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Virtual Friday

By georgeha (Thu Nov 18, 2021 at 01:27:00 PM EST) college, camping, chainsaw (all tags)

I have a lot of vacation to use before the end of the year, so lots of virtual Fridays.

Plus, college, camping, nails, retirement feelings, $4 chainsaw and less.

Poll: What CDs should I rip to the Honda?

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Stimmie, vax and just the fax

By georgeha (Thu Mar 18, 2021 at 12:38:42 PM EST) college, hexity goodness, covid, Baen (all tags)

Plus camping, Baen trouble and less!

Poll: What will you do when you get vaccinated?

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I've started sleeping with a coed

By georgeha (Fri Feb 05, 2021 at 01:36:18 PM EST) college (all tags)

pretty good for a thinning, greying middle aged man.

A-and more in this long overdue diary.

Covid Poll

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A light at the end of the tunnel

By georgeha (Thu Feb 20, 2014 at 12:59:15 PM EST) college, RIT, PSU, UB (all tags)

albeit, a very expensive light.

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poor people going to college

By gzt (Tue Mar 26, 2013 at 04:10:44 PM EST) gzt, walking, deadline, college, poor people, nozick, kim jong un (all tags)

The top decile of performers on standardized tests who are in the bottom quartile of income hardly apply to selective colleges at all. However, those that do get in at about the same rate as others and enroll and graduate at the same rate. See here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/03/22/undermatching_smart_poor_kids_get_screwed_by_the_college_admissions_system.html

Part of the reason is that they don't know they can do this, don't know that they will be given generous aid, and don't know anybody else who's done this. Note the table: the "most competitive" schools, if you get in, will be the cheapest for the student to attend. It's not an affordability issue. Of course, you know, it's nice work if you can get it, attending a "most competitive" school.

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Salt'n'Pepa and the party of diminishing returns

By georgeha (Tue Apr 04, 2006 at 08:04:05 AM EST) drunk, college, V65, mp3, exercise, 32D (all tags)

Plus, the library of the geeks, review of of Mach Trio MP3, Rapunzel no more (and other kute kid stuff) and less in the unprecendented Tuesday diary.

MultiPoll: Best geeky series to borrow, best music to work out to?

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