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If I will decide to transfer, what is the last standardized test I should use? Can I test right before I apply to transfer or is it better to finish testing before I even start college? Does it matter?

I posted the survey about why people leave and was amazed at the amount of responses. Thanks all! After posting, I read on Wikipedia the following:

Emotional and intellectual factors in an individual's decision to continue practicing Orthodox Judaism or to leave cannot be separated. As Margolese writes, "Observance = Positive feelings + Belief + Ability to implement (in that order)."

Do you agree?

In my experience, religious people blame leaving on taavos/temptations/nefesh habehamis/yetzer hara and on bad parenting/mental illness/loneliness/emotional reasons. There is a surprising amount of frum fiction about “Going OTD” but none of them even mention intellectual reasons. Wh

Which, if any, feels the most applicable to you?

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When should I give up any hope?

I just looked up Dr. Daniel Amen. Is anyone as mad as I am? He’s exploiting people’s hope! How does he get away with it? Why isn’t medical certification contingent on scientifically sound medical practice?

I just looked up Dr. Daniel Amen. Is anyone as mad as I am? He’s exploiting people’s hope! How does he get away with it? Why isn’t medical certification contingent on scientifically sound medical practice?

I posted previously about a college I want to attend not being willing to waive their meal plan even though I only eat Kosher. My family is low-income and on food stamps. I’m getting a lot of financial aid, but I’m still paying the remainder myself. Could I qualify to get food stamps while in college in a different state than my family?

I got into a college that I really, really want to go to. I thought I’d be able to easily get a meal plan exemption because I keep a strict Kosher diet and therefore can’t eat anything from the dining hall. (They serve Halal food, but no Kosher food.) They refused to give me an exemption and let me cook for myself. Dining services had the idea to order Kosher food from a nearby cafe for me, but it seems like they won’t be getting permission for that. Is there something I can do? Is it legal to force me to be on a meal plan that I cannot eat from due to my religious observance? I really want to go.

I’d like to shadow professionals from a few different fields, especially a neuropsychologist. I’ve seen people advise this, but how does one find someone to shadow? Do you just google ‘neuropsychologist near me’ and email them saying, “Hi. Would you allow me to shadow you?” I feel like I’m asking for a lot with no reason for them to want to let me.

Hey! I took the TASC test last year and passed. I also took the ACT, and I’m heading to college this fall! Because the world is shut down, I now have a ton of free time. Also, virtual classes is a thing. I know that studying for the GED/TASC/HiSet is daunting and that most GED students can’t afford to pay for tutoring. I am therefore offering a reasonable amount of my time to helping however that may be. Feel free to post a question in the comments if you get stuck or to request a zoom tutoring session. I have experience helping a friend with the math section. Needless to say, I won’t be charging for anything. Good luck y’all!

I’m trying to figure out the probability of a certain event taking place on a given day. Here’s a simplified example: On my seventh birthday, my father promises to take me to Disneyland before I turn eight. The probability would be something like 1/365 today, 1/364 tomorrow, etc. Here’s where I have a problem: he also says that the better I behave, the sooner he’ll take me. How do I figure out the probability for that??

Do colleges care how competitive the college you are currently at is when you apply to transfer? In other words, if I want to transfer should I start at a cheap college close to home (CUNY) or a competitive college? Also, if I was waitlisted, do I have more chance when I apply to transfer?