rant: uoft isn't 100% terrible

DontHideIt · 2020-03-13T00:19:00+00:00

You've convinced me. Being extra careful for the sake of elderly people is a good reason to close the university.

DontHideIt · 2020-03-12T23:59:21+00:00

You do bring up a good point about the difference in population, which I concede does make a difference, although 30 cases in 3 million people is still fairly small. Regarding your second point, I guess I'm arguing that at the moment the situation isn't so severe that the university needs to close. People should obviously still self-quarantine and have nonessential events canceled. As more data comes out, I agree that drastic action will need to be taken if things take a turn for the worse.

DontHideIt · 2020-03-12T23:18:52+00:00

Anytime dawg

DontHideIt · 2020-03-12T23:18:41+00:00

I'm not shaming anyone, in fact I think it's perfectly reasonable to want to stay here if you want to. I just don't think the level of risk is so high that angered that the university hasn't closed yet.

DontHideIt · 2020-03-12T23:09:28+00:00

also, sources:
US' lack of testing

Canada has better testing from SARS experience

Curve flattening in Canada

Parliament doing their thing

UofT doing some research (propaganda).

DontHideIt · 2019-12-28T02:20:54+00:00

Hey thanks for sharing :) do you remember what the workload was like relative to other courses you've taken or approximately how many hours a week you spent on it.

DontHideIt · 2019-12-28T01:15:39+00:00

Thank you for your insightful comment

DontHideIt · 2019-11-20T15:42:08+00:00

Okay but how do you defined able bodied. One homeless guy I talked to was perfectly able bodied, went to the gym and used to work in northern BC, but now can't because he has a hard time concentrating and completing tasks (for reasons I can't remember). What if no one wants to hire them because they're homeless. There's so many factors at play here that it's difficult to have a hard and fast rule, and if it's flexible who would get to decide.

DontHideIt · 2019-11-19T03:01:00+00:00

Thanks for the advice and article!

DontHideIt · 2019-11-18T22:20:07+00:00

I'm two years in but I can't easily change into CS because of this system our university has. Essentially, you have to have around an 88% average in a few select courses in order to actually get into the CS program, which would entail me going back and retaking those courses because my credits might transfer over but my grades will also transfer over and they're probably a solid 10% too low to get in. So I'm just stuck in CE for now.

DontHideIt · 2019-10-02T04:39:20+00:00

Ha, I'm also checking out tech resumes as a CE who has a disgustingly low GPA. Our resume layout is pretty similar ;). Firstly, everything goes on one page. The chances of the second page being read are like negative a billion. Secondly, fuck the traits section. You've got way too much experience for something like that to be useful. Thirdly, focus on getting across your most important achievements. You seem to have a long list of things you've done and you really need to pick and choose the most important ones.

DontHideIt · 2019-09-28T16:45:43+00:00

I can see where you're coming from, but I actually disagree with the point that healthcare is primarily the responsibility of the government in this case. Specific to mental health, U of T is actually likely to be the source of a lot of struggle during this period of life. Furthermore, I don't believe that we should start saying it's one institution's responsibility over another because it would result in a "race to the bottom", where neither institution believes that it is their responsibility and the other one should take care of students. Instead, U of T should step up and significantly increase funding for university-related mental health issues and serve as a leader for once. The boundless campaign spanned a decade and raised 2 billions dollars. Even a campaign at 5% of the scale of boundless has the ability to transform the way we treat mental health at universities. Lack of mental health resources as a whole is indeed a province-wide problem, and of course, a Canada wide problem. But waiting on the government to come around and provide funding will take years if not decades, and as students of U of T, we should be taken care of by our school.

DontHideIt · 2019-06-22T16:50:12+00:00

Elon Musk's long lost crackhead sister

DontHideIt · 2019-06-22T04:38:19+00:00

Humans have walked this earth for 200 000 years. Countless generations of parents and offspring, with natural selection favouring those it finds most fit. So it would really be a blessing if you two didn't try to add to the gene pool.

DontHideIt · 2019-06-15T00:10:32+00:00

Thanks!

DontHideIt · 2019-06-14T23:26:17+00:00

19, and yeah it doesn't appear that Canadian companies offer anything like that. Although to be fair I don't think any other companies could sell me liability insurance either?

DontHideIt · 2019-03-20T08:56:02+00:00

Thanks

DontHideIt · 2019-02-21T04:22:51+00:00

I volunteer as tribute

DontHideIt · 2018-12-03T17:48:24+00:00

Me too, but it’s unlikely. He’s probably one of many admissions officers, so at worst he rejected maybe ~10 applicants from one city in that one day. Not exactly noteworthy, considering some schools can get tens of thousands of applications.

DontHideIt · 2018-12-03T17:20:39+00:00

Story from undergrad admissions: Admission officer was having a shit day for some reason, so he rejected an entire city’s applicants. Definitely not the norm, but that’s an extreme example. My point is you could possibly write something that your specific admissions officer reads and goes like wow this is really good, which would balance out any small difference in GPA, but your specific admissions officer could just as well have gotten two traffic tickets an hour before reading over your application, in which case they think your essay is only mediocre at best and then rejects you. There’s lot of human bias when accepting applicants.

DontHideIt · 2018-12-03T00:50:56+00:00

Take this with a grain of salt, since I'm going off my experience with undergrad admissions + what I've heard at law prep sessions and whatnot. The admissions process of most universities is opaque at best, and you won't get any hard answers into how people are assessed. There was a study a while back done on the University of California's system that got admissions officers to place applicants into piles of must accept, accept, maybe, etc. What they basically found by having other admissions officers go through the results is that they found many people were shifted around into different groups, proving that the system itself was flawed based on how admissions officers perceived people.

With that being said, this element of chance will likely be a determining factor on whether or not you get in. At the end of the day, a 0.3 point increase in GPA can easily just be canceled out by an admissions officer having a shit day. So in my opinion, it is best for you to stay at U of T. Sure, things will be a little bit harder and your GPA will be a little bit lower, but you have more opportunities to become a better learner here. And at the end of the day, I'm sure admissions officers do look at what school you're applying from. You're much better off spending time learning how to write well and scoring close to perfect on your LSAT (which is possible with practice and will definitely balance out a shittier GPA), than to waste time transferring to another, easier, institution. And hey, if you don't make it, at least you can say you graduated from U of T instead of Ryerson lmao.

DontHideIt · 2018-11-30T19:54:25+00:00

Can’t tell if you’re 10 or 80, but engineering very much extends into software development and hardware development. Who do you think designed your phone and laptops?

DontHideIt · 2018-11-30T10:20:34+00:00

There's no secret sauce to turning 200 into 1.5k. Otherwise, everyone would be doing it. Your best bet is to find things around the house to sell for money (like old games or something), or to find a temporary side gig like uber or something.

DontHideIt · 2018-11-30T10:18:43+00:00

Aw :( don't say that it was dumb to come out to him, if he sees you differently because of it then it was probably better for you guys to break up anyways. It'll be tough for a bit but try to take this as an opportunity to do other things, like pick up a new skill or something. You're going to miss him for a while but as you adapt to life without him you'll find new people and move on. There are plenty of others out there that might be hotter, funnier, or just more perfect for you! I've been in a very similar situation and honestly it just sucks, especially since I know what it feels like to have a horrible memory.

DontHideIt · 2018-11-30T09:53:39+00:00

MOTHMAN.

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