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Hi guys I got late LOA , any students group on discord, whatsapp and facebook

Hi all, I got late LOA for winter 2025 cohort for queens immigration and citizenship diploma, do we have whatsapp , discord or facebook student groups 😊👩🏻‍💻

Queen’s leaders are so stupid and incompetent the entire university has united against them.

Is is good the take organic chemistry (CHEM 281) oover the summer?

had a muslim sounding name on my door in residence and someone wrote this…what should i do

Does anyone know why there was an ambulance outside of gordbrock at like 2:00am last night?

hi! can anyone that got into queens science program please mention what their overall average was 😓😓 i know their website says low 80s for their science program but do they take in more people with higher averages? for example if i get an 80 in chem and a 80 in bio would they look at that specifically or are they looking at my overall top 6 average?

Hi guys,

I'm applying to Smith Commerce having completed grade 9-11 in QC (Sec 3 to 5). Im currently doing grade 12 online. Do any of you know how Smith considers average calculations for application based off of QC high school? I also have a couple months of experience in volunteering - what did successful applicants do EC wise?

Cheers

Hello everyone,

I wanted to get feedback from students who have taken/enrolled in the Biomedical Informatics program. I haven't heard much about this program, so I was hoping to get some information before deciding to enrol in the program. Any information is appreciated. Thanks.

I’m enrolled in a Prehealth program hoping to get into queens health science program. My average is about 80, I know it’s not great which is why I wanted to know if I even have a shot at getting in.

hi im first year student who is choosing between computing and physic for second year, im interested in both, but i dont which program is better at queens, from my experience, i feel like queens computing is not very good( the professors and the difficulty of the curriculum in general), but i like my physic prof. also ppl say that physic dont have much options as computing do after graduate

Doing it next week!

Hi everyone,
I'm in BIOL 102 and the final is coming up on December 9th and I'm quite worried. I understand and enjoy the content but I'm just so stressed and don't know what to expect. Any upper years or past BIOL 102 students have any advice?

Thank you!

I just read on the Kingston subreddit that they are hearinging talk from family friends that Queens' support staff are having a strike vote in the next couple weeks.

Would this mean a possible shutdown during second semester? If yes how would that affect us, would we need to extend our studies? I support the staff, 100% but also am concerned about how a support staff strike would affect us.

Is someone selling the textbook ICL 810 by any chance?

Hey guys, so I’m currently struggling with Math 121. (Econ major)

What do you recommend?

Im trying to do as many past exams as possible, but not sure if thats the right approach.

Do you have any tips?

Thank you!

Hi, I am looking for text books for the courses above mentioned (GDipICL) for January 2025 session. Please message me if you have any information. Thank you very much.

are there any hsci study groups?

how do u guys study during periods? i have missed 3 days of studying due to period cramps and i genuinely tried to study but i couldnt so i am feeling extremely guilty hence i need ur advice

• i have heard of period trackin apps is there one u could reccomend? cz there are sm on internet
• i am in need of an electric heating pad so any recs for that?
• and generally if u have any tips on how to study durin periods ugh🙂‍↕️🥲 (any painkiller except for ibuprofen cz that does nothing)

thanks

Hello everyone,

I've been feeling pretty overwhelmed with the second half of CHEM 281, and have been feeling pretty worried about the final. If you have taken it before what was your approach? What helped you learn all the reactions that you need to know?

Thank you so much!

Hi there, I’ve never been to Queens University before but they’re having a craft fair on November 30th, does anyone know of free parking on campus or close by?

Hi everyone! We’re looking for individuals experiencing depression to join a research study focused on how effective antidepressants and a new therapy are at decreasing depressive symptoms. 

• Eligibility: Age 18-74, diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), or think you may be depressed
• Requirements: Able to attend 4 in-person visits at Providence Care Hospital, spread over a year 
• Compensation: Monetary reimbursement provided 
• Contact: khanr@providencecare.ca 

Please feel free to reach out for more details. Thank you for considering this opportunity to support mental health research

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Do any upper year engineering students have any tips on finding engineering internships in Kingston or any good resources? Also any places where you’ve interned in the past?

wanted to take nsci 323 next term, but the only option is online. from what i've read, its a course thats much better to take in-person with the tutorials and lectures by dr. dumont. would it still be worth taking the course if its online? was curious how the tutorials would be run.