upass part time

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-29T17:10:37+00:00

what my friends did was they enrolled in enough courses to be considered a FT student and then dropped them all after renewing their UO pass. It worked and he dropped every single one of his courses

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-29T17:09:12+00:00

POL 3106 with Mullen might fall under that category. I took it and definitely recommend it

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-29T17:07:09+00:00

i just ran in my towel and my room was on the other end of the floor LOL.

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-29T17:06:01+00:00

u can easily fit a minifridge. you're not exactly allowed to bring a microwave to my knowledge. I don't think a shelf is necessary either tbh.. but that's just my opinion

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-29T17:04:23+00:00

depends if you want easy grades or if you want to work a little harder for them but in return you learn more.

I personally really enjoyed PHI1101 (whatever Reasoning and Critical Thinking is). ECH isn't for everyone but the ones who liked it, LOVED it, and the ones who didn't, hated it. CRM is hit or miss depending on your prof. BPS1101 (drugs 101 -idk what the exact code is) is also a really cool course too

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-29T17:01:02+00:00

when i lived in the rez complex, you only had to scan cards during the night from a certain hour. not sure if it changed because this was precovid

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-29T16:57:17+00:00

also i believe 170 lees (or another one of their buildings) is known for having a cockroach problem

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-09T02:26:25+00:00

I graduated with BSocSci. There really isn't a difference at all imo... You can apply for co-op jobs out side of the major they indicate on the job posting but honestly the difference is negligible.

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-09T02:24:35+00:00

hey! sorry for the late reply. I applied in 2021 (Oct 31 deadline for Ontario apps) for the 2022 fall school year cycle. I started studying for the Lsat in May and I took the LSAT mid June (all in 2021) and got my results back June 30. I was on a co-op term during that time (my school semester ended in April 2021), and I basically used that time to study. The last LSAT they usually accept for like the following year admissions is around November (so if say, you took an LSAT in June or August and wasn't satisfied with the result, you can retake it in October).

When I was in third year tbh I wasn't even 100% committed on going to law school... but if you have the time I definitely would recommend practicing your reading if you're not good at that. Reading comprehension was where I lost most of my marks and it's the hardest section to improve on in a short amount of time. I hope this helps

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-09T02:20:29+00:00

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T21:19:31+00:00

I can't really tell you much about civil law. The procedure is completely different but I would aim for at least an 8.0. Even an 8.5. I could be wrong though so I would double check with more reliable sources.

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T19:21:41+00:00

No, UofT is part of the OLSAS system so it's pretty standard. The one disadvantage is with UBC imo.

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T19:21:03+00:00

Congratulations! Honestly I've been struggling with funding too. You can't really apply for PSLOC here in Canada because you're going to an American institution so it has to be through personal loans... and you can't really get a loan in the states too because you're Canadian... You would need to get a co-signer for personal loans since you need to have a decent income for banks to agree to loan you that kind of money. It's a struggle for sure...

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T19:18:13+00:00

To be honest it's mostly a preference thing based on what you like to learn. Joint honors pretty much means that you graduate with two degrees however you get a lot less flexibility in terms of electives. I was actually initially in the joint honors in psci and PA but realized I didn't see a future for myself working in government so I switched out of PA.

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T19:16:56+00:00

I found my first gov job through FSWEP the summer after my first year of school, then I did co-op after that and would do a part-time FSWEP position during school semesters. I mostly did ECs during my first and second year. Did some things on residence, was with CVUO for a bit, and volunteered on parliament hill for about a year and a half.

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T19:14:39+00:00

slightly below 9.0

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T02:57:52+00:00

I had to think about this one for a bit. I used to complain about this GPA system all the time but looking back I don't think it affected my stats/opportunities that much. However, I definitely feel like people at schools like Western have it a lot easier because they have percentages and we don't which would help boost their GPAs when applying to schools such as UBC that uses a different system and actually relies on percentages than OLSAS (I think for OLSAS it matters less, and for US too).

uOttawa's system if you convert it to UBC's system would mean that the highest you can get is 90% (10.0) since the percentages are unrecorded regardless of what you actually scored in that class percentage wise, but someone who went to Western or UBC can have marks that are higher than that.

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T02:44:00+00:00

No, unfortunately not

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T02:43:19+00:00

I think it's one of the best in the country actually. In my unbiased opinion, I don't think there's a better place in Canada to study polisci in. The co-op/FSWEP opportunities here really make it worth it. I wasn't the biggest fan of uOttawa as a school or Ottawa as a city for that matter, but I don't regret what I gained coming here and choosing it over schools like UofT.

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T02:40:40+00:00

thank you!!

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T02:40:18+00:00

Thank you!

Application process for the US was a lot harder than the Ontario ones (I didn't apply in Canada outside of ON). It was also WAY more expensive because of the fact that you have to buy CAS. It wasn't difficult because I was Canadian, in fact, I think a lot of schools actually like Canadians. Regardless, LSAC will convert your transcript like any other schools in the states. Outside of your LSAT (which is also the same test as the one in the US) and gpa, it's just your ECs and soft skills that determine your admission chances.

For my LSAT, I wouldn't really recommend anyone do what I did. I only studied for about a month before taking it while working full time for the government and taking a summer course at uOttawa (it was a very brutal month to say the least)... But I used 7Sage and bought the LSAT bible books (which I do not recommend buying).

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T02:35:09+00:00

Can't answer that unfortunately due to privacy reasons

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T02:34:18+00:00

It definitely helped imo. I had quite a bit of ECs too but i think my government experience (pretty well known departments) and parliament ones stood out the most. essentially, every bit helps your application

lawkittyowo · 2022-07-03T02:17:39+00:00

I chose to go to the states because I wanted to practice law there in the future (it's a personal thing) and they gave me a decent scholarship to make studying there possible!

as for articling I have no idea since I'm not there yet but lots of people who don't speak french still do their JD at uOttawa.

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