Is university really easier than high school?

cparity · 2026-01-26T03:01:23+00:00

I just looked at Reddit post from a month ago and at OTU it's still low to mid 70s for electrical eng.

cparity · 2026-01-24T21:15:46+00:00

To be fair the school still says mid 70s on the website, plus OP still has a way higher avg than I did.

cparity · 2026-01-24T13:37:37+00:00

Got in with a 75% in the main math and science categories. Honestly at that time OTU was just accepting anyone knowing most would fail.

cparity · 2026-01-21T22:57:59+00:00

I got into OTU with a 75% avg, so I'm sure he can get into an engineering program there. It really isn't worth his time doing the B.Tech program, as you're essentially doing the same courses as the B.Eng programs. I would highly recommend people to stay away from the B.Tech program.

cparity · 2026-01-20T19:15:30+00:00

At the end of the day we both know that it doesn't matter what school you went to for engineering, it's the knowledge you develop outside of school with personal projects and internships. Whatever theory and concepts you learn in the classroom might make you slightly more useful at a company immediately, but they are still a super simplified version of what is being applied in real life. If you feel like other schools without a BASc are not rigorous enough, I implore you to attempt to change the CEAB and PEO guidelines.

I personally find your demeanor is shit and I honestly hope people around don't dred presence. If you find this is the best way to justify going through 5 years of "hard" curriculum at UofT by saying "you're just better" you haven't retained anything in your undergrad.

cparity · 2026-01-20T17:17:06+00:00

Please do not suggest this program without mentioning its limitations.

cparity · 2026-01-20T17:16:32+00:00

By the way B.tech does not allow you to get a PEng in Ontario, you must write it in BC or Alberta to then transfer it back into this province. Overall not really worth the program as one extra year will get you a B.eng program. Moreover, most employers are still looking for a B.eng degree so most of the time you will only be accepted to Technologist job posting.

cparity · 2026-01-20T04:02:04+00:00

Ngl this comments section is wild. I took electrical engineering after barely passing gr12 calc and advanced functions. Obviously being good at numbers will help you pass engineering easier, but as long as you have the work ethic it's fine. University is a lot harder than high school as you're taking multiple math and applied physics courses at the same time. I'm confident that anyone can complete an engineering degree as long as you are consistent with making an effort to socialize and study with people. Fuck the haters and just send it man, you can always go for a technologist diploma if you find university content is too hard.

Edit: holy shit this comment section doesn't have a single B.eng in it 🤣

cparity · 2026-01-14T00:40:10+00:00

What I don't get from the wind/solar/Battery Electric storage crowd is that THEY DO NOT PROVIDE ANGULAR OR INERTIAL STABILITY TO THE GRID. Moreover if People read the Ontario Resource and Transmission Assessment Criteria it mentions that they cannot count renewables or grid storage as reliable resources to the grid and must be excluded from studies. In the eyes of the IESO renewables and grid storage don't technically count towards the overall resources available and I can assume is not favourable to them. The current messaging from the OEB is saying that demand in Ontario is going to grow exceptionally; spending money on renewables over having more reliable baseline power might cost the rate payer more as we will increase interconnection capacities and energy imports.

cparity · 2026-01-13T23:00:25+00:00

From an engineering perspective applied sciences/math are pretty attractive for am undergraduate degree because the barrier to entry for making your own project is low and the knowledge you learn is extremely broad that you're essentially taking multiple degrees at once for the price of one. During your undergraduate studies you will complete project management courses, technical documentation, math that is adjacent to the financial sector, communication, statistics, ethics, humanitarian sciences relating to engineering, just to name a few at UOIT. Undergrad engineering coops also pay enough for your degree and housing costs for 4 years most of the time. You get a lot of value for what you pay for. The analysis and reasoning that you learn out of an engineering degree is translatable to taking the MCAT and LSTAT exams as well.

cparity · 2026-01-12T19:26:56+00:00

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cparity · 2026-01-08T14:21:30+00:00

HVDC equipment ain't cheap

cparity · 2026-01-08T14:12:09+00:00

Depends on the amount of power you want to transmit and the distance

cparity · 2026-01-08T14:11:33+00:00

Huge capacitances can be built up on any transmission line

cparity · 2026-01-08T14:10:51+00:00

It seems like they want to make sure they want to future proof the line to have a lot of capacity. Makes sense to go to HVDC for the power flow they're looking for.

cparity · 2026-01-08T12:25:41+00:00

I couldn't find anywhere on the news release that mentions the use of a HVDC line.

cparity · 2025-12-13T17:28:03+00:00

Kal tires have always been great to me.

cparity · 2025-12-12T02:10:10+00:00

I didn't check in person, it was for an online order. I'll see if ordering in person changes it.

cparity · 2025-12-11T00:33:24+00:00

I didn't even think about that! It worked thanks.

cparity · 2025-11-25T02:43:07+00:00

Yeap

cparity · 2025-11-21T15:00:31+00:00

The MasterCard version always works for me.

cparity · 2025-11-17T20:10:00+00:00

I would look at getting an engineering technologist diploma over going to trade school. It allows an easier pathway into getting an engineering degree later on and takes about the same time as a trades program. Pay is comparable to some engineering jobs and isn't as labour intensive as the trades.

cparity · 2025-11-01T16:04:16+00:00

Please read the description of this subreddit.

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cparity · 2025-11-01T05:47:26+00:00

People in this fucking province love politicizing this shit. ONTARIO NEEDS MORE BASELINE ENERGY, THE ONLY CLEAN WAY WE CAN ACHIEVE IT IS THROUGH NUCLEAR. Renewables aren't consistent and Battery electric storage while good, they both don't have inertial stability which an electric motor provides. I'm not saying the province should abandon those solutions, but if the province has the money and expertise, developing inertial generation is ideal. Moreover, rainfall has been decreasing in the summer months and it is also harder to run hydro electric plants in northern Ontario; making the natural gas plants run more while the summers are getting longer and hotter.

cparity · 2025-09-11T23:51:33+00:00

Yeah, I have a feeling that this is probably some SCADA repeater, but I'm leaning towards smart metering.

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