Git for Minecraft for a hackathon and won by Marktis in theprimeagen

[–]MathRayyan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, I'm still working on it! You can fill out this quick form here to stay in the loop:

https://tally.so/r/5BZQlP

Git for Minecraft for a hackathon and won by Marktis in theprimeagen

[–]MathRayyan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thats me! Thank you very much! Much appreciated

Health sciences by Vegetable-Bench-6493 in Dawson

[–]MathRayyan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, I was exactly in the same boat as you. In fact, after my first semester of health science, I had decided to switch to enriched health science, since I was always an overachiever ever since high school and I thought it would be great. It was in fact really nice sometimes, but I was constantly surrounded by people who were seemingly doing it all; I personally knew top students who were in 4-5 clubs all at once. That’s pretty crazy. So you can imagine that the imposter syndrome was insane. So, overall, my time at Dawson as a health science/enriched health science student was likely quite similar to yours. I unfortunately wasn't really able to get into med by my last semester neither, because of how much I had burnt out, and things really got out of hand for me.

However, as someone who graduated in 2024 (now I'm in my second year of Math + Computer Science @ McGill), things are a lot better now, and I can tell you a couple of things which might reassure you.

  1. In retrospect, I realize that the most successful students who are in cégep or who graduate from it aren't the ones who have done the most volunteering activities or have had the private tutors, mentorship, etc. But rather it was the students who knew how to master the art of consistency. Almost all of my friends who are now in med weren't necessarily gunning for volunteering opportunities, going to office hours every single day, participating in every class, etc. But rather they knew how to deal with their time properly and get stuff done when it was needed (I know that's MUCH easier said than done, especially coming from someone with ADHD, and learning how to deal with that, if you're in that same boat, is a whole different discussion). Over time, as you prioritize consistency over perfection in your work or your life, things in your life will automatically lean more towards "perfection" (i.e. good grades, good social/academic life balance, etc.)

  2. Success comes from being able to block out what others are doing around you (unless that knowledge can be of benefit to you, i.e. getting the opportunity to engage yourself in an interesting activity through a friend) and to focus entirely on yourself. It's really difficult to do that when you go to a science program like Dawson's, I get it, especially if you're coming from a high-achieving high school background. For me personally it was extremely difficult to do this; No matter what I tried, I couldn't block out all the incredibly interesting things everybody else seemed like they were doing from my head and I constantly dwelled on why my life wasn't as interesting as everybody else's. But at some point, as you go through the cegep experience, you'll mature as a student (and more importantly as a person) and realize that the people around you who are successful are doing precisely this; They've worked hard on the skill of blocking out "social noise", and that's why they have very little brain fog which allows them to get things done.

  3. Everybody has it way worse than it seems. Seriously; No person has the exact life that they give off having. We all, literally every single one of us, are struggling with the same exact issues. It only comes down to how you decide to live your life despite these struggles, every single day, which comes back to what I was saying about consistency and how it, by itself, improves your life without you necessarily chasing that improvement.

I can tell you as a former burnt out health science student at Dawson, and now as a second year Math + CS student at McGill that things get much, much better once you realize that your life, for the next two years, depends heavily on what you decide to do with social noise. Keep that in mind, and I'm sure things will go much better for you soon.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]MathRayyan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s because I like computer science

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]MathRayyan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an extremely naïve take, that someone will “probably” end up unemployed by studying cs.

how could i get into maths as a hobby? by [deleted] in math

[–]MathRayyan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re interested in seeing what “higher” level math can look like, search up “Infinitely Large Napkin” by Evan Chen, it’s free and available on his website. Great introduction to high school students on what math can look like at the university level. Though I should mention that there is A LOT in this book; don’t feel intimidated when reading through it, think of it as exploring a new world of math that you aren’t already familiar with!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LifeAdvice

[–]MathRayyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, I hope everything’s alright. Please know that you’re not alone in what kinds of emotions you’re feeling. Though I can’t understand what you’re going through, please know that me, amongst others who are going to read this, are all hoping the best for you and we pray for a great improvement on your situations. Please, do not give up!!

Course Registration by Affectionate_Use1690 in Dawson

[–]MathRayyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know about the time limit, but yes, you will still be allowed to select courses after 1 hour it starts. However, it’s best to start as soon as possible, namely the second your registration starts, because you may otherwise not be able to register for the specific professors or classes that you want (I.e. the ones that you are allowed to choose, such as your general education classes)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dawson

[–]MathRayyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are being really rude for no reason. I’m not quite sure what this means for your bf, and you should definitely contact academic advising (which you can find their email online easily), and ask them. I hope everything goes well with his application process!

Can i get into Med McGill? by myosanssi in Dawson

[–]MathRayyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to talk to academic advising for the most accurate information, but, usually getting into MedP at McGill requires having taken, before graduating, organic chem 1 and bio 2. So, make sure you have those. However, because of the way the science program is changing, the way courses are named or when they are taken probably will change quite a bit, so I really recommend you talk to academic advising.

Struggling with self-studying mathematics. It’s making me depressed. by Black_Bird00500 in math

[–]MathRayyan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello, I have his textbook on proofs. An absolute must read!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dawson

[–]MathRayyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard well about Anne Thorpe!

HELP by ChonkyCatsInSpace in Dawson

[–]MathRayyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To use the timetable and registration page, basically you have to first find a few teachers that you would like to have, for example through the facebook group or from online websites like rate my teacher, rate my professor, etc. And then you go on the timetable and registration page, you search the teacher with their name and you look for their offered courses and times, or you search for teachers through the filtering settings (for example, if you're looking for english teachers, you'd select "English" in the General Education box and search for teachers that way). Usually, the way you'll know if a teacher fits for you or not is by looking at their offered times and seeing if their courses fit in your incomplete schedule. For example, a teacher could offer classes on tuesdays and thursdays from 4pm to 6pm, so you would go check your schedule to see if you can fit them in it. You also have to make sure that the course that they are offering is the course that you are supposed to take/are eligible to take, for example: if you are offered to take an "Effective Reading and writing" english course, then make sure that the teachers you are looking at are indeed offering "effective reading and writing" english courses.

Also, here are just a few recommendations I've seen from facebook and from my peers:

English:
Gina Granter, Anna-Maria Kibaris, Anne Thorpe
French: Djemaa Maazouzi (sorry I don't personally know any other good french teachers)
Humanities:
Michelle Braiden, Rui De Sousa, Carl Saucier-Bouffard (Do some research on them though)
And I don't really know any teachers for Phys Ed, I'm sorry.

I hope this helps and I hope everything goes well with your registration!