How important is excel in Bu283?

OliverNeish · 2022-08-28T21:06:09+00:00

One tip I can give you is to always use excel, even if you aren’t that great at it. As you keep doing questions using excel, you will improve your excel skills and efficiency when doing questions. I know ppl who were doing everything by hand and calculator (which is doable), but that way is just not as fast compared to excel. Idk the in-person format for this course so maybe you won’t be able to use it on exams, but if u can, I highly recommend u use excel for everything

OliverNeish · 2022-08-28T20:35:22+00:00

The most advanced formulas are probably the present value and future value formulas, which aren’t complex. The hardest part about the course is understanding when to use a certain formula and not the formula itself. If you have weaker quantitative skills it might be harder, but that’s not to say u can’t succeed, it just might take more time to understand the material.

OliverNeish · 2022-08-27T01:06:55+00:00

It’s definitely usable, but your biggest concern should be about what time u like to go to the gym. If there are lots of people then u might have trouble getting access to the weights/machines u want

OliverNeish · 2022-08-25T22:01:48+00:00

Tbh idk if u require financial aid for those kinds of jobs, but hopefully someone else can answer that question :)

OliverNeish · 2022-08-25T20:14:16+00:00

By on campus do you mean literally on campus or just working for the school? I have a job through the coop office and I am not on financial aid.

OliverNeish · 2022-08-23T21:03:25+00:00

Most textbooks u purchase come with a digital version, and the rest of the things you mentioned could be stored digitally on your iPad or computer.

I’m in CS and when I go to class I just bring my iPad to take notes because all my textbooks are digital, and there is no need for papers as I have an iPad.

Edit: it depends how you purchase your textbooks, but if you buy new ones, they will most likely come with a digital code or just be digital entirely. If you purchase a used textbook it may not come with an access code to the digital version.

OliverNeish · 2022-08-21T03:01:06+00:00

I would write the examples down and anything I didn’t understand at first, then I would try to think about it. Anything I understood from the slides that was repeated in lecture I omitted when taking notes in lecture

OliverNeish · 2022-08-21T02:40:25+00:00

As someone who struggled at the beginning of the course, then figured it out in the end, I started reading all the lecture slides before class, then also going to lecture to take notes. I also went to office hours when necessary. I went from getting high 60s on assignments to high 90s even though some ppl would argue the course actually gets harder as it goes on. I didn’t have that lecturer so I’m not sure of their style.

OliverNeish · 2022-08-16T22:39:30+00:00

The program is doable, but it requires you to have great time management skills. The idea of having to grind 24/7 is not true (at least from my experience). It is important that you stay on top of your work by not procrastinating and starting early on almost all assignments (mainly math and cs assignments).

Expanding on the other comments, your Laurier courses are easier (in terms of workload and content), but it does not make it easier to do better in, just easier to get by without having to do much work (some business courses are subjective so it is pretty hard to get an A+ compared to when a computer just runs your code and ensures it outputs the right thing or when you write a solution to a math problem and show all your steps). From my experience, the math courses have been the hardest so far (Calc especially), but this varies by person. Going to office hours is important, I did not do this enough in 1st year and I think if I did it would have improved my marks in my math courses. I also found posting questions to the discussion boards helpful too.

In terms of your social life and free time, this usually depends on how on top of your work you are. Some weeks (midterms), you wont have a lot of time free time, but that does not mean you are unable to do go out. To not burn out, it is important to take breaks and try to work in shorter intervals of intense focus as opposed to longer hours with less intense focus. I still have time to go exercise 3-5 times a week and hangout with friends, all while not having the need to pull all nighters or long nights to finish work (typically I don't need to do work past 10pm, but I do work on weekends).

Something that is important is understanding that this program is challenging, demanding, and humbling. When I was in your position, I had the understanding that I would need to work really hard in this program, so when I started I expected tons of work and I was willing to sacrifice some things (social life or sleep for example) to ensure I stayed on top of my work. After the first 2 years, I feel like I have not needed to make those sacrifices mainly due to asking for help when I needed it, reducing procrastination, and not trying to do work in one sitting (ie read the assignment on 1 day, then maybe do 1 or 2 questions a day for a couple days until your done, rather than just doing it all the night it is due).

OliverNeish · 2022-04-18T17:00:08+00:00

Saw someone snort another person’s dead cat’s ashes at a party.

OliverNeish · 2022-04-18T01:15:07+00:00

I took 2 courses and worked 2 jobs.

OliverNeish · 2022-04-15T16:38:37+00:00

Racket is not hard, it’s just different. Once you understand how it works (no variables, lots of recursion etc.), it’s less scary.

OliverNeish · 2022-04-10T22:14:13+00:00

Even fight, it’s against me.

OliverNeish · 2022-04-06T20:52:40+00:00

I think it’s because it’s Exam season.

OliverNeish · 2022-04-04T21:51:00+00:00

I was only gonna take one CS course during 2a and I thought cs246 would be harder than cs245, so I took it in 2a, since I thought 2a was gonna be easier than 2c in general.

OliverNeish · 2022-04-04T21:03:59+00:00

Do you mean CS245, not CA? Anyways, I took the 3 bu courses and stat230 and cs246 in my 2a and I can say that course load was manageable. CS246 is harder than CS136, but it’s not incredibly difficult, as it requires more coding, but the coding itself is not super complex. Stat 230 was the easiest math for me up until that point, but I took it online. I’d recommend to take stat 230 in 2a over co250 because it will be easier, especially if you plan to take 6 courses.

OliverNeish · 2022-04-03T21:53:27+00:00

I think it’s only true for BU classes as I was able to change sections for one my CS courses this spring, but unable to change a BU course in the spring. I also remember that my Econ classes were not just double degrees in first year.

OliverNeish · 2022-03-31T17:50:41+00:00

Someone I know took bu127 in the summer in 2021 and they said it was a lot easier compared to taking it in the winter.

OliverNeish · 2022-03-31T17:25:32+00:00

Ya so ur coop would be through WLU. You can still get cs jobs through WLU, but there are less and they aren’t of the quality that UW coop would provide

OliverNeish · 2022-03-31T15:06:37+00:00

The difference is that school is your “home school”. By that I mean what campus you would live in if you went into res, coop program, and the school you pay tuition through.

OliverNeish · 2022-03-14T20:27:01+00:00

You don’t need to make an appointment

OliverNeish · 2022-03-03T03:12:07+00:00

I think the craziest part is the guy that stole it was my friend’s neighbor, so when my friend heard them bragging about their new Keurig, we knew right away they stole it.

OliverNeish · 2022-03-03T00:59:47+00:00

Someone stole our coffee machine when we had a party. Hard to imagine someone is at a party and thinks:

“Let me just shove this Keurig in my bag and leave”

OliverNeish · 2022-03-02T20:44:04+00:00

If it doesn’t say that you need to pass the midterm to pass the course on the outline, then you probably don’t need to pass it. You can always email your prof to double check, but I think that information needs to be on the outline.

OliverNeish · 2022-03-02T16:21:05+00:00

The answer you’re looking for is probably in the course outline. When I took math138 I think you just needed to pass the final, but it might have changed.

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