In a Bind? Where To Print Your Thesis

Although some lucky seniors have already turned in their theses, many are still furiously researching and writing. As an aid to those who have yet to turn in their magnum opus, we've compiled a list of places in the Square that will print your thesis for you (once it's written).

FedEx Office Print & Ship Center

1 Mifflin Place

617-497-0125

According to FedEx Manager Greg E. Downing, the copy center can typically turn around a thesis in 4 to 12 hours, depending on how busy they are. Black and white printing on thesis quality paper costs $0.22 per page for both single-sided and double-sided printing. FedEx can also coil bind your finished work for an additional $5.50. Downing estimates that a few dozen students print their theses at FedEx.

FlashPrint

99 Mt. Auburn St.

617-492-7767

FlashPrint, located in the basement of 99 Mt. Auburn St., charges $0.15 per black and white single-sided printed page of high quality bond stock paper. Alan I. Shapiro, FlashPrint's owner, estimates that hundreds of students print their theses at FlashPrint.

"We see students come in who haven't slept for 36 hours. We try to appease them, but it's not always easy," Shapiro said.

Gnomon Copy

1308 Mass. Ave.

617-491-1111

Gnomon Copy charges $3.00 for a digital upload of your thesis, $0.08 per page for black and white ($0.55 for color) printing and an additional $0.04 per page for thesis quality paper. Gnomon Copy attempts to print theses while students wait in the store, but students are suggested to come back in a few hours if they are busy.

Staples

57 JFK St.

617-491-1166

Staples can print a thesis in approximately an hour, provided there are no other orders in the queue. At Staples, it will cost about $21 to print a 50 page, double-sided thesis on thesis quality paper (we suggest you bring your Staples Rewards Card—you'll get 10 percent back in the form of a coupon at the end of the month). Hundreds of hysterical and panicked students use Staples for their thesis printing needs each year, according to Manager Wajeeh Anwar.

Downing, Shapiro, and Anwar all urged students not to procrastinate and leave thesis printing to the last minute.  Good luck putting the finishing touches on the bane of your existence (at least for these past few weeks) and proceed with the important final step of printing.