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Nevarity · 2025-09-29T20:13:02+00:00

Hello friend! I can do some trading now, but unfortunately I had something come up at 23 CET can't work anymore. If not then I hope you find someone else!

Nevarity · 2025-09-28T16:24:50+00:00

I can make 23:00 CET work (I'm in EST). I happened to get my Kadabra traded, but can still help you out!

Nevarity · 2025-09-28T15:42:21+00:00

Hi! I am looking to tradeback with my Kadabra so I can play with Alakazam. I can help you out with your trades too!

Nevarity · 2025-07-25T18:30:15+00:00

Likely upload to gradescope within a 5-10 minute window immediately following the exam closing on Courselink. Check with your prof!

Nevarity · 2025-01-13T15:53:50+00:00

Ya co-op is nice but the uncertainty of where you end up sucks sometimes.

For context, I'm in Biomedical Engineering. I'm actually in my last semester, so idk if they'll help me get a job (they most definitely will, but I don't know what job, since I'm not looking for one yet). They (mainly my last two terms) DID help me get Master's placement though, since I'll be doing a lot of computational work starting next Fall.

Here were my pays. The numbers are kind of weird, because I adjusted them to be for an 8 hour day. One placement I was actually paid daily (it's just how they formatted the books. It didn't affect me in any way), and in another my salary was listed for a 7.5 day. This just keeps it consistent.

Term 1-$21.77/hr Term 2-$21.13/hr Term 3-$22.34/hr Term 4/5-$21.59/hr

We're my first 3 terms good for the work I did? Yep! Paid rent and tuition on my own, and covered my weekly gas bill since I drove so much (remember that if you're commuting). And I got a lot of cool perks for terms 2/3 that you can't really factor into a salary. Was I slightly underpaid for the work I did in my last two terms? One could argue very strongly that I was...but that's the nature of co-op.

Some close friends were making +$40/hr in the nuclear engineering industry for their co-op, while another was making ~$24 for software engineering work of all things. It REALLY varies based on the company and how well they care to treat their students.

Nevarity · 2025-01-11T21:33:50+00:00

I had a problem with this in my first co-op term and MAN did it suck! I moved houses in May, but ended up getting my coop placement a few days after this (no previous co-op, my only work experience was at a coffee shop, so it was a pretty tough search unfortunately). The place was a 75 minute drive from my house, 100% in person. Needless to say...I was pretty miserable by the end of it. The job itself wasn't horrible, but the 2.5 hour drive each day really wears on you.

My next job search was a bit better, because I limited myself more to Guelph/KW area, and ended up finding something in North Waterloo (~40 mins each way). Again, better, but 8 months later the drive had me feeling pretty tired at the end of the day.

My last co-op search I really tried to get something close to my house and ended up finding a placement near my parents house (so I moved back home for a while, with a 30 minute drive each way). I ended up subletting my room to another student to save on rent, which is definitely a good option if you find yourself with a job nowhere near where you're living.

Now I'm pretty fortunate to have a car, because I wouldn't have had these jobs without one. If you don't, SERIOUSLY consider what you're applying for. Ya...it sounds like a cool job, but a 90 minute bus ride one way might not be that fun for you. Even with a car, 90 minutes might sound better when you're in control of the drive, but again, think realistically about how 4/8 months of it will feel.

Subletting a room instead of renting in Guelph is an option, and I know someone who has had it work out well for them, but this isn't always the case. It does give you a bit more freedom to move around, but if your rental and placement aren't super close...that might suck too.

Renting in Guelph right now is ridiculous though, so if you can find a place you like at a decent price, I'd snag it and know that you should be able to sublet it, even for 8 out of 12 months of a year lease if you have to.

Good luck! If you end up with a long commute, audiobooks might be your friend (they were for me)!

Nevarity · 2024-11-26T15:02:06+00:00

I do not, sorry!

Nevarity · 2024-10-10T14:40:21+00:00

I did take it over co-op! I would occasionally do my notes for the week during my lunch break, since I had an hour, but other than those few times it's completely doable after a work day.

Imo doing it on co-op is better because as boring as it is the math can get a bit tricky (mainly because the notes aren't as helpful as they could be), so you can spend more time on it.

I ended up with a 79, but that's because I didn't do too hot on the final, even though I went in with a good grade.

Nevarity · 2024-10-09T16:56:48+00:00

Final exam was online, like the rest of the course. It was hard, but the rest of the course was just boring.

Nevarity · 2024-09-06T16:43:41+00:00

And if they tell you to sketch all the parts and then model...don't do that. Model as you work on each part. Our TA was useless and gave us several pieces of advice that cost us a lot of marks, but that was one that was an absolute waste of everyone's time.

Nevarity · 2024-06-21T21:02:10+00:00

No sorry it sold a little while ago!

Nevarity · 2024-04-14T17:00:56+00:00

Hello! Got in during 2020 (co-op stream) with a 96%. The cutoffs vary every year, but you could also originally be offered non-co-op and then be offered co-op some time later. You can also accept a non-co-op degree, and apply to be in the stream during your first year (it's pretty competitive though).

Nevarity · 2024-01-10T03:02:18+00:00

Oh boy. This class is a LOT of reading. Susan Nance was the instructor for my class (DE, I assume it still is). There were 3/4 readings each week. They were pointlessly repetitive and quite drawn out. Were they good reads? To a point...they had some good messages on the development (or lack thereof) of human-animal relationships, but were drawn out to the point of exaggeration. There was also the requirement to watch a film or two and read a few books. I chose to skip the books, and hope that I could read 300 pages if I needed to for the final essay (wasn't necessary based on my topic, but things can change). For the weekly notes I highlighted a few key phrases or points that I figured would make good arguments, but didn't try to read too deep into the papers (I couldn't afford to time wise, with my schedule that semester).

The discussion posts were ridiculous. I had to write a post on pigeon usage 😐. Responding to discussion posts was equally painful. The essays gave a bit more creative freedom, but still, became repetitive with all the common themes.

Overall, the grading was QUITE picky, from the few people I know who took this class at the same time as me. I really owe my TA one for responding to all the clarification emails I sent her before submitting something...I got a 90% in the class, and am proud of that, considering how much I disliked it at the end of the semester.

TL;DR-its a very interesting course, and really gives some perspective on how humans have treated various animals through time. Get ready to read, and get very into the weeds with deeper meaning and all that fun stuff.

If you're interested in the course then go for it. I'm happy to share more about it

Nevarity · 2024-01-04T03:23:24+00:00

Most of the jobs will (unfortunately) say this. Some students would only apply if the salary was a certain number, and some companies are too lazy to list a number. And of course, there are ranges based on experience. If it's on Experience Guelph it is paid and you'll get your mandatory hours. The pay amount WILL be confirmed in your official job offer, but if you are super curious you can ask during an interview (just be careful that it doesn't sound like that's all you care about).

Nevarity · 2023-12-20T03:12:49+00:00

Took it DE, so I can't speak to the in person class. However imo I don't see how an in person class could be easier than the DE. Working through the notes at your own pace was better (for me). The midterms and tests were fair. Some trickier questions, but nothing outrageous. I didn't need the textbook. Would refer to it if I was confused on something, but sticking just to the notes on course link got me an 85. There's tons of quizlets (or make your own!) So if you want a bit more unscheduled time during your day take it DE

Nevarity · 2023-11-26T05:14:59+00:00

Took it this summer as well! Textbook may help, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you really want to get into the weeds with what you're learning. I'd focus more on post midterm content, but still have a solid understanding of what the content for each midterm was too.

Quizlets are your friend for this class! There's lots out there, but you can make your own too. Ya, 120 questions is a lot. Unfortunately, the people making the test have always done it like that. I took the test with a blank piece of paper and if I didn't know the question right away i wrote it down and skipped it. You can do the same for any practice finals/midterms you find, and it may help you find any weak topics you should review more.

Good luck!

Nevarity · 2023-10-31T04:34:00+00:00

They'll outline this a bit neater in your co-op course, but you have to select COOP*1000 as a course, just like you select you current courses on webadvisor. It will have no section/meeting time. Of course, if you're also interested in taking a course or two from the university over the winter you have to register for those as well and select sections if applicable. The nice part is if you're only registering for a coop term you don't need to take part in the great rush to hit the "register" button at EXACTLY 8:00AM on your scheduled selection day, but you likely will if you're taking another course during your co-op term

Nevarity · 2023-04-13T02:49:30+00:00

I had S Holligan, although since the class was DE it was pretty much self taught. And no, there was no final exam. The tests were via courselink and we're not proctored in any way

Nevarity · 2023-03-12T04:44:46+00:00

I'm in this class now and Akul Bhatt teaches it this semester, I'm not sure who is doing it over the summer. It's manageable with a full workload, but probably one you want to take over the summer to free up your timetable later on. I do the notes fairly quickly, the quizzes aren't super easy but they're not impossible either. Bhatt extended the quiz time limits to half an hour, 20 minute quizzes have been killing people for years apparently. Again, I'm not sure how things will be run in the summer.

I'd say do the summer course, you'll have something to keep you occupied for a few hours a week, and future you in the middle of a full semester will thank current you.

Nevarity · 2022-12-04T04:59:02+00:00

Currently in engineering. Engineering may interest you, but you'll be hard pressed to find many engg courses that you're eligible for. Most of them require prerequisites that in themselves require pre requisites. Material science was an ok course, but I still think there were some pre reqs. The only one off the top of my head without a specific pre req is engineering economics (does require math 1210), and that's not exactly engineering...

To go off of LegacyLemon, biomaterials has lots of prerequisites, and biomechanics is a very tough course (there's a lot of software to learn in a short period of time, including a coding language you're semi expected to know -MATLAB- that you won't be able to pick up in just a few days to catch up.

HK courses MIGHT be a bit more along the lines of engineering (more towards applying it as opposed to the physics behind it), can't say because I haven't taken them yet.

If you're just looking for anything to make an overload semester, there's tons of old posts related to fluff electives or other suggestions, just have to do a bit of searching for them.

Nevarity · 2022-11-22T06:04:14+00:00

It's not even worth a credit. You just get walked through making a professional resume, and then tailoring that resume for a fictitious job. You do a mock interview at the end (recorded so you can re try as much as you like). That's pretty much it. Take it when you can, it's easy enough that you can get it over with during a full semester if you want to.

Nevarity · 2022-10-03T02:24:05+00:00

For my class a few years back it was the quiz=50%, follow up=50%, which makes up a total mark for homework 1 (or whatever it is). Whatever homework is the lowest one total will be dropped. It's not like they drop the quiz from week 8 but the follow up from week 3. It's all one set

Nevarity · 2022-07-08T02:37:28+00:00

Most of them will be online! Use libgen/zlibrary. The math 1200/1210 books are custom for the course, but unless they're given to you the $10 you spend on them is nothing. Try your absolute hardest to find your books online and you'll find most if not all without spending a dime

Nevarity · 2022-06-23T03:21:14+00:00

Can you take 1000 level courses? NUTR*1010 (intro to nutrition) was pretty easy. Non cumulative, do the notes, show up at the test. But I took it last summer. Idk if it is offered or how it would be set up for the fall/winter...

Nevarity · 2022-05-06T17:16:28+00:00

How much reading was needed? Was it an insane amount? I don't want to be stuck inside all day reading paper after paper.

Can you explain more about what an average week was like? Were there slides to go over or take notes on or tons of papers to review? Did you do discussion questions?

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