Maybe, but not necessarily. A lot of people tend to freeze up in interviews, so test scores/grades might be a better indicator of their real ability.

There are tables that allow you to compare scores from different versions of the SATs, so that shouldn't be an issue. At least, not as long the folks in HR are aware of the different versions and the comparison charts, which isn't a guarantee...

I think it's just because people are more willing to "accept" a low-key ceremony if it's also a surprise. If you tell people in advance that you're having an inexpensive backyard wedding, you have to deal with all your relatives complaining about it. Some of my friends who tried to have inexpensive, DIY-heavy weddings…

She's not actually off the grid though, since she's still using the public sewer system, just refusing to pay her sewer bills (now into the thousands). She's as much of a freeloader as the couch-surfing types you're describing.

Yeah, that's pretty much how it went, but that's not the current election- the quote was from earlier in his career. Early 90's, I think?

Kitten compilation?!? Did someone confuse a porn site for YouTube, or are people are already trying to troll the live feed?

It's not that weird. Uncommon, maybe, but not unhealthy or anything. I did something similar as a kid, usually carrying on conversations with characters from my favorite books. Sometimes it was "me" speaking half a conversation with the character, sometimes I was speaking both sides of an imagined conversation between…

As a chemist, that claim actually makes me more suspicious, since "solvents" are anything you dissolve anything else into. Water and natural oils are solvents. If they cannot accurately describe the kinds of chemicals they avoid, then I don't trust their decisions about which chemicals are safe to use.

I don't know in this specific case, but these cases usually fall under the delusional category. They honestly believe that, if God wants their kid to survive, then the kid will be fine without medicine. If the child dies, then it's because God wanted it so. They don't take their kids to the doctor because they think…

There's nothing wrong with trying to prevent mass-resellers, but Lululemon is doing it so clumsily that they're blacklisting ordinary customers for selling their own used clothing, not just people who are buying stuff specifically to resell at a profit. The company has a very fussy return policy, so customers who…

I would probably have gone with a photo of him offering an Advil to an unhappy-looking female model, though I guess that wouldn't fit the 'look' of the other ads as well. The heart gesture is creative, though.

Oh, have fun! I loved living in that area. Do try to spend some time in the "Emerald Necklace", which is a string of parks that runs near the LMA. I used to spend a lot of time in the Fens, which is one of the closer Emerald Necklace parks to you, and one of the bigger ones. Lots of nice places to sit and relax-…

Kids are pretty resilient, I don't think you should worry too much about your daughter. She'll still get to see you plenty, it just might be in longer, less frequent chunks of time than if you were working a standard schedule. Having seen parents do both kinds of schedules, there are advantages and disadvantages to…

I've heard of tuna salads with plain greek yogurt instead of mayo, but have never tried any. Maybe avocado? Never tried that either, but I'm of the opinion that avocado makes everything better, and I've seen non-tuna-salad recipes that sub avocado for mayo.

There are a couple things you'll want to plan for- I'm thinking mostly about lack of space, noise from the neighbors, and limitations on what you can have in the space.

If you're in the Longwood Medical Area (Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's, Beth Israel, etc) then check out the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. It was my favorite when I lived in that area. The Museum of Fine Art is also very nice. If you're strapped for cash, check for open admissions days. A lot of museums…

Aw, that wasn't my intent. It sounds like there was a lack of mental work on your partner's part, and that you felt that lack on Valentine's Day especially. With my situation, we were satisfied with how much energy the other was putting in, in the form of everyday gestures (picking up dry cleaning, making coffee for…

I was going to give the same advice. I was on the opposite side of this- my boyfriend is a Celebration Person- he likes giving presents and having special events planned for birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's Day, whatever. I am kind of the opposite- rarely celebrate my birthday, don't like present exchanges. But…

It's a low rate of *new* relationships, not a low rate of relationships total. So compared to other cities, Seattle has more people in relationships, fewer single people, and fewer new relationships formed each year.

I had a high school science teacher who told us there was no gravity on the moon. This was less than a month after he taught us Newton's law of gravitation.