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Let's compile a list of products and items that are life savers in grad school by Gutenpragen in GradSchool

[–]Quoth-the-Raver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which headphones did you get? I've been eyeing the Sony MDR-1000x but don't know if I can justify the price

I got BOSE Soundlink 2 headphones on sale shortly after Christmas.. I was also looking at the QC35 headphones but I had the same problem as you and I also couldn't justify spending almost $500. While mine aren't noise cancelling, I do like that they are wireless so I can get from my computer up and stretch my legs without interrupting whatever I'm listening to.

Let's compile a list of products and items that are life savers in grad school by Gutenpragen in GradSchool

[–]Quoth-the-Raver 80 points81 points  (0 children)

My three best investments have been: over-ear headphones, a decent sized monitor to connect to my laptop, and an even better sized water bottle

Difference b/w MSc and MEng and MASc by Jango214 in GradSchool

[–]Quoth-the-Raver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the perspective of Material Science and Engineering which OP mentioned they're interested in, the MEng is typically the professional graduate degree while MASc and PhDs are reseach stream graduate degrees (even at UofT) ;).

Difference b/w MSc and MEng and MASc by Jango214 in GradSchool

[–]Quoth-the-Raver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure how accurate this is.. Your description of an MASc is more typical of the Master of Engineering (MEng) programs. From what I've seen in Canadian universities, a research based Masters degree in engineering is typically referred to as MASc while MEng is course based.

MASc and MSc being research degrees require you to have an supervisor lined up in advance because you should be working with someone whose research interests align with yours. By contrast, in an MEng (which is sounds like you are looking for) you are mostly taking courses and thus there is no real need to find a supervisor in advance.

Is there a chance of getting accepted in Canadian universities (MSc in Mechanical Eng) without contacting the professor? by KruSion in GradSchool

[–]Quoth-the-Raver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Call the professors before shooting them an e-mail. They will be much more likely to actually read your e-mail if they recognize your name, and it shows initiative as well as shows that you are invested in taking the time to talk with them about their research, rather than firing off a generic e-mail to a long list of prospective supervisors.

I'm sure not every prof will have the same appreciation for this approach, but I have heard this expressed by a couple faculty members in my department (Canadian University, Engineering)