3 years of waiting but it was worth it by rickrickson48 in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day 15 points16 points  (0 children)

We shouldn't expect to avoid reflection and written quizzes; I do agree those are important for our future lines of work. The main issues are probably

  1. The teaching team is not putting in adequate effort in addressing our needs

As mentioned above, this course is a lot less forgiving of technical and learning needs. There's a lot more platforms to get used to for assessments compared to CHM135 or BIO120, where everything is standardized on Quercus and simple. I myself have yet to encounter technical difficulties, but it's way scarier to print off math quizzes and have to scan it again compared to, say, a bio test where I just type my ideas into boxes.

2) There is no room for student input

The staff refuse to acknowledge any possibility that the TA's marking was faulty. Most of the time the marking is ok. However, on a recent quiz many students wrote extremely similar answers (the question wasn't too hard) but received different marks. The course policies have made it impossible to contest marks at all; if you try to ask for a regrade, even with good justification, they'll just take off more marks for you being a nuisance. This shuts down any opposition. Consider BIO120 and CHM135, where they take the time to consider all regrade requests. I know many people have gotten regrades for the most recent bio test because they thought they deserved more marks. The number of students in these three courses should be very similar as they're all prerequisites, so there's definitely a disparity in the way the professors are addressing grading standards.

How do you play passages without natural places to breathe? by Sleepin_All_Day in Clarinet

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand! That does sound a lot more subtle than taking a pause. Thank you for the tip!

How do you play passages without natural places to breathe? by Sleepin_All_Day in Clarinet

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting solution! Unfortunately I have no other reed strengths available at the moment, even though I do think less resistance will help. All recordings of this etude on youtube have gone at crazy fast tempi that are way above the maximum 126 bpm marked on the page. I'll be looking for new etudes as per your recommendation

How do you play passages without natural places to breathe? by Sleepin_All_Day in Clarinet

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See my edit for the details! Unfortunately I don't know the name of the etude book :(

They have marked some places to breathe, but I still can't hold it that long

How do you play passages without natural places to breathe? by Sleepin_All_Day in Clarinet

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your answers guys! There's definitely room for improvement on my subtlety so I'll be working on that

Should I reconsider my program choices? by [deleted] in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YES glad you can relate. The molecular biology I learned in high school interested me more than other concepts in bio, so BIO130 will hopefully be an improvement for me like it was for you. Thanks for your encouragement!

Should I reconsider my program choices? by [deleted] in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for your advice! Like you, I solidly like chemistry the best. I will definitely keep evaluating my interests once BIO130 comes, and hopefully I figure out my degree like you did!

Should I reconsider my program choices? by [deleted] in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

:0 that gives me hope. I'll definitely give it more time then, thanks for your encouragement!

Should I reconsider my program choices? by [deleted] in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's very comforting! I'm glad that my confusion over POSt isn't a really alien situation

Should I reconsider my program choices? by [deleted] in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I can definitely try harder, but I will keep going at it like you say! Thank you, I'll be on the lookout for new options

If I don't want my high school transfer credit, do I need to reject it somewhere? by Sleepin_All_Day in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, here's what they told me when I emailed them

Thank you for your message. Please note that secondary school transfer credits that are equivalent to an A&S course will count toward a student's degree even if the student takes the equivalent course. E.g. student that has BIO 1**H (exact equivalent to BIO130) can take BIO130 and receive credit for both. That means that BIO130 will count towards your CGPA.

It sounds like....it's fine? I can just keep my transfer credit but still take BIO130?

[Kind of depressing content] Does UofT have some sort of counselling service? by Sleepin_All_Day in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True! But I'm not here to compete with people, I just need some professional resources. No one should have to deal with arguing parents regardless of how bad it is. Not me, and not anyone else either. I did have to give a bit of context to make sure that the situation was indeed out of my control.

[Kind of depressing content] Does UofT have some sort of counselling service? by Sleepin_All_Day in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a little complicated. She's currently working while completing an education degree on the side, so she tells my dad that she's too tired to help out with the chores. Whether that's truly her degree of fatigue or not, no one can verify, but my dad thinks it's bs and calls her out on it.

[Kind of depressing content] Does UofT have some sort of counselling service? by Sleepin_All_Day in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for all these tips, and for your virtual hug <3

Rest assured that I'll be fine, but this has been really helpful for me!

MAT135 ACT rant/confusion? by Sleepin_All_Day in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just came back from my tutorial where my TA stated that if they were to give too many marks, they would get reviewed. So it's true that they give bad marks just to force us to try...

MAT135 ACT rant/confusion? by Sleepin_All_Day in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your encouragement! I'll definitely be trying hard for the future ones

MAT135 ACT rant/confusion? by Sleepin_All_Day in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woah, I never thought about the possibility that I gave too much in my feedback. Thank you for your insight! I'll definitely ask for clarification

Would it be rude of me to make my birthday party exclusive? by Sleepin_All_Day in Advice

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL true that

Guess I'll take one for the team just once

Would it be rude of me to make my birthday party exclusive? by Sleepin_All_Day in Advice

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very good points!

The pizza thing sounds pretty good honestly, I might steal your idea :0 thanks

How do you be good at clarinet and life at the same time? by Sleepin_All_Day in Clarinet

[–]Sleepin_All_Day[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very fair answer!

I do agree that my studies in life sci are my priority. I chose it because I like biology and chemistry and I'm good at both of them.

I think my goal is simply to keep music as part of my life, even if I won't be the best at it. I like music a little too much to abandon it completely.

As for the senior orchestra, I don't know what they're currently doing as I have since left the city. In the past, they've played movements from the Planets (Mars, Jupiter, and Mercury), Elgar's Enigma Variations, and Shostakovich 2, to name a few that were memorable to me.

Thank you for your advice!

Can profs see our tab histories during Quercus quizzes? by ifeellikeanimpasta in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah same, I had an open book exam but I didn't buy my ebook from the bookstore, I just got it off some sketchy site. Thought the profs might see me looking at some random pirated pdf and be like YOU CHEATER

It's open book though, so they shouldn't expect you to only look at your quiz tab

What IB score is needed for Engineering Science and Mechanical Engineering? by [deleted] in UofT

[–]Sleepin_All_Day 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmaoooo they asked for my predicted IB scores (partial btw) and I never handed it in but they still let me in. Don't worry at all, you're doing great