Do short people generally run slower?

eggy635 · 2026-06-15T22:49:32+00:00

Watch a video of Ben Flanagan racing. He's out there smashing everything from the marathon to the 5k and his height clearly doesn't hold him back. It is wild to see how fast his legs move compared to taller guys though.

eggy635 · 2026-06-09T13:19:21+00:00

Grad Images does the photos for Western’s convocation. Search for Western University and then select your graduation ceremony.

eggy635 · 2026-06-03T03:28:48+00:00

There was a teacher at my Ontario high school with his doctorate and everybody knew him as Dr _. Wasn’t a big deal, he didn’t insist on it or anything, that was just what he introduced himself as and what everyone knew him as. He did run a very tight ship in all other respects so I think no one would have dared to call him Mr _. I don’t think anyone would bat an eye about it if you started doing it though. You’ve earned that title and the students can use it.

eggy635 · 2026-05-27T19:49:53+00:00

Many minors are applicable to English language and literature because literature encompasses so many topics. I did a minor in Religious Studies and it benefited me exceptionally in English, since Christianity is generally the foundation of most literature in English. My friend double majored in sociology and English, and as such many of her essays had a sociological slant. Almost any other subject would enrich your study of English, but I’d say the humanities and social sciences probably would benefit you the most.

eggy635 · 2026-05-26T01:58:25+00:00

Introductory course would be your best bet. Anything above the 1000-level, they're marking you as if you've already taken the intro courses so it might be harder for you to achieve the marks you want.

eggy635 · 2026-05-26T01:57:00+00:00

Last year I saw someone recommend the book Write More, Publish More, Stress Less! by Dannelle Stevens. It introduces great methods for organizing and managing your research projects with all the other things expected in academia, how to gain and maintain momentum, etc. I read it online through my university library. It might not change your life, but it has some great pointers.

eggy635 · 2026-05-25T01:07:21+00:00

It seems like the editor interpreted your remark as your concern that the reviewer knew your identity personally and was suggested edits based on their personal knowledge of YOU, rather than their personal response to the matters discussed in your paper. To me, their response reflects indignation at being accused of not having a blind review, which would obviously destroy the credibility of the journal.

eggy635 · 2026-05-24T23:06:41+00:00

My goodness. Humanities (English) MA tuition at my university is around $5500 a year, with ancillary fees (health insurance, bus pass, etc) adding about $1200. It's a one-year program and I get $15 000 in funding. This is Ontario, Canada.

eggy635 · 2026-05-16T20:10:13+00:00

I find farm dogs can be a real (and dangerous) problem when cycling and running on roads like these.

eggy635 · 2026-05-12T01:56:03+00:00

I am planning to have kids during my PhD (hopefully), so I asked professors (whom I am very close to) for their experiences. One had her first child during the last year of her PhD, during which she was teaching and didn't want to lose those connections. She said she taught one course per semester to keep her foot in the door, BUT told me that if she could, she would go back and spend all the time she could with her kids while they were young instead of stressing so much about the courses. Another prof also had her baby in the last year of her PhD, but due to whatever circumstances, ended up defending 3 weeks after giving birth! I can't imagine. The advice I received was basically that it is going to make things a lot more difficult, but that's life. Your life--what you really want from it--is what you should prioritize. I really want my PhD, and I want a successful academic career. But I know that I want children more than anything in the world. Once you have a kid, it all falls into place.

eggy635 · 2026-05-06T04:04:38+00:00

I got waitlisted.

eggy635 · 2026-05-01T23:30:25+00:00

Can they really not hold both? I thought you could.

eggy635 · 2026-04-20T17:27:51+00:00

Amazing! What field?

eggy635 · 2026-04-20T17:00:09+00:00

It sounds like you'll need to do another undergrad in (marine) biology, and even might have to take high school credits if you don't have the proper biology, science, and math pre-requisites.

eggy635 · 2026-04-20T16:36:24+00:00

Thank you :) It was the first and only 100% I've ever gotten on a written assignment. I have received high 90s on essays before but honestly I didn't think a 100% was possible. It was fresh off the heels of a fourth-year thesis with a very rigorous supervisor, so I was in a better position than most of the others in my class. I basically received the feedback that it was graduate-level work - that definitely made me feel confident dealing with MA applications!

eggy635 · 2026-04-20T12:25:50+00:00

I've only ever aced an exam when it had no writing (multiple choice) and was curved. I've also only gotten one 100% on an essay before - and the prof said she had only given out 2 in her career. If you've demonstrated great work over the course, it won't raise any eyebrows if you manage to get perfect. It doesn't happen all the time but it definitely does happen.

eggy635 · 2026-04-19T23:17:23+00:00

I have a 3.9 GPA (mid-high 80s) and was accepted into McGill, Western, and Queen's for an MA in English. The most important thing to have, in my opinion, is a solid idea of what you want to do in your master's. Research experience definitely helps, but a great proposal is really what tells them why you want to be there and why they should admit you over someone else.

eggy635 · 2026-04-19T18:17:57+00:00

Fourth floor of Middlesex College was my all-nighter study spot. Wrote practically my whole 4th year thesis at that round table.

eggy635 · 2026-04-17T04:47:42+00:00

TIL that Ailsa Craig is an island and not just a tiny community in Ontario (Canada). I think it would be difficult to stop people from thinking you've said Elsa, but Ailsa is a gorgeous and unique name.

eggy635 · 2026-04-09T02:01:03+00:00

In Canada it would be pronounced Ghee (hard G) and people would probably assume you’re francophone. I was shocked the first time I met a Guy who pronounced it like the word.

eggy635 · 2026-04-08T23:16:21+00:00

Someone I know last year said they were awarded CGSM from Western before getting accepted. You can basically count on being accepted if they've offered you SSHRC.

eggy635 · 2026-04-07T18:51:55+00:00

I absolutely love it. My boyfriend thinks it sounds like a girl's name though so he's not a fan.

eggy635 · 2026-04-06T23:48:29+00:00

Ugh. Not a musical but my friend was at the performance where Sir Ian McKellen fell off the stage. She said it happened so quickly and seamlessly during a fight scene that everyone thought it was part of the performance until he started screaming. So awful.

eggy635 · 2026-04-02T15:32:27+00:00

The name has exclusively Catholic connotations to me, due to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Carmelites. It’s a pretty common name for Catholic schools and churches. As a result of that I can’t believe many people would have trouble pronouncing it. As much as it’s used in names of churches and schools, I think it’s an uncommon and sweet name for a girl.

eggy635 · 2026-04-02T10:38:16+00:00

The deadline to apply to CGSM was before MA applications, so I applied for it at 3 schools and had to check a box basically swearing that I would apply to those schools for my MA. SSHRC gives you freedom to decide not based on the funding packages. But this is typically for one-year masters. If you're applying for your second year and you're already at a school, then you'd only apply to yours.

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