McMaster University Thread

[Snowy21]

I just felt Mac had been left out since I couldn't find a Mac thread so I had to start one :)

Anyone else here go to Mac? I'm going into second year in Health Sciences @ Mac

[Lizz__20]

Yeah - I had thought about starting one, but than I forgot to. I go to Mac and I'm going into 3rd years Honours Commerce (with a minor in Poli Sci). Shouldn't we be getting our stickers soon?

[poedua]

I just felt Mac had been left out since I couldn't find a Mac thread so I had to start one :)

Anyone else here go to Mac? I'm going into second year in Health Sciences @ Mac

Do you live on campus / near school or commute to Mac ( i.e from your parent's place ) ?

My daughter wants to go to Mac and is weighting whether to commute in each day ( from the Oakville area ) ...which means getting a used car, paying for insurance, paying for gas, paying parking at Mac OR taking the Go Bus to Mac ( about $150 a month ) from Oakville ...which I think takes just under 1 hour to get to Mac.

Do you know a lot of students that commute in to Mac ?

[kagome999]

I just graduated from mac and lived in residence. If it is affordable, I would really recommend living in residence at least for the first year because it's a great experience, a chance for her to gain independence, and she will be able to meet many new people. It is also much more convenient...getting to class will take 5 minutes of walking instead of 30+ minutes of driving.

But if she chooses to commute and drive, parking is very expensive on campus. most students park at a friend's driveway and pay them a monthly fee (which is much cheaper). The go bus is pretty convenient because it takes you right to the west end of campus. So it might be cheaper to take the go bus unless your daughter finds a driveway to park at.

[Lizz__20]

Also be careful about buying a car, if it's hers she has to put it on her osap application, and I've heard of people who previously got osap, not getting it after they got a car because osap now says they have enough assets to pay for school.

Also classes can be as early as 8:30am, she's gonna have to get up pretty early to make that. Also she might have a big gap between classes and have to kill a lot of time on campus. Living on campus or at least in Hamilton would be way easier. Once you ad up the cost of a car, gas, insurance, parking, meals bought on campus, residence might not be that much more. (Residence Costs & Meal Plans.) (http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Fee.htm) You can feel a little disconeccted from the university when all you do is come to class and than go home. It might be hard to participate in sports/clubs/other events having to leave time to commute. Obviously people do it and some are fine with it - I would definately recomend the Go bus if she does, it will be so much cheaper.

[royal]

good to see a mac thread on here, i am going to mac this year.. it will be my first year in mac's commerce program.. seems like it gonna be a good year..

also lizz you said that you were in 3rd year commerce, just as a true perspective are commerce course really that hard to pass as i heard thier drop out rate is really high.

[Lizz__20]

good to see a mac thread on here, i am going to mac this year.. it will be my first year in mac's commerce program.. seems like it gonna be a good year..

also lizz you said that you were in 3rd year commerce, just as a true perspective are commerce course really that hard to pass as i heard thier drop out rate is really high.

It really depends on your areas of strength and how muchtime you put into it. I don't spend enough time studying cus I work full time so my marks could be higher. I transfered in later in the program so I don't know what all the courses are like. 1st yr economics is pretty easy once you get the basics concepts down as some of the later stuff is based on similar ideas. Make sure you're good at derivatives - you will need them for 2nd year economics. 1st & 2nd year accounting is pretty easy too. I found 2nd yr finance somewhat hard, but I think I just didn't spend enough time on it - I'm working on my CSC and I recognize some of the concepts from that course. The Marketing prof is a little anal. I don't know if you do group work in 1st year, but biggest thing I can tell you for 2nd year marketing is choose your group members wisely or you will get screwed as I did.
Also either search the classifieds (http://icbb.sellmytextbooks.org/members/17/index.cfm?index=UBCSEARCH) or buy your books as soon as the 1st year bookstore sire opens so you can look for good used copies. They'll have a list of required books for you class(bring your timetable cus it will have your section and sometime different profs for the same class require dif books) Just keep your receipt, you can always exchange them if you change sections/classes. I don't know if you're living in rez, if you're not there's a plan (http://hospitality.mcmaster.ca/Meal_Plans_Off_Campus.htm) where you put money on your student card to buy food which saves you 5%. That's all I can think of for now.
Most courses if you bother to show up and do the reading/assigned problems you'll do ok.

[Necrosis]

Do you live on campus / near school or commute to Mac ( i.e from your parent's place ) ?

My daughter wants to go to Mac and is weighting whether to commute in each day ( from the Oakville area ) ...which means getting a used car, paying for insurance, paying for gas, paying parking at Mac OR taking the Go Bus to Mac ( about $150 a month ) from Oakville ...which I think takes just under 1 hour to get to Mac.

Do you know a lot of students that commute in to Mac ?

I knew of quite a few commuters when I was at Mac. However, for first year I would HIGHLY recommend residence. It's an experience in itself, you meet a lot of people and it's very convenient for when you aren't used to university life. After that, the cheapest option to live near campus is student housing (which can be quite nice) at around $350/month, or of course she could choose to commute at that point.

[azn_dan]

I knew of quite a few commuters when I was at Mac. However, for first year I would HIGHLY recommend residence. It's an experience in itself, you meet a lot of people and it's very convenient for when you aren't used to university life. After that, the cheapest option to live near campus is student housing (which can be quite nice) at around $350/month, or of course she could choose to commute at that point.

+1 to that. Residence is a very good option for first year. Not only will it help her meet people and friends, but she doesn't have to take that 1 hour bus ride. Yes there are lots of people who commute from oakville.

Also the thing about our stickers, i got mine last week, so i guess it should have arrived for some. Though i do live in hamilton, so that could be the case.

[P90Puma]

3rd year comp sci.

[Khrak]

3rd year comp. eng.

+1 for rez first year if possible.

[Lizz__20]

Also the thing about our stickers, i got mine last week, so i guess it should have arrived for some. Though i do live in hamilton, so that could be the case.

I live in Hamilton too. Just checked my program summary and my confirmation letter was printed yesterday, so I should get it soon.

[chriskris_1221]

3rd year economics

[azn_dan]

4th year chemical eng.

[Snowy21]

Heh, I'm going into 2nd year Bachelor of Health Sciences :) But I actually live at home, mostly because I'm from Hamilton and my parents wouldn't pay for residence....

Personal experiences for living at home... it does take away alot of that university experience thing... I'm not very happy about having had to live at home... but it is practical. It saves alot of money.... I drive to school, and between gas and parking I'd say it comes to ~$1000-1200 (for the 8 months) depending on stuff like what car you drive and such.... parking was a pain since Zone 6 (the undergrad parking lot) is ridiculously far... I mean they have a shuttle bus to campus but it's still annoying. Next year, I'm renting out a driveway.... it's actually MORE expensive, but it's within a half minute/one minute walk of the student centre, so I consider it worth it.

Seems most of the people on here are finance/commerce haha, although it makes sense given the context.

[IceZero]

4th year Medical Physics here. I also commute, but I live in Hamilton

[ProfessorChaos]

2nd year commerce hereeee

[desi_eng]

4th year Elec Eng and Management.

[Baia.]

1st year commerce :)

[hwoarang]

last year of my commerce degree

[Lizz__20]

last year of my commerce degree

Did you do an internship last year?

[md3]

2nd year commerce

[ronalee]

I just felt Mac had been left out since I couldn't find a Mac thread so I had to start one :)

Anyone else here go to Mac? I'm going into second year in Health Sciences @ Mac

Hi Snowy,

I heard that in order to get in Health Science in Mac, among other admission requirements, it is required to have an over 90 for each of the 6 subjects in grade 12. Is it true?

Thanks!

[azn_dan]

Hi Snowy,

I heard that in order to get in Health Science in Mac, among other admission requirements, it is required to have an over 90 for each of the 6 subjects in grade 12. Is it true?

Thanks!

i am not in health sci, but yea that is pretty much what you need. I remember in my undergraduate calendar, it said that 88% was the minimum for consideration. But getting in is also about that form you have to fill out. I remember you have to write an essay or something like that, which is peer reviewed by other health sci students.

[Rhinox]

Heh, I'm going into 2nd year Bachelor of Health Sciences :) But I actually live at home, mostly because I'm from Hamilton and my parents wouldn't pay for residence....

Personal experiences for living at home... it does take away alot of that university experience thing... I'm not very happy about having had to live at home... but it is practical. It saves alot of money.... I drive to school, and between gas and parking I'd say it comes to ~$1000-1200 (for the 8 months) depending on stuff like what car you drive and such.... parking was a pain since Zone 6 (the undergrad parking lot) is ridiculously far... I mean they have a shuttle bus to campus but it's still annoying. Next year, I'm renting out a driveway.... it's actually MORE expensive, but it's within a half minute/one minute walk of the student centre, so I consider it worth it.

Seems most of the people on here are finance/commerce haha, although it makes sense given the context.

Hey

I'm going into 3rd year, Biomed engineering...

I never knew you could rent out driveways???

[ronalee]

i am not in health sci, but yea that is pretty much what you need. I remember in my undergraduate calendar, it said that 88% was the minimum for consideration. But getting in is also about that form you have to fill out. I remember you have to write an essay or something like that, which is peer reviewed by other health sci students.

Thank you!

[azn_dan]

Hey

I'm going into 3rd year, Biomed engineering...

I never knew you could rent out driveways???

yea man, just go to somewhere on forsyth or across the street from thode(across that little highway/stretch of road) and on the other side, tons of student houses will let you rent out a driveway. Some students will even let you rent it for like 30 bucks a month. My friends do it(lets people rent out the driveway).

[azn_dan]

Thank you!

no problem. The good thing about health sci is that its hard to get in, but once your in the workload is pretty light(as i have been told by my 6 health sci friends). I also guess going to shad valley opens doors to enter health sci?(not to sure but all my high school buds that went into health sci also went to shad valley).

[pkzild]

3rd year medical radiation sciences. Collaborative program of mohawk/mac.

brand new program, strict as hell, but 100% career rate

[kuqdew]

hello all mac students!

[Tha_Doggg]

2nd year commerce here.

[d182]

on internship...and at work right now o.O

[d182]

rent a driveway?

why not park at the barn and take the bus over :D

Heh, I'm going into 2nd year Bachelor of Health Sciences :) But I actually live at home, mostly because I'm from Hamilton and my parents wouldn't pay for residence....

Personal experiences for living at home... it does take away alot of that university experience thing... I'm not very happy about having had to live at home... but it is practical. It saves alot of money.... I drive to school, and between gas and parking I'd say it comes to ~$1000-1200 (for the 8 months) depending on stuff like what car you drive and such.... parking was a pain since Zone 6 (the undergrad parking lot) is ridiculously far... I mean they have a shuttle bus to campus but it's still annoying. Next year, I'm renting out a driveway.... it's actually MORE expensive, but it's within a half minute/one minute walk of the student centre, so I consider it worth it.

Seems most of the people on here are finance/commerce haha, although it makes sense given the context.

[Necrosis]

no problem. The good thing about health sci is that its hard to get in, but once your in the workload is pretty light(as i have been told by my 6 health sci friends). I also guess going to shad valley opens doors to enter health sci?(not to sure but all my high school buds that went into health sci also went to shad valley).

Admissions is based on both marks and the supplementary app, but marks are very important. I don't think over 90 in each of the 6 courses is that important, its the average, and obviously the higher the better. Shad doesn't give you any kind of advantage, but you are right that a lot of health scis went to shad (just the type of people I think). And for the workload, it really depends on what electives you choose - the upper years of health sci have a lot of room for elective courses.

[Lizz__20]

on internship...and at work right now o.O

Where are you working? How do you like it? What was the whole process like leading up to getting it?

[Lizz__20]

SNOW DAY AT MCMASTER


Ok apparently not a lot of Mac students here. Any way it's not on the website, but I was e-mailing one of my profs and he e-mailed me back saying McMaster is closed today.

[amph1bius]

Health Sciences is a joke. Sure the program may be competitive to get into, but the professors in that faculty pressure their teaching staff to inflate their marks. A year ago, a professor teaching anatomy and physiology caught an entire group of health scis who posted a previous exam on the mcmaster community forum. The students were allowed to go in and review their written exams, but allegedly took an exam out of the room and photocopied it.

[chickenball z]

Yeah there are lots who commute. I commuted my last couple of years from Mississauga, it's <1 hr on the GO from SQ1, and approx 1hr on the train. There's a GO student card which allows for cheaper fares. Although there is something to be said about living in residence, it's definitely a good experience for those that possess a bit of self control.

Do you live on campus / near school or commute to Mac ( i.e from your parent's place ) ?

My daughter wants to go to Mac and is weighting whether to commute in each day ( from the Oakville area ) ...which means getting a used car, paying for insurance, paying for gas, paying parking at Mac OR taking the Go Bus to Mac ( about $150 a month ) from Oakville ...which I think takes just under 1 hour to get to Mac.

Do you know a lot of students that commute in to Mac ?

[Bao]

Heh, I'm going into 2nd year Bachelor of Health Sciences :) But I actually live at home, mostly because I'm from Hamilton and my parents wouldn't pay for residence....

Do you know anyone, or have you yourself peer reviewed any of those supplementary apps? Do you know what they'll look for when reviewing them?

[dwilljo]

commerce is pretty ez, youve gotta be pretty dumb to not make it...2nd year isnt as much hard as they just pile a ton of **** on you. anyways, im fairly unimpressed with the commerce program, the curriculum needs a lot of work. There are lots of courses that are pretty much useless i.e. info systems, operations management and the like. you can pass them all without going to class and forgot about it all right after the final.
im in 3rd year doing finance and they dont prepare you enough with knowledge of the financial markets. The best things I learn are what I teach myself. Also, it sucks for accounting b/c you have to do an extra entire summers worth of courses!

[jwei]

to the people who applied to BComm, if you dont mind answering a few questions...

What was your average when you applied? (both receiving the letter and final grade)
What year?
When did you receive acceptance (early/late/mid whichever month)?


Thanks!

[mg1102]

Applying to Arts & Science.

[ProfessorChaos]

to the people who applied to BComm, if you dont mind answering a few questions...

What was your average when you applied? (both receiving the letter and final grade)
What year?
When did you receive acceptance (early/late/mid whichever month)?


Thanks!

I'm in 2nd year Mac BComm....

1. My average when I applied, after 1st semester grade 12 incl. grade 11, was 86.7%. My final after 2nd semester was around 83.2%.

2. In the class of 2010, so in 1st year, it was 2006/2007.

3. I don't remember when I was accepted but it was pretty early on, right around January?

And for the individual who said 2nd year isn't that difficult, I suppose if you are talking about just getting in to 3rd year honours....no you have to be mighty dumb for that. But in order to keep a high GPA (atleast a 10 or 11 CA), that's quite difficult. Actually difficult courses in 2nd year are 2FA3 Finance and 2AA3, 2AB3 accounting with maybe ECON 2X03 Intermediate Microeconomics being confusing. The other courses are quite useless (Info systems, organizational behaviour, statistics). The transition from 1st to 2nd year is brutal and cannot be exaggerated enough. It's not that 2nd year is actually THAT hard but the difference from 1st year is dumbfounding. I find myself in the library everyday nowadays whereas I never needed to read the textbooks to get a 10 CA (A- average) in first year. Don't know if that is how the commerce program at other schools is run?

[dwilljo]

i got in with early acceptance with an 81? i think something like that and i started 2005. ya 2fa3 is pretty hard course, it helps to have a good prof though. chamberlain is a good finance prof, so hope you get him. ur right about marks if you want a 10 or 11, you have to hit the books pretty hard. to keep a good avg is hard b/c most of the courses are just hard to nail down. This is b/c most courses attempt to combine social science with business and the results are dismal. so if you have the capacity to memorize pointless stuff, like the difference between a team and a group then its possible to do well. I had to learn that for 2 separate courses in the same year! Time would be better spent on technical knowledge, the negotiations class was pretty useful.

Anyways, im almost 3/4 done and I realize that my marks dont matter all that much, you're not going to grad school straight out of undergrad so theres plenty of time to study for mcats or lsats or wat not. I have realized that the most important part of our education is to gain intrinsic value from the university experience and this is usually not attained in gaining high marks.

[wbastien]

When/Does McMaster send out early acceptances?

[ProfessorChaos]

When/Does McMaster send out early acceptances?

Now would be about that time.

P.S. grad school admissions still look at your UG marks...combined with MCATS/LSAT/GMAT score + work exp or supplemental apps or extra-currics.

[minib26]

sfwr eng & scty here.

was one of the first groups in the software eng. stream.... now i find out they have software eng, specializing in game design, and a software eng and multimedia programs... seriously wish they had those when i was there !

[samm]

When/Does McMaster send out early acceptances?

i got my acceptance like early May. yes.. lol (two years ago)

[Aestas]

How are the engineering courses at Mac? I know that you have to compete to get into your stream of choice after the first year, so what's the average you need in order to guarantee a spot in the stream you want? Is it difficult to get that average? Also, I applied for chemical engineering, but recently was thinking of changing. Does it matter what I list on my OUAC application?

Thanks in advance.

[samm]

it should not matter what you put in OUAC. allocations for streams depends on that specific year. if you are motivated and able to maintain higher than course average, you'll probably get into any of them. dropout rates for engineering at mac is insanely high. chemical engineering would not be hard to get in. the harder ones are probably biomed and eng physics. make sure you take the prerequisites for the stream you want.

[Aestas]

How is the engineering management program at mac? Hard? How are the job prospects with the program? I was thinking of doing that with either mech or chem.

At the moment, I've applied to Chem and Biochem (the 5 year program).

[Tomi]

I'm not sure about some previous comments about eng phys being hard to get into seeing as to how Mac never releases entering averages. Most people fear it...and rightly so. However, it is possibly one of the most challenging and interesting engineering programs at mac.

From what I gathered from my friends and my own experience, management is pretty tough in 2nd year compared to people in straight eng but then in 3rd year it really lightens up as a majority of the courses during that year are commerce/finance courses while the straight engers have a huge pile of eng courses.

[ProfessorChaos]

to the engineers who think commerce classes are easy...only a few in lower years are "easy." 2nd and 3rd year marketing and finance courses...good luck, only a handful of people actually do well...those that become TA's and have solid 3.9/4.0 averages.

[bluser]

+1 Live on res in your first year if you can, you won't regret it!

2nd Year Psych Student here!

[CanadaBoy]

I got accepted into Co-op Engineering :D

[TurboCC]

Yeah a lot of the Eng Coop acceptances are coming now, people with lower averages than me are getting accepted! And I still haven't gotten one. What's the deal, any one have an idea? :S

Btw, congrats CB.

[CanadaBoy]

Yeah a lot of the Eng Coop acceptances are coming now, people with lower averages than me are getting accepted! And I still haven't gotten one. What's the deal, any one have an idea? :S

Btw, congrats CB.

Hey thanks :)

My average for semester 1 is only 80.3 :o

GL on your acceptance.

[TurboCC]

Hey thanks :)

My average for semester 1 is only 80.3 :o

GL on your acceptance.

Thanks man :).

Hmmm, man I am so confused, everyone I've asked that got accepted has averages around there, I have around mid 80s and I haven't got one yet :S. It's not that I'm worrying, but it just would've been nice to get one around this time. Anyone have any idea as to how this works?

[MacEngI]

How is the engineering management program at mac? Hard? How are the job prospects with the program? I was thinking of doing that with either mech or chem.

At the moment, I've applied to Chem and Biochem (the 5 year program).

eng and mgt isn't really harder since its 5 years instead of 4. However for some eng streams, the workload is more. I think for eng physics they have 6 or 7 courses per term in 2nd year.

[MacEngI]

Thanks man :).

Hmmm, man I am so confused, everyone I've asked that got accepted has averages around there, I have around mid 80s and I haven't got one yet :S. It's not that I'm worrying, but it just would've been nice to get one around this time. Anyone have any idea as to how this works?

You should be getting it soon. I was one of the later ones too, a couple years ago though.

[jwei]

You should be getting it soon. I was one of the later ones too, a couple years ago though.

as in later one week or later one-two months?

[MacEngI]

a couple weeks after the first few people started getting accepted

[skeletor]

From what I gathered from my friends and my own experience, management is pretty tough in 2nd year compared to people in straight eng but then in 3rd year it really lightens up as a majority of the courses during that year are commerce/finance courses while the straight engers have a huge pile of eng courses.

third year straight ECE is death.. Management is a godsend in the upper years.. breaks up those hardcore eng courses into 2 years

for the guy earlier, chem eng is one of the easiest to get into.. if you have a 4-5 gpa you are pretty much in..

now bio engineering or bio elec and those specialty engineering programs, you need around a 9+ average :S

[Aestas]

A 9+ average? Damn. Is this on a 12.0 scale? What's the average mark people usually get? Is first year really hard? I don't want to have to do some mad reviewing over the summer because I finished all my maths and physics last year...

[babaji]

Question: How's the city of Hamilton? I've been to a few portions of the city (not a lot though), and it looks pretty boring. How does it compare to the other towns that surround it?

[MacEngI]

A 9+ average? Damn. Is this on a 12.0 scale? What's the average mark people usually get? Is first year really hard? I don't want to have to do some mad reviewing over the summer because I finished all my maths and physics last year...

9+ is on a 12.0 scale. It is usually for programs that have limited enrollment. chem & bioeng has 25 spots and elec and biomed has 45 spots I think. So the avg is on the higher end. Its not as high for other programs with chem needing only a 4.0 on a 12.0 scale.
average mark people get varies from course to course... but I know courses like "intro to prof engineering" has an avg of almost 80. math and physics hover ~65 i think.. the avg is difficult to answer because you can only see avgs for midterms and tests over the course of the semester and I don't think they release final avgs at the end of the semester.
reviewing over the summer would probably be beneficial to you if you want to do really well in term I because its all just high school stuff for physics, chem, calculus and even some algebra.

[Aestas]

Thanks for the info. I guess I have my work cut out for me, as I'm really looking to get into the biochem engineering program. Do you know how many spots they have available for Engineering and Management?

[Tomi]

9+ is on a 12.0 scale. It is usually for programs that have limited enrollment. chem & bioeng has 25 spots and elec and biomed has 45 spots I think. So the avg is on the higher end. Its not as high for other programs with chem needing only a 4.0 on a 12.0 scale.
average mark people get varies from course to course... but I know courses like "intro to prof engineering" has an avg of almost 80. math and physics hover ~65 i think.. the avg is difficult to answer because you can only see avgs for midterms and tests over the course of the semester and I don't think they release final avgs at the end of the semester.
reviewing over the summer would probably be beneficial to you if you want to do really well in term I because its all just high school stuff for physics, chem, calculus and even some algebra.

I don't think there are such things as spots to fill. But, even as a 3rd year, I still don't quite understand how it works.

[MacEngI]

I know what you mean. A lot of the information isn't put up because it depends on how many people apply and how popular each program is during that particular year. I'm in 2nd year and still don't know what that cut-offs for any of the programs were. As for the spots, I'm in 2nd year and theres only ~25 of us.

Sorry, I know nothing about eng&mgt with regards to spots or avgs. They have special presentations during 1st year for that kind of info.

[CanadaBoy]

Anyone visit the campus today? very niice

[ProfessorChaos]

Anyone visit the campus today? very niice

yea but i go to mac. lol.

what i have no respect for are the engineers who breeze into eng&mgmt and think that they are big **** and talk in my classes about why they are men among boys in eng&mgmt....just wait til you see the year 2 and year 3 commerce curriculum...have fun in finance.

[samm]

yeah, if you're having trouble with first year commerce. good luck in second year!

[ProfessorChaos]

yeah, if you're having trouble with first year commerce. good luck in second year!

first year isnt even commerce....its all electives = party all the time. 2nd year it really starts to pickup (understatement of the year) and 3rd year courses aren't any easier.

[quarterlifecrisis]

yea but i go to mac. lol.

what i have no respect for are the engineers who breeze into eng&mgmt and think that they are big **** and talk in my classes about why they are men among boys in eng&mgmt....just wait til you see the year 2 and year 3 commerce curriculum...have fun in finance.

LOL, I am more than certain that Y2/Y3 Commerce does not trump any type of Engineering. If I recall correctly, Chem. Eng's have labs that can go on for 6-8 hours. If you see the Math they do in Engineering, I think relative to Finance...Finance really isn't that difficult. :lol:

[VorteC]

yea but i go to mac. lol.

what i have no respect for are the engineers who breeze into eng&mgmt and think that they are big **** and talk in my classes about why they are men among boys in eng&mgmt....just wait til you see the year 2 and year 3 commerce curriculum...have fun in finance.

i have heard that the mcmaster engineers are snobs among everyone else @ mac lol

[samm]

i have heard that the mcmaster engineers are snobs among everyone else @ mac lol

cause they wear their brown leather jackets? =) =)

[DBM]

cause they wear their brown leather jackets? =) =)

Why must they make them so ugly?

[CanadaBoy]

cause they wear their brown leather jackets? =) =)

Why must they make them so ugly?

picz plz :D

[ProfessorChaos]

LOL, I am more than certain that Y2/Y3 Commerce does not trump any type of Engineering. If I recall correctly, Chem. Eng's have labs that can go on for 6-8 hours. If you see the Math they do in Engineering, I think relative to Finance...Finance really isn't that difficult. :lol:

i see we have an engineer here. that is the problem with engineers, they see it course by course...."oh you only have 2 hard courses"...Y2/Y3 commerce is a different type of hard...its not as technical as you would say math in engineering...group projects are ridiculous, oh and im sure there are lots of group projects in eng. 100 page report in 3mc3 thx.

[MacEngI]

Does that mean that Mac Commerce is as hard as or harder than Mac Eng and Mgt? or they can't really be compared cuz Eng&Mgt take different courses from straight commerce?

[Tomi]

Does that mean that Mac Commerce is as hard as or harder than Mac Eng and Mgt? or they can't really be compared cuz Eng&Mgt take different courses from straight commerce?

hahaha.....*breaths* hahahaha

No offense, don't kid yourselves commies (commerce students). Engineers aren't all sit and calculate. Two words...design projects.

[MacEngI]

Do the commerce students have 36-39 units every year?

[DBM]

Wow really who cares?
If you like what you're doing, does it really matter what others think of your program choice?
This just seems to be a case of "who's is bigger".

And as for pics of the engineering jacket: even if I did have some, I'd be doing you a favour by not putting them up.

[kenvin100]

A 9+ average? Damn. Is this on a 12.0 scale? What's the average mark people usually get? Is first year really hard? I don't want to have to do some mad reviewing over the summer because I finished all my maths and physics last year...


i think im gonna do that thiss summer..assuming i get into this university :D (fingers crossed)

[CanadaBoy]

Wow really who cares?
If you like what you're doing, does it really matter what others think of your program choice?
This just seems to be a case of "who's is bigger".

And as for pics of the engineering jacket: even if I did have some, I'd be doing you a favour by not putting them up.

Im going to mac for eng next year so better now then later lol

[JWL]

She's pretty excited about it. Going down to do a campus tour on Monday!

Any recommendations on which residences are best?

[MacEngI]

"Les Princes Hall" is the newest and every room comes with an attached washroom...

[samm]

"Les Princes Hall" is the newest and every room comes with an attached washroom...

yet its the furthest from everything. when it snows, you'll hate it.
however, the residence is pretty nice.
1+ to the individual washrooms

[ProfessorChaos]

She's pretty excited about it. Going down to do a campus tour on Monday!

Any recommendations on which residences are best?

any res is the best...in fact....during welcome week, you will have the reps tell your daughter that every res has its own character...and whichever you get, you'll probably have a blast and love the res.

fyi, im a matthew hall 06/07 alumnus and i lived every minute of it. i loved the dark tunnel (sadly, they replaced the lights haha), and most of all, more than any physical attributes of the building WERE THE PEOPLE you meet in res, a close knit group in res will last a lifetime in friendship (not to say you shouldn't meet at least everyone in your res at least once, if even for a second.)

personally i like shared washrooms but individual ones are good for privacy purposes.

going in to 3rd year, i re-applied to residence and am guaranteed a space, hopefully it's a single room though.

another thing you will notice is, the residence drafting system is totally random, you may have preferences for all floors of 1 res, but get a totally different res (i didn't even rank matthews, but hell i'd definitely live there again)

and for sciences...i heard the first year is a tough wake-up call...especially chem...i've got a few friends in biochem and life sciences (upper year)...she'll get used to the workload (hopefully)

[JWL]

any res is the best...in fact....during welcome week, you will have the reps tell your daughter that every res has its own character...and whichever you get, you'll probably have a blast and love the res.

fyi, im a matthew hall 06/07 alumnus and i lived every minute of it. i loved the dark tunnel (sadly, they replaced the lights haha), and most of all, more than any physical attributes of the building WERE THE PEOPLE you meet in res, a close knit group in res will last a lifetime in friendship (not to say you shouldn't meet at least everyone in your res at least once, if even for a second.)

personally i like shared washrooms but individual ones are good for privacy purposes.

going in to 3rd year, i re-applied to residence and am guaranteed a space, hopefully it's a single room though.

another thing you will notice is, the residence drafting system is totally random, you may have preferences for all floors of 1 res, but get a totally different res (i didn't even rank matthews, but hell i'd definitely live there again)

and for sciences...i heard the first year is a tough wake-up call...especially chem...i've got a few friends in biochem and life sciences (upper year)...she'll get used to the workload (hopefully)

Thanks for the info. She went through the IB (International Baccalaureate) program and others who went through it have said that University workload was less. So hopefully that won't be a problem. But either way I'm sure she'll be OK.

[TSX1]

hey guys, Im currently a Brock U student, decided to apply to transfer to mac..... but I made that decision late, so I applied march 15th.
How are my chances of getting in? ok? slim? very slim?

[saintdj]

I don't think you should have a problem with transferring as long as all your marks look good. My friend from U of T transferred to Mac and starting this summer and another guy finished high school in Dec and going to Mac this summer too. You just have to call them or talk to them about what courses will they take from the ones you took i Brock.

[K_Swiss]

Anyone care to critique the Commerce program? Who are the profs; who's a good prof and who to avoid? Are all the classes lectures? Etc.

[saintdj]

rita cosa...the worst...she will be on ur ass at every little mistake u make in ur proposal...for example...ur sources..eg u made 5 mistakes in total. 2 of them are from the same rule - she will still count them as 2 and not 1. Oh well, it's uni afterall so...better get used to it. Oh yeah, she's almost in all of ur commerce classes, 2nd year for sure. So have fun :D.

[bluser]

any res is the best...in fact....during welcome week, you will have the reps tell your daughter that every res has its own character...and whichever you get, you'll probably have a blast and love the res.

fyi, im a matthew hall 06/07 alumnus and i lived every minute of it. i loved the dark tunnel (sadly, they replaced the lights haha), and most of all, more than any physical attributes of the building WERE THE PEOPLE you meet in res, a close knit group in res will last a lifetime in friendship (not to say you shouldn't meet at least everyone in your res at least once, if even for a second.)

personally i like shared washrooms but individual ones are good for privacy purposes.

going in to 3rd year, i re-applied to residence and am guaranteed a space, hopefully it's a single room though.

another thing you will notice is, the residence drafting system is totally random, you may have preferences for all floors of 1 res, but get a totally different res (i didn't even rank matthews, but hell i'd definitely live there again)

and for sciences...i heard the first year is a tough wake-up call...especially chem...i've got a few friends in biochem and life sciences (upper year)...she'll get used to the workload (hopefully)


Agreed, I'm a 4th floor Matthews 06/07 alum too! Best year of my life! Prof. Chaos, care to PM me your actual name, I remember your name from DC++... lol

Any Mac students looking for a place to stay over the summer feel free to PM me!

[AprilD]

Anyone heard anything lately?

[Chemist]

Hey, I just got accepted to Mac for physical sciences. Im pretty sure im going to Mac over UofT, are the first year sciences courses hard? And which res would be the closest to my science classes, thanks

[MacEngI]

Edwards, Whidden and McKay are probably closest. Even the farthest (Les Prince) is only 8 minutes away. The ones I mentioned are ~ 3 minutes away. I'm not sure you should base your decision on which one is closest to science classes as you can have classes all over the place.

[jwei]

got commerce April 29th

[samm]

Edwards, Whidden and McKay are probably closest. Even the farthest (Les Prince) is only 8 minutes away. The ones I mentioned are ~ 3 minutes away. I'm not sure you should base your decision on which one is closest to science classes as you can have classes all over the place.

Those choices are close to your classes, but keep in mind the living conditions. I was in Hedden first year, and still it was the best residence (in terms of overall living conditions, cost, social life, location, furniture, etc). It just got too hard cause of the boilers in the basement.

[kenvin100]

Hey, I just got accepted to Mac for physical sciences. Im pretty sure im going to Mac over UofT, are the first year sciences courses hard? And which res would be the closest to my science classes, thanks

wat was your avg if u dont mind me asking

btw i got engineering on tues lol

[Chemist]

My overall average is just below 80%

[MacEngI]

wat was your avg if u dont mind me asking

btw i got engineering on tues lol

Finally. They kept you waiting for a while eh.

[kenvin100]

Well I didnt expect the first round..Awful sem..but I was a bit tense since I barely beat the cutoff..

But the pressure is back one...first year fear lol so Im gonna be a little bz this summer lol

+ Im waiting for a friend..doesnt involve me but I like to help lol

[rooney11]

Does anyone know if McMaster is sending anymore acceptances for Commerce, they sent me an email for an open house on may 10th, but no acceptance >:(

[kenvin100]

Well as long as you r above your cutoff, you're good so have some patience..I understand I was stressed out as f*ck lol..

If you dont get anything in two weeks..give a call!

[Cream Puff]

4th yr commerce *accting major* on internship :-0

[ProfessorChaos]

Does anyone know if McMaster is sending anymore acceptances for Commerce, they sent me an email for an open house on may 10th, but no acceptance >:(

they send em out as people reject/accept the current offers. don't sweat it, i've heard of people getting into their choices even a few weeks before high school finals.

usually the cutoff is around 80% at midterm 2nd semester i've heard from kids who were accepted during my class year (2010) and the 2011 year

[tamioka]

Question: How's the city of Hamilton? I've been to a few portions of the city (not a lot though), and it looks pretty boring. How does it compare to the other towns that surround it?

It is pretty boring, but i'm going into my 4th year so my perspective may be a bit biased. I'd say that downtown Hamilton has a totally different vibe from the MAC campus & surrounding area because of many of the people you encounter. But honestly it really depends on what kind of activities you're into. There are some good artists that go through Hamilton so I wouldn't say that the music scene is dead.

And I don't really know what you mean by the surrounding towns...like Dundas??

[!Amanda!]

Hey, I got into Mac for Life Sciences I, can anyone give me some insight on how hard it is/ competition. Also, is it hard to get good marks?

[samm]

Hey, I got into Mac for Life Sciences I, can anyone give me some insight on how hard it is/ competition. Also, is it hard to get good marks?

competition will always be there, its like any other university. getting good marks aint hard either, but its not really about studying hard, but studying smart.

[jwei]

Any commerce students give me the low down on bird courses for first year?

[samm]

i heard micro is easy, so are enviro sci courses. statistics is easy if you took data management.

[JWL]

My daughter signed onto Mac's system for picking your courses shortly after it opened last night. After 45 minutes she finally got on. She had some pretty big problems:
1. It seems like it isn't recognizing grade 12 prerequisites for courses she just completed and so she wasn't able to sign up for 2 required courses
2. A few courses were filled in the first term so she had to sign up in the second term meaning she can't take the second half of the course sequence in first year.
3. 2 Kiniesiology courses she wanted to take were already filled in less than an hour after the system opened.

She called registration and they were useless. Regarding #1 they said "ya, that's been happening to a lot of people".

She is in B.Sci in Chemistry. This fall will be her first year.

Any suggestions on where to go from here?

EDIT: Decided to make a separate thread. If you have any suggestions please make them there.
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=605393

Thanks

[CanadaBoy]

Anyone going to Academic Advising / Summer Orientation tomorrow?

[edwin23]

im in 3rd yeaer commerce @ mac..

bird courses for first year commerce?

everything

only commerce with cossa may give you truoble (i think its commerce 1a03) because of formatting.. lol

2nd term i went to 3 classes ( in total) with a 9 avg.. im sure you can pull much higher if you put any effort in at all

2nd year commerce is a different story though:lol:

[edwin23]

and for first year students..

brandon is the party res for sure

moulton is all triple rooms, first floor is girls only

bistro is the best place to eat on campus. go there.

you can order pizza with your meal card, do that.

hope your ca is cool and isn't a stickler for rules, thats the best.

and enjoy frosh week, you only have it once

oh and don't puke in res.. you'll get in huge truoble.. run to your room at least.. and try not to pass out on the floor (at least make it to the common room)

and bring slippers.. yes bring slippers for sure

[myster]

oh and don't puke in res.. you'll get in huge truoble.. run to your room at least.. and try not to pass out on the floor (at least make it to the common room)


LOL.. +1

Had that experience before.. Luckily, it was in a res different from mine.. and my friends' carried me to their room to sleep it off.

[jwei]

sort of a double post, from the bird courses thread just incase:D.

Anywho, I originally wanted to take MUSIC 1A03 and 1AA3 as well as MMEDIA 1A03 as electives, unfortunately for the music 1a03 (the one in the first term, part 1) was full, so I only took 1aa3. Should I keep that? Will it make a big difference? (Maybe will it even empty?)

As for MMEDIA, its already full so I decided to go with ENVIRO SCI 1A03, any comments as to whether its considered a little bit lighter? I keep hearing different things like they've changed the course so its much harder, etc.

Can anyone else recommend any other first year electives? I'm in commerce so most of my non electives are already sort of taken lol.

[azn_dan]

My daughter signed onto Mac's system for picking your courses shortly after it opened last night. After 45 minutes she finally got on. She had some pretty big problems:
1. It seems like it isn't recognizing grade 12 prerequisites for courses she just completed and so she wasn't able to sign up for 2 required courses
2. A few courses were filled in the first term so she had to sign up in the second term meaning she can't take the second half of the course sequence in first year.
3. 2 Kiniesiology courses she wanted to take were already filled in less than an hour after the system opened.

She called registration and they were useless. Regarding #1 they said "ya, that's been happening to a lot of people".

She is in B.Sci in Chemistry. This fall will be her first year.

Any suggestions on where to go from here?

EDIT: Decided to make a separate thread. If you have any suggestions please make them there.
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=605393

Thanks


Tell your daughter to not worry to much. Courses you want fill up all the time, best thing to do is wait it out, after the first few days of school try again. As many ppl go to class and decide to drop it for one reason or another.

[JWL]

Tell your daughter to not worry to much. Courses you want fill up all the time, best thing to do is wait it out, after the first few days of school try again. As many ppl go to class and decide to drop it for one reason or another.

Thanks. I also received a suggestion to keep checking between now and the start of school as people change classes, but if she isn't successful by then there is still hope after classes start, eh?

[edwin23]

sort of a double post, from the bird courses thread just incase:D.

Anywho, I originally wanted to take MUSIC 1A03 and 1AA3 as well as MMEDIA 1A03 as electives, unfortunately for the music 1a03 (the one in the first term, part 1) was full, so I only took 1aa3. Should I keep that? Will it make a big difference? (Maybe will it even empty?)

As for MMEDIA, its already full so I decided to go with ENVIRO SCI 1A03, any comments as to whether its considered a little bit lighter? I keep hearing different things like they've changed the course so its much harder, etc.

Can anyone else recommend any other first year electives? I'm in commerce so most of my non electives are already sort of taken lol.
im pretty sure you can't take multimedia courses if you're in commerce.
im sure music 1a03 will be easy, never took it but if yu're good at music i doubt they're hard.

enviro sci 1a03 is easy. my gf took it 2nd semester last year.. nothings changed.. its a breeze

theatre and film 1a03 is mad easy.. you have to watch a movie every week.. i skipped almost all of them.. theres a final essay as well. the tests are pretty easy though, its about like lighting.. lol.

anthro 1a03 is the most boring course ever.. dont take it if you can

CMST 1A03 is easy.. lectures are pointless though, go to tutorial for it

linguistics is easy.. but requires a little studying.. its a course you can get a 12 in though, if you put in 50% effort.

but seriously, most first year courses are bird courses.. i didn't have trouble with any. i'll say this; first year is easier/as easy as grade 12 of high school.. 2nd year is a much better jump though.

[edwin23]

Thanks. I also received a suggestion to keep checking between now and the start of school as people change classes, but if she isn't successful by then there is still hope after classes start, eh?
Yea, definitely keep checking. Classes always open up, and yes even when classes start you can switch. I got all my classes I wanted, and most of them had filled up to begin with. Make sure you check right before school starts frequently, and hopefully you'll luck out.

[vishvender]

I'm going into second year chemical engineering. W00t MAC!!!

[bluser]

August 12th or the 14th? MUGSI opens up again and ALL the seats that are available for ALL the courses are released to everyone. So it's all fair game then. Even THEN if you don't get in... try adding the courses atleast 5 times a day... and even when school starts KEEP trying. You will get in. Now lets say worst case senario and you STILL can't get in... Go to the prof, be really nice and make up some BS story about how you're SOO interested in the course and how you NEED it for what you want. You will get in. :cheesygri

[azn_dan]

I'm going into second year chemical engineering. W00t MAC!!!

good luck with chem eng. Make sure to get some friends from upper years. Always got hook ups :D.

Also 2D4.2F4, there is a solution manual for each textbook. 2G will be your easiest course ever and be happy that Dr. Marlin just retired :D.

Good luck with everything.

[MacEngI]

August 12th or the 14th? MUGSI opens up again and ALL the seats that are available for ALL the courses are released to everyone. So it's all fair game then. Even THEN if you don't get in... try adding the courses atleast 5 times a day... and even when school starts KEEP trying. You will get in. Now lets say worst case senario and you STILL can't get in... Go to the prof, be really nice and make up some BS story about how you're SOO interested in the course and how you NEED it for what you want. You will get in. :cheesygri

MUGSI is already open and SOLAR will open on Aug 10th (not 12th or 14th) for me.

[Insane One]

Going to start my first year of Engineering @ MAC. I'm excited and nervous at the same time lol. Hope it ain't too hard. My grade 12 average was 84% from Cathedral Highschool (Amazing highschool BTW). I'm still not sure what stream of Engineering I want to go into, is that bad?
My courses are of course the compulsory ones and my electives are History/Geography.

[sexyj]

Going to start my first year of Engineering @ MAC. I'm excited and nervous at the same time lol. Hope it ain't too hard. My grade 12 average was 84% from Cathedral Highschool (Amazing highschool BTW). I'm still not sure what stream of Engineering I want to go into, is that bad?
My courses are of course the compulsory ones and my electives are History/Geography.


chances are ull want to switch faculty after the 1st semeter or 1st year :D

[bluser]

MUGSI is already open and SOLAR will open on Aug 10th (not 12th or 14th) for me.

Woops! I meant SOLAR and yeah you're right it opens back up on the 10th

[jmgk]

August 12th or the 14th? MUGSI opens up again and ALL the seats that are available for ALL the courses are released to everyone. So it's all fair game then. Even THEN if you don't get in... try adding the courses atleast 5 times a day... and even when school starts KEEP trying. You will get in. Now lets say worst case senario and you STILL can't get in... Go to the prof, be really nice and make up some BS story about how you're SOO interested in the course and how you NEED it for what you want. You will get in. :cheesygri

That is the best advice you will ever get. MUGSI opens up on the 10th if your payment agreement is done, just be prepared not to get into SOLAR cause MUGSI is going to be packed. I know I'll be there.

[desi_eng]

Going to start my first year of Engineering @ MAC. I'm excited and nervous at the same time lol. Hope it ain't too hard. My grade 12 average was 84% from Cathedral Highschool (Amazing highschool BTW). I'm still not sure what stream of Engineering I want to go into, is that bad?My courses are of course the compulsory ones and my electives are History/Geography.

Not a big deal, most ppl don't know, or the ones that think they know what they wanna do end up changing their mind before 1st yr is up. With the common 1st yr, it's good b/c you get exposure to all streams of eng, (the cons are you have to take courses which you may have no interest in at all and your GPA may get f*ck'd :cheesygri )
But yea don't worry, you won't have to make you ur mind til like mid 2nd semester...

[kenvin100]

lol as a first yr engineer, i just want to survive..guys gives us first yrs some tips on how to live healthy and do well at mac engineering lol

[supermikeyjd]

Hello everyone,
I am starting my Masters in Biology and need a place to park. If anyone has any leads for something within walking distance to campus since I will be commuting from Toronto (I know I am crazy). I don't want to pay the crazy campus parking fees. I am thinking a driveway somewhere...
-Mike

[MacEngI]

Going to start my first year of Engineering @ MAC. I'm excited and nervous at the same time lol. Hope it ain't too hard. My grade 12 average was 84% from Cathedral Highschool (Amazing highschool BTW). I'm still not sure what stream of Engineering I want to go into, is that bad?
My courses are of course the compulsory ones and my electives are History/Geography.

You won't have to figure it out until Feb or Mar of 1st year. Go to all the streams' info sessions that are held during 2nd term. This year they also had one day at thode (engineering library) where they were presenting all the streams for 2nd year. If nothing, go for the free pizza & pop :D

And it ain't too hard if you work together in a group. Its much harder if you try to do it all solo. What Geo are you taking? I may have a textbook for you...

[MacEngI]

Hello everyone,
I am starting my Masters in Biology and need a place to park. If anyone has any leads for something within walking distance to campus since I will be commuting from Toronto (I know I am crazy). I don't want to pay the crazy campus parking fees. I am thinking a driveway somewhere...
-Mike

I know a friend who has 4 spots free on his driveway within a two minute walk from campus. Check PM over next few days as I'll get you more specifics.

[Alembic]

Going into 1st year Engineering here :D

...Kinda scared that I'm gonna fail hard, though.

[*Lady*]

Does anyone know what time SOLAR is going to re-open on August 10th? (or 11th??) I'm going to be there as well. Hope it makes a difference. Didn't make a difference for course selections cause the courses I wanted were full either way :(

I'm a third year student at Mac...

From the GTA :D If anyone wants to offer carpooling... I'm all ears!! I am not too crazy about the bus...

[don2590]

I'm going into first year Engineering.

[Hallandale]

I'm going into first year Engineering. Hedden.

[samm]

Does anyone know what time SOLAR is going to re-open on August 10th? (or 11th??) I'm going to be there as well. Hope it makes a difference. Didn't make a difference for course selections cause the courses I wanted were full either way :(

I'm a third year student at Mac...

From the GTA :D If anyone wants to offer carpooling... I'm all ears!! I am not too crazy about the bus...

im assuming 11th. since i can't get into SOLAR now

[jmgk]

And SOLAR is still closed... good thing I decided not to stay up all night.

[troso]

Going into 1st year Engineering here :D

...Kinda scared that I'm gonna fail hard, though.

to help you not to fail, go to the library and check the quiz/exams from previous years. profs like to recycle their materials. of course, this is not the best way to learn but it will help you prepare for the tests.
if they are still available, take critical thinking and popular music as electives. easiest 10 ever...

[Rhinox]

Lots of people going into 1st year engineering!

I'm going into 4th year Electrical and Biomedical engineering and will be a Teaching Assistant for 1st year programming class..eng 1DO4

If anyone has driveways to rent out, please pm me with location and price!

thanks

[CanadaBoy]

Another 1st year MacEng right here.

Will live in Hedden Hall :D

[desi_eng]

I'm also looking for a parking spot off campus (but still close)....
PM me if anyone has any info....

[joesph]

^

looking for a cheap way outta parking on campus.....and you'll be sorry when yer vehicle gets keyed/stolen/vandalized as a result of parking somewhere shady

me on the other hand....its Zone 1 or Zone Home

[Insane One]

Hey I just got my first look at my timetable for ENG 1 and for three components (2 labs, 1 tutorial) I have in capitilized red letter E O W. I know there is a conflict between 2 of them but for the 3rd it doesnt seem anything is in the way....any suggestion on how to solve this or does anyone else have similar problem? Thanks!

[Rhinox]

Hey I just got my first look at my timetable for ENG 1 and for three components (2 labs, 1 tutorial) I have in capitilized red letter E O W. I know there is a conflict between 2 of them but for the 3rd it doesnt seem anything is in the way....any suggestion on how to solve this or does anyone else have similar problem? Thanks!

EOW means every other week, so as such you might not have a conflict.

If anyone knows of a place to rent, please pm!!

[Insane One]

Thanks for the reply, I figured out what it meant right after I posted it lol and I feel like an idiot for not knowing...anyways I have another question concerning OSAP. On my Payment Agreement on MUGSI it says I have to pay around $2000 by Sept. 1 and then I'm browsing the McMaster website OSAP tips/deadlines and I see this, "Pay Required Fee:Your first payment MUST be received by August 15. Payments may be sent in advance and post-dated to September 1." My brother tells me that I'll be able to pay sometime the first or second week in Sept. and everything will be fine...but I just want to make sure. What I understand is that I have to go to the office @ MAC get my OSAP money pay the tuition and the remaining amount which is $2000 I go to a separate office and give them a check and I can do this after Sept. 1?

[bmgraphix]

anyone that has multimedia 1b03 and is thinking of dropping it let me know
cause i really want to get into that course

just pm anytime

thanks

[P90Puma]

anyone that has multimedia 1b03 and is thinking of dropping it let me know
cause i really want to get into that course

just pm anytime

thanks

Very easy course. One of the easiest at McMaster.

[skeletor]

lol as a first yr engineer, i just want to survive..guys gives us first yrs some tips on how to live healthy and do well at mac engineering lol

make friends with people who have old tests and assignments from the previous year.. usually the chinese or tamil groups have these things floating around in their circles always good to get connections in them. Cedar aka ghazi's on main st is the best place to eat beside campus. Better than most of the crap they serve in the cafe.

[aarietta]

anyone that has multimedia 1b03 and is thinking of dropping it let me know
cause i really want to get into that course

just pm anytime

thanks

i just took it this summer after trying to get into it for three years. i camped for mugsi to open, lol!

wish you luck!

[DarkReaper]

So who's at Whidden?

[blahraptors]

does anybody at mac need a workout buddy? i'm looking for one to keep myself motivated :cheesygri

i'm also looking for people (who play competitively) to play tennis with!

send me a PM if interested!

[azn_dan]

make friends with people who have old tests and assignments from the previous year.. usually the chinese or tamil groups have these things floating around in their circles always good to get connections in them. Cedar aka ghazi's on main st is the best place to eat beside campus. Better than most of the crap they serve in the cafe.

very very true. Though it might depend on your program you get into. Chinese people i believe tend to be more smart/less hook ups other then what they know.

Tamil/Arabic/Middle Easterners have a bunch of stuff usually.

[ProfessorChaos]

theres a lot of a 1st year eng's here lol....good luck

3rd year commerce (accounting)/econ minor here.

[kenvin100]

Is it just me, or are all tamils living off campus..frig i live in Brandon and I dont see any tamils there! lol

And another question, im plannin on bringing over a tv from home.cause i found this cable outlet on my roomie's side of the room..is it worth a try to see if i get free tv??? common room tv is ok but i like one in my room..cause im incredibly homesick and my dorm feels like jail

[ProfessorChaos]

Is it just me, or are all tamils living off campus..frig i live in Brandon and I dont see any tamils there! lol

And another question, im plannin on bringing over a tv from home.cause i found this cable outlet on my roomie's side of the room..is it worth a try to see if i get free tv??? common room tv is ok but i like one in my room..cause im incredibly homesick and my dorm feels like jail

I know that the cabl outlets work but you hav to seperately subscribe to cable service as I learned in first year. Homesick? Get real...awwww poor little baby. Honestly just go outside and get involved especially in first year or you barely will have anymore time in upper year

[littleraskle]

Does anybody know what kind of Top 6 average it takes to get into Life Science at Mac?

And is the workload really hard first year? I heard chemistry is really hard and im a bit nervous as chem is one of my lowest marks :(

[samm]

Does anybody know what kind of Top 6 average it takes to get into Life Science at Mac?

And is the workload really hard first year? I heard chemistry is really hard and im a bit nervous as chem is one of my lowest marks :(

isn't this information online or available at the the university sessions?

[samm]

Is it just me, or are all tamils living off campus..frig i live in Brandon and I dont see any tamils there! lol

And another question, im plannin on bringing over a tv from home.cause i found this cable outlet on my roomie's side of the room..is it worth a try to see if i get free tv??? common room tv is ok but i like one in my room..cause im incredibly homesick and my dorm feels like jail

no free tv. how can you say brandon is like jail? its honestly the best rez for the experience. are you even trying to get involved?

[skyrink]

bump

and my condolences to those who were living in Brandon...nobody deserves such catastrophe

and on with the topic, wat made multimedia so easy? any essays? test? lots of reading?

[kenvin100]

no free tv. how can you say brandon is like jail? its honestly the best rez for the experience. are you even trying to get involved?

lol oh yeah involved..i finally got adjusted to the place and now we cant go back :mad:

w.e. im apart of the SOCS now lol

[MacEngI]

I heard they are moving people back to Brandon in Jan.. But I'm sure everyone in Sheridan is loving it and does not want to move back.

[samm]

$200 a week is sweet none the less.
Too bad nothing like this happened to Brandon last year.

[kingrukus]

what happened in brandon??

EDIT: Just found out about the fire. They need to burn down bates too.

[Van Dutch]

I heard they are moving people back to Brandon in Jan.. But I'm sure everyone in Sheridan is loving it and does not want to move back.

They weren't living in Sheraton. They were living in Staybridge.

[kenvin100]

actuaally students were in a wide range of hotels..from crown plaza, to sheridan to staybridge to admiral inn..

well not everyone is going back..im not..considering a) im on the 10th floor..and climbing up 10 flights of stairs everyday is a pain..i hated it wen i had to do that on moving day..ya with 3 workding elevators, it broke down..so u can only imagine wats gonna happen with one functional elevator

and the "compensation" stops after dec..w.e. it was nice to get paid to attend uni lol..

and a lot of ppl hated the hotel life cause of lack of resouses..from their crappy internet to no fridge/microwave in their rooms to having 2 beds, and one desk..

[bluser]

Any Mac students looking for a summer sublet/ house for the fall? (either is fine)

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8631644#post8631644

Pics should be up soon!

[tejpalk]

wheres everyone? no ones posted anything since last year.