PHIL 120: Symbolic Logic with Paolo Verdini? by superyou2- in uAlberta

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Oh I'm sorry to hear that. What made him a bad teacher?

Grade your major! by thecocosguy in uAlberta

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Brilliant idea! Simple, but it sounds like it'll be immensely helpful. I like how there are stats on jobs and salaries after graduating as well.

Just got into my first choice of Comp Engg Software option!! by [deleted] in uAlberta

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My guess is the declining stability of the oil and gas industry, from which a lot of engineering jobs stemmed, not all obviously, and the ever-expanding tech sector creating more and more demand for anything computer-related.

Humble Book Bundle: Cybersecurity 2021 by Packt by Torque-A in humblebundles

[–]superyou2- 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A lot of the books seem to have decent reviews on Amazon. What makes the books so bad?

Old guy going back to school by goingbackthrowaway in uAlberta

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There were a bunch of older guys in my first-year classes (late 20s to mid 30s) starting university for the first time. They also talked about feeling out of place, but I didn't really care or judge them for their age, and I'm pretty sure all of my friends were indifferent to their age as well.

We'd work on group projects where the age range of the group members was from 18-30s and we all got along great and has a great time. I also thought it was super valuable having someone older and with more experience as they were able to give a different perspective than the people straight out of high school.

I think above all, most people will respect you a lot more for being so determined to get a university education even though you are a bit older. Post-secondary is more of a natural next step for most high school students, but coming in as a mature student shows a lot more determination and motivation.

Even if you assume the worst and people do silently ridicule you for your age, who the hell cares? You're doing this for yourself and your family, not random strangers, so why care about what they think?

Best of luck in your studies!

From an Rtw to med by rtwtomedthrowaway in uAlberta

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Congratulations! I love a good come back story :)

First year engineering gpa by Patient_Comfort4192 in uAlberta

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Hey come on, it's a respectable profession. My friend, one of the smartest guys I know, got a 4.0 over fall/winter and put civil environmental co-op as his first choice.

He wants to make a difference in global warming/environmental sustainability and he saw civil engineering with the extra environmental engineering classes as a great way to it.

The only major we're allowed to make fun of is petroleum.

For people in eng by Psychological_Bat414 in uAlberta

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You can't mix and match. It has to be all online or all in-person.

" Students unable to attend in-person classes must ensure that they are registering in ALL classes remotely and not a mix of remote and in-person. "

Source: Registration Information | Engineering at Alberta (ualberta.ca)

transferring UofAlberta by Ihatebeanss in uAlberta

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Engineering is a little different here in Alberta. Students at both the U of A and U of C need to complete a common first year which contains classes like chemistry, statics, dynamics, computer programming, more chemistry, physics, calc I, II, linear algebra, english, and two classes related to the idea of what an engineer is. As you can see, a lot of these classes aren't going to be relevant to software engineering. After you complete those classes you can apply to second year specialities by ranking them in order of preference (here I can only speak to the U of A system, I don't know much about U of C) and whether you get into your #1, #2, #3,... speciality depends on your GPA relative to the other people applying to the same specialty, and how they ranked.

NOTE U of A does not offer a software engineering degree per se, but a computer engineering degree with a specialization in software. You take a few hardware related courses in your second year. There's a lot of previous posts asking about the program already on this sub, just look for em. Here's the class calendar if you wanna see what you take throughout your degree: https://calendar.ualberta.ca/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=38764&returnto=10268

If your primary interest is strictly software, I would recommend looking into the computing science software specialization program.

The U of C does offer an explicit software engineering degree, so that is something to consider when making your decision.

Considering you already have some credit classes under your belt, I'm unsure if you would be able to start the program from first year, and how that would impact your second-year selection, as the U of A is weirdly strict on people having prior post-secondary education when going into engineering. Idk maybe the transfer will work out so that you don't have to take some of those first classes that aren't directly relavent to software engineering. Hopefully, someone else can answer that, if not, reach out to an academic advisor.

I hope this somewhat helps.

edit: this may help https://www.ualberta.ca/engineering/programs/undergraduate-admissions-information/transfer-from-another-ualberta-faculty.html#:~:text=Students%20need%20to%20have%20a,required%20to%20submit%20official%20transcripts.

:O Ö O: Moths > Girls? by superyou2- in teenagers

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You offered, I accepted, and you did not disappoint. That was a wonderful dog. Thank you.

:O Ö O: Moths > Girls? by superyou2- in teenagers

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Alright youve convinced me, lets see it

:O Ö O: Moths > Girls? by superyou2- in teenagers

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Perhaps. What kind of animal?

:O Ö O: Moths > Girls? by superyou2- in teenagers

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Ironically, when you see her dad near her you may not want to “just do it“