Drag Queens are People, Too

eddie_izzardI just found this gem on Yahoo Answers:

Hello, I am English learner.

I have question of pronoun ‘it’. I learn it can be used for a person who has gender unknown or disregarded.

So I can say-

A: hey look that drag queen

B:what, can you recognize it’s gender?

For future reference, English learners, it is always a better idea to assume an individual is the gender which HE or SHE is trying to appear. :)





Japanese Farm Schools

This is definitely a major in which I’d be interested. Damn, do I love Japanese people. This video features G-rated mud wrestling and CUTE child labor. What more could you want from education?





For You Pre-Dentals Out There…

toothI have a question.

Do right-handed people get more cavities on the left side of their mouths, and do left-handed people get more cavities on the right side of their mouths?

I’m right-handed, and I noticed today that I tended to prefer chewing on the left side of my mouth since that is where the food usually is anyway thanks to the angle of my wrist.

(Assume this is for individuals that don’t brush regularly, since that would negate this premise.)





Rethinking My School Year

sadMy average GPA in any given fall semester is around a 3.6. Compare that to a 3.0 in the spring.

The winter/cold makes me sad. (Apparently this is actually a condition called Seasonal Affective Disorder – S.A.D.) I wish that my school year started the first day of spring and ended the first day of winter. If scholarships were more flexible, then I would never enroll in a spring (*COUGH* WINTER) semester – summer and fall only for me.





Holding It

Holding ItWouldn’t it be nice if achieving our dreams seemed as pressing as having to go to the bathroom?





Edufire – Live Video Learning

edufire Check out Edufire. It’s a video-learning website where users can be both  teachers and students.





Should You Take The Miller Analogies Test? (MAT)

MATThe Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is one of many post-graduate examinations, such as the GRE and GMAT, used to make admissions decisions for graduate schools. Many programs in business, the hard sciences, and engineering will not accept the MAT.

Instead, these programs prefer the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) for business. If you plan to pursue a Master of Arts in the humanities or education, however, the Miller Analogies Test will most likely be a viable option.

I plan to take the MAT sometime this year. …





I Finally Know What I Want to Be When I Grow Up (I Think), And It Makes Me Sad

Thiniknowhatiwanttobe23king about the biggest decision I’ll make in my entire life is killing me, which is why I wrote this article.

I’m not usually one to remain sad for any length of time, but this semester was an exception. Prior to January, I still felt like a child. Sure, I had bills to pay and a place of my own, but I still had the “world is my oyster” mindset. This semester, however, I painted myself into a corner.

Now I realize what is meant by that oyster phrase. The world may be …





13 Majors I Would Enjoy if Grades Did Not Exist

If No Grades ExistedEvery semester I gaze longingly at my university’s curricula page wondering what it would be like to escape the liberal arts. Unfortunately, I just don’t have the patience to sit through 10-15 classes which have the sole purpose of weeding out students for upper division. Here’s a sampling of what I might enjoy studying if I did not have to concern myself with grades whatsoever:

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Forensic Chemistry
  • Computer Engineering
  • Geology
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance
  • Nursing
  • Physics
  • Web Design
  • Pre-Medical Technology

When I look at the 3rd and 4th year of these majors, …





How to Get in Classes that Fill Up Fast

classesfillupfast2This won’t work everywhere, but I’ve done it before to help a friend. This will only work if your school uses an electronic registration system.

Find somebody who gets priority registration. This could be an honors student, student athlete, or seniors in general. Have them sign up for a class until it is your time to register, and then have them drop it just in time for you to pick up the class.

Two caveats:

1. For some classes, you’ll have to find people in your department due to prerequisites.
2. Some classes have a …





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