Posted on March 9, 2013. Tags: California, college, Current, leave, Northeast, Should
I am originally from a liberal city in Northern California. All four years of high school I dreamt of going to college in Southern California. I was forced to go to a small, all girls Catholic high school by my mother. It was really a horrible social experience, and I stuck with my two best friends who were b*tches. I was pretty much sticking it out until I could go to an awesome college. I imagined the typical college experience being in warm weather, partying, and being in a sorority.
I ended up getting rejected from all of my California schools, but I got accepted to Boston College which is ranked about 30th in the country. I was really against going, but my mom pushed it upon me. We also got about half financial aid. There were a lot of factors that played into it, but first semester I basically failed all of my classes. That’s what you get when you unwillingly ship me across the country. I realize it was a terrible mistake and I do feel a lot of guilt. I am now back at the evening school making up credits and doing much better this semester.
The school is not a completely miserable place, but I just feel like it’s not for me. I am against the basic idea of it: a small, religious affiliated college in FREEZING weather. The social scene is horrible. The kids are most often wealthy, sheltered, and very judgmental. The people are pale and not good looking. It is very hard for me to relate to students here, and although there are exceptions, I know that if I graduate from here I am going to have a lot of resentment toward the school and less friends than I would at another school. Students who think like me and want to party would definitely avoid this school. One of the only friends I made here is a senior guy who hates the school, regrets not transferring, and lives off campus. He recommended that I transfer. I just don’t think it’s ironic that he is one of the coolest people I’ve met in college.
On to logistics: I ruined my GPA and chances of transferring directly from the school. I could do community college at home, but I have a horrible family situation (bipolar father who talks to himself and is doing badly, and overbearing argumentative mother) and I would be 50 times more miserable than at BC. Leaving home was a big part of me going to college. It is also hard to get classes and would probably take over 2 years to graduate. All CA community colleges have a guaranteed transfer program to UCSB where you need only a 3.2 GPA to get in. I was thinking I could go to community college in Santa Barbara because it is the number one community college in the country. People come from all over the world and there is housing. It would be about $17,000 per year for community college while BC for us is about $60,000 per year for us. I would hardly care if I didn’t make friends because I would be so ecstatic to be living in that area. I would also have the ability to transfer out to a school like UCLA or USC, or perhaps go back to BC (doubtfully).
I don’t want to sound like a spoiled brat, but I just feel like the cost of BC is not worth what it will get me in the future. Because I have the benefit of being a California resident, I can get guaranteed transfer to UCSB which is ranked about 10 places below BC, but higher for social aspects. If I change my mind, I can transfer to UCLA. At BC, I am in the Arts and Sciences although I would like to major in something business related. It is well known that is basically impossible to transfer to the business school, so my only option is to major in Economics within A&S, and who knows maybe I will hate this major?!
My mom calls me an idiot and says she will not pay for SBCC. Yet she will continue to pay for BC even though it is likely to not get me anywhere? I would just like to direct her money in the most efficient way where I can be happy, and I feel like SBCC is a great, responsible choice, and I am willing to get a job while I am there. It will also give me time to figure out what I want and to get familiar with Southern California. UCSB is also great academically, and starting over I will be able to get my GPA up and get more job prospects. I am also interested in working in California after college, and companies here are more familiar with UCs than BC.
I would certainly stick it out at BC if I was in the business school and if I was interested in working in the Northeast, or if the CC system in California did not have a guaranteed transfer program. There are a lot of great things about BC and it’s cool to be around people from all over the country, but I am not sure that it’s worth it. I would certainly go to community college at home if my home situation wasn’t so depressing/distracting, and if the CCs here were actually good. I would also be extremely socially deprived and probably become very depressed.
Advice?
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Posted on March 9, 2013. Tags: Absorb, Chlorophyll, Does, Explain, Light, Reasoning, Wavelengths, What, Your
Chlorophyll b absorbs most effectively at blue 470 but also peaks at 430 and 640.
Chlorophyl a absorbs reasonably well at blue 450nm but absorbs most with a broader peak at red 680 – 700nm.
Pigments have an alternating arrangement of single and double bonds in the molecule’s carbons; these are conjugated bonds that share electrons. Pigments conjugated bonds share electrons in pi orbitals across the whole structure.
Conjugated Bond length and arrangement determines wavelength to be absorbed.
Chlorophyll’s conjugated bonds are found in the porphyrin ring, made up of a cyclic tertapyrrole that chelates Magnesium and in the side chain, which forms a long hydrocarbon tail to the heme ring. Electrons move readily along a conjugated bond series like they do in copper wire.http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor…
When a photon of just the right amount of energy strikes an electron resonating in the pigment, the electron can absorb the photon and get promoted to a higher quantum level. The photon must have just the exact amount of energy to boost the electron from its current level to its new level or it cannot be absorbed. Each chlorophyll pigment A or B molecule differs in the bonds so absorbs a different wavelength. The only difference between Chlorophyll A and chl B is one methyl group is changed to a formyl group but this changes the wavelength that can be absorbed by the molecule.http://www.centenary.edu/attachments/bio…http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.ri…
If the question is about why the chlorophylls have a ‘green gap’ in the absorption spectra then the answer is the ‘Purple World’ hypothesis.
Early Earth’s life reflected purple and used the abundant midspectra wavelengths absorbed by rhodopsin leaving the flanking spectral wavelengths as open but marginal niches bacteria using chlorophyll adapted to fill.http://www.livescience.com/environment/0…http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18042280/
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Posted on March 9, 2013. Tags: college, Like, Rated, Should, stick, That
I am originally from a liberal city in Northern California. All four years of high school I dreamt of going to college in Southern California. I was forced to go to a small, all girls Catholic high school by my mother. It was really a horrible social experience, and I stuck with my two best friends who were b*tches. I was pretty much sticking it out until I could go to an awesome college. I imagined the typical college experience being in warm weather, partying, and being in a sorority.
I ended up getting rejected from all of my California schools, but I got accepted to Boston College which is ranked about 30th in the country. I was really against going, but my mom pushed it upon me. We also got about half financial aid. There were a lot of factors that played into it, but first semester I basically failed all of my classes. That’s what you get when you unwillingly ship me across the country. I realize it was a terrible mistake and I do feel a lot of guilt. I am now back at the evening school making up credits and doing much better this semester.
The school is not a completely miserable place, but I just feel like it’s not for me. I am against the basic idea of it: a small, religious affiliated college in FREEZING weather. The social scene is horrible. The kids are most often wealthy, sheltered, and very judgmental. The people are pale and not good looking. It is very hard for me to relate to students here, and although there are exceptions, I know that if I graduate from here I am going to have a lot of resentment toward the school and less friends than I would at another school. Students who think like me and want to party would definitely avoid this school. One of the only friends I made here is a senior guy who hates the school, regrets not transferring, and lives off campus. He recommended that I transfer. I just don’t think it’s ironic that he is one of the coolest people I’ve met in college.
On to logistics: I ruined my GPA and chances of transferring directly from the school. I could do community college at home, but I have a horrible family situation (bipolar father who talks to himself and is doing badly, and overbearing argumentative mother) and I would be 50 times more miserable than at BC. Leaving home was a big part of me going to college. It is also hard to get classes and would probably take over 2 years to graduate. All CA community colleges have a guaranteed transfer program to UCSB where you need only a 3.2 GPA to get in. I was thinking I could go to community college in Santa Barbara because it is the number one community college in the country. People come from all over the world and there is housing. It would be about $17,000 per year for community college while BC for us is about $60,000 per year for us. I would hardly care if I didn’t make friends because I would be so ecstatic to be living in that area. I would also have the ability to transfer out to a school like UCLA or USC, or perhaps go back to BC (doubtfully).
I don’t want to sound like a spoiled brat, but I just feel like the cost of BC is not worth what it will get me in the future. Because I have the benefit of being a California resident, I can get guaranteed transfer to UCSB which is ranked about 10 places below BC, but higher for social aspects. If I change my mind, I can transfer to UCLA. At BC, I am in the Arts and Sciences although I would like to major in something business related. It is well known that is basically impossible to transfer to the business school, so my only option is to major in Economics within A&S, and who knows maybe I will hate this major?!
My mom calls me an idiot and says she will not pay for SBCC. Yet she will continue to pay for BC even though it is likely to not get me anywhere? I would just like to direct her money in the most efficient way where I can be happy, and I feel like SBCC is a great, responsible choice, and I am willing to get a job while I am there. It will also give me time to figure out what I want and to get familiar with Southern California. UCSB is also great academically, and starting over I will be able to get my GPA up and get more job prospects. I am also interested in working in California after college, and companies here are more familiar with UCs than BC.
Advice?
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Posted on March 9, 2013. Tags: China, Doesnt, Korea, More, North, Protect
In my eyes, North Korea is really the only strategic military advantage that they have against the U.S., should they (the Chinese) bolster up North Korea’s defense? Or do you believe that they (the Chinese) are arming North Korea but just in secret?
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Posted on March 9, 2013. Tags: Loyal, Styles
Here is a guy who has been with TNA since day one and has helped build the company from the ground up, TNA takes him for granted, maybe if he threatened to leave TNA to go elsewhere maybe TNA would actually give him a serious push!
Thanks WS!!!
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Posted on March 8, 2013. Tags: Bath, body, scents, Summery, Works
I’ve tried White Citris (good, but smells like lemon water and is a little too strong), Carried Away (good at first but has a sort of buttery undertone-bleugh) and fall smells like Secret Wonderland (gorgeous, but I’m sort of sick of it and want a fun, fresh smell) and winter stuff like Twilight Woods (too mom-ish).
I want something that screams summer. Something that has coconut, and smells like the beach, and just really fresh, fun, and flirty, but not sickening or like a cheap perfume (ie Bombshell by Victoria’s Secret).
10 points plus I’ll answer your question. Thanks!!!
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