Our avatars are posting on a forum thread.

So this Peppino guy can do charge attacks or a ground pound like me, but can he turn into a flattened, inflated, or even drunk version of himself? And most importantly: do he even put garlic in his pizzas?? I don't think so. I need more to be truly impressed (still, I like the attempt at homage toward my great Wario Land games...).

Edited by Coock-atoo on Feb 6th 2023 at 11:59:42 AM

   That's right brother, he'll never be on the same level but it is a admirable attempt.   

Edited by MkayRose on Feb 6th 2023 at 7:02:41 AM

[1] So Kshahrewar is math/physics? Physics might give me trouble for obvious reasons; are there any exams from past semesters that I could take a look at?

We are currently in the process of releasing to the public any exam more than two years old, for reference purposes. Fair warning, though, Akademiya entrance exams have a tendency to change content (but rarely difficulty) significantly over the years. Here’s the one from Kaveh’s year, and the most recent one we’re allowed to release, respectively. kshahrewar_exam_0.pdf kshahrewar_exam_1.pdf

Two very lengthy documents containing test questions and answers, the older document being advanced math and physics, and the newer being logic problems and a long open-ended engineering challenge.

You guys... don't seem to have concrete lesson plans? The two tests are examining for two vastly different things. Either way, thanks - I'll take a closer look tomorrow, see how much I can solve.

How advanced maths? Like, post-highschool maths or uni stuff like calculus and linear algebra?

Edited by StepexNo2 on Feb 6th 2023 at 12:54:58 PM

It’s a general Darshan test, so pretty easy in any given subject by Akademiya standards. Kshahrewar is the broadest Darshan by far, too, and the only one where you are required to specialize further after getting in. For example, here are the Haravatat (my Darshan) tests from the same years. haravatat_exam_0.pdf haravatat_exam_1.pdf

Two documents, each four pages long, detailing essay requirements. They have the same specifications, with the only difference being the topic. One is about the symbolic analysis of something called the “King Deshret Script”, and the other is about the translation between Teyvat and Sumeran script. Notable is the particular specification that, if the essay is written in a language other than Teyvat or Sumeran, the student gets a not insignificant amount of extra credit.

The math would probably be uni stuff. Difficult for your average university math student, but not impossible to pass by any means. I am making all of this up, by the way, we know very little about the Akademiya’s actual curriculum.

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Is there any reason why the Akademiya does that? I assume it's either to keep new students on their toes, or just to mess with people. Probably the former, but the latter isn't off the table.

And those are the entry exams for Kshahrewar? I could probably do it, sure, but not without a lot of effort on my part. Either the Akademiya discourages students, or they're some kind of quaternary education instead of tertiary like I thought.

Also, I assume a "Darshan" is like a course, right?

Edited by m-95 on Feb 6th 2023 at 9:51:45 AM

A “Darshan” refers to one of the six schools of the Akademiya. In simple terms: history and social sciences, biology, engineering, astronomy and astrology, elemental studies, and linguistics. And, yes, it’s a very intensive school. People often study for years just to get in, and then for a lot longer to graduate. For instance, as a Haravatat student, one must know twenty languages just to pass.

all of that is canon, and the twenty languages for haravatat is a conservative interpretation

Wha— Twenty languages?
For reference, a well-educated person here in Europa usually learns six or eight, and even that's mostly for international work!

There's no way the Akademiya is analogous to a university. It has to be post-tertiary work — Otherwise, everyone in Sumeru must either be a genius or uneducated! Is there some kind of education people get before the Akademiya?

Edited by m-95 on Feb 6th 2023 at 11:52:12 AM

That's what I'm thinking too. How would you even get into the Akademiya, with the help of a private teacher? The whole entrance exam already makes the university look really elitist to me.

   Thank the Makers I’m a monster, the human education system sounds confusing! - Monster Under The Bed!Shadow   

   I agwee, bwain get tirahed fwom wooking at it.   

   Not all educational stuff is dull. Art class, dance class and gym class can be fun.   

It’s no concern of mine what the Akademiya does with its current students. I graduated years ago. As long as I can do my job, I don’t care.

Edited by KitkatKK2 on Feb 7th 2023 at 7:17:18 AM

I will note that records show that the Akademiya is more so analogous for a aristocratic collage then a public education system. The average medieval farmer didn't know mathematics afterall.

You should see the work I have to do at school. It's very interesting.

Ooh, what is it like Sophia?

Something to make school more cool?

Hmm... School... I hope the kindergarten exams in your homeworlds does not consist in sending 4 year-olds to expeditions where they'll have to fight various monsters.

Edited by Coock-atoo on Feb 7th 2023 at 9:21:41 PM

In my opinion the only education us children need is on how to paint! 🖌️🎨

   Painting is fun!   

   Putting color to illustrations always brings them to life! aroo.   

   Only if the option to have less classes and just focus on the most interesting things to learn. I mean seriously, is everything from school going to be useful in adulthood?   

Edited by MkayRose on Feb 7th 2023 at 4:49:06 PM

x3 I don't recall mine, but if my kindergarten did that, they'd be shut down and the military would be sent to investigate the monsters.

How about maths? Sure, it's a matter of presentation, but there is a certain beauty to some functions or logical connections. For instance, here's a stock example: the Mandelbrot set◊, a colouring of the complex plane using a recursive function!

I am once again asking for social interaction. Albedo, I know you're watching - how's work going? Anything I can help you with?

He’s in a Knights staff meeting. The same one that I am ostensibly in. But he’s been well recently, far as I know. In the city more than usual, but that’s not really surprising, with Windblume not too far off.

Edited by KitkatKK2 on Feb 7th 2023 at 2:09:07 AM

Royal schoolwork, it helps me learn how to be a princess.

Now that sounds interesting!

What things you have to learn to be a princess though?

Edited by MkayRose on Feb 7th 2023 at 5:11:33 AM

[1] Do you think he has a crush on Windblume? /j
Thanks for the info. Guess I'll wait a bit, because I do have a question for him. Oh, and that reminds me that I wanted to test something, brb

() Politics and speaking mainly, if I had to guess? I don't know much about merfolk politics.

The test in question: sending air canisters filled in Stefan's homeworld to Tevyat and back again, then testing if they contain the same chemical that caused Stefan to cough blood the first time he visited. If they don't - great, no more problems with IU travel, because if Stefan wants to return, he can just inhale some homeworld air before getting transported!

Politeness, learning how to pour tea, etc.

OOC: I barely watched the show, so these are just my thoughts on what she did.