time at the library.”

“He’s showing you music in your car.” Eddie spreads a grin and Billy’s face begins to burn a flustered shade of red. “You have a little crush on him, don’t you?” When Billy doesn’t say anything, Eddie snickers. “You definitely have a type, that’s all I’m saying.”

“No I don’t.”

“No you don’t have a crush on him or no you don’t have a type?”

Billy huffs and waves Eddie off with his hand.

“Either.”

“Lanky brunets,” Eddie lilts. “Typically of the brooding persuasion.”

“You do not brood, Munson, you’re the most bubbly motherfucker on the planet.”

“That’s why I said typically, babe, let’s try and keep up.” Eddie nuzzles closer and chews his lip. “Y’know, mostly based on Steve and Jonathan. Maybe a little bit of Hagan.”

“You’re putting way too much thought into this.”

“There’s definitely a pattern, wouldn’t you say? Lanky brunets…” Eddie wonders. “Brooding, pale skin, brown eyes…”

Billy’s eyes stay locked on the page that he hasn’t finished reading yet, jaw set as Eddie tippy-taps his fingers against the blond’s chest.

“Is your type just… vampires?” Eddie muses.

“Energy vampires, maybe,” Billy grumbles. He dog-ears the page and finally shuts his book, laying it in his lap. “But no.”

Eddie chuckles. Flattens his hand against Billy’s sternum and smooths his palm back and forth.

“Seems like it to me.”

“This may surprise you, but I’m not so shallow that I only care about looks.”

“So…” Eddie trails off. “There’s an outlier.”

“Edd—“

“Who is it?”

“I’m not doing this right now.”

“You’re my boyfriend, you’re contractually obligated to tell me about your hot man crushes.”

Billy presses his lips together and doesn’t budge when Eddie tries to shake an answer out of him. Eddie is about to start more roughly demanding when the doorbell rings, and it derails his train of thought long enough for Billy to slip away from him.

The blond jumps up from his seat to answer the door, practically ripping the door off of its hinges when he opens it. Light pours into the entryway, obstructed by a tall figure.

“Thanks for ordering Surfer Boy Pizza where we make everything fresh except…” the voice trails off momentarily, nearly cut off by the bubbly laugh that exits the guy’s lips. “‘Sup, lil’ dude!”

A hand shoots out to fist bump Billy, which he barely reacts fast enough to reciprocate. Still, the blond spreads a dopey little smile.

“Hey, Argyle,” he greets. Soft, for how flustered he is.

“Man, I didn’t know you lived right here or I would’ve been hopping the fence for backyard smoke seshes.”

Billy fishes his wallet out of his pocket.

“Yeah, it’s kind of a new situation. Still getting settled.” Which is technically true if you count the box that’s been sitting unpacked in the corner for two weeks. “You should still come by sometime, though. When, uh… you’re not working, obviously.”

“Def!” Argyle says. “That’ll be fourteen fifty, bro.”

Billy digs in his wallet for a moment before he slaps a couple of bills in the other guy’s hand, which he trades the pizza for.

“Keep the change.”

Argyle furrows his brows.

“You gave me thirty.”

“Then I guess you have some extra cash for snacks when we hang out,” Billy lilts.

Argyle nods. Spreads a grin as he pockets the cash and fist bumps Billy once more.

“Sweet,” he says, and turns on his heel. “I’ll be seeing you around, lil’ dude!”

Billy waves briefly before he kicks the door shut, turning to walk into the kitchen and stopping in his tracks when he sees Eddie smirking at him from the couch.

The blond’s face turns ten different shades of red in a matter of seconds.

“The pizza guy, huh?” Eddie teases. “I see it.”

“I haven’t seen him much since I left Cali, alright? He just moved in with Jonathan and I haven’t had time to visit.”

“Right.”

Billy shifts his weight on his feet, furrowing his brows.

“Am I under investigation or something?”

“Nerds.”

“What?”

“Nerds. That’s your type. You like ‘em kinda dorky and way too interested in their hobbies.”

Billy scoffs.

“Stevie isn’t a nerd.”

“He’s a sports guy. You can twist it how you want, but he’s a nerd about it.”

“Tommy, then.”

“Too into cars.”

“Jon— actually, I understand that one, but Argyle is definitely not a nerd.”

Eddie chuckles and leans his elbow against the armrest, setting his chin in his hand thereafter.

“How many weed strands can that guy name? More than I can, and I can name a lot.” Eddie clicks his tongue when Billy has no counter argument. “Plus, he’s super passionate about his job. He talked my ear off about toppings for twenty minutes one time when I called in.”

Billy sighs. Sets the pizza down on the counter and crosses his arms, clearly working things over in his head. Eddie gets up in the meantime and strolls over. Gently pushes a stray curl out of Billy’s face before he laces his arms around his neck.

“Jokes aside, I think it’s nice that you like so many different people.”

Blue eyes meet his, and Billy softens. Sets his hands on Eddie’s hips.

“Yeah?”

“Mhm, I mean, you have lots of love to give, y’know? Of course it’s spilling over, sweetheart. Your cup is full.”

Billy chews his lip thoughtfully.

“I never looked at it that way before.”

Eddie leans closer. Kisses the corner of his partner’s mouth while he toys with a lock of his hair, soft to the touch and free of product.

“Glad my ramblings were of use to you,” Eddie chuckles. “Wanna have a sit-down with sleeping beauty after dinner? Talk some strats for getting you out of the friend zone?”

“I dunno if I wanna do that.”

“I’m pretty sure Steve’s had the hots for Tommy for a while now, so maybe we can knock everything out all at once.”

Billy raises an eyebrow.

“You’re not crushing on anyone? I might have to do some digging on you too, Munson, mister hopeless romantic.”

“I’m fine with bothering you two for eternity. I’m actually making it my life’s goal as we speak.”

“Of course you are.”

Billy ropes him closer, pulls him up to his tippy toes so he can press his lips to his neck — one of Eddie’s many, many weaknesses.

One of the others is, unfortunately, being manhandled. Even though Billy is gentle, it sends a thrill down Eddie’s spine when he’s lifted effortlessly.

“Want me to pay you back for the pizza?” Eddie breathes.

He makes a surprised noise when a large hand squeezes his ass.

“Keep your money, baby,” Billy lilts. Low and affectionate and now Eddie is the one getting flustered. “Wanna go wake Stevie up so we can eat and have our little discussion?”

Eddie nods. Shudders when Billy mouths at his throat and holds him ever closer.

“Yeah…” he manages.

Then Billy releases him. Let’s his socked feet touch the floor once again before he’s patting his behind and ushering him out of the kitchen.

Eddie has this sneaking suspicion that they’re gonna do way more than talk after they eat.

#harringroveson #mostly Mungrove bc Steve isn’t there #other relationships implied #billy hargrove #eddie munson #steve harington #argyle stranger things #Billy is an academic and you can’t change my mind #he reads weird shit in his free time for fun and has a massive vocabulary #also #is there a ship name for Every Guy in st yet? #bc there should be #bc I’m obsessed w it #I actually have a whole fic planned around the premise of Billy being poly and struggling w it #having a crush on five dudes at once is hard work #my writing #ficlet #not edited #only guy I haven’t picked up yet is Keith (and Jason but I don’t think I’m there yet)

[oatbugs]

pls i need to provide updates

#basically yesterday night was chaharshanbe suri . which is a solar new yr tradition where we let go of the past suffering in our year #and like...start the new yr w fresh vigour . anyway so my friend was at the event and we were abt to leap over the fire #and she was like bro im im glad u blocked her (situationship) etc etc . and then. my phone started vibrating. and i look at it. and my f #friend looks at it. and its her. and were both like what the fuck?? i blocked her things r Over and anyway so i pick up the phone and shesl #acting like nothing happened (bc nothing DID happen for her) and she was like ohh ur doing chaharshanbe suri im not doing anything etc what #are ur new yr plans so i jusr .IDK WHY I DID THIS . but ig i didnt wanna come off as like lonely i said probably hanging out w family and #friends maybe reading poetry together . et cetera and she was like wait that sounds so fun why didnt u invite me! #LIKE WDYM YOUVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY MAKING IT CLEAR U DONT WANT TO BE IN MY PRESENCE . and i told her that after #everything i thought she didnt want to see me again and she was like you always think that 😐 . like. ?? ok anyway so she expects me to #invite her . and like. there is an above 0% but sub-5% chance she will actually show up . but the panic that gripped me #i started making calls to my friends asking them if they can come on the 23rd bc there must be an event and also i asked my mother #and she said actually yeah i am doing a thing on the 23rd :D it involves over 16 ppl (we live in a v small flat) of which like...7 are kids #so you wont have space to be in ur own room let alone invite others. which tbh like ...being around a bunch of loud kids doesnt seem fun fo #any of my friends or me etc so i thought maybe i should arrange things so that we all go out together and if she shows up she shows up 🤷‍♀️ #but . im so. WHY DID I SAY THAT . i had to panic-call my research partner and ask him to get from oxf to where i live on the 23rd #and when he heard the explanation he like. the light in his voice disappeared 💀 but he potentially agreed so idk #THE ISSUE IS. 23rd im supposed to also have . a date #w this girl that i had a huge crush on when i was 15-16 (posted abt this b4 but id get shitty black coffee in the mornings just to spend a #few more minuted w her each day and she was the cleverest girl in school and she cared abt nothing but her academics but now shes very gay #scraggly homosexual etc etc shes cute) and YEAH IDK #like id have to go there on the date come back fast meet ppl POTENTIALLY (again under 5%) meet situationship girl #like is that even doable #but the thing is it would be so so so funny bc all of my friends dislike her sooo much #.........what if i invited the girl im supposed to have a date w over to hang out w us #god that would be so hilarious and chaotic . i wont do it tho im a mature person x #but it would be soooo funny #I HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT DUE TMRW 12:30PM IT IS 10:49PM RN I HAVENT STARTED IT bc i was rotting sadly in bed #popped a ritalin pill tho so here we go x #i have found myself in a state of such sheer agony and rage and sorrow and grief over this girl that atp i feel like #its just so entertaining . like i feel vaguely over it? ik nothing will come of it so its like just . have fun . vibe

[otaku553]

On this day I have been dealt an unprecedented amount of psychic damage

#so for context #(this is going to be quite long) #I live in a house (college residence) and we do social events and stuff together to build unity through the trauma of academic pressure #one of these social events is darb talks/PowerPoint karaoke #where for darb talks you can give a presentation on literally anything you want #I’ve done a half hour long speedrun of Kirby lore #and I’ve also done a presentation on the undertake multiverse and sanses #expecting it to be haha funny for one night and then never brought up again #and so there’s another thing at this college called ditch day #and for ditch day seniors plan activities for underclassmen to skip class doing #it’s like an officially registered school event and teachers are obligated #to give us extensions for our problem sets and such #there is also fitch day #which is fake ditch day where you don’t actually get to skip classes and it only takes place in the morning #and these are usually just the seniors messing with us for their entertainment #so they did. a bunch of sans themed events. #not even undertake. themed #just sans themed #targeted specifically at causing psychic damage to me #there was also a fingers in his ass Sunday singalong at the end of it #truly a time

[rain-is-studying]

30th and 31st August 2023

(Yes 2 daily logs in a row)

Today's goals

Complete one past paper for bio

Finish chemistry homework

Finish the 8th question for physics worksheet

Read about gas exchange for bio

Revise projectile motion

Speed run Python course

Figure out personal learning plan for French

Break-down and simplify some tasks (simplifying tasks literally helps a lot if you have too many things going on)

what I did for self-care:

Listened to music

did some journalling

looked for some study motivation

tried to plan for tomorrow

read a book i like

Binge-watched some anime (also Zoro got shut down 😭😭😭 how can I keep track of my anime now)

"I'm sighing in my dreams"

how are you guys?!?

I forgot to check my school messages lmao (I do online school), I woke up late opened my laptop and sat there waiting for the teachers to reply to my messages. Guess who forgot yesterday and today are holidays? I DID! Honestly, I was so stressed out but I started by reading some bio, then did my chemistry homework. After that, I met up with my tutor and studied Enzymes with her. Then I sat down again to do some speed running, looked into a webinar for my French learning and self-care and gosh it's tiring to be a student!

#a level studyblr #online school #study inspo #a levels #desi studyblr #student life #chaotic academic aesthetic #chemistry #a level physics #a level chemistry #a level biology #planning #digital planner #indian studyblr #new studyblr #a level exams #codeblr #python programming #speedrun #frenchblr #french langblr #french language #notion aesthetic #notion #personal notes #aesthetic notion

[leconcombrerit]

I've started writing my piece on Non's treatment by Jin and the audience post ep 7 and the standards victims are held up to in order to keep society's stamp of approval but this shit is getting massive. At that point y'all are gonna fall asleep by a third of it. Then again my teachers back in the days did always warn me about brevity. Erm.

I'm writing it anyway though this is the one hill I'm willing to die on.

#dead friend forever #I was writing and then found out #that I had more things to say than originally planned #Cause like it applies to Tee and Por too #It's all linked I can't just. Leave it out. #if I wasn't working myself to death at work already #I would make actual academic research but here we are #forced to work instead of feeding my hyperfixations #unfair shameless unacceptable

[transgenderer]

i wonder what it's like, psychologically, to be a humanities academic. i feel like...in STEM, theres a clear understanding that even if youre not working on something with practical applications, pure STEM definitely leads to practical applications *sometimes*, often enough that society as a whole maybe net-benefits, on a material level, from funding it. but if youre studying literature or history or whatever, its just...fun? like thats the point of it. its fun. which isnt bad ofc. fun things are good! but i guess i would feel like i was...idk, getting away with something, something illicit

#not that im a STEM academic #but im planning to be for at least a while

[supportstudies]

100 Days of Productivity (7/100)

February 10th 2024

First day of work complete! it wasn’t too bad! I felt very productive and then ran some errands after work. I also played D&D with my group today after a while of not having sessions! I also did some house chores and kept working on my lego set after a post work nap. I go in tomorrow as well and I’m still excited lol. Ticket counter is so fun I love handing out the prizes plus like No Math so Win. Can’t believe i’ve already been doing this challenge for a week! it’s been super fun already and having an accountability buddy is wonderful.

🎧 - A-Yo, SHINee

See you guys tomorrow! Higher Further Faster :3

#studyblr #100 days of productivity #100 days challenge #100 dop #studying #studyspo #bullet journal #chaotic academia #study inspo #the marvels #autistic studyblr #planner #planning #stickers #academia #academic weapon #shinee #productivity #study blog #bujo

[apple8ees]

RE the watcher video they have backtracked HARD and the new thing going forward is that the watcher channel gets early ad-free episode access and the episodes will be uploaded in full to youtube later. refunds across the board available for all who subbed.

oh thank god

#thanks for the update!!! i’m currently in the academic tranches so if the news was further worse i think watching the video would just be #absolutely day ruining. glad they’re deciding to backtrack it somewhat? #don’t know if i can ever commit to financially supporting them the way i’ve been planning to since i was like 12 though #watcher