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my professor just asked me out…

hi answer wall, my professor just asked me out (like when the semester ends) - is it okay if I say yes?? I won't have him as a professor again at BC.
hi answer wall, my professor just asked me out (like when the semester ends) – is it okay if I say yes?? I won’t have him as a professor again at BC.

It is not okay for the faculty member to ask you out. BC policy states: “The University prohibits any faculty member or other employee from engaging in a romantic or sexual relationship or in any romantic or sexual conduct with any student currently enrolled as an undergraduate at Boston College.” If you’re a grad student, you can have a relationship with a faculty member in another department or school, but as you are taking a class with this person, that exception probably doesn’t apply either.

OOF.
OOF.
YIKES
YIKES

Yupppp

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Whats the meaning of life?

Whats the meaning of life?
Whats the meaning of life?

Figuring out what x equals.

Why only one variable? What's the function? Does x have one value or more or none? Is the domain real or complex?
Why only one variable? What’s the function? Does x have one value or more or none? Is the domain real or complex?

These are all great questions that you’ll spend your life trying to figure out!

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How do you get over a toxic break up, and move on? (After being with each other for 2+ years)

How do you get over a toxic break up, and move on? (After being with each other for 2+ years)
How do you get over a toxic break up, and move on? (After being with each other for 2+ years)

Be gentle with yourself. Maybe don’t jump right into the next relationship before you’ve had time to process this one (or maybe that’s exactly what you need). Everybody handles grief differently–and even if the relationship sucked, part of what you’re doing is grieving for something you spent a good bit of your life on.

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I hope that life gives you reasons to smile soon!

Its a bad day, not a bad life :)
Its a bad day, not a bad life 🙂

♫ Always look on the bright side of life! ♫

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Why do I make friends with so many rich people?

Why do I make friends with so many rich people? How can I stop caring about our socioeconomic gap? It feels like there's always going to be a barrier.
Why do I make friends with so many rich people? How can I stop caring about our socioeconomic gap? It feels like there’s always going to be a barrier.

If these friends are your people — interested in your story (and the real you), loyal, and you share mutual values with them– then you’ll just have to pick and chose the activities you can share (re: travel, dining, etc.). And accept you come from different socioeconomic circumstances.  If you feel in your core, however, that you don’t share similar values with many of these friends and they don’t see you, considering redirecting your energy.

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Umm… Don’t know what to major in.. I like philosophy but don’t wanna be jobless.

Umm... Don't know what to major in.. I like philosophy but don't wanna be jobless.
Umm… Don’t know what to major in.. I like philosophy but don’t wanna be jobless.

Your major does not limit you to a particular career. A few careers require a particular major, but even with some of those you can go back and fill in necessary classes later. It’s worthwhile to explore what you can do with a philosophy major with a counselor at the Career Center (bit.ly/BC-career). You may appreciate this interactive site on where BC grads land by major: bit.ly/MajorToJob. The #1 answer may surprise you!

Philosophy is a great major! many aspects/jobs include philosophy, do what you like --Philosophy Senior
Philosophy is a great major! many apects/jobs include philosophy, do what you like –Philosophy Senior

Totally agree. Philosophy blends well with lots of careers. Stop by BC’s Career Center and talk with a coach about what sorts of things philosophy grads do. You’ll be pleasantly surprised. http://bit.ly/CareerCtrMajors

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If putting your shirt under your pants is called “tucking in your shirt”, then if you put your shirt over your pants, then are you “tucking in your pants”?

If putting your shirt under your pants is called "tucking in your shirt", then if you put your shirt over your pants, then are you "tucking in your pants"?
If putting your shirt under your pants is called “tucking in your shirt”, then if you put your shirt over your pants, then are you “tucking in your pants”?

I wouldn’t think so – when you tuck your pants, there’s generally an active tucking (or stuffing) motion needed with the hands, but when you put on a shirt, it tends to go above the pants without much hassle. But you can tuck your pant legs into your socks, and it’s a really good idea in tick territory.

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…should I try to get a better paying job that I don’t love…

Studies often show that for most people money = happiness, no matter how much we tell ourselves the opposite. So, should I try to get a better paying job that I don't love or a lower paying one I find interesting? (I'm a senior)
Studies often show that for most people money = happiness, no matter how much we tell ourselves the opposite. So, should I try to get a better paying job that I don’t love or a lower paying one I find interesting? (I’m a senior)

Studies have shown that that’s only true up to a certain dollar amount – and not a very large one at that (See this article in Nature Human Behaviour: http://bit.ly/CashJoy). I would recommend trying to find work that meets at least your basic economic needs, interests you, and has a good forward path towards better pay and opportunities.