21:52:01ShinmeraIf it's any consolation, I had applicants that I thought less fitting than you.
21:52:57ShinmeraSo yeah, definitely worth applying. If you keep at it I'm sure you can get a good portfolio together by the time you finish your degree.
21:53:19TrashtalkTo be fair, I did give you very little information
21:53:54TrashtalkAnd don't tell me about the others. Talking down like that is unneccesary.
21:56:05TrashtalkAnd I think writing is mostly going to stay a hobby. I want to become a mathematician when I grow up.
22:07:46Trashtalkthe most enfuriating thing a lecturer can say is something along the lines of: "You'll just have to take my word on this, as I don't have the time to prove it."
22:08:05Shinmerahey I love that. Fuck proofs, someone already did it anyway.
22:08:30selwynhonestly, a large part of why i like math more is because a lot of it (at least in my school/undergrad) is done on pen and paper, which i find relaxing
22:08:44selwynbeing in front of a computer screen for more than like an hour makes me cranky
22:09:32Shinmeralike wtf's the point of me being the billionth student to repeat this dumbass proof when I get the concept and the implications just fine without repeating this tired charade.