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Guys what can I safely cover my vent in my room with because it’s boiling hot in my dorm rn. And it’s on the ceiling so I can’t like just cover it with towels.
i need to take a required course for one of the 2nd year lifesci gateway programs but i wasn’t able to register for it in either semester cuz it was full. i’m gonna take it during the spring term instead, would it still count towards my prerequisites for the program or do i have to complete it during the winter and fall terms?? 😣😣
hey guys has anyone recently taken english 3nh3 narratives of health with dr. sarah brophy? I've seen previous posts of the prof being an extremely hard marker. i find the course content really interesting but I can't risk my gpa dropping.
Long story short, was enrolled back in 2015 but had to work a semester before gradating and ended up working for the past 6-7 years. Now currently on a sabbatical. Finally decided to finish off my last semester full time with the goal of pursuing an MBA.
I’ve been out of the game for so long and would like input on course selection, I need one more Econ course and an elective that’s as bird as possible.
Which level two Econ course do you reckon are easiest: ECON 2A03, 2C03, 2D03 ,2E03, 2F03, 2J03, 2N03, 2P03, 2Q03, 2T03 or is there another one I’m missing?
Thankfully I have all my upper year course requirements done, so it’s just the one Econ course left. But It’s been like 6 years since I’ve done calculus and would need a refresher of grade 12 calc + integrals. So minimal math would be preferred.
Any first year elective that’s considerably not difficult? I’ve done music history, earth sci, and multimedia. PIC wasn’t a thing when I was a student, I assume I can apply that and scrape by with a P from a barely passing grade?
Also, what platforms are people using to share / discuss course information? Facebook groups was the IT Girl back then, but I’m pretty sure that’s been phased out. Is it Slack or Discord now?
Any help is greatly appreciated 🙏🏻
I’ve been trying to study for the upcoming exam since I totally bombed the last two midterms and I really need to get a good mark on the exam. I’ve tried changing my study methods from the last two midterms by doing practice questions and exams but for those it takes me 30 minutes to do one question and my issue is that I’m very slow on how to approach word problems. Does anyone have any tips on how to help and ways I can study better for the exam?
How difficult in comparison to the actual exam is the deferred ones? i'm in engineering so idk what to expect.
is it another version with same questions? or do they rewrite the exam entirely?
Is thode first floor usually busy on nights (8 pm onwards) during the week? I was hoping to write my Casper test in the meditation/tutorial room there but I'm a bit worried about background noise. I don't have a desk setup at home otherwise I would've done it there. Is there a better option for a single person use?
I have a final quiz (online) on Monday December 9th, the quiz is worth 15% am I still able to MSAF even though it’s exam season and classes are over?
Does anyone have any tips on studying for the exam? How accurate is the outline she gave (the exam review)? Is there anything else I should focus on to do well?
How was it for you? And how did you get permission to take this course
Hey guys, from first year Western Engineering to Mac Eng 1 for Spring 2025, with (80-82% gpa in western scale). Is it doable, any suggestions?
I never go to IWC and i just know I'm gonna get lost... pls tell me they'll have large signs or smth that'll help guide me
I sit there, and I start sweating and cause it’s so warm I start falling asleep. I feel like they gotta turn down the heater a bit.
in desperate need of tips to ace the exam!
I hv a assignment that worth 15% due today. I hv been suffering a bad migraine and that is affecting all kind of works. So I am thinking to submit a masf.
But I had submitted a masf type a before in another work in another course, I had followed all the the instructions from the email after I submitted a masf request, like email prof within 1 day. However, I didn't see the masf show up on avenue until now ( it has been 2 weeks)
So I am wondering can I submit another masf request for this assignment that worth 15%? Thanks for help!
My sister got her aritzia jacket stolen from DBAC not even an hour ago.
First off, yes she should have used a lock. But even then, that does not warrant someone to go and take something that is not theirs.
To the person that stole her jacket, I hope that you were in dire need of this jacket. But even then, as you leave my younger sister at 9:30pm without a jacket in the cold, I can tell you that she will not go into someone else's locker and do as you did. As weird as this may sound, this is the one item my sister saved her paycheques for...and she has had this jacket for only a couple weeks.
I guess all I can do is pray for you and hope that maybe this is the last time you have to steal from someone else. I even worry that one day, you may end up like my sister and have something important from you stolen as well.
God bless you though
So how did it go for all of you?
I personally got demolished...
Really interested in walking and getting some exercise in over the summer but don’t know where these trails are. Preferably on campus (so need to take the bus or anything since I’m not too familiar with the Hamilton bus system — commuter haha)
So, I was studying in Mills Library and decided to grab a Coke from the vending machine on the 2nd floor. Paid for the bottle, only to realize it was expired! Unfortunately, there’s no refund option, so my money was wasted.
Super frustrating!!has anyone else had this issue? Is there a way to report this or get my money back?
I lean slightly toward Mills mainly because it is close to PG where most of my lectures are so it is convenient and close to MUSC. But Thode typically has fewer people so its also quite good,
Which do you prefer?
I’m a mess health wise 💀
I get these horrible headaches/migraines behind my right eye + horrible nausea that come along with any crying or yawning
Im always tired, literally no energy, really pale, and am extremely shaky. I literally do not feel like I’m 100% here and present
I think it might be anemia due to my diet but I’m extremely scared of needles + anything with blood.
If they do, does it hurt? I remember getting a surgery done which needed an IV and that thing scared the crap out of me to the point where the nurses were concerned.
Very worried. On one hand I’m considering just living with it and on the other getting it over with 😭
Has anyone ever done a regrade for the film assignment? I got my mark back and it was much lower than I thought, TA gave barely any negative feedback. I’m worried that if I request a regrade the mark will decrease.
Im in eng and im thinking to take my elective along with either calc or lin alg in the summer. Thoughts opinions?
Anyone that has taken this course how is the exam? If I study should I be fine or is it really difficult?