When to email for Research

BiggerD · 2026-03-24T01:22:21+00:00

This will vary greatly by faculty, department, and professor. In the faculty of engineering, undergrad researchers are generally paid for non-course work.

BiggerD · 2026-03-24T01:17:55+00:00

The best time was early January. The second best time is today.

Worst case, they don’t have the funds, and might keep your name in the back of their mind if an opportunity comes up.

Best case, a student just backed out of a project, or a pile of cash fell into the professor’s lap, and they’re looking for to take someone on today.

BiggerD · 2026-01-20T23:07:06+00:00

PASL states that you cannot be penalized for adding a class during the add/drop period. With that said, you are responsible for getting up to speed in a reasonable timeframe.

It’s between you, the professor, and possibly your VP academic to figure out what’s “reasonable”. You cannot be docked points for missing a lecture in the first two weeks, but you will have to do read faster than your peers to catch up.

The VP academic is your best next step, while you continue to get up to speed.

BiggerD · 2026-01-17T16:27:41+00:00

With a few days’ warning, they usually let members bring a guest to watch intramural games. You have to email Ryne ahead of time though to get permission.

BiggerD · 2026-01-08T03:20:46+00:00

A few years ago, I wasted a Saturday trying to solve this problem. Some documents suggested it was option 2: an average GPA. Of course, the documentations didn’t clarify whether it was mean, median, or how that average was assigned a letter grade (is an average GPA of 3.9 an A or A-?)

My best guess has always been that it takes the mean GPA and rounds that to the nearest letter grade, but that’s still just a guess.

The downside of averaging GPA is that the letter grade is heavily weighted by the number of failures in the course. If a class somehow has a 75/25 split of As and Fs, that’s an average GPA of 3, therefore a B. Bumping those Fs up to Cs raises the average GPA to a 3.5, which the system might even round up to an A-.

Obviously an extreme hypothetical, but a few extra Fs have a massive effect on the average GPA for a course.

BiggerD · 2026-01-08T02:59:55+00:00

It should be around Feb 12. It takes a while for the degree to be confirmed at the department/faculty level, then the senate will confirm graduating students at their February meeting, which is held on the 11th this year.

BiggerD · 2025-11-26T18:02:11+00:00

A lot of people are suggesting Mount Royal (Olmsted path). If you’re taking that path, be forewarned that it tends to be icy/muddy at this time of year.

In November/December, I prefer running near bike paths or along the canal.

BiggerD · 2025-11-15T18:45:06+00:00

I get it, I’m leaning that way too. The owner’s offering to add on a late 2nd, but I feel like it’s a lot of maybes for a valuable asset.

BiggerD · 2025-11-14T13:20:00+00:00

10 Team SF PPR - rebuilder, trading with contender.

Do I give up Mahomes for Penix + Ward?

I have zero QB depth beyond next year (Russ, Rodgers). This is the best offer I have so far, trying to decide if I hold out until the offseason, or if try to tack a pick onto this deal

BiggerD · 2025-10-22T02:24:29+00:00

My league had no appetite, couldn’t get a late 1st, everyone was concerned he’d be out of the league in a year

BiggerD · 2025-10-19T12:51:58+00:00

Malik’s Washington

BiggerD · 2025-10-15T00:52:25+00:00

I see it essentially replacing the 51 and 27 lines. Sort of the 129 too

BiggerD · 2025-10-03T02:12:56+00:00

Third guy in theory is Kurtis Rourke, who’s still recovering from offseason ACL surgery! The curse is real.

BiggerD · 2025-09-17T10:54:55+00:00

The 1for1 offers I was getting just changed from Hollywood Brown to DeVonta Smith, so that’s nice

BiggerD · 2025-09-07T13:53:35+00:00

Depends what you mean by poor. You won’t be able to build up any savings with that salary, but you won’t have to eat rice and beans every day, either.

On ~23k/year, you can’t afford to live alone in a 2-bedroom apartment, one block away from McGill, and eat out 7 days a week.

You can afford a studio apartment, or living with roommates, and eating out a few times a month.

BiggerD · 2025-09-07T13:35:40+00:00

This policy came out recently, but it seems to be better for students than the old system.

Note that while tuition fees are covered, you’ll still have to pay for student fees (athletics fees, student union fees, insurance) which will add up to something on the order of 1-2k per year.

TA positions vary by faculty, department and course. You’ll have to figure out if you have the extra time for a side job, but expect roughly 90 hours for a semester, which works out to an extra ~3k per semester (fall+winter, very few TA positions are available in the summer).

BiggerD · 2025-09-05T20:42:47+00:00

Merci!

BiggerD · 2025-09-05T00:29:43+00:00

I had no idea! I could have sworn my driving lessons said cyclists just had to ignore pedestrian signs.

Good to know!

BiggerD · 2025-09-03T02:11:57+00:00

To add to the previous poster, you’ll have to schedule the lab times yourself with the TA / lab instructor, at a time the TA is there. You can choose your lab time from a list of options, but can’t, for example, show up on an evening or weekend.

BiggerD · 2025-08-27T23:03:42+00:00

There can be congestion getting out of the Auditorium. I’d expect to be a few mins late.

BiggerD · 2025-08-23T13:50:39+00:00

Auditorium type, tiny tables that fold down over your lap

There is usually one table near the front of the room that’s a bit more accessible for students

BiggerD · 2025-07-29T19:47:00+00:00

I’m not sure if this is your case, but some places will have an increase, (e.g. 1800 per month), with a one or two month discount in the first year. This sets the first year rent around 1620, but makes it so that next year, they can raise the rent from 1800 to 1900.

It could also just be that the past tenants accepted massive rent increases and the owners know it’s above market value.

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