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What do I get my 15- y.o. sister for Christmas?

What do I get my 15- y.o. sister for Christmas? [Response: Band Merch]
What do I get my 15- y.o. sister for Christmas? [Response: Band Merch]

Well, that depends on what she has and what she is into. If she likes makeup you could do a giftcard to Ulta or Sephora. Another option is a mall gift card (most malls like Natick and Braintree offer Simon cards) and then she can choose what store to use it at or a gift card to her favorite hair salon.

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Why BC accepts students with SAT scores so unevenly?

Why BC accepts students with SAT scores so unevenly?
Why BC accepts students with SAT scores so unevenly?

SAT scores are just one poor indicator of freshman year success. The picture presented by a student’s application; essays, grades, the courses they have taken, their extracurricular activities, etc., provides a richer set of data for Admissions. The Admissions website leads with “We’re educating men and women who shape the world with vision, justice, and charity. ” SAT scores are not going to select for those qualities.

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I think my math teacher hate me

I think my math teacher hate me
I think my math teacher hate me

I’m sorry you’re having a bad experience in math. I doubt your teacher hates you; if you’re struggling, it’s more likely they’re feeling compassion, because teachers really do want all of their students to succeed. If you’re having difficulty, I recommend both meeting with your professor for help and meeting with tutors in the CFLC: bit.ly/BC-connors

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What is happiness?

What is happiness?
What is happiness?

One of my helpers has this to share: “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust

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What’s more iconic: unicorns or pegasi?

What's more iconic: unicorns or pegasi? Also, how are you?
What’s more iconic: unicorns or pegasi? Also, how are you?

I think pegasi don’t have the PR department unicorns do. I’ve never seen a rainbow pegasus or a Christmas pegasus, but I see all kinds of unicorns all over pop culture. And I’m doing great, thanks: feeling good and on the level.

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Will u sponsor my H1B VISA

Will u sponsor my H1B VISA
Will u sponsor my H1B VISA

I’m not eligible to do that (being an inanimate wall, and all), but I recommend talking to the Office of International Students and Scholars at bcis@bc.edu or 2-8005, as well as the Career Center (bit.ly/BC-career) for their advice. Also, try GoinGlobal H1B Plus (bit.ly/HB1GoinGlobal), a database that provides listings of American employers seeking to hire international employees in the US.

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cube root unity in x^2+x+1

symbols in this post--a set of conditions describing x^2 +x+1, cannot be displayed due to technical problems.
ω ∈ C cube root unity, P prime. Then (P) ∈ Z[ω] maximal, ⇔ in Fp has no solution to x^2+x+1?

My advanced math assistants have not yet responded; I hope to have an answer tomorrow. In the meantime, I’d like to clarify whether I’ve represented your post accurately in typeset: ω ∈ C cube root unity, P prime. Then (P) ∈ Z[ω] maximal, ⇔ in Fp has no solution to x^2+x+1?

Update 12/5: My assistants had to travel many moons and across many mountains to find a wise person who could answer this question. Here is his answer: The notation to me asks, “We are looking for solutions omega, in the complex plane that satisfy the polynomial P and want to know if they are, or are not deMoivre numbers, that is, complex numbers that when raised to an integer power (in this case 3 from the cube root) produce the value of 1. Both roots of this polynomial satisfy this as I have shown. I’m not sure by Fp, whether they are referring to the function space of polynomials, the antiderivative, the derivative or a field relationship. I’m also not sure what they are looking for with respect to the prime constraint, all the coefficients are 1, 1 is defined NOT to be prime so I’m not sure how to satisfy that issue. For more info, try this online textbook on Algebraic Number Theory from Stanford U: bit.ly/stanford-number-theory

Proposed solution for the calculus problem, showing a graph of the equation y=1+x+x^2
Proposed solution for the calculus problem.
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How does BC decide which hospital to send student to when they section the student? Why can’t the student request?

How does BC decide which hospital to send student to when they section the student? Why can't the student request? Why does the BCPD ignore the request of not sending student to an ER that is so crowded and hold someone on bed request for 2 days?
How does BC decide which hospital to send student to when they section the student? Why can’t the student request? Why does the BCPD ignore the request of not sending student to an ER that is so crowded and hold someone on bed request for 2 days?

My assistants are in touch with UCS. I’ll provide an update when & if they find out anything.

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Why is that I heard that UCS doesn’t organize their referrals by specific request such as POC, Christian/spirituality therapists, etc?

Why is that I heard that UCS doesn't organize their referrals by specific request such as POC, Christian/spirituality therapists, etc? How do they make sure that students who recieve the referral are successfully connected w/outpatient therapists? Does UCS ever calculate teh successful connection rate now UCS has a case manager?
Why is that I heard that UCS doesn’t organize their referrals by specific request such as POC, Christian/spirituality therapists, etc? How do they make sure that students who recieve the referral are successfully connected w/outpatient therapists? Does UCS ever calculate teh successful connection rate now UCS has a case manager?

My assistants are in touch with UCS. I’ll provide an update when & if they find out anything.

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Hi Answer Wall! Happy Thanksgiving :) I’m grateful for BC people who work hard to care and support students and the great improvement and resources they made possible!

Hi Answer Wall! Happy Thanksgiving :) I'm grateful for BC people who work hard to care and support students and the great improvement and resources they made possible! Since I miss everyone so much over Thanksgiving, I decide to ask more questions!!
Hi Answer Wall! Happy Thanksgiving 🙂 I’m grateful for BC people who work hard to care and support students and the great improvement and resources they made possible! Since I miss everyone so much over Thanksgiving, I decide to ask more questions!!

Thanks! I think that’s a great idea. Let me know if there’s anything I can help with.

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I am going to fail my classes. :(

I am going to fail my classes. :(
I am going to fail my classes. 🙁

Many students have that feeling, but sometimes it is unwarranted. Take steps now to improve your odds for this semester and make a plan for next. If you’re really failing classes, make an appointment with the professor and your advisor right now. If you’re on the cusp, talk to them and get peer tutoring at the CFLC before they close for the semester on Dec. 9. Wishing you passing grades, but many of my helpers have failed a class – while it seems like the end of the world, it truly is not.

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Whenever I sign in to a Mac here, it keeps asking me to sign in w/ my apple ID.

Whenever I sign in to a Mac here, it keeps asking me to sign in w/ my apple ID. anyway to fix/remove this?
Whenever I sign in to a Mac here, it keeps asking me to sign in w/ my apple ID. anyway to fix/remove this?

I’ve got a question in to some of my helpers and I’ll let you know what I find out. Even though your profile is private on our public machines it’s probably a bad idea to link your Apple ID to any of them.

Update 12/5: that’s a first-time login behavior that our systems folk were able to fix up until the most recent MacOS update; they’re working on it.