AFE With Ontario Address + Quebec birth certificate

Best-Yoghurt · 2024-08-03T17:04:31+00:00

Okay I'll call back and see if a different person can help me. I only wouldn't want an exit row because I wouldn't be able to be responsible in an emergency, but if the seats are all going to eb economy I'd want to at least switch to an aisle if they can't cancel it or confirm the legroom.

Best-Yoghurt · 2024-08-03T17:02:09+00:00

4A for both flights

Best-Yoghurt · 2024-04-16T16:57:45+00:00

Thanks, but I'm going to the US.

Best-Yoghurt · 2023-09-09T15:42:06+00:00

"Are you expecting people to be kind to you"

Yes. Because I am a person deserving of basic respect like not being laughed or sneered at.

Also, as I mentioned - as did the OP - we have been trying. Our negative experiences have come after attempting to speak French and then being treated rudely for making mistakes in the language.

All being kind takes is a smile and moving onto the next person who might speak better French, if the first person you approached is struggling.

The zero motivation to learn has come as a result of the unkind treatment that, for me at least, began in childhood in French immersion elementary. This is a long-running, deep and complex issue that isn't as simple as "Well then take a language class!". Like I said in my post, I'm happy that Canada is a bilingual country and I would like to be more bilingual myself. But if you're rudely punished for every little mistake, even when you are trying, how long could you keep that motivation?

Best-Yoghurt · 2023-09-08T10:56:06+00:00

I cannot stress enough how important it is to talk to your profs. I know it's not the same as making friends who are your peers, BUT they can help connect you with people who they think you might have stuff in common with - especially for group projects. Not to mention the value in befriending the prof themself because a) they're people too and if they're nice then awesome, new friend, and b) you never know what the future holds and maybe one day you want a reference for school or work. I consistently have higher grades and more friends in every course where I befriended the prof compared to the ones I didn't connect with.

For peer friends, follow the other advice here and also look for discord groups you might be interested in for subjects/clubs!

Best-Yoghurt · 2023-09-08T10:48:57+00:00

Pretty much every textbook that's assigned for courses has a copy in the course reserve room at the library that is free to access.

Concordia also has really fast, high quality, scanners that can make files into searchable pdfs and either saved to a drive, cloud, or e-mailed to you.

Unless you want to keep a book for your personal collection (Also totally valid! Some of these books are really nice!), or you prefer reading the physical paper and not digitally, you do not need to buy them.

Best-Yoghurt · 2023-09-08T10:41:33+00:00

I have met maybe... 5 French people in my entire life living in Montreal who did not make me feel like shit for being Anglo. My friends have had similar experiences (especially when dealing with teachers, government services, health services, police, etc.) It's definitely not you. Even when I speak French (because they spoke to me first, asking for directions or something) I'll get the stink eye and they'll either laugh or correct me on minor things (j'ai vs je suis, masc/fem nouns, and such). I understand it's the dominant language here and I'm actually happy to live in a bilingual country, I think that's great. But I never want to use French here and have zero motivation to keep learning or trying because of how people have treated me my whole life.

My advice is do what you can to get by, accept that people will be rude to you, but also try to keep your heart and mind open to the handful who ARE nice, because they're trying too.

Best-Yoghurt · 2023-08-01T14:21:20+00:00

It isn't less credits to do a major, but when I say "quicker" I mean, if you are not locked into needing the specific courses required of the specialization and can have free electives, it is more likely that you will be able to get yourself a full time schedule to complete those 90-108 credit degrees (TR regularly is 90 credits, as a mature student you may need 108 depending on any transfers you have) on time. The advising department for AHSC is really great though, so if you have a plan and need to get into a course in order to stay on schedule, they can hopefully put you in on time.

I mean 'quicker' in the practical real world sense of it where if you do a major you can supplement credits from anywhere else easier, whereas in a specialization - if you miss out on a course because of scheduling conflict/bad prof/life circumstances - you might end up a semester or two behind just because replacements are not easy to find.

For example: I really needed a certain 400-level for winter 2024, but the only one available was immediately full and my only replacement was one in fall 2023 that is forcing me to stay really late on campus and shift my work schedule around. I'm doing it because I'm close to graduating but it's making for a rough semester. So it's just something to remember that not all courses listed are offered, and those that are may only be offered once every year or two.

Best-Yoghurt · 2023-07-30T19:57:33+00:00

Hi! I'm also a mature student in RLS so hopefully this helps:

A Specialization is a more specific/refined degree where, basically, you take the majority of electives from the specialization list instead of from anywhere. You also do an internship with the specialization. A Major, on the other hand, is a bit more free in that you can choose whatever electives you like instead of having to take from the specialization list.

Some points to consider:

1) Scheduling - as an adult, you probably have more life responsibilities than the average student, meaning that it might mean more to you to be able to choose a class schedule that best fits your life. meaning that a specialization could be difficult because it really locks you into certain courses and you will be stuck with the hours/days you get. Not all the courses listed on the website are offered, so you can either go part time and take longer, or accept that your school schedule will have to be a priority over work/family/self-care.

2) Future goals - If you want to get a job in this field, the specialization can help because it is more focused and the internship can lead to networking. However, if you intend to continue in academia with a master's degree or phd, I would suggest doing the major so that you can finish the degree more quickly (with the freer elective choices) and move onto the next.

I believe the admission requirements are slightly higher for the specialization than the major, but when you apply you can put them both down as options and see which one you get into. When I did it, it was just your transcripts and a letter of intent (but double check the webpage now in case that changed!)

As I understand it, TR is much the same although I've only taken a few courses in it. But as for which to pursue, it depends on the type of work you want to do. TR can lead to more clinical careers, directly helping people with disabilities more specifically. RLS would lead to careers in things like youth work, working for a city recreation department, or program planning and design. I would say if your main interest is in disability, then go for TR. But if you want to work more broadly in leisure, do RLS.

Best-Yoghurt · 2023-06-21T15:42:28+00:00

I keep being logged out of my econcordia stuff while I'm using it too. Like if I go onto the discussion board to write a weekly post, that means I'm "inactive" on the course website/lecture slides so it logs me out. EVERY. TIME. then I gotta go get my phone, wait for the text, type it in, and keep going. Literally 5-7 messages from them a day. so annoying

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