There’s a new indoor spin studio called 4You Cycling having their grand opening this weekend in downtown west palm beach.
They had rides earlier this week and it’s really nice! Anyone looking for a new hobby, way to get fit, or new friends should check it out

Greetings fellow travelers on this cosmic journey,
Today, let’s take a moment to reflect on a profound message from someone whose insights transcended the barriers of science and tapped into the philosophical essence of existence - Albert Einstein.
In 1949, Einstein penned a letter in which he gave voice to a sentiment that is both deeply human and strikingly universal:

“A human being is a part of the whole, called by us 'Universe,' a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security.”

This perspective, astoundingly coherent with the concepts explored within #SnekSim, touches upon the interconnectedness of all life, the constraints of our perceptions, and the necessity to expand our compassions.
The element of Einstein’s insight that resonates with #SnekSim is the recognition that our individual experiences are fragments of a greater whole. The illusion of separation could be likened to the intricate code in the universal simulation. We are threads in an immeasurable tapestry.
Einstein also famously said:

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”

This quote is a stark reminder of the destructive path we can take if we continue to view ourselves and others through the lens of separation and division. It reflects the grave consequences of failing to recognize our inherent interconnectedness.
At a time when technological advancements are rapidly changing the face of our societies, and when our actions hold the weight of affecting life across the globe, Einstein’s message from 1949 holds truer than ever.
It begs us to ponder, do we need calamities to remind us of the fundamental truth of our interconnected nature? Or can we, through active contemplation and striving, break free from the shackles of our ‘optical delusions’?
Let’s echo Einstein’s wisdom and make it a driving force in our pursuit of understanding and compassion. Whether through discussions here in #SnekSim or through our daily interactions, let’s work toward uniting as one, embracing the diversity of codes that make up this grand simulation.
We don’t need to reinvent the wheel of wisdom. Sometimes, we just need to listen to the echoes of the past.

#EchoingEinstein #Unity #Compassion #Interconnectedness #SnekSim

I have the price figured at running the bus half full there and back 4x per day only for 16 weekends during the summer. Obviously could drive the cost down slightly by running more days, but as overhead goes down, gas expense goes up. Plus that's the only time I have available to drive anyway.
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Hey 34 blk (M) looking for cool single females who wanna chill and talk anime nerd stuff or cannabis business ideas. Looking to get mycbrand up off the ground in the next year and make dough.
If you wanna smoke and hang I have my bong with ash catcher and 1.5g bowl. I'm currently staying n a hotel but I'm alone and we have smoking areas plus AC. So....Byos and let's bounce ideas or collaborate on Tik Toks. I write sketches and am Developing a Cimedy series based off my experience working at Gamestop.

Whats up 6 people who actually read this? I hope you're strapped into your chair because you're about to read the most mediocre post you've ever had the grace of laying your eyes upon! Lets waste no time!
[How do I look?]
A body of a god!... Just not a very handsome god. Maybe like Buddha or Dionysus. But no, I'm sitting right at 6'0.. I swear I didn't round up! I'm also like maybe between the weight of 150 and 175... honestly I haven't checked in a while. But my build is tall and skinny and thats all that matters right? :p. I've got short blonde hair with what I have been told is godlike eyelashes. Overall if I'm being real my looks are kinda meh but that just means I've learned to make up for it in other ways. No not like that you perverts... well probably not like that.
[Location]
I'm in the metro-Detroit area. I swear I'm not in the ghetto.. or at least not that bad of a ghetto. In all seriousness it's a nice neighborhood outside of the bad parts of Detroit. I'm willing to give a better idea to those I talk with and get to know a bit :)
[What I'm looking for in you]
Being a woman is a requirement, yes harsh start I know. A pulse is not needed, but greatly preferred.. Really though, there are a few things I ask about you.
Physically/Age wise: I'd like someone in the age range of 18-25. This is not set in stone, and I'd be willing to up my upper limit a few years. I just need to set the end somewhere. I also ask that you're white. Obviously I have no issues with people of other races, it's just that I find white people the most attractive. Sorry! Besides those two things, I don't really mind how you are physically. I place a bigger deal in your personality :)
Location: I'm aiming for you to be within about an hour of me ideally! As said, Downriver Michigan (:
Character traits: Yeah, I ask a few things here as well. Please don't be a drug user. The only exception I can make is for weed. Medical or recreation use is fine, but I just have to ask you not to use around me. Smoking in general makes me as sick as a dog. This includes being in somewhere that smells smokey where people have smoked in the past.
Be ready to do random things or just be weird! When I message you Rawr xD *nuzzles*, then I expect you to send your fur- oh, ahem. No, not like that, or the cringey "ahh so weird stuff" More like, sometimes I'll ask the weirdest questions because it just comes to my mind. Like is a hotdog a sandwich? when I ask that I find it so attractive if you respond with at least sometimes with interest and like to discuss dumb stuff like that. I also think it'd be so cute if we just decided to take random classes together just to laugh at ourselves messing up and enjoy each other, so it's good if you can laugh at yourself too :)
Have at least one of my hobbies. I really am looking for not only someone to date, but someone to be bestfriends with too. A huge factor in that is having at least one hobby to connect with each other about. This can be just something you'd be interesting in getting into too! You don't have to be an expert on it or whatever.
[Hobbies]
Board games: Awh yeah. Cause what better way to destroy our relationship before it starts by busting out the old monopoly board. I tend to spend my new years with my grandmother (Fight me. I'm a good grandkid) and we all play board games together. It made me realize how comfy it is to do that, and how much I enjoy just having casual fun like that with someone. So it'd be awesome if you're up for that too.
History: Oh boy, history. Even if you don't like it all that much, get prepared to hear at least some rants about it and see my collection of history memes. I adore history. The books I read? all historical fiction or just typical history books. The music I listen to? Most have roots or connection to history. The games I play? They're mostly based in historical settings. Hotel? Trivago Car? Car fax.
Music: I'm dumb picky with music. I only listen to a few select bands and am so stubborn on adding into the group. The bands I do listen to are powermetal mostly (read, nerdy metal.) Sabaton, Powerwolf, Turisas, Epica, Alestorm. What more does a man need?
Video games. Yep, I've been playing with them ever since I was a kid. These days I'm on my PC, though for long car trips I do have a switch I use. For some of the highlights of what I play: OSRS at times. I do a run on Pokemon every now and then. Usually just whichever one I'm feeling like through an emulator. I have tons of stuff on steam. Total wars, Paradox games, Borderlands. I'm also a minecraft nerd till the end as well. Darksouls will have a special place in my heart even if it can be bs at times haha. Plus go ds2! That said, I have a ton more on my steam library. Feel free to message me about that!
Hiking/Fishing. I'm a fairly big hiker. As of now I've hiked all over the US, Puerto Rico's rainforest to Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. Ask me about the time I almost died in the Grand Canyon! Also get ready to see that top performance hiker body :p I threw in fishing too, with how hand and hand they can be at times. Usually I only use charter ships on trips though, with as bad fishing is near where I live.
[Conclusion]
Now now, I know you're just dying to message me. But you may be asking, what can I message to impress this God of a man, Sexiest Redditor, Most likely to succeed normal person? Well, I'm going to include some ice breakers!
1: Is a hotdog a sandwich?
2: If you had to become a fruit, what fruit would you be and why?
3: What would win in a fight? The Sun, or 1 trillion lions
4: If the presidential elections were determined by a gladiator arena fight, who would be our next president?

Whats up 6 people who actually read this? I hope you're strapped into your chair because you're about to read the most mediocre post you've ever had the grace of laying your eyes upon! Lets waste no time!
[How do I look?]
A body of a god!... Just not a very handsome god. Maybe like Buddha or Dionysus. But no, I'm sitting right at 6'0.. I swear I didn't round up! I'm also like maybe between the weight of 150 and 175... honestly I haven't checked in a while. But my build is tall and skinny and thats all that matters right? :p. I've got short blonde hair with what I have been told is godlike eyelashes. Overall if I'm being real my looks are kinda meh but that just means I've learned to make up for it in other ways. No not like that you perverts... well probably not like that.
[Location]
I'm in the metro-Detroit area. I swear I'm not in the ghetto.. or at least not that bad of a ghetto. In all seriousness it's a nice neighborhood outside of the bad parts of Detroit. I'm willing to give a better idea to those I talk with and get to know a bit :)
[What I'm looking for in you]
Being a woman is a requirement, yes harsh start I know. A pulse is not needed, but greatly preferred.. Really though, there are a few things I ask about you.
Physically/Age wise: I'd like someone in the age range of 18-25. This is not set in stone, and I'd be willing to up my upper limit a few years. I just need to set the end somewhere. I also ask that you're white. Obviously I have no issues with people of other races, it's just that I find white people the most attractive. Sorry! Besides those two things, I don't really mind how you are physically. I place a bigger deal in your personality :)
Location: I'm aiming for you to be within about an hour of me ideally! As said, Downriver Michigan (:
Character traits: Yeah, I ask a few things here as well. Please don't be a drug user. The only exception I can make is for weed. Medical or recreation use is fine, but I just have to ask you not to use around me. Smoking in general makes me as sick as a dog. This includes being in somewhere that smells smokey where people have smoked in the past.
Be ready to do random things or just be weird! When I message you Rawr xD *nuzzles*, then I expect you to send your fur- oh, ahem. No, not like that, or the cringey "ahh so weird stuff" More like, sometimes I'll ask the weirdest questions because it just comes to my mind. Like is a hotdog a sandwich? when I ask that I find it so attractive if you respond with at least sometimes with interest and like to discuss dumb stuff like that. I also think it'd be so cute if we just decided to take random classes together just to laugh at ourselves messing up and enjoy each other, so it's good if you can laugh at yourself too :)
Have at least one of my hobbies. I really am looking for not only someone to date, but someone to be bestfriends with too. A huge factor in that is having at least one hobby to connect with each other about. This can be just something you'd be interesting in getting into too! You don't have to be an expert on it or whatever.
[Hobbies]
Board games: Awh yeah. Cause what better way to destroy our relationship before it starts by busting out the old monopoly board. I tend to spend my new years with my grandmother (Fight me. I'm a good grandkid) and we all play board games together. It made me realize how comfy it is to do that, and how much I enjoy just having casual fun like that with someone. So it'd be awesome if you're up for that too.
History: Oh boy, history. Even if you don't like it all that much, get prepared to hear at least some rants about it and see my collection of history memes. I adore history. The books I read? all historical fiction or just typical history books. The music I listen to? Most have roots or connection to history. The games I play? They're mostly based in historical settings. Hotel? Trivago Car? Car fax.
Music: I'm dumb picky with music. I only listen to a few select bands and am so stubborn on adding into the group. The bands I do listen to are powermetal mostly (read, nerdy metal.) Sabaton, Powerwolf, Turisas, Epica, Alestorm. What more does a man need?
Video games. Yep, I've been playing with them ever since I was a kid. These days I'm on my PC, though for long car trips I do have a switch I use. For some of the highlights of what I play: OSRS at times. I do a run on Pokemon every now and then. Usually just whichever one I'm feeling like through an emulator. I have tons of stuff on steam. Total wars, Paradox games, Borderlands. I'm also a minecraft nerd till the end as well. Darksouls will have a special place in my heart even if it can be bs at times haha. Plus go ds2! That said, I have a ton more on my steam library. Feel free to message me about that!
Hiking/Fishing. I'm a fairly big hiker. As of now I've hiked all over the US, Puerto Rico's rainforest to Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. Ask me about the time I almost died in the Grand Canyon! Also get ready to see that top performance hiker body :p I threw in fishing too, with how hand and hand they can be at times. Usually I only use charter ships on trips though, with as bad fishing is near where I live.
[Conclusion]
Now now, I know you're just dying to message me. But you may be asking, what can I message to impress this God of a man, Sexiest Redditor, Most likely to succeed normal person? Well, I'm going to include some ice breakers!
1: Is a hotdog a sandwich?
2: If you had to become a fruit, what fruit would you be and why?
3: What would win in a fight? The Sun, or 1 trillion lions
4: If the presidential elections were determined by a gladiator arena fight, who would be our next president?

Hi there, so I am looking for jobs coming out of grad school (graduate end of June!) and I am running out of options for jobs in southwest Michigan (preferably CMH) and I am debating on living and working in Indiana for two years to get my supervision hours and everything and then move to Michigan after that. I basically want to live in Michigan. My long term boyfriend lives in southwest Michigan and I am obviously wanting to live close to him and in 2-3 years we could be going to Grand Rapids. Does anyone know if it is possible to do that or how hard/difficult that would be? Sorry if this is a stupid question. It’s hard to find exact info out there.
TYIA

Not sure if it really warrants a whole new post, but I couldn't find anywhere else this would fit. The upcoming Asteroid City has scenes of differing aspect ratios, which was a story device used previously in The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Asteroid City appears to be in Scope (2.39:1) and occasionally switches into 1.37:1.
This information based on notes given to projectionists: "SET UP FOR A SCOPE SHOW (2.39). The feature content is in multiple aspect ratios (2.39:1 and 1.37:1) that change throughout, so the 1.37:1 black and white picture with pillarboxing is normal."

Hello,
Je suis à la recherche de ressources (livres, articles, vidéos) pour apprendre le cycle de vie d’un jardin et les bonnes pratiques d’entretien tout en respectant l’environnement, la faune et la flore. En cherchant un peu, je n’ai pas lu grand chose qui respecte ces critères (mis à part éviter la tonte courte, garder au moins 5cm, un peu plus de hauteur au pieds des arbres et je suis tombé sur le « no mow may », et c’est tout).
J’habite dans une résidence qui a un petit terrain. Actuellement il est en friche, le syndic est très empoté, et aucun entretien n’a été fait depuis plus de 6 mois. Une AG arrive bientôt et j’aimerais venir avec des idées à proposer pour l’année prochaine.
Pour la situation du jardin, pour ceux qui serait motivé à donner des conseils plus spécifiques à mon cas : Un immeuble était sur une partie du terrain, je pense qu’ils ont dû semer du gazon la première année à la fin de la construction de la résidence. Il n’en reste plus rien, le terrain n’est pas en très grande forme : il y a des petites zones où pas grand chose ne pousse. Et d’autres endroits où c’est littéralement la pampa : grandes herbes très diversifiées (les plantes qu’on retrouve rapidement dans les zones en friches ou en travaux) et on a pas eu spécialement beaucoup de fleurs (mis à part des coquelicots). L’année dernière ils ont tondu plusieurs fois. Une des premières fois, ils ont rasé une bonne partie des plantes d’ornements et petits buissons. Une partie des arbres ont pris chère et/ou sont morts suite à la longue sécheresse de l’année dernière.
Une partie des voisins voudraient plutôt quelque chose qui fasse propre (ce qui me refroidit, je comprends par là qu’ils veulent un gazon court et sans vie). Quelques uns aimeraient que ce soit entretenu avec des fleurs. Je les rejoins déjà plus.
Je pense qu’on va devoir faire sans le syndic et s’organiser entre voisins. Donc l’idée serait peut être d’avoir des process simples pour réussir à motiver quelques personnes à gérer cet espace.
Avez vous des conseils ou des ressources pour que je puisse faire des propositions pas complètement idiotes à l’AG ?

I’m 18+ and all characters and participants must be 18+
"Oide Yo! My name is Honoka~! And it is my great pleasure to welcome you all to Mizuryuu Kei Land U.S.A's Grand opening~!!" A very busty, pink haired woman appeared on the screen at the front of the transportation bus. The only thing she was red heart shaped pasties over her nipples and pussy, a red armband that read "cast", and matching elbow length gloves and thigh high stockings.
"As Mizuryuu Kei Land U.S.A's first ever guests, we have many great surprises in store for you all~! Unfortunately I can't talk about them, you all will just have to see them for yourself~. But what I can talk about is all of the amazing "worlds" that Mizuryuu Kei Land has!
Starting with the Beginner Area, this part of the park is the first thing you see once you leave the gear area. In Mizuryuu Kei Lands original location in Japan. This is the area where our shy guests spend their time. Mizuryuu Kei Land is all about sexual freedom, and sometimes that can be very scary. For guests that aren't as open with their sexuality as others. But that's OK! For most guest all it takes is one ride on the "Meet N Fuck FerrisWheel" to break them out of their shell. Apart from the Ferris wheel, the Beginner Area also has other attractions for both men and women. The Dildo Carousel, and Glory Mystery Wall are both very popular attractions.
The Urban Jungle is a place where our guest can live their exhibitionist fantasies. Built to look like New York City. Guests here can live out their wildest public sex fantasies. Sure fucking in public is what the park is all about. But there is something special about fucking in a city environment. And in the Urban Jungle there is a place for every fantasy. From bars and clubs, to all types of store recreations, and of course all types of dirty alleys and public restrooms. It is a guarantee that you will never have the same experience when you visit the Urban Jungle.
From Urban Jungle to actual Jungle. Where the Wild Whores Are, is the ultimate pet play experience. Men and women alike can live out their most depraved fantasies of living as fuck pets. The area is divided into several "habitats". A tropical jungle, a pet walking park, and "the zoo". So if you want to let out your wild side, or want to know what it feels like to own your own fuckpet come on down to to Where the Wild Whores Are.
There are many more areas inside of Mizuryuu Kei Land. So many that I am unable to inform you about all of them in such short amount of time. Unfortunately due to legal reasons I am also unable to discuss what goes on inside of areas like our Raceplay World, and Land of Beasts. You will just have to experience those places for yourself hehe~.
Now I'll leave you all by letting you know that as our lucky week long guests. You all have the ability to switch hotels at any point during your stay for free. There are many themed hotels inside of the parks areas. And we want you all to be able to experience as many of our facilities as you can~!
Other than please enjoy all the amazing attractions, restaurants, facilities, events, and both staff and guest contest. Your ride is now at its end. Welcome to Mizuryuu Kei Land U.S.A!
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Hello dear pervs :3. And thank you for reading my Mizuryuu Kei Land roleplay idea. Based off of the original doujinshi, I want to create a story that severely expands on the world that wonderfully depraved doujinshi created.
So I did not emphasize a "main character" during the prompt. That is because there are many different characters that we can choose from for this rp.
There is Honoka, the current peppy mascot of Mizuryuu Kei Land U.S.A. Who gets to live in the park and do all sorts of fun events for the guest. Unfortunately she did not read her contract to well. And now she has to fight for the right to keep her job as the parks mascot. Or be replaced by another slut.
There is also Natalia, a college student who's friend was somehow able to score 3 tickets fo the theme parks grand opening week. As a closet pervert Natalia was basically dragged along by her friends. In an attempt to get her to loosen up. Oh if only they knew the bitch in heat they unleashed in the park.
Another option is Stephanie, a 30 year old single mother who was given a ticket by her best friend as a birthday present. She didn't really want to come, as she felt the idea of the park was disgusting. But accepted to go anyway as it was a gift from her friend. The question is will Stephanie be able to come out of the park as the same woman she was when she got there? Or will the depravity of the park turn her into a shameless slutty milf?
And finally there is Evelyn, a recently graduated journalism major and self proclaimed artist. Who infiltrated the park by getting a job as a staff member. As she is trying to launch her career as a real journalist. By exposing Mizuryuu Kei Land as a corrupt cesspool of depravity, and misogyny. Created by the "Patriarchy" to force a narrative that women are nothing but sex objects. Will Evelyn be able to find enough evidence to prove this? Or will the parks influence and its "secret board of directors" turn her into the thing she hates the most, a whore?
The park is basically a sandbox, where we can create anything we want. The only limit for what story we can create is literally our imaginations! So as my GM you will have a lot of creative freedom for what ever lewd attraction, event, store,etc. You want to add to the park.
As for what I am looking for in a partner? I'm looking for someone literate, creative, who can match my writing. Be it multiple paragraphs if the need arises, or just short replies. Really just someone as excited as I am for this prompt. So if my prompt interested you, then please message me at Demondork on Kik. Chat will be ignored, and long detailed replies will get my attention first.
Kinks and limits list:
Kinks: cum, cum eating, cum food, cum play,bukkake,cream pie,bdsm, bondage, forced, body writing, spanking, cuddling, degradation, rough partners, sizeplay, dominant partners, toys, multiple partners, spit roasting, mating press, full Nelson,frenching,rimming,body oil,bestiality,water sports,wax play,sex machines,being filmed,cosplay,NTR,petplay,exhibitionism,biting and pretty much anything that isn’t my limits
Limits:
Scat,gore,vore,hyper sizes,necro and vomit

Following my last ill-fated, tone-deaf post around my story, it seems that a lot of people agree that the name of my university carried my ass in my career…and that’s true. People were also saying that I left out some crucial details as to how I was accepted into Wharton (especially the privilege part). So since I insulted this sub so much, I’ll try to make up for it with this post.
The purpose is to lay out cleanly all the things I did to get into Wharton even though my original goal was UCLA, and I didn’t even know Wharton existed until junior year. This should apply to anyone applying to a business / finance major at any school.
I hope this will be a helpful frame of reference / guide for high school students in their freshman or sophomore years. This applies to juniors too, but if you haven’t been doing any of the things below, you may be a bit too late to be honest.
I’m also assuming you’re a regular student and not an athlete which is a whole different world.
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PART 1: PRIVILEGE
Okay, let’s get this out of the way – the privileges and advantages I had, starting with my financial situation.
I wasn’t poor, but I wasn’t mega rich either. I suppose upper middle class is fair. My parents saved up to fund my entire college tuition, which is probably the biggest point of privilege.
They also funded the summer programs I attended (described below) as well as tutoring. All-in (tuition + room and board + summer programs + tutoring + college tours incl. airfare and hotel) cost was probably ~$300 - $400k total. I told them I would be financially independent by senior year of college and kept my word.
(That’s a lot of money, but my parents saved like MADMEN, and I am eternally grateful. I went to a very low ranked public school in California, almost exclusively wore clothing from Costco, Target, and Macy’s holiday sales, almost never went on vacations, used coupons for everything, etc.)
I’m Asian Male…so no diversity benefit. Do with that what you will. I did not have benefit of legacy, donations, connections, etc.
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PART 2: ACADEMICS
I’ll spend less time on this because you either have good stats or you don’t. Personally, I was a 4.0 student. Good standardized test scores with 2250 SAT and 35 ACT.
Got 5s on my AP exams for Chemistry, English, Euro History, US History, Psychology, Chinese. I did not take AP Calculus btw and my school had no AP Econ.
Also got 800 on my SAT II for Chinese, Chemistry and high 700s for Math (don’t remember the exact score).
I got tutoring for my SATs, but I ended up relying on my ACT score, which I did not receive tutoring for (just used Sparknotes!)
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PART 3: EXTRACURRICULARS
Now if you don’t have the perfect academics, this is where you can make up for it. The goal is to demonstrate that you have leadership and/or entrepreneurial abilities, a “philanthropic heart”, and an interest in business, all traits that business schools will eat up.
For me, I did the following extracurriculars, in order of what I think was most to least impactful. Not naming some orgs below because I don’t want my identity revealed:
1) Had a group of friends who managed to start a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to tutoring underprivileged students. I joined in the middle of my junior year when it was getting started, so I was listed as a co-founder, but I wasn’t involved in the registration. I did help to get us partnerships with schools and get textbook donations from various sources. I also tutored. This helped to demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit.
2) Joined another 501(c)(3) org (not as cofounder) during junior year that did a bunch of different community service things including, for example, more tutoring, homeless shelter service, etc. (helps to demonstrate philanthropy)
3) Future Business Leaders of America: I was a member officially at my school’s club, but I didn’t really ever do anything…still helped to demonstrate interest in business though.
4) Was captain of my dance team (helps because it demonstrates leadership + I helped us get funding from the school so that’s tangentially business-related).
5) Did various community service activities with my local parks & recreations program, including being a summer camp counselor, setting up park concerts, etc. Again this demonstrates philanthropy, though I really did this because I enjoyed it and was paid a small amount for a few events.
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PART 4: AWARDS
These are kind of “extra credit” points. I never won anything big unfortunately. I did win a couple of dance awards, but I doubt that held any weight realistically. I did get the AP Scholar with Distinction or something for the 5s I scored on my AP exams. And I got my IB Diploma.
However, my awesome guidance counselor knew I was doing a bunch of community service already and recommended that I try for the Congressional Award and the Presidential Service Award, which I applied for junior year.
For the Congressional Award, you essentially set goals around community service, personal development, physical fitness, and exploration (i.e., travel – I did a camping trip with my uncle). You then record your progress and can earn a Gold Certificate. The fee is like $25 I think.
For the Presidential Service Award, it’s all just about hours of community service, so I got the gold medal pretty easily given the above.
Personally, I’d recommend all high schoolers go for these or similar programs. You’ll be doing plenty of community service anyways, and the other requirements are very easy. For example, my fitness goal was to do a handstand lol…
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PART 5: SUMMER PROGRAMS
I ended up going to Stanford’s EPGY (Educational Program for Gifted Youth) and Johns Hopkins CTY (Center for Talented Youth) for science courses my Freshman year following my biology teacher’s recommendation (he worked for CTY). I was considering going into medicine at the time…a dream that was quickly killed when I realized I sucked in both programs…
This is certainly a privileged thing as each program will cost a couple thousand dollars (since you live on campus for a few weeks in summer). It’s helpful, but in no way a requirement.
I also did a one-week thing with UCLA’s summer business program (forget the name) junior year. These camps are honestly a lot of fun in any case, so if you have the finances, I would recommend them.
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PART 6: NETWORKING ^{(aka Kissing the University’s Ass})
This one’s simple. Do anything to show you’re interested in the university you want. I flew out to Penn to attend the college tours. While I was there, I reached out to finance professors to discuss various research / essays they had written.
I also reached out to the [head of admissions?] to have lunch. I also reached out to existing students to talk about their time at the university. All of this is ammo for your application essays.
A lot of these things are recorded by the university so you’ll have a record when you apply. Super important!
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PART 7: ESSAY
Now for one of the most critical parts of your application…iirc, there’s an essay for the common application and then a “Why Penn?” essay. For the common app essay, it’s all about philanthropic business dreams. The biggest tip I have here is that the start of your essays is of utmost importance.
You need to hook the exhausted admissions person reading thousands of essays. I knew classmates that did this by writing a poem instead of an essay, writing a story instead of an essay, etc. It should also show a reason for pursuing business and have a philanthropic-leaning grand vision.
For me, I had an edgelord phase where I wrote a lot of emo poetry (lmfao). I had troubles with publishers, so I used this and went with the story format…(e.g., “I wake up to the sound of my email, an anticipatory anxiety creeping in my stomach. Has the publisher finally responded?...”)
I basically wrote about my troubles publishing, the plight of bookstores and independent authors, and my goal of starting a non-profit national business to help struggling authors facing the impending conquest of emperor Bezos’ evil Amazon empire, so I wanted to learn the business acumen to do so.
Yes, I see the irony of me ending up in IB…
As for the Why Penn essay, I went with a creative story format as well, but a story of a day on campus. Super cringe, but something like, “My Day at Penn…The sunlight is bright outside as I wake up in my dorm in the Quad. I hastily gather my materials and head to my Finance 100 class with Professor X. Today, the lesson is about Y, and I listen intently as I recall Professor X’s essay, which I read as I was contemplating the implications of […] After class, I run down Locust Walk to make it in time for my meeting at Z club...”
This is your opportunity to show you did your fucking research and have stuck your nose so far up the university’s ass that you can taste their dinner from yesterday…Write about the classes you’ve read about, the clubs you’ve talked to current students about, the convos with professors, etc. Name drop as much as you can!
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PART 8. INTERVIEW
Most of these schools will interview you, and a lot will be alumni. You should prepare a resume ahead of time listing the following: Extracurriculars, Honors and Awards, Organizations and Volunteer Work, Summer Programs, Internships, Other Hobbies / Interests including brief description of each and date.
Treat this like a job interview and dress in a suit. If you’ve prepped your essays already, you should have your story down. It’s just a matter of rehearsing and regurgitating your dreams of philanthropic business entrepreneurship and how the school will help, name dropping at any opportunity to do so.
Happy to answer questions. Good luck 😊

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