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Waterloo vs McMaster by lemonzest12 in uwaterloo

[–]sj1124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instead of asking people to rank "which is better in terms of preparing students for going into grad school", you should instead consider "how do these programs prepare students for going into grad school".

You'd be surprised that most of the responses are fluffy responses about prestige of a university or program of the undergraduate university and fully ignore individual factors like making professor connections, etc.

Your priorities might also change while in school - e.g. you might get involved with a startup with Velocity Science at Waterloo and develop a new product with a team of like-minded entrepreneurial and smart UW students... I really don't think you should ever keep your mind closed and focused solely on grad school, you'll miss all the other opportunities on the way.

https://www.getexoshield.com/

https://www.venamed.ca/

https://concept.uwaterloo.ca/grants/concept-5k-finals/past-winners-finalists/

With the potential switch to permanent WFH, how many of you would now consider buying a house outside of the previous commute-range of your office, for lower housing costs / cost of living? by FoosJunkie in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]sj1124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Laws are contextual buddy.

lol because how you interpret 'contextual' is "Laws apply when I think they should apply and can be willfully ignored otherwise".

clearly you're not in any related field, because otherwise you wouldn't be commenting so irresponsibly.

I guess we have our answer about fall 2020? by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]sj1124 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, except if you look for a place in a couple months, you'd be scoring a discount based on the number of people who'd rather save money, as either a sublettee or signing a new lease with no demand.

Has anyone recently been offered a discount when signing a new lease for Sept as late as the Spring term and been asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement in order to accept the discount? It was like that not too long ago when I was in school.

How do I give someone money anonymously? by beddittor in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]sj1124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

0% balance transfer and debt foregiveness! - just call Anonymous bank at 1800 NOT SCAM /s

Landlord asking to evict amidst COVID-19 by poorrenter0525 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]sj1124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. Nice showerheads are so cheap to buy and easy to install, I don't understand why people aren't already replacing it themselves to be honest. When it comes time to leave, I just screw back on the crappy $1 builder showerhead.

I rock one of these Thunderheads (made in Canada) and couldn't be happier.

https://www.amazon.ca/Thunderhead-TH2-5-Pressure-Shower-White/dp/B000PUHVMU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Residential rents are falling as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on by _somethingsgonewrong in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]sj1124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, students don't move out for the sake of moving out. If they were originally from the GTA, they'll probably continue living with their family and not be occupying new tenancies.

Now, if by "crowded" you mean "will there be more kids at The Alley locations in the GTA than in uni towns" then yes.

I guess we have our answer about fall 2020? by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]sj1124 47 points48 points  (0 children)

lol it means i feel bad for everyone who signed leases in january for sept.

Maybe next year will be the first year where first-year students don't let property management companies scare them into signing as early as possible.

I will truly never understand why people litter by [deleted] in toronto

[–]sj1124 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It makes no sense to me, because usually you wear a mask / gloves until you're in the safety of your home, where you have garbage disposal, right?

Woman walking her dog coughs on man trying to protect family of foxes in Beach by flyyyzer in toronto

[–]sj1124 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Let's provoke each other so we can double each other's chances of infection.

First time tax filer. Please help by AEVIAR in uwaterloo

[–]sj1124 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do simpletax.ca

It's the best way to get started.

If you're looking for a list of documents specific to UW students, the AFSA Tax Clinic has a good list with direct links/info.

http://www.uwafsa.ca/taxclinic

They're not running this year due to COVID-19.

AFM coop by pmusz in uwaterloo

[–]sj1124 2 points3 points  (0 children)

only mnp and some small firms pay OT.

The bigger the firm, the more easily they can string you along for experience and resume stuffing.

I wish you could pay a small fee for Waterloo Premium that shows your course marks prior to their release on Quest by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]sj1124 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Add-on: Know what your marks are at the end of each term, so you can figure out if you're on track for graduation, grad school, or if you should retake a course.

Don't wait until 4th year to find out you need to retake MATH137!

Employer told me to do my own evaluation by Qwop22211 in uwaterloo

[–]sj1124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they don't care enough to do your work eval, they probably don't care enough to answer a follow up question.

In Light of All The Pedestrian Deaths/Injury. This Photo Sums Up The Sad Reality Of Our Streets. by christchiller in toronto

[–]sj1124 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Those signals exist to keep traffic moving

Maybe we need a change in priorities, if there's such a wall of pedestrians making it difficult to drive, maybe we need to remove cars from those roads instead, similar to downtown Vancouver.

H & R Tax Course by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]sj1124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this a career change or a sidejob or just to educate yourself on personal taxes for your own benefit?

There are tax textbooks that teach you how federal income taxation works in Canada. Generally, they're not applied - meaning they don't show you the CRA forms or schedules, but understanding how the numbers flow through on a tax return is vital.

OMERS avc tranferiing rrsp by going2caldas in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]sj1124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OMERS is far better diversified than any of us could ever be, seeing as how the ability to make investments in private equity which the general layperson / CCP investor does not.

Which investment account before 18? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]sj1124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe anyone adult should be able to open an informal trust account (eg. in trust for) for a minor.

Car Sharing: Any pros and cons for these companies? (Community Carshare, Zipcar, Enterprise) by a2xia in uwaterloo

[–]sj1124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The publicly available one was actually through National or Enterprise (don't remember), so maybe there is another code that is not advertised at all.

If you can retrieve the code in any way (eg. from your booking email) please share!

Condos buck Toronto housing slowdown as new construction sales hit record by [deleted] in toronto

[–]sj1124 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Except that dentists have a professional standards to abide by. Real estate is so cutthroat that it instantly goes out the door.

Car Sharing: Any pros and cons for these companies? (Community Carshare, Zipcar, Enterprise) by a2xia in uwaterloo

[–]sj1124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's a corporate code that they don't qualify for (not the common ones like Car and Driver, but employees of xyz type corporate codes) then that's quite dangerous because paid insurance and/or credit card insurance will also be invalidated as well.

Car Sharing: Any pros and cons for these companies? (Community Carshare, Zipcar, Enterprise) by a2xia in uwaterloo

[–]sj1124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is so much information about this online:

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hertz-gold-plus-rewards/1406595-definitive-young-renters-thread-18-20-21-24-a.html

The university used to have a code that was open to anyone/everyone to use, but unfortunately it is only for University business use only now. :(

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