Make fun of me for I go to UOIT! (Uni of Ontario) (Its in Oshawa)

[x-batman]

I'm going into my second year. I completed 1 year of Biological Sciences and Concurrent Education.

The thing i was wasnt planning on going to university last year, and in the Mid of July I decided I would (I had only a 75% average in HS and was headed to college). So I applied to Mac, Brock and UOIT in mid July all for science. I was accept at UOIT and brock but not mac (they were full). But I ended up choosing UOIT cause the concurrent education. I got A-'s in Bio, Chem and teaching in second semester, and a C+ in Physics (I suck at physics) I didnt take calculus second semester.


But now going into second year to UOIT I have switched to Commerce. My plan is to do this year of commerce here and then apply to macmaster at the end of the year to continue commerce there (so I can drive to Mac).

Any comments/opinions?


EDIT- just wanted to clarify, Brock has a concurrent EDU program too, but it was full.

[CSR]

wow wat a journey.. hope u make it out the other end.

[willy_ph]

haha, university of north oshawa :lol:

Just kidding man.

[shadowfighta]

Oshawa... ugh :|

[x-batman]

Oshawa... ugh :|


I know :cry:

[cjpark]

In all honesty, how is UOIT? I plan on going there to get my B.Ed. eventually.

[x-batman]

In all honesty, how is UOIT? I plan on going there to get my B.Ed. eventually.

I truly have no complaints, the staff is always willing to help, nice small lecture sizes (250 students MAX), and the prof's doors are almost always open. A lot of people from my old high school are arrogant towards me, telling me how it will be easier since I go to a "Crappier" school then them, its not crappy, the level of education we get is great. The profs are all from other schools, my Chem prof was from brock, calculus prof from UofT, etc.... The list keep going.

I would definitely reccomend this school, and one thing I really like is that they try their hardest to help the students pass, they dont try to squeeze out people right now (I guess its because its just starting and not at a very high enrollment) My concurrent education prof (For B.Ed) is great also, the education program is structured very well, and they have a number of people from University of Alberta's education leader, Queens Uni, and Brock.

[trusoulja2g]

This is interesting. I'm in Mac commerce. I was at this competition with teams from all the Ontario universities. The UOIT team...well, frankly they were terrible.

If you get the chance to switch to Mac commerce, it might be a good move. It's an okay program, not one of the best. The accounting program is decent. Marketing and finance, less so. But there are lots of opportunities to get involved and improve your resume, as well as an internship program.

[carabunny]

arrogant towards me, telling me how it will be easier since I go to a "Crappier" school then them, its not crappy, the level of education we get is great.

I would definitely reccomend this school, and one thing I really like is that they try their hardest to help the students pass, they dont try to squeeze out people right now (I guess its because its just starting and not at a very high enrollment) My concurrent education prof (For B.Ed) is great also, the education program is structured very well, and they have a number of people from University of Alberta's education leader, Queens Uni, and Brock.

level of education you get is great... perhaps... this statement would be backed up better if you went to another school and compared it? it just seems a bit vague

if they try their hardest to help students pass... it seems that they're adjusting grades or doing something regarding marks to help students pass....

sorry, i guess i'm a bit biased since its a new uni and all.

[CHINAdeals]

i like your school because of your light up pens your university gave at uni fair

[ct976]

http://www.torontostreetracing.com/online/images/smilies/smilie_auslachen.gif

[longo]

haha, i never even knew this university existed!
But s'all good, degrees are nothing, it's all about what you know!

[groo]

haha, i never even knew this university existed!
But s'all good, degrees are nothing, it's all about what you know!

Tell that the HR department of the company you've given your resume to...

...it's more about WHO you know...

[puff_daddy_58_99]

Not to rub it in, but brock is the best school in the universe

*brock fanboy*

you can guess what uni I attend!

[sephlod]

a degree is a degree

If you leave Ontario to get a job your degree is just as good as someone elses. It's all about what you know/who you know. It doesn't matter if your degree is from UofT or Queens or from UOIT (in most fields).. As long as you know your **** and you know someone to get you in then your set.

[sephlod]

A degree is a degree, doesn't matter what school you get it from. Most employers see a degree as being able to think outside the box, they are usually not as concerned with where the degree came from. (I know there are exceptions to this in certain fields)

If you leave Ontario to get a job your degree is just as good as someone elses from a different school. It's mostly about what you know/who you know/previous experience. It doesn't matter if your degree is from UofT or Queens or from UOIT (in most fields).. As long as you know your ****, have good experience (internships etc) and you know someone to get you in, then your set.

[x-batman]

level of education you get is great... perhaps... this statement would be backed up better if you went to another school and compared it? it just seems a bit vague

if they try their hardest to help students pass... it seems that they're adjusting grades or doing something regarding marks to help students pass....

sorry, i guess i'm a bit biased since its a new uni and all.

nope they arent adjusting grades, I didnt have a class where they bell curved yet, Chem 1 and 2 was hard, in chem 1 about 50% of the people failed, chem 2 about the same amount failed. The prof said she wouldnt bell curve cause some people just didnt try.

By helping people pass is that they have A LOT of on call staff to help the students, tutorial, lecturers always on call, most days until like 10 pm.

Ive spoken to my buddy at UofT and a couple of people at brock, they werent that impressed with their school's commitment (well brock was said to be better than UofT).

But that doesnt matter as someone posted, its all about connections after you get your degree or diploma.

[tmx]

[QUOTE=x-batman]nope they arent adjusting grades, I didnt have a class where they bell curved yet, Chem 1 and 2 was hard, in chem 1 about 50% of the people failed, chem 2 about the same amount failed. The prof said she wouldnt bell curve cause some people just didnt try.
By helping people pass is that they have A LOT of on call staff to help the students, tutorial, lecturers always on call, most days until like 10 pm.

Ive spoken to my buddy at UofT and a couple of people at brock, they werent that impressed with their school's commitment (well brock was said to be better than UofT).
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LOL. Maybe it's not "hard" but because of the type of people that are enrolled there. If people had a choice between going to U of T or UOIT, I think I know which one they'd pick. Seriously. Maybe the staff ARE great, maybe you guys need the extra staff...

Studying should be up to YOU. You reap what you sow. In university it's time for one to be independent, rather than depend on your teachers like in highschool, which is quite reminiscent of elementary.

I know, I'm mean. :cheesygri

(Your original post told people to make fun of you)

[x-batman]

[QUOTE=x-batman]nope they arent adjusting grades, I didnt have a class where they bell curved yet, Chem 1 and 2 was hard, in chem 1 about 50% of the people failed, chem 2 about the same amount failed. The prof said she wouldnt bell curve cause some people just didnt try.
By helping people pass is that they have A LOT of on call staff to help the students, tutorial, lecturers always on call, most days until like 10 pm.

Ive spoken to my buddy at UofT and a couple of people at brock, they werent that impressed with their school's commitment (well brock was said to be better than UofT).
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LOL. Maybe it's not "hard" but because of the type of people that are enrolled there. If people had a choice between going to U of T or UOIT, I think I know which one they'd pick. Seriously. Maybe the staff ARE great, maybe you guys need the extra staff...

Studying should be up to YOU. You reap what you sow. In university it's time for one to be independent, rather than depend on your teachers like in highschool, which is quite reminiscent of elementary.

I know, I'm mean. :cheesygri

(Your original post told people to make fun of you)


You suck, cause you make no sense. First of all, Obviously no one would pick UOIT over UofT, UOIT is just beggining and needs to make a new for itself. Next, saying studying is up to us, OBVIOUSLY, NO **** SHIRLOCKS, studying is up to us DID I SAY THEY CHASE US AROUND ASKING IF WE NEED HELP? Think about the failiure rate in the first year at established schools, they need extra staff too to be there to answer questions, the best students are the students who ask and inquire, thats no matter where they go.

[bmw_xperience]

man... seriously... an undergrad degree is an undergrad degree... it is grad skool that you need to worry about!

For UOIT it is new so it has no reputation yet... so seriously there is no making fun... yet

For instance waterloo compared to U of T is young but it's reputation is great for math and eng.

And as far as I know U of T is ONLY good for their GRAD studies and their high first year failure rates.

and most people I know go to U of T is because they can take the bus there and save on the accomodations thru out the study term. Don't get me wrong I don't hate it U of T... if you can make it great!

remember getting into Uni is EASY... getting out with a degree... dats HARD!

[xwar]

If you know your stuff and have some sort of people skills then you'll be fine.

[ariel]

And as far as I know U of T is ONLY good for their GRAD studies and their high first year failure rates.

Don't get me wrong I don't hate it U of T... if you can make it great!




LOL at the failure rates. And I hate U of T! I went there and gave them
$20 000 for the privilege to do so!

[vithushy]

"For UOIT it is new so it has no reputation yet... so seriously there is no making fun... yet

For instance waterloo compared to U of T is young but it's reputation is great for math and eng.

And as far as I know U of T is ONLY good for their GRAD studies and their high first year failure rates.

and most people I know go to U of T is because they can take the bus there and save on the accomodations thru out the study term. Don't get me wrong I don't hate it U of T... if you can make it great!"
I totally Agree! :lol:

[vithushy]

nope they arent adjusting grades, I didnt have a class where they bell curved yet, Chem 1 and 2 was hard, in chem 1 about 50% of the people failed, chem 2 about the same amount failed. The prof said she wouldnt bell curve cause some people just didnt try.

By helping people pass is that they have A LOT of on call staff to help the students, tutorial, lecturers always on call, most days until like 10 pm.

Ive spoken to my buddy at UofT and a couple of people at brock, they werent that impressed with their school's commitment (well brock was said to be better than UofT).

But that doesnt matter as someone posted, its all about connections after you get your degree or diploma.
Hey, what year are u going for this fall, 2 or 3?
I'm frm UOIT ;)

[Nyte]

I truly have no complaints, the staff is always willing to help, nice small lecture sizes (250 students MAX), and the prof's doors are almost always open.

Interesting what you consider a "small" lecture size. I mean, sure 250 doesn't compare to UofT's 1000 student lectures, but its still pretty big.

[RTC]

As said before, UOIT is new and has no reputation... Wait till GM is done pumping money their into it, that should help out the Engineering Dept. a little bit ;)

And how many schools have EVERY student hooked up with laptops for their classes?

[cjpark]

As said before, UOIT is new and has no reputation... Wait till GM is done pumping money their into it, that should help out the Engineering Dept. a little bit ;)

And how many schools have EVERY student hooked up with laptops for their classes?

The laptop thing may be true, but I for one am not looking forward to paying half the price of a laptop just to lease it for a year. Even so, thats likely where I'm going after taking this year off since its only 10min away.

[x-batman]

Hey, what year are u going for this fall, 2 or 3?
I'm frm UOIT ;)

Nice, I'm actually in second year but transfered to commerce so now a first year (2nd year back) commerce student

[Lily]

A little late, but yes. I go to UOIT too. I'm in Commerce. I'm technically year 1.5, since I started in January 2005.