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A quick definition of marriage portion:

Marriage portion: A marriage portion is the same thing as a dowry. It is something that a bride's family gives to the groom or the couple as a gift when they get married. It can be money, property, or other valuable things.

A more thorough explanation:

MARRIAGE PORTION

A marriage portion is the same as a dowry. It is a sum of money, property, or other valuable assets that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

1. In some cultures, the marriage portion is a traditional custom. For example, in India, it is customary for the bride's family to provide a dowry to the groom's family.

2. In medieval Europe, a marriage portion was often given by the bride's family to the groom's family as a way of securing the bride's financial future.

The examples illustrate how a marriage portion is a form of payment made by the bride's family to the groom's family at the time of marriage. This payment can take many forms, including money, property, or other valuable assets. The purpose of the marriage portion is to provide financial security for the bride and to help establish the couple's new household.

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InsipidLemon

23:57

thanks!

RustyWrangler

23:59

Np!

InsipidLemon

0:01

actually can I ask u another question? How do you get CAS fees waived by schools? Is that unsolicited or is it normally solicited?

Dkkm11

0:51

Lol, with the gtown essay last year, I shared a top 10 wine/sake list. Love that they still have the cop-out response.

Dkkm11

0:51

@KeenHeartbreakingRattlesnake: 100% unless you write something absolutley dimwit.

Dkkm11

0:52

oops. tagged the wrong person cus I am drunk. @usefulNappyClown

Dkkm11

0:53

@InsipidLemon: really depends on how much they like you. Some schools will give it to you unsolicited, others you must ask.

PheonixWright

3:23

I decided to apply to ASU because why not cause I saw they waived the application and CAS fee

PheonixWright

3:24

It only took like 15 minutes

StandingOnBusiness

3:43

same here, i qualify for AZ residency so i figured it wouldn't be a bad thing to toss in the mix

StandingOnBusiness

3:44

20 business day admissions decision turnaround is lit

ChowieBean

9:31

morning friends

ChowieBean

9:32

it's a personal statement and essay grind typa day

ErraticFearlessGecko

10:01

Hi chowie

ErraticFearlessGecko

10:01

How'd you feel about your test

info-man

10:01

good morning y'all

ErraticFearlessGecko

10:01

Morning

ChowieBean

10:37

Gecko, I feel pretty good. Two of the RC passages had really tough inference questions -- hoping I narrowed down my answer choices correctly

ChowieBean

10:38

Very happy with LR other than having to guess on a couple questions cuz of time

ChowieBean

10:42

i have a question about my personal statement. in my activism for the hospitality workers' union, i organized and spoke up in favor of stronger regulations on airbnb because the unregulated spread of airbnb throughout LA was inflating housing costs for workers and threatening their job security. do you think it's too divisive to mention regulating airbnb? idk

Nostradumbass

10:44

I wrote mine about how all activists should be consolidated into a large smelting pot and refined down to a viscous goo

Nostradumbass

10:45

Expecting a lot of rejections though

ChowieBean

11:07

I'm sure you'll get a full ride to a few schools :P

HowlEngineer

11:11

The impression I get is most schools try not to judge based on the political implications of what you write about. They probably care more that you saw a problem and tried to fix it. That seems like a great thing to write a PS about @chowie

HowlEngineer

11:18

Besides, if a school didn’t let you in for trying to fix a problem you saw in your community, that doesn’t say great things about your school’s culture (assuming the thing you did showed good common sense judgment ofc)

HowlEngineer

11:19

That school’s* culture

ChowieBean

11:23

Thanks Howl you're right :D I def talked about solving problems in my PS

ChowieBean

12:03

@HowlEngineer: what's your dream school

MildChiller

12:08

"Have you applied for admission to [school] in a prior year" I applied in Oct. of the 23-24 cycle, should I put 23 or 24 as the year I applied?

MildChiller

12:09

Bcuz 2023 is when I technically applied but I applied for admissions in 2024

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