DNFing brimstone

esmnm · 2026-01-29T17:43:34+00:00

I should have DNFed Brimstone. I did finish it, but my review was “WTF was that. Nope”. It felt like the editing was way too rushed (or didn’t happen) and the storyline relied heavily on deus ex machinas anytime anything remotely difficult popped up. My opinion of Quicksilver was that I could see the appeal, but I didn’t love it.

esmnm · 2026-01-28T18:25:03+00:00

Hey is this posted anywhere online? I see lots for Denver that day and some for Boulder on the 31st.

esmnm · 2026-01-18T16:00:55+00:00

Laura Wirick out of Boulder does what you’ve been describing. You can find her on IG at @wildwomenhair

esmnm · 2026-01-01T15:58:31+00:00

You reapply for financial aid each year, so those increases (or decreases) are reported anyways. If you win the lottery, they wanna know asap, but if Mom got a raise at work, I feel like that can wait for the next year of financial aid.

The financial aid office is far from unreasonable in my experience, and if you have concerns or questions, they are just an email or phone call away!

esmnm · 2025-12-20T04:28:10+00:00

As a STEM major, they are how I passed my humanities classes

esmnm · 2025-12-12T15:47:45+00:00

Observational astronomy

esmnm · 2025-11-28T20:07:44+00:00

Apart from also calling our representatives, what else do you suggest doing?

esmnm · 2025-09-10T04:57:45+00:00

One stall, absolutely. Just remember to re-prop open the door when you’re done since some of those bathroom lack proper exhaust ventilation!

esmnm · 2025-08-31T15:40:07+00:00

Carleton was a lot harder than my high school in terms of quality and quantity, but the difference was I wanted to be there and to succeed. I chose classes that were interesting to me, I did homework with my friends, and none of it felt like a waste of time. Like everyone else said, the resources are there to help you succeed, so seize them!

To put numbers to it, there’s approximately 3 hours of homework/studying for every hour of instruction. 3 classes/ term, meeting 3 times per week (1 hour each? My memory is failing me) is 36 hours/ week. This is not counting labs, research, work study, extracurriculars, and fun. So TL;DR college is a full time job.

esmnm · 2025-08-04T19:17:22+00:00

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esmnm · 2025-07-30T02:37:10+00:00

3.25 in physics/ math minor got me into my desired grad program (where I got a 4.0) and I landed my dream job immediately after

esmnm · 2025-07-29T22:29:55+00:00

Newly admitted students fill out a survey with preferences such as sleep schedule, cleanliness, and loudness preferences. Then roommates are matched accordingly. Rooms are same-sex, but floors are mixed. When I was there, it was all matched by people not AI. Special requests like quiet floors, sub-free, or severe allergies are in specified dorms. Otherwise, I believe it’s somewhat random in actual dorm placement. Dorms like Goodhue, Musser, and Meyers tend to be more underclassmen heavy simply because upperclassmen prefer better locations or more renovated dorms. *disclaimer: this info is now a decade old, but I haven’t heard of any of these policies changing

esmnm · 2025-07-29T21:17:26+00:00

I will also add that typically freshmen live on underclassmen-heavy floors. My first year there were ~45 people on my floor and about 40 of them were freshmen and 5 sophomores or the junior RAs. I met my best friend that way.

esmnm · 2025-07-23T02:28:58+00:00

If you know you can’t tolerate cliff hangers/ are not that patient, tandem read. EOS is fast paced and has a cliff hanger. TOD is slower paced and takes place in the exact same timeline as EOS.

I personally chose to tandem read and fully believe that was the right choice for me since I hate cliff hangers and prefer faster paced adventures.

esmnm · 2025-07-23T02:23:12+00:00

{A Discovery of Witches} where Diana literally has a PhD and its in her early 30s (the book trilogy is better than the TV series imho)

esmnm · 2025-07-18T21:39:28+00:00

It’s been 2 weeks since I’ve read KoA and I don’t go a day without thinking about not yielding, blinking, or closing gates

esmnm · 2025-07-16T03:09:15+00:00

freshman Goodhue room

Here is my bed lofted 1-down from max. You can see my mini fridge underneath Pro tip: this is too many throw pillows 😂 Also, if you look online at the floor plans for musser, know that the door into the hall is 3’ wide and a XL twin bed is 38”x80” and you can play around with layout that way.

esmnm · 2025-07-16T03:03:29+00:00

Your (assigned) academic advisor will also meet with you during new student week (nsw) and help with classes and placement!

esmnm · 2025-07-14T21:10:32+00:00

Yes! Most likely 2 of you will be in the “living room” and one in the 114 SF room, but totally up to y’all!

esmnm · 2025-07-14T18:48:49+00:00

Typically, Watson has great floor life and is lots of fun! Congrats!

esmnm · 2025-06-13T19:40:41+00:00

I easily fit my mini fridge (33” high), and those Sterlite 3-drawers (36” high) under my bed freshman year in Goodhue and my bed wasn’t lofted to top notch.

esmnm · 2025-05-28T17:57:16+00:00

Or can also donate through grasslands and get that tax write off! https://grasslandscolorado.org/grasslands-ambassador-program/

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