Every Time I Come Across A Uni/college Tips Post On Tumblr I Always Soon Come To Realize That It's So

The Bastei Bridge in Saxon Switzerland National Park, Germany

Actually, it doesn’t have anything to do with Switzerland, its located in Saxony, but the name comes from the local perception (Saxony’s “Switzerland”).

Photo: SteFou!, via visitheworld

Germany

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To younger uni students

So we all probably saw those "how to get a 4.0 GPA " posts and I want to add something, especially for ppl who don't go to a college in the USA:

I don't have a GPA since I'm from Germany but if we want to use this grading system : my GPA is 2.3.

And I'm quite proud since it's a good average at my uni for a engineering major. We have more than 1k engineering students and only 10% are able to reach a 3.0 GPA or better. Around 30% up to 50% fail an exam because our grades are made like this. A 'good' amount has to fail and the rest of the marks a scaled to a Gaussian Distribution !

Sometimes you only need 20% to pass, sometimes 51%. Sometimee you need 70% for an A ( or in Germany 1.0 ) and sometimes it's 95% depending on how good your fellow students did in the exam.

Be happy for your studyblr friends that worked hard for their 4.0 GPA but don't compare yourself and feel bad about it! We can't all have that 1.0 / A+ since the university makes sure only a small amount get's such a high grade.

Women in STEM

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some rlly satisfying notes

June 17, 2019 || 12:35pm

it’s a holiday and i am joyous.

some days, you're a goddess of productivity; others, it takes you two hours to read one article and do one page of notes. be kind to yourself.

bonus picture of my favorite distraction, who i had to kick out of my room because he kept playing with the papers on my desk while i was working.

5 Ways to Feel Better in 5 Minutes

I know at least one person who has lost all motivation now that summer has begun. There’s something about not being in a regular, structured environment full of like-minded peers that just kinda brings people down, you know? However, you don’t have to succumb to feeling gross now that summer is here. Here are five tips that can be completed in five minutes to make life feel a little better.

Wash your face.

It doesn’t have to even be a full wash. In summer, sometimes a facial wipe-down with a damp cloth can do wonders. It’s cool, it’s refreshing, and it can help energize you to do whatever you wanna get done.

Put away three items.

Right now, look to your right and put away the first three items you see that are out of place. You can keep going if you want. It’s not required, though! Just three seems to be enough for me to feel useful but not put-upon. Plus, now your living space is three items tidier, which is good for morale.

Light a candle and watch it flicker.

Meditation is boring. That’s fair. However, watching a candle burn is similar, in that it allows your mind to empty out and focus on nothing. I could watch a fire burn for ages, lost in my thoughts. Plus, most candles smell nice. Bonus!

Change clothes.

If you’re in a summer funk, I’d bet money you’re wearing at least one article of clothing that you’ve been living in for about a day too long. Go change, now. I feel the most human on days where I dress nice and wear my fancy linen cardigan. You probably have a similar outfit. Go wear it.

Drink a glass of water.

I have once again lost my good water bottle, so I have a new one coming in the mail. Until then, and for the past few weeks, I will be and have been dehydrated. Dehydration can mess with your head in a bunch of ways, none of them good. My willpower decreases, I get lazier, and I don’t sleep as well. So drink a glass of water for me and maybe we’ll both feel better.

Obviously none of these are cure-alls or quick fixes for something more than a minor slump. But for a quick mood boost, there’s few things I’ve found that are more effective. Go kick that summer slump’s butt. You got this!

Just one week until my courses begin, though I already had some precourses for my maths and physics lectures.

Ms. Codex 1262 - [Literary miscellany]

This manuscript is a collection of Latin poetry and prose, consisting of mostly classical sources, but it also features some medieval works. It contains some marginal and interlinear notes and corrections in various near-contemporary hands, and some short marginal poems in red in a different hand, along with some commentary arranged in geometric patterns in the margins.

It was written in Italy, around 1471 CE.

Click here for additional information, or here for the facsimile.