The Official October Waiter's Oasis Forum

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:11 am

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gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:13 am

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EnderWiggin · Post by **EnderWiggin** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:14 am

theugg wrote:It would be wonderful if this thread devolved into a shitposting half-ass political debate though

so many opportunities for the liberal groupthinkers to get roasted

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:24 am

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Nagster5 · Post by **Nagster5** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:28 am

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cub1014 · Post by **cub1014** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:44 am

EnderWiggin wrote:
theugg wrote:It would be wonderful if this thread devolved into a shitposting half-ass political debate though
so many opportunities for the liberal groupthinkers to get roasted

Forget both the liberal and conservative groupthinkers. Independents ftw!

kepfd24 · Post by **kepfd24** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:49 am

Long time lurker, first time poster.

Don't want to hijack the thread, and forgive me for reverting back to the topic of the October test. I just want to chip in with a comment about the curve. I saw a significant number of people think it will be a -10, and I disagree.

Between game 3, the comparative RC and a large number of assumption questions a -12 is more likely than a -10.

- PT75 LG it was easy to go -0, once you got the rules on game 4, whereas for october LG a -0 demanded much more.

- The october RC comparative passage had some questions more than 50% of the test takers will drop and I think overall similar in difficulty to PT75.

- The october LR was more challenging than PT75' - there were a few (one in particular) assumption questions which far surpassed any question on PT 75 in difficulty.

My money is on -11, but if you gave me +150 odds I'd take -12.

The Abyss · Post by **The Abyss** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:17 am

theugg wrote:everyone read r/forwardsfromgrandma

Thank you so much for this.

candidlatke · Post by **candidlatke** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:13 am

anyone else feel like their confidence comes and goes in waves?

felt pretty good about the overall test for a while, now i'm nervous again about some of the LR.

there was a question in #'s 10-14 that I'm remembering as really boggling now (not elephants or the ones that seem to be the most brought up right now) along with the somewhat discussed book/pleasure one

Harry_Pluxen · Post by **Harry_Pluxen** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 7:51 am

candidlatke wrote:anyone else feel like their confidence comes and goes in waves?

felt pretty good about the overall test for a while, now i'm nervous again about some of the LR.

there was a question in #'s 10-14 that I'm remembering as really boggling now (not elephants or the ones that seem to be the most brought up right now) along with the somewhat discussed book/pleasure one

+1

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:52 am

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EnderWiggin · Post by **EnderWiggin** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:53 am

The Abyss wrote:
theugg wrote:everyone read r/forwardsfromgrandma
Thank you so much for this.

+1.

ffamran · Post by **ffamran** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:23 am

Nagster5 wrote:
TheProdigal wrote:
libertybelle1 wrote:
Nagster5 wrote:
libertybelle1 wrote:I am genuinely concerned about the intelligence level of some future attorneys given the fact that Obama is currently leading in the poll.
Yeah, I can't see what coherent political ideology could lead a person to believe he is the best president on that list.
Not sure if you were being sarcastic or not, but the modern liberals I know would pick FDR or JFK over Obama any day.
I believe there is some RC fail going on here. Poll says favorite, not best.
Very true, it's subjective. I just can't think of a single thing he's done that would make someone say "Yeah, he's my favorite!"

- "I lived in Hyde Park and Obama was my neighbor"
- "I went to UChicago and I have lots of school pride"
- "I thought it was funny when he called Kanye West a jackass after he interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech"
- "I voted for FDR and Obama because I based my vote on who had a vegetable garden in the White House backyard"

To draw an analogy, in sports, people will have favorite teams largely based on where they live, even though they might (or might not) agree that another team is objectively better. Some people might not care for sports and choose a favorite team based on stuff like "they have a cute mascot", and defer to a more expert opinion if asked who is the objectively best.

3pianists · Post by **3pianists** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:30 am

Who else is still slogging through UG with me?

galeatus · Post by **galeatus** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:33 am

3pianists wrote:Who else is still slogging through UG with me?

Here.
Sitting through a 4-hour computational engineering lecture and questioning every life choice that I ever made.

Sera Numquam · Post by **Sera Numquam** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:34 am

GOOD MORNING

Sera Numquam · Post by **Sera Numquam** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:37 am

galeatus wrote:
3pianists wrote:Who else is still slogging through UG with me?
Here.
Sitting through a 4-hour computational engineering lecture and questioning every life choice that I ever made.

Me. Currently waiting for my ancient philosophy class

nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:39 am

I'm up. Have to go to the gym, Costco, and resume working on my PS.

3pianists · Post by **3pianists** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:41 am

Sera Numquam wrote:
galeatus wrote:
3pianists wrote:Who else is still slogging through UG with me?
Here.
Sitting through a 4-hour computational engineering lecture and questioning every life choice that I ever made.
Me. Currently waiting for my ancient philosophy class

Yaaaayyy feeling the misery with me!!

Sera Numquam · Post by **Sera Numquam** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:45 am

3pianists wrote:
Sera Numquam wrote:
galeatus wrote:
3pianists wrote:Who else is still slogging through UG with me?
Here.
Sitting through a 4-hour computational engineering lecture and questioning every life choice that I ever made.
Me. Currently waiting for my ancient philosophy class
Yaaaayyy feeling the misery with me!!

My graduation portrait is tomorrow. It's getting real up in here

NonTrat · Post by **NonTrat** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:56 am

Anyone signed up for the December test already? Since it seems the scores will be released after the deadline for the December Test.

And late registration is an extra $90.00 that I would like to keep.

ffamran · Post by **ffamran** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:57 am

Happy Columbus Day everyone c:

SirArthurDayne · Post by **SirArthurDayne** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:02 am

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nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:18 am

Two weeks till score release.

ThePiedPiper · Post by **ThePiedPiper** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:21 am

3pianists wrote:Who else is still slogging through UG with me?

Well I'm grad student now and I'm sitting here like why me as we speak