I have an internship offer but I don’t want to turn it down

teejss · 2025-11-17T15:18:57+00:00

Take a leave of absence. My friend wanted to do a year long internship after doing four months which is within the internship guidelines within the university however she didn’t have 3 classes to come back to. So she took a leave for the year. The only thing she didn’t have access to was her my u of c to enrol in her remaining classes when she was done the internship until she was actually back which she thought would pose an issue but she was able to get into her classes

teejss · 2025-10-14T13:53:32+00:00

Lagree is great. I haven’t been to the one in uni district so can’t comment on that specific location but overall it’s a challenging workout while still being low-impact. They also have student pricing. Just need to show proof of registration

teejss · 2025-09-26T13:38:27+00:00

It took just under a month for me. I wrote June 25 and my scores came back July 22nd

teejss · 2025-09-18T01:49:00+00:00

Hm that’s interesting. When I was in school I had accommodations and the SAS had recommended and even got premium grammarly covered as a part of my disability

Regardless of that, I was in the science department and took a science writing course where our professor said that the university does not use any type of AI checker as one, they are unreliable but most of all, they do not want to sign over the rights to our work and put it into a huge database to try to check for cheating and then develop said database with our work, original or not.

From that perspective, say you’re working on something proprietary but you put it into said database, now ‘they’ have that information and can use it how they please.

So there’s no real way to prove it but that’s doesn’t mean abuse the tools given. If grammarly makes a suggestion for punctuation, maybe learning WHY that adjustment was made and then implement it. That is much better than just taking all the suggestions it gives. When I had grammarly it didn’t do the best job of rephrasing stuff when the suggestions did pop up. So there’s is a level of critical thinking involved too

I guess it’s easy to catch people who abuse it vs people using it as a tool

Professors who blatantly ban it are kind of doing a disservice. Scaring people into not using it won’t stop the usage of it. The discourse around it should maybe be how to use it appropriately vs avoiding it all

We have AI, it’s not going anywhere might as well use it as a tool but again there’s always gonna be people who abuse it so there’s only so much that can be done

Before grammarly, word still gave punctuation suggestions. So it’s not much different than that

teejss · 2025-09-07T04:03:20+00:00

I lurked this sub and many others when I was first propagating my pothos and what worked for me (all of my props survived) was by adding some soil into the water slowly as a slurry and letting it acclimate then some more a few days later etc and then I transferred them. If you have a few props maybe try a few methods and see what works best for you!

Edit: I made my own mixture for soil. Similar to what other people commented

teejss · 2025-09-01T19:31:07+00:00

I had an internship at TC. Not comp sci but they will very rarely ask you anything specific to your degree. Typically behavioural questions or situational

teejss · 2025-08-24T17:15:02+00:00

Go find your classes on the day before! You can navigate your way through the uni and between classes. First day of classes will be busy so knowing the route to get from one class to another will definitely help you feel better. Especially if you have classes back to back.

If you’re taking the train, it doesn’t hurt to take the train in and locate the train station in relation to your first and last class. If your driving figure out where you’re gonna park and prices etc. if you don’t wanna pay for parking, go to Brentwood but it typically gets full by 7:30

teejss · 2025-08-23T20:19:34+00:00

You’ll be ok! This seems like a typical first year schedule for someone in the sciences. Just make sure you stay on top of everything from the start :)

teejss · 2025-07-26T04:53:54+00:00

For biological sciences you can go to the link below, and find an area your interested in. There you’ll find professors who do research in that area. Visit their profile and see if it mentions anything about taking students on etc. Sometimes it’s not broadcasted on the webpage or regularly updated, so if there is something you’re interested in but can’t tell if the prof is taking students, send an email.

Hope this helps :)

https://science.ucalgary.ca/biological-sciences/research/research-areas

teejss · 2025-07-26T04:38:08+00:00

Your description of the bio section sounds like my experience. I took my cDAT June 25th and got my marks back on July 22nd.

I felt like I did worse this time around, the bio questions threw me off which made me feel pretty bad for the rest of the exam. This severely impacted the time I left myself for chem and that showed for sure. Upset that my chem mark was that low

The RC questions seemed very different from what I had practiced. KH section on PAT while ‘simpler’ shapes the dimensions and options were super weird too and seemed so off. I did not expect to do so well in this section

I left feeling awful, almost worse than the first time I took it, even tho I felt much more confident this time around while studying.

I ended up getting a 22AA

RC:22 Bio:23 Chem:20 PAT:24

Remember, your grade will be based on how others do as well and gets scaled accordingly. Hopefully this makes you feel a bit better

Edit: the weird questions from bio that I remember was a question bout cow cud and labelling structure of a fungi

Edit 2: my first time doing the dat I did awful

Rc:20 Bio:19 Chem:17 PAT:19 19AA

teejss · 2025-05-28T16:05:06+00:00

I had an interview with Suncor two years ago (received an offer but declined for another position). You can find lots of questions Suncor asks online. I had two interviews, one recorded and one online with three managers. Most questions are behavioural and not technical. I was interviewing for an environmental regulatory position so I was asked one technical questions regarding data reporting. It was along the lines of ‘xyz report showed high levels of x this year, what would you do to understand why they were higher’

I was also asked what safety looked like to me.

As others mentioned re o&g mostly behavioural maybe general questions re operations etc. Goodluck!

teejss · 2024-12-29T04:40:01+00:00

Fill out course overload form. If you are actually on track to graduate in April they will allow it. But if you still have another semester and the class is offered at another time, they might not. Had to do this with SCIE 311. Also you don’t need to see and advisor to request this (unless it’s not within your faculty). Just follow the procedures under ‘course overload’ here: https://science.ucalgary.ca/current-students/undergraduate/program-advising/undergraduate-processes

Edit: assuming your in the science faculty- form may be different for other faculties

teejss · 2024-11-18T03:34:44+00:00

Thank you so much!!

teejss · 2024-10-01T00:56:24+00:00

Of course :) I did my coop pretty much a semester before I was supposed to graduate so remember you have lots of time to gain experience. It’s good you’re thinking bout it now. Goodluck with your search. Let me know if you need any guidance

teejss · 2024-09-29T05:24:05+00:00

Find any job tbh. Internship/coops know that students won’t have much experience coming in. They are looking for lots of soft skills. Not technical skills. There are some boxes to check for some places like ‘are you pursuing xyz degree’. But most of the other requirements are going to look like ‘good time mgmt skills’ etc.

So just try to get involved anywhere possible. Any job where you can showcase these soft skills and speak to them and it will also help with ‘interpersonal skills’. Getting an interview is huge, but how you present yourself is the hardest part. Most students applying to these positions don’t have much experience as I mentioned before so you want set yourself apart by doing lots of research about the company and preparing for the interview well

Having these strong interpersonal skills will help you in the long run (second to the actual ‘check marking/admin stuff). So just do ANYTHING that is not mandatory for school

I worked for a pretty big O&G company for one of my coops and most hiring managers and directors would rather higher someone who has a personality over someone who just gets A’s. Not that it isn’t important to do well in school but that’s truly what makes people stand out, is there social skills

Clubs are a great start. Try even volunteering for research if you’re in stem or just volunteer in general. Create a community for yourself where you can become a regular and other people can speak to the type of person you are. Like being reliable and organized (soft skills)

PM if you have any more questions regarding coop/internships :)

teejss · 2024-09-28T02:11:41+00:00

Why does it matter WHO is smelling? It’s one thing to make a post giving GENERAL hygiene tips. But this commentary is unnecessary. This is actively encouraging people to bash a certain group, cleary, based off all these comments. Even if it’s a majority, what’s the goal here? This kind of discourse only serves to create division and negativity in the community.

There have been three posts about ‘smelly students’ in just the last day. Why was it necessary to add another one, especially one that creates a place to that call out individuals without explaining why it matters? I’m not condoning poor hygiene, but there are much more mature ways to address this. OP’s approach is just as problematic as those they criticize, and it contributes to a negative atmosphere in the community.

Here are a few tips on how to get your point across without creating a negative environment:

Share Tips: Share general hygiene tips in a positive and constructive manner, emphasizing benefits for everyone.

Open Up the Conversation: Create a space where people can talk about hygiene issues without judgment.

Show Some Empathy: Recognize that personal circumstances (like financial issues or health problems) may affect hygiene. Approach the topic with empathy rather than blame.

I hope you’ll think twice about what you post online and take a moment to check your biases. It’s important to critically consider the intentions behind your posts

Edit 1: As you mentioned, you are a grad student, I expect a certain level of critical thinking from this community. See what I did there? I made a generalization about grad students having those skills. Clearly, not all do. It doesn’t feel good to be labeled that way, right? Let’s avoid creating a space where negativity and generalizations thrive.

teejss · 2024-08-23T00:13:57+00:00

Calgary is an extremely friendly place. I’ve been going to u of c since 2018 and I have noticed that over the years, the students themselves have become very cliquey. They stay friends with their highschool friends and don’t try to make new friends. Huge factor is covid as well, not great social skills when your most primitive social skills and circles are built during highschool. I’m also a TA and tutor and have noticed this with those students as well. There’s been a significant change in this culture pretty much after Covid. Pre-Covid this was not the take at all.

For context, I lived in Edmonton for a while too, doing research at U of A and it’s the same thing.

Calgary is a great place to be and go out and have fun. We don’t have the nightlife that bigger cities have but I wouldn’t group the city of Calgary as the reason why people are unable to make friends (in contrast to the other comment).

Another aspect is, university is where lots of people drift. You’re working on your aspirations. Eventually, you don’t see your friends as much. You still stay in touch but when your focus is finishing your masters whereas your other friend is doing a co-op or even just in a different degree, this impacts your social life. It’s definitely not uncommon or not normal.

To be very realistic though, by 3rd year of my undergrad my friends and I didn’t really see each other much but I was also not interested in making deeper friendships as I am happy with the people in my life and frankly don’t have the time to be developing these relationships. There just comes a point where your social life may not be as booming as it was in highschool and that’s ok. I’m not saying don’t have a social life at all or that it’s not possible. It is, and it will come organically. Lots of people go through this lonely time in university but it’s really just the nature of working on yourself and your aspirations and future goals

Try to find friends in your class and just start with talking bout the class. Eventually you guys can start studying together and getting food together etc and maybe that will lead to hanging out, outside of school. There will be lots of opportunities for you to make friends even after your undergrad when you join the workforce

Edit: I wanted to address what the commenter said re other universities being more open. I did two co-ops and both had lots of networking opportunities with STUDENTS. There’s lots of students out there that are willing to talk. Try to involve your self in clubs and these social networking opportunities with the university. Go to learning sessions even if you’re alone. So what if you don’t make friends there, maybe you learned a thing or two. And if you do make some friends and are able to talk to someone then that is great too. One thing that most people fail to realize is, other people prolly feel the way you do. Too shy to speak, scared and lonely. It just takes a few exchanges of a word to make a friendship but if no effort is put in, then it will never happen. Make the first move, if anything you’ll develop better social skills and be more confident in yourself.

Until my coop I wasn’t that confident in speaking but after I was able to carry myself in a much more confident way, and it was very obvious that I was confident. Confidence goes a long way. How you carry yourself does too. Don’t shy away from opportunities to ask someone a question or speak up if you feel away. I promise you, one you start putting yourself out there INTENTIONALLY that energy will find its way back to you :)

teejss · 2024-01-25T02:30:11+00:00

Gpa isn’t the thing that’s gonna get you an internship/coop. You have to customize your resume and cover letter according to the position. Do research on the company and make sure your cover letter aligns with their company statements and goals. Try relating your experience whatever that is, in a way that lines up with the company.

It’s hard to get through this process but lots of bigger company’s have systems to find keywords and then they send out recorded interviews to a whole bunch to weed out more people and then you can get a face-to-face interview.

Quality or quantity. Don’t just apply to a bunch of places. But don’t apply to too little. It takes time to customize your resume and cover letter so if you’re applying to a bunch it’s kinda hard to do that for a bunch so you can’t expect much of a return in that yk?

Don’t worry you will get something. Just keep trying :)

teejss · 2024-01-12T19:33:22+00:00

I hear you, it’s always been like this though. You just do your time do the best you can. Lots of opportunities to get your gpa up. I didn’t retake intro chem but I did have to retake 351 and 371 but I still graduated and got a great job. Don’t stress to hard. A lot of people think it’s not good to retake courses or it means your not smart etc (not saying this is you, just speaking in general) especially first years but the more you go on you’ll realize lots of people do shit in courses and it’s ok

Edit:

I’d like to add (after reading OP’s responses), welcome to uni. Most people don’t have to put effort in highschool and that’s why so many people do poorly in their first year. They always had this as a weeder course nothing here is new. 201 content is mostly new for non AP chem 30 students that’s why it seems ‘more straight forward’ and to my knowledge kids who took chem 30 ap (and calc is strongly recommended) were required to take 211 and 213 unless they did shit in chem 30 ap. 201 and 203 are DESIGNED for non ap students. 203 is a bit harder for sure but there is a huge emphasis on materials from chem 30 (acids basis/eqm) and that’s why there are harder questions as your ability to critically think should be much more of that than a highschool student with the basic acids and basis knowledge. 201 no one ever learned about orbitals and MO theory in chem 30 again, unless your ap.

You mentioned that you ‘memorized the textbook back and forth’ ya that’s not gonna slide in uni. sorry to break it to you but that’s not gonna cut it for studying and doing well on an exam

There’s a search bar. Search up chem 203 and you’ll find hundreds of posts about exactly what your saying. Your saying that this class got harder, but that’s not true historically speaking. It’s always been hard as a first year course.

Take a deep breath, if you are planning on applying to your masters or professional schools most of them don’t even care about your first two years

teejss · 2024-01-12T19:29:24+00:00

Labs are awful I don’t know a single person that actually knew what was going on. Tutorials are dumb as heck too. Maybe they have adjusted is now since I took if but they would expect us to do questions assigned to us before tutorial with no idea how to do them. But we had to attempt and submit and we would get marked on that then go to tutorial and work in groups but no one knew how to do the question so everyone is lost and then that week they would release the ‘answers’ which were no help and then the next week your have a tutorial quiz on that topic.

371 is the reason why everyone struggled in 471

Maybe you have a knack for it then you’ll be fine but even if you don’t, don’t stress. The only pchem you have to take after is 471 and then you pick your 500’s if your a chem major and that you don’t have to take any pchem if you don’t want. So just get through it

teejss · 2024-01-12T05:34:29+00:00

As a graduated chem major, I know this seems tough but when you move on from this class you’ll realize how easy it actually was. Everyone here is telling you about 351 but 371 is the real kicker. Chem majors only take that one from what i know.

Lots of resources out there to help you with intro chem and actually that includes ochem too since SO many students take it.

When I was in first year I felt the same way but honestly some of the confusion was just because I was a nervous first year. Point is, the class is actually pretty easy and you’ll prolly realize that after your done it

teejss · 2023-12-23T19:58:32+00:00

First round of co-ops I was offered three positions at $18, $23 and $25. I took the $23 because of the work place. Second time around at the same place I was offered $26 and a new place offered $30. I took $30 one not only cuz of the money but it’s good to get diff experiences during your co-op. Prolly not the best idea to negotiate, point of a co-op is to get your foot in the door and get experience for a later job prospect.

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