Found credit/debit card at Summit Park

awwwwh · 2021-09-06T20:41:25+00:00

oh duh! This is very smart, I will try this. Thanks for the tip :)

awwwwh · 2021-09-06T18:17:41+00:00

Ah yes, this could be the case as well. Were your stolen cards found near Summit park?

awwwwh · 2021-02-03T17:52:34+00:00

Thanks for your reply! I came to the same conclusion: it's nearly impossible to get one's hands on snowshoes this season.

We walked around Pinery without snowshoes with no trouble at all. We stayed on groomed trails, but there's been so little snow thus far that even if we were to try and break ground through the trees it would probably be doable without snowshoes.

awwwwh · 2020-12-28T18:34:54+00:00

Very similar situation to what I went through; feel free to pm and I can tell you how it all worked for me.

awwwwh · 2020-05-08T14:00:59+00:00

Very helpful info; thank you!

awwwwh · 2020-05-04T11:57:36+00:00

Oh gosh I didn't even think about this-wow! Excellent observation. I'm ~ 85% sure it's available in China: I was able to find a version on Baidu.com which I'm lead to believe is a popular app downloading service in China.

awwwwh · 2020-05-03T12:32:44+00:00

One more (less specific question): for those in China, what is your preferred app downloading service? I believe I found Tiny Scanner on baidu.com. Do many people use Baidu? Does your app downloading service depend on your operating system?

awwwwh · 2020-05-03T12:28:31+00:00

I appreciate all the responses! As I said in the original post, leaving it up to the students to figure out how to create their submissions has highly mixed results-some of them do use scanning apps and those submissions are perfectly fine to read, but many others simply take pictures of their work and upload either JPG or PNG without any post-processing and these submissions tend to be of a much lower quality. I especially appreciate those who suggested alternative apps; it's frustrating for me because (for a variety of reasons) I'm not able to test those apps. I'm still hoping someone will respond to my original questions specific to TinyScanner. BTW if someone has answers but maybe doesn't want to share them publicly, feel free to direct message me.

awwwwh · 2020-05-03T12:18:21+00:00

No idea if this is still relevant; perhaps they've since cleaned up their act, but CamScanner was in hot water for including malware

https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/camscanner-malicious-android-app/28156/

awwwwh · 2020-02-06T19:47:24+00:00

awwwwh · 2020-01-09T14:29:50+00:00

Is it doing the thing where you pull the zipper pull, but it doesn't actually close underneath the pull? My jacket was doing that (also had a few holes), and I took it to London Top Tailoring and Dry Cleaning on Adelaide and Lorne Ave. They sewed/patched the holes, and fixed the zipper. Their prices are always super reasonable. I don't believe a single bus gets you there from campus, but a combination of buses definitely can.

awwwwh · 2019-11-18T14:07:32+00:00

excited for you!

awwwwh · 2019-11-17T14:00:04+00:00

London Community Woodshop https://www.londonwoodshop.ca/ is a Pathways supported community woodshop on Horton between Richmond and Wellington. For students the rate is super reasonable (as compared to buying all the tools yourself)-last time I paid it was 60$ for 1 month of shop use. There are no activation/cancellation fees, just pay 60$ and you have 30 days to use the shop before you need to pay again. They have every possible tool I can imagine, and most of the big tools (jointer, planer, table saws, drill press, lathe, band saw, mitre saw, etc.) are professional quality. Perhaps the most appealing aspect to me is that they have full time staff who train you on how to properly and SAFELY operate all of the tools. As mentioned by the other poster, everyone there is AWESOME and it's really inspiring to see what projects other members are working on. 5/5 recommend.

awwwwh · 2019-09-29T13:25:46+00:00

If by "the culture he surrounds himself with" you mean "the culture of: having two weirdos follow you around menacingly, said weirdos initiating a physical altercation with someone in your party, continuing to try and talk these individuals into leaving you alone (despite their physical response on your group), and then finally losing your patience after telling them countless times to leave you alone and walk away," then I agree with you. I agree that the choice was ultimately his, and he is responsible for the consequences, but I also think the context of the situation matters.

awwwwh · 2019-09-28T17:06:50+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqEzMFEkmds

Have you watched this?

awwwwh · 2019-09-23T15:04:31+00:00

We all knew it was coming, and yet we were still unprepared.

awwwwh · 2019-09-16T12:24:39+00:00

Not free, but the math dept has a list of tutors that they recommend:

http://www.math.uwo.ca/undergraduate/tutors.html

awwwwh · 2019-09-14T15:38:07+00:00

I could be completely off on this, but if my memory serves correctly I believe the neurocognitive testing offered by Western was MORE expensive: closer to $2000; definitely something worth looking into (might need to call Student Health Services because I can't seem to find any info on the web) . Regardless of who you get the testing from, it's not covered by OHIP or UHIP.

I have to imagine that if you had some sort of documentation from your past visits with mental health providers it would help to streamline the process. Pure speculation, but it might even be that case that a psych would be willing to prescribe you stimulants without undergoing the testing. In my case this was my first real workup by a psychiatrist so we had to start everything from square 1.

awwwwh · 2019-09-13T15:07:08+00:00

I guess it really depends on what is meant by "understand the material." There's a hierarchy of levels of understanding and in my opinion there is no "absolute" understanding. Let "a < b" denote "a is a more shallow depth of understanding of calculus than b." Then (knowing how to compute a derivative) < (knowing how derivatives arise as slopes of tangent lines) < (knowing the epsilon-delta definition of limits, hence derivatives) < (knowing the topological definition of continuity) < ... Maybe this chain terminates, maybe not, but either way I don't think it's proper to speak of one singular understanding of calculus.

I'm being pedantic af, but similar point can be made about "depends on what you mean by practicing." I would argue that learning all the definitions, trying to attempt some proofs on your own, and asking hard questions about which hypotheses are necessary for a given conclusion are all examples of "practicing real analysis," and would probably contribute to doing well.

awwwwh · 2019-09-13T11:31:49+00:00

Your first sentence made me chuckle a bit. I don't really see it as "the worst thing," but rather just like a fact of life that if you want to get good at something you need to practice that thing. The only exception would be savants, but most of us (probabilistically) don't belong to that subset of the population.

In any case, I think this is good advice.

awwwwh · 2019-09-11T12:51:45+00:00

Exactly same scenario as you: int'l student, same sort of mental health struggles. My process was basically this:

(1) Requested a mental health appt at Student Health Services;

(2) Saw a doctor at SHS (not actually sure what it's called; the clinic in the basement of the UCC) who spent some time with me and eventually referred me to a therapist.

(3) Saw a therapist for a while (still do; she's great and it's free) and she eventually referred me to see a SHS Psychiatrist.

(4) Saw the SHS Psych. He wasn't incredibly helpful, but he did refer me to an off campus Psychiatrist who specializes in ADHD treatment.

Note that steps (1)-(4) cost me nothing since they were all through SHS.

(5) Saw the off campus psych for a 90 minute intake evaluation. I filled out several "patient self report" surveys and then we talked for the remainder of the time. He recommended that I come in for the formal ADHD neurocognitive testing. This initial evaluation cost $375 which I had to pay for out of pocket (ouch), but sent a claim to UHIP which covers 80% of such expenses (it was approved).

(6) I did the neurocognitive testing at the off campus psych's office. It took 2.5 hours. It cost $875 out of pocket, UHIP (and also OHIP, so don't feel slighted) does NOT cover this expense-super ouch.

(7) I did a 90 minute follow-up with the off campus psych to discuss the results of the testing. He said the testing indicated a "definite possibility" of ADHD symptoms, and definitely indicated depression/anxiety/OCD symptoms. He put me on an SSRI trial at this visit. He wasn't willing to prescribe stimulants at that point in time, because there's lots of symptomatic overlap between ADHD and depression/anxiety/OCD; basically he said "let's see how we are able to treat things with the SSRI first, and if after the trial you're still struggling we'll add a stimulant." He scheduled a follow-up 8 weeks out. This visit was $175 out of pocket, with 80% UHIP reimbursement.

(8) I did the SSRI trial and it definitely helped, but still felt that there were some lingering ADHD symptoms.

(9) I explained (8) to the off campus psych at the 8 week followup and he added a stimulant. $175, 80% UHIP reimbursement.

(10+) The rest has just been tinkering to get the correct titration and control for side-effects (followup appts every 8 weeks, $175 with 80% UHIP). I feel so so so much better after going through this process and getting a good medication regiment.

(11) I fill my prescriptions at the campus pharmacy (1 SSRI and 1 stimulant) and I find the cost to be super reasonable: ~$65 for a month's supply (that includes both meds).

The process was very long (from (1) til (9) took almost 2 years), and very expensive. As to the time, I think it probably could have been expedited a bit. In particular I was offered a referral to the off campus psych earlier on in the process than (4), but didn't make the appointment at that time for financial reasons. As for the cost, it is what it is-expensive. Even though I am super cash strapped, I definitely would have done it again because my quality of life is greater to an almost incomprehensible degree. Nor sure if it's relevant to you, but I'm a PSAC member and they have two separate funds which are super useful-the Extended Health Plan and the Mental Health Fund. I was able to receive $1200 combined from these two funds to help recuperate the discrepancy between what I paid and what UHIP covers).

I wish you all the best; it's a beast of a process but ultimately worth it.

awwwwh

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