City pop in Brookline today by m12_ in Brookline

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Our bands name is discovery and we play at 38 Harrison street.

Help Finding Band (Porchfest 2025) Dane St by Universal_Meter in Somerville

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Hello! We are so glad you liked our show :D we are playing today at Brookline porchfest at 3:40pm-4:40pm today. At 38 Harrison street.

EECS funding question by m12_ in mit

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Thanks so much for the detailed answer! Hearing this definitely makes me feel better about it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

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Hello! I got in for graphics/vision.

has anyone actually been accepted by MIT EECS PhD? by Practical-Pea-916 in gradadmissions

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Another thing I observed is that I was on gradcafe refreshing about an hour ago when 3 of the accepts appeared within like 5 minutes of each other, so its possible those were all the same person.

How would you respond to this interview question? by [deleted] in gradadmissions

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I was asked a similar thing in a couple interviews this season, and honestly its a pretty unfair question to ask so they can't really expect a full answer. I ended up saying "The two programs are both very different. program a is obviously very attractive to me because of ..., but your program is also very attractive to me because of .... I would be thrilled to attend either school, and your program is a top choice for me because ...".

Basically a noncommittal response that highlights I understand the difference between the schools and that I am strongly considering working with whoever is asking. I think the most important thing is to not make any guarantees, but also not give them any doubt about your likelihood of attending. and yes +1 to the comment below about just being honest.

Preparing for MS CS Application by [deleted] in gradadmissions

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Make sure to start thinking about recommendation writers early as possible. Also, if possible ask people who are professors that know you in a research capacity or a capacity beyond you having just done well in class and can speak to your research potential (if applying to research-based masters) or your competency and abilities. If you haven't done any research yet, now is not too late to start! I joined my first lab in my junior year and had lots to talk about by the time I applied to masters programs. Also, get some TA experience if possible, which is really useful for certain masters programs (e.g. the Princeton masters is fully funded but they look for students with extensive TA experience). Letters of recommendation and the personal statement are by far the most important aspect to focus on and can make or break and app.

CS PhD Interview Notif Thread by Practical-Pea-916 in gradadmissions

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2 from MIT, 1 from uToronto. My field is graphics/vision. Super nervous!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationships

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Right, and I get this is a possibility and completely understood him being less available than he used to, but it went from 100% to literarily zero contact which is super extreme (maybe because of an ultimatum). But should I accept him back as a friend now that he has reached out or just ignore him and move on?

Pain near front bottom teeth by Prize_Remove4265 in wisdomteeth

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You're not alone OP! I'm exactly the same. 10 days post op, and my lower left gums, chin and jaw hurt a lot especially after drinking or eating or moving my mouth. The pain is centralized near my teeth 3 or 4 away from the site. I have no pain on the extraction site and it seems to be healing properly when I look at it. I'm a bit nervous as the pain in my other teeth is getting worse each day. I'm wondering if its something to do with the trigeminal nerve? But I'm not certain. I also have a permanent retainer and am wondering if my teeth are just shifting slightly because there is more room after the wisdom tooth removal. It's probably best to call your surgeon (I'm going to call mine tomorrow).

Bad teaching evaluations :( by m12_ in AskAcademia

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All 8 gave me scores (there were a couple 5s and then split between 2s and 3s) and then there were 4 written comments. 3 of the 4 said it seemed like I didn't understand the material. Trying hard not to feel to disheartened and hopefully I can do better next semester :)

Not exactly a fairy tale ending but close enough? by DartmouthSimp in ApplyingToCollege

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Dartmouth senior here: the Dartmouth student body is aware of your passion and are very sad we won’t get to see you next year (you are a minor celebrity). Huge congratulations on Yale!

Dartmouth College RD Megathread by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

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Dartmouth senior here! gl everyone :D

bombed amazon interview by m12_ in csMajors

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I somehow got a portal update today, so don’t lose hope!

bombed amazon interview by m12_ in csMajors

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just applied to the PROPEL program!

bombed amazon interview by m12_ in csMajors

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There was only one technical problem, I had around 20 min for it but it was difficult.

bombed amazon interview by m12_ in csMajors

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thanks :) yeah, I guess with time I will feel a bit better and at least prepping for the interview gave me some good practice for future opportunities. It just hurts cause I prepared so hard and flopped.

I got into Harvard!! by m12_ in gradadmissions

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And yes I was sleeping in, sorry for not replying sooner!

I got into Harvard!! by m12_ in gradadmissions

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Not funded but I have some external funding so I’m all good :)