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I think you should apply! If the average is 1170, that means there are lots of students below 1170 that get in. Having multiple rigorous courses and a good GPA should help you. They have a 68% acceptance rate, so you’re likely to get accepted even with an 1150 (which is about average). Also, remember to use your GPA on a 4.0 scale. College often do NOT weight GPA so a standard scale is a more accurate way to view your GPA. Best of luck to you!

Losing weight is hard enough when you're happy, but it's even harder when you're depressed, as many Americans well know.Rates of depression are higher in the obese and overweight than in people of normal weight, and while the numbers don't track each other precisely, the incidence of both obesity and depression is increasing in the U.S.Women, in particular, are more likely to be both overweight and depressed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And an underlying mood disorder may be responsible for 1 in 4 cases of obesity, some research suggests.The presence of two health issues in medical lingo, comorbidity presents a challenge for both people who are overweight and their medical providers, and recalls the old quandary of the chicken and the egg. Do weight problems cause people to become depressed, or do people become overweight because they’re depressed?While there’s no definitive answer to that question, some obesity specialists say that depression and other mood disorders should be addressed before people do battle with the scale.“Starting an intentional weight-loss effort in the midst of a poorly managed clinical depression is like starting a marathon with a badly sprained ankle,” Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, an obesity specialist in Canada, has written.“My advice is straightforward. If you’re suffering with depression, before you consider a weight-loss effort, and even if your weight is playing into your low mood, you’re better off treating your mood before your weight.”Research from the University of Alabama and elsewhere seems to support Freedhoff's position. In Alabama, researchers found that young adults who reported high levels of depression at the start of the study gained the most weight over the next 15 years. But people who started off overweight showed no dramatic changes in depression, suggesting that depression has a bigger effect on weight than weight on depression.Meanwhile, research published in March in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that although 7 out of 10 American adults are obese or overweight, fewer of us are trying to lose weight; we've thrown in the towel even before the bathing-suit arrives, and it may be, in part, because we're depressed.One of the symptoms of major depressive disorder is hopelessness, the sense that nothing we do will change our circumstances for the better.“The longer adults live with obesity, the less they may be willing to attempt weight loss, in particular if they had attempted weight loss multiple times without success,” the authors from Georgia Southern University said.Moreover, dieting can put a person into a low mood, a phenomenon described in the 1950s as "dieting depression" by the late Dr. Albert J. Stunkard.So what’s a person to do if you're both overweight and depressed? Hang on to that towel, and try elevating your mood before tackling your weight.Start with foodSince one side effect of some antidepressants is a loss of appetite, the problem of excess weight and depression seems easily fixed with a bottle of pills. But other studies found appetite increases with prolonged use of antidepressants and weight gain is commonly associated with their use.A report by the CDC says that more than half of adults who were taking antidepressants still reported moderate to severe depression and were obese.One problem is that not all people with weight problems are eating because they're hungry; even without an appetite, they'll continue eating to try to satisfy emotional needs. Moreover, antidepressants don't help everyone who's depressed, said James E. Gangwisch, assistant professor of psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City.It seems counterintuitive to treat obesity and depression with food, but that's what some of Gangwisch's research suggests. His study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2015 found that consuming food that rapidly raises blood-sugar levels also known as high-glycemic foods increased the risk of depression among women. Other studies have found similar outcomes among other demographics, Gangwisch said.In the Columbia study, which examined the records of more than 70,000 postmenopausal women, the more sugar and processed grains that women consumed, the more likely they were to be depressed.The exercise problemVigorous, regular exercise improves not just our physical but mental health as well, so much so that some doctors are now prescribing movement instead of medicine. Several studies have shown that aerobic exercise can, in some cases, be even more effective than antidepressants, and lack of exercise has been shown to increase the risk for depression.But ironically, the easiest way to lift your mood is also the hardest when you're overweight or obese."When people are depressed, they become tired and lethargic. It's difficult to get people who are depressed to exercise," Gangwisch said.Even normal-weight people have trouble motivating themselves to exercise. Fewer than half of Americans get the amount recommended by the CDC.The overweight and obese may also fear getting hurt physically or being ridiculed when exercising in public even though most manufacturers of exercise clothes — including Nike have acknowledged that the pursuit of fitness isn't just for the svelte.The Mayo Clinic, however, says that it's movement that betters our mood, and you don't have to run a 5K to improve your mental state"Certainly running, lifting weights, playing basketball and other fitness activities that get your heart pumping can help. But so can physical activity such as gardening, washing your car, walking around the block or engaging in other less intense activities. Any physical activity that gets you off the couch and moving can help improve your mood," the Mayo Clinic says.And it doesn't have to be for an hour. As little as five minutes of movement can have a beneficial effect on your mood, even more so if you're outdoors and exposed to nature and light, which are among other strategies recommended to improve mood.Focus on happyIn 18th-century England, a morbidly obese Scotsman named George Cheyne became popular for books he published about how to be healthy. Cheyne, a physician who weighed as much as 450 pounds at one point, suffered from depression, drank heavily and wrote about his struggles in his book called "The English Malady."Cheyne's depression, in part, stemmed from guilt derived from his Anglican faith, said Anita Guerrini, a professor at Oregon State University and the author of "Obesity and Depression in the Enlightenment: The Life and Times of George Cheyne.""He felt that being fat was sinful; he felt guilt from living such a lavish lifestyle," Guerrini said.Cheyne extrapolated that much of English society was suffering from the same collection of ills that he deemed "The English malady.""He thought that the English had been too successful, and were eating themselves to death and living in cities that didn't make them happy," Guerrini said. The solution, he decided, involved not just changing his diet but "keeping your mind calm and serene," and one way he did this was by reading novels and the Bible."He thought that having a good spiritual life was important," Guerrini said.Cheyne never got svelte, but he eventually lost half of his body weight with a prescription that today would be described as "everything in moderation."Three hundred years later, that's a philosophy that Freedhoff, an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa, embraces.“If you’re already struggling with depression, and in many cases, there’s guilt associated with that, not succeeding with your planned behavior changes can make matters worse,” Freedhoff said.Rather than working toward an ideal weight or size, people should set a goal of being happy, said Freedhoff, author of the 2014 book "The Diet Fix." That doesn't mean that your weight doesn't matter obesity causes disease and shortens life expectancy — but getting to a healthy weight, for most people, involves small, manageable changes.For example, Freedhoff believes people should cook at home and not succumb to the ills of fast food, but while making the transition, he advises people not to obsess about preparing, say, wild-caught salmon stuffed with garlic and kale, but food that you and your family will like."Maybe cutting your cooking teeth on less healthy meals will encourage you to gain the skills and comfort you'll need to slowly improve your repertoire, and in so doing make the kitchen a room in which you actually enjoy spending time," Freedhoff wrote on his blog.“As far as quality of life goes, there’s no doubt in my mind that mental health is far more important than what a person weighs,” Freedhoff said.How to Lose Weight – Top 18 Simple Weight Loss Tips - Click Here to Read

What would the US look like after 20 years of complete Democratic control?20 years isn't long enough to turn around the Titanic. The US is literally sinking, and drowning, under GOP rule. We are facing a healthcare crisis of epidemic proportions.The Democratic Party leadership is the only party capable of addressing healthcare, because it is the only party willing to face the problem head on.The GOP have swept it under the rug, and fought any decent healthcare for decades; while other countries have continuously addressed universal healthcare for their residents. They are now way ahead of the United States.The US is in imminent danger of being unable to compete on a global scale, because we refuse to provide affordable and accessible healthcare to everyone.Common sense tells us a prosperous nation needs affordable healthcare, affordable housing, healthy food, education and jobs.The Democratic Party has continuously fought for these critical needs for all Americans.If a head of a household does not have healthcare, access to healthcare, or simply can't afford healthcare, then they can't take care of themselves or their families. That's just an indisputable fact.This means that they may not be able to work, are way more likely to end up disabled, and living on the public dole. This is the antithesis of what anyone wants; especially for the GOP that wants nothing to do with healthcare.The argument against universal healthcare is that the US will not be economically free. Conservatives want a market based approach to healthcare. They see UHC as socialism.The weakness with this argument is that we have less economic freedom than other countries with universal healthcare.[1] In other words, top countries with universal healthcare, that are market based, blow us away.Edit: Mauritis now has UHC.Of the largest economies in the world, the US is the only one without UHC.Of the richest countries in the world, the US is the only one without UHC.Of the countries with the richest people in the world, the US is the only country without UHC.Healthcare: If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, then our world healthcare map is a masterpiece.“America is a health-care outlier in the developed world"[2]Notice the countries in red. The US and some countries in Africa are the only places without some form of universal healthcare. Of the 195 countries in the world, the US is the only country that joins the 40 left without UHC, all of which are war torn or impoverished. [3]Edit: Indonesia now has UHC.Let's get to whataboutism.Here is a list of the healthiest countries in the world. They all have UHC, and pay dramatically less than the US for their universal healthcare coverage. Notice that the US is not on this list.The US does make #1 on the list for the world's most expensive healthcare. Note this graph is from 2014, and the gap has become worse.With all of the money that the US spends on healthcare, one would expect that our healthcare outcomes would be better than those countries with UHC, who pay much less. Sadly, this is not the case.The US has the highest life expectancy right? No.Other comparable countries have a higher life expectancy. This applies to men and women, across races, and across projections to 2030.Let's look at infant mortality rates first.Infant mortality rates were highest in the U.S., with 5.8 fatalities out of every 1,000 live births. For other countries, the average infant mortality rate was 3.6 fatalities for every 1,000 live births.[4]Edit: 02/14/2020The latest CDC US Maternal mortality rates for 2018 are out [5]""new [maternal mortality] rate, while capturing just how poorly the U.S. ranks among other countries, is actually a significant underestimate of the problem."17.4 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The US ranks 55th in the world…behind Russia.The US has a very high Amenable Mortality Rate compared to other developed nations. [6] [7]These stats are from 2016, and they are getting worse because the US stats are getting worse.Even worse, the Amenable Mortality Rate within the US, compared state by state is a disaster. [8]The poor southern states rank substantially higher.[9] This map is interactive. If you go directly to the citation, the range in amenable mortality rates goes from the high 90s to over 143 for MS. Alabama is 112. Georgia is 103. South Carolina is 99.9. Tennessee is 114. Kentucky is 113. West Virginia is 108.9. Facts don't lie. These states all have the same thing in common. I also didn't get into the states, like TX at 95.The US Spends less than other countries right? No.In 2016, the US was spending 10K per capita. That is 2.5 times the average of similarly situated and wealthier countries.In 2016, the U.S. spent 17.8 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare. Other countries’ spending ranged from a low of 9.6 percent of GDP in Australia to a high of 12.4 percent of GDP in Switzerland[10]The U.S. has the best health care in the world right? Yes and No.We do a good job with cancer survival rates. We are right up there with Japan and Canada on 5 year colorectal and breast cancer rates.We also have excellent healthcare research, and 1,000s of drugs that are in trials.Remember, we pay dearly for those drugs…more than any other country in the world. American's literally have zero bargaining power against big pharma. That doesn't sound market based.Don't get fooled by the R & D argument either. Big Pharma spends twice as much on marketing than R & D. How about we see a few less tv ads and save the money on the cost of drugs.This self serving industry article disputes this and says it's because of the cost of free drugs. [11] Then stop the free drugs!! Just make them affordable! Don't give me BS excuses.The US has lead the way with hospital safety too.[12]Here is where we struggle:[13]We are facing a shortage of doctors.We are suffering in primary care.We have coordination of care issues. This leads to unnecessary delays of abnormal healthcare tests and treatment.We have hospital bed shortagesWe have serious obesity ratesThere are many more issues than what I listed in this short essay.The administrative costs added by insurance companies, billing entities inside hospitals, extremely expensive procedures and tests, drugs and comparable surgeries, are astounding compared to other countries with the same or better quality healthcare.So what's the point?The point is that we are nothing without our health.Anyone who has ever had a health scare, or faced a family member's health concerns, knows this.We are all literally one catastrophe away from being bankrupted by healthcare costs.[14]If you are young reading this and think that nothing will happen to you, I hope that you are right, but don't count on it.If you are older and reading this, either you know what I mean, or there is a good chance that you will learn soon enough.Your health isn't solely dependent on how well you eat, how much you exercise or how much you weigh.So many factors play into it, including genetics, and accidents, outside our control.That's the whole frickin’ point of insurance in the first place! It's a hedge against risk! You already are paying for everyone else's healthcare, and it's damned expensive! You can still end up in serious debt and bankruptcy anyway, and there is a good chance of it on our present trajectory.At least UHC actually gives us a hedge of protection; not a hedge that throws us off the cliff, which is what our current healthcare insurance system does anyway.My fellow Americans, we are facing a tsunami. We must move to higher ground, and I mean that literally and figuratively.Vote Blue 2020!P.S. A damning new study about US life expectancy was just released by JAMA. [15]P.S. [16] Another incredibly well written answer backs up everything that I am saying factually and historically. Reaganomics was the doom of America, and the continued denial of universal basic healthcare, will be its absolute downfall.His conclusion here:Footnotes[1] Conservative Think Tank: 10 Countries With Universal Health Care Have Freer Economies Than The U.S.[2] America is a health-care outlier in the developed world[3] List of countries with universal health care - Wikipedia[4] U.S. health spending twice other countries' with worse results[5] The New U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Fails to Capture Many Deaths — ProPublica[6] America’s ranking on amenable mortality is an embarrassment - PNHP[7] Mortality amenable to healthcare - Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker[8] Mortality amenable to health care[9] Mortality amenable to health care[10] U.S. health spending twice other countries' with worse results[11] Do Biopharma Companies Really Spend More on Marketing Than R&D?[12] Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries[13] Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries[14] This Is the No. 1 Reason Americans File for Bankruptcy | The Motley Fool[15] Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates in the United States, 1959-2017[16] Frank Seward's share of George Tait Edwards's answer to What does the practice of the Washington Consensus of macroeconomics/austerity ultimately produce? in RealPolitics