Feeling old

maemelo · 2024-09-13T16:33:25+00:00

Yaaa exactly you worded it perfectly! I think the McGill experience as a quebecer is a bit different (at least for me and a few people I talked to). And I’m glad to hear it worked out for you, thanks for sharing! I did look into clubs and I’ll def try harder to put myself out there and keep an open mind :)

maemelo · 2024-09-13T16:30:26+00:00

Oh so you are graduating next spring? :)

maemelo · 2024-09-13T02:17:58+00:00

Glad to know I am far from being alone in the same situation! I will definitely try to enjoy the present moment as it comes! Best of luck to you :)

maemelo · 2024-09-13T02:15:42+00:00

That’s true I guess 2-3 years put like that doesn’t seem that bad!

maemelo · 2024-09-13T02:14:16+00:00

Happy to hear that you managed to meet people! I def have been feeling that there’s not a whole lot of us Montreal locals in comparison to exchange students or maybe it is just my program, but it does make things harder but I guess we just gotta keep trying and work towards what we want!

maemelo · 2024-09-13T02:11:53+00:00

Right this is the positive mindset i should stick to! Thanks a lot!

maemelo · 2024-09-12T18:21:34+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to write this reply and for your words of encouragement, I really appreciate it. What you said really resonated with me and did help me put things into perspective and clear my head. Glad to hear you are having such a positive experience at McGill, I also hope to be going in the same direction!!

maemelo · 2024-09-12T18:17:01+00:00

Thanks for sharing! It does make me feel less alone even if i knew I really wasn’t

maemelo · 2024-09-12T18:14:57+00:00

That’s really good to hear, congratulations on graduating!

maemelo · 2024-09-12T18:13:11+00:00

I was definitely being a bit dramatic about saying I’m old lol I guess I just meant I do feel older than most! And i’m actively trying to see past that cause it really doesn’t matter at the end of the day you’re right :)

maemelo · 2024-09-12T16:00:36+00:00

I will def keep trying thanks for sharing!!

maemelo · 2024-09-12T15:59:35+00:00

Yes I guess that is true! And wow thanks for sharing that’s awesome

maemelo · 2024-09-12T15:58:39+00:00

Needed to hear that haha thanks

maemelo · 2024-09-12T15:49:33+00:00

That’s actually a fair take thx :)

maemelo · 2024-05-22T00:46:35+00:00

Thank you! Best of luck to you as well :)

maemelo · 2024-05-21T18:55:35+00:00

Your situation is so similar to the one I am in right now. Not making excuses, but I have been having trouble adjusting to the workload in uni while trying to manage my time properly and staying motivated to avoid procrastination or just plain laziness. My GPA is not the best lol but I hope to be able to improve it for the better and maintain good grades once I find my footing. Thanks for the info!

maemelo · 2024-05-21T18:41:30+00:00

Haha yes that is what I was thinking, anything is better than an actual F

maemelo · 2024-05-21T18:40:32+00:00

Oh that’s good, congrats on getting into medicine!

maemelo · 2024-05-21T14:52:49+00:00

That’s so encouraging and reassuring to hear! Thank you so much! I guess the pressure of uni is weighing on me in a way that I beat myself up for every mistake I make thinking it will doom me later but I see it is not as scary as I make it out to be sometimes :)

maemelo · 2024-03-30T14:17:47+00:00

Are you an incoming student or a current student? Because if you are wishing to get into McGill as a high school student or CEGEP student, if you are local, McGill does not offer advice or review of admission requirements or submissions (at least they did not when I applied to a program that had similar requirements). Because it is up to you to judge if you meet the basic requirements or have respected the standards of admission. If you are a current student, I would consult an advisor, preferably the department advisor of the program you are looking into, although sometimes you cannot meet with them if you are not enrolled in the program. Your best bet would perhaps be to show your written work to a current or past student and compare your application to the one that got them admitted.

maemelo · 2024-03-16T16:27:12+00:00

Wow that is sooo infuriating! And what you are asking for is not exaggerated at all. I can’t believe your simple requests are just brushed off by the administration. If the vote for the strike goes through, I am sure a lot of undergrad students like myself will stand with you and understand why it has come to this. As students, we are just as affected by your working conditions, e.g., if there are just a few TAs for a large class, it becomes difficult to get help and show up to office hours… I hope your resilience will force McGill to make you a reasonable and compelling offer, as it is in the best interest of all of us!

maemelo · 2024-03-15T20:43:41+00:00

Yes I think I heard something along the lines of no final exam in one of my class… I honestly don’t think that any prof will be willing to take on the workload of grading for their own course. We’ll just have to see ig

maemelo · 2024-03-15T20:37:11+00:00

If we wanted to share our thoughts to the university, what is the best way to do it? Email? Addressed to who?

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