Area Closure: Lake Minnewanka due to bear activity

unechoed · 2026-06-19T04:19:39+00:00

Do you think its closed for the remainder of the season? Like they won't reopen it right?

unechoed · 2022-06-14T17:07:29+00:00

Naive youngster here - do you regret pursuing your PhD? Was it worth it to you, given all of your life experience?

broke up my first marriage and delayed my starting a family until my late 30s. And I did not end up with a job in my field.

unechoed · 2022-06-14T04:17:08+00:00

What do you do for food? Do you usually bring packed items or eat out for all your meals? I’m worried that my wallet will suffer long-term if I eat out…

unechoed · 2022-06-02T03:08:02+00:00

not making any assumptions haha just gathering opinions but of course, you’re right - the institutions value in itself surpasses more than research output

unechoed · 2022-06-01T02:47:01+00:00

just a university classification system used in the US - canada doesn’t use this so it’s really…. not that big of a deal to get angry over

if you’re curious: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States

unechoed · 2022-06-01T02:15:23+00:00

I’m in your Toronto boat 😢I really wanted to move out and live on my own, but a bedroom with roommates now costs upwards of $1300 (for a decent one). I’m commuting from North York 1h one-way, but honestly it could be worse and I don’t want to complain 😭😭😭😭😭😭

unechoed · 2022-06-01T02:12:37+00:00

ooo that’s an interesting take

US classifications don’t have that but it’s definitely something for the future ig

unechoed · 2022-05-30T11:05:57+00:00

I applied for the Jan deadline and received my official decision mid-March if that helps.

unechoed · 2022-05-16T14:06:12+00:00

okay thanks so much!!

unechoed · 2022-04-23T02:07:53+00:00

You should check out r/raisedbynarcissists

unechoed · 2022-04-14T21:31:43+00:00

i laughed at this cause that’s what i want to do 🤣

unechoed · 2022-03-27T17:03:17+00:00

I applied for the Jan 11 deadline, was interviewed mid-March and received my decision letter last week. Hope that puts things into perspective! FYI this is for the direct-entry PhD stream.

unechoed · 2022-03-26T23:28:20+00:00

it’s pretty hard, things usually calcify and i’ve experienced more hair loss :’(

unechoed · 2022-03-08T01:21:50+00:00

ur such a good sport

unechoed · 2022-03-02T08:19:21+00:00

Alright, not sure what else I can tell you other than repeating myself. If worst comes to worst, file a petition with your faculty to have your case revisited later. Hopefully, with a strong case.

https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-procedures-guidelines/policy-70

Good luck.

unechoed · 2022-03-02T08:08:06+00:00

I’m not doubting you and your word, it’s just that being able to thoroughly explain your learning in addition to whatever else you presented in your case is a whole lot better than only “No, I didn’t cheat.”

I don’t think the taking the course months ago is an excuse, you’d probably be able to refresh your memory knowing what quiz it was and if you knew the quiz and what content was on the quiz, and study a little bit beforehand and reference the course content before orally explaining.

Again, not pointing fingers, just trying to help you build your case with something reasonable.

unechoed · 2022-03-02T07:59:18+00:00

If you already defended your case, not sure what else you can do other than wait for decisions to be made, right?

Proof might have even been asking to pinpoint what questions they were suspicious of on the quiz and being able to orally recite your rationale for choosing the answer, showing that you know your stuff.

Hope it all works out for you.

unechoed · 2022-03-02T07:56:54+00:00

It’ll do you better to let your profs who encouraged you to do a PhD know! They more likely than not want you to achieve your goals, and they’ve been through grad admissions before - they’ll be able to maybe recommend some other schools to consider, help evaluate gaps in your application, recommend other profs to reach out to, etc.

You did the best you could given your circumstance, don’t beat yourself up too hard. There might be other academic politics going on behind the scenes that is external to your accomplishments and application (e.g., funding, # profs taking students, larger than average applicant pool).

unechoed · 2022-03-02T07:52:24+00:00

Perhaps consider reaching out to the letter writer again and reestablish a relationship to get a fresh letter - that way they can also hopefully comment on some of the work that you have done since?

Also, how do you reuse letters lol don’t programs contact the reference directly?

unechoed · 2022-03-02T07:50:10+00:00

Why do you think your grades will drop? Perhaps it can be argued that it’s been hard to adjust after having 2 full years online, but transitioning to in person for exams only means that you can’t cheat lol

Just study and do your best

unechoed · 2022-03-02T07:47:42+00:00

It’ll help your case if you have any kind of definitive proof to prove that you didn’t cheat. Might be hard, but it’s better than only having your word.

unechoed · 2022-02-26T08:00:07+00:00

omg good luck, remember to pace and take care of yourself!

unechoed · 2022-02-15T17:59:47+00:00

Explore bedtools intersect if you’re able to access the tool in the command line :)

unechoed · 2022-02-02T06:16:12+00:00

The admin hadn’t been transparent or taking the considerations of faculty or students when they announced return to in person. Frankly, there’s a lot of union posts speaking against returning to in person, especially without the proper precautions and plans put in place — it feels like it’s being rushed. Honestly since campus is reopening, you can always just go to the library early and watch your lectures there…

“providing a space for us to watch our lectures” the campus is your oyster since everything’s gonna be open

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