The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is one of many post-graduate examinations, such as the GRE and GMAT, used to make admissions decisions for graduate schools. Many programs in business, the hard sciences, and engineering will not accept the MAT.

Instead, these programs prefer the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) for business. If you plan to pursue a Master of Arts in the humanities or education, however, the Miller Analogies Test will most likely be a viable option.

I plan to take the MAT sometime this year. …

Every semester I gaze longingly at my university’s curricula page wondering what it would be like to escape the liberal arts. Unfortunately, I just don’t have the patience to sit through 10-15 classes which have the sole purpose of weeding out students for upper division. Here’s a sampling of what I might enjoy studying if I did not have to concern myself with grades whatsoever:

• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Forensic Chemistry
• Computer Engineering
• Geology
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Music Education
• Music Performance
• Nursing
• Physics
• Web Design
• Pre-Medical Technology

When I look at the 3rd and 4th year of these majors, …

This won’t work everywhere, but I’ve done it before to help a friend. This will only work if your school uses an electronic registration system.

Find somebody who gets priority registration. This could be an honors student, student athlete, or seniors in general. Have them sign up for a class until it is your time to register, and then have them drop it just in time for you to pick up the class.

Two caveats:

1. For some classes, you’ll have to find people in your department due to prerequisites.
2. Some classes have a …

It’s not mis-chee-vee-us. It’s mish-chi-vus. Three syllables.

Correct: I wonder what she is up to.

WRONG: I found my mind wondering here and there quite a bit.

Right: I found my mind wandering here and there quite a bit.

When using the conditional tense, be sure you understand how English abbreviates.

Phrase without abbreviation: He could have been killed.

WRONG phrase with abbreviation: He could of been killed.

RIGHT phrase with abbreviation: He could’ve been killed.

It turns out that I still have something on my record from when I was 17, which absolutely sucks. Stay tuned to learn how to get your juvenile record properly expunged or sealed. (Assuming I can figure it out myself…)

Apparently something came up on my background check. This was completely unexpected. I made a few mistakes as a minor, but I didn’t think any of that would show up. (I’m almost 23.) I meet with my adviser today at 4 to find out what all is on my “rap sheet.” I’ll let you know what happens…

Here’s a weak analogy. It takes shit to grow food, so why not learn from something even worse – Yahoo Answers.

1. BaN AARANGE marriage

My God.

• Proofread your work.
• If you are an idiot, don’t bite off more than you can chew. If you can’t even type “two points against arranged marriage”, maybe you aren’t qualified to speak out against it.

2. HOW 2 BELIEVE?

• If you don’t know what you believe, don’t pretend.
• Don’t look to others to determine how you should feel. Look within.
• Don’t type in

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Give them a shot.

Do masochists have to go to heaven because they would enjoy hell too much?

If the name of God’s game is free will, why do we not start in heaven so that we can make a decision between life on Earth and paradise?