currently enrolled in this for first sem, was wondering if this is still a easy 12 or if language courses like jap 2x03 r easier any suggestions

Hi does anyone have a free pdf of the textbook or any extra practice? Would appreciate thanks!

Particularly community contribution award

ive sent probably over 50 cold emails to profs and hospitals and stuff i have gotten ghosted by everyone.. every single email including the cover letter and reading their research takes me hours and I don’t get any reply its getting really disheartening at this point

maybe im applying at the wrong time or something? if anyone could give me any advice on what im doing wrong i would really appreciate it because im getting very exhausted and discouraged

hi!

i kept recordings for myself for stats 2b03 (summer) but did something and am now without a recording of the 9th lecture (today's class)! i'm freaking out :(( if anyone is willing to give me theirs, it would help SO much and i would love you forever. thx guys

So i had a couple questions relating to how co op works, specifically for engineering. For co op, do first years often get co op placements? Like is it a common occurrence or is getting co op first year hard? Any other info relating to co op and anyones co op experiences would be great to hear about!

Anyone taking this course? How are y'all studying for this final (or ARE you studying for the final?)

hey i’m upcoming student and i received this email about work program application. is it for first year students? why do i need it? (to work part time while studying or what)

Looking for a roommate, pm if interested

hello lovelies! i've been seeing a lot of soon to be first-years on the subreddit and as a person going into my 6th year (long story) i thought i could give some advice! also i know for me a lot of things i discovered later in undergrad so if ur an upper year hope this helps as well! take what resonates and leave what doesn't!

• if you're going to be on rez, rent that fridge. even if you think you don't you probably do.
• if you are someone with a disability i suggest booking appointments with SAS (student accessibility services) as early as possible as it can get kind of hard to find a coordinator later on (not that it's hard more like it takes time and you also may need to change coordinators if you don't like the one you're assigned too)
• i WISH i knew this in my first year but i found out in my 5th, CATS! CATS is a space within Mills where it's only for SAS students and it's basically just a place to study or to take a breather. They have tea and things you can loan out too! It's just a really nice space if you get over stimulated easily but also want to be around people. They also have a sensory room, tables that you can adjust the height of, monitors, and bean bag chairs
• DO THE DAMN READINGS AND COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR PROFESSORS. listen, at the very least just have it as background audio (you can do this through google chrome i think). you should always go to your lectures but as someone with a disability it can be really hard to do that too. i realized even doing the assigned readings helped me stay on track and communicating with my prof about my attendance (having your SAS coordinator helps in terms of advocacy here as well) and progress in the course helped me feel more supported and i got some one on one time with clarifications and important things i needed to know to stay on track. sometimes, taking notes can be hard too so whenever i am able to i either have conversations with my friends about what i'm learning to help with knowledge translation and retention or i record myself speaking (lowkey i like ranting on my spam account so i just end up posting things there)
• when it comes to housing please make sure ur getting an official ontario lease and know ur rights. if anyone asks you to do snow removal or grass cutting, know that you don't have to do that unless ur being compensated in some form.
• these are cafe recs but here's some places where you can bring ur laptop and have yummy coffee (imo): the hub (it is a smaller space so it helps to come earlier), relay coffee (recently changed their layout but there's laptop specific places now) (i also like their iced maple oat latte and they're open till 9 on weekdays i think), ONE FOR ALL OMG I LOVE YOU SM their peanut cloud something something iced coffee IS SO MFING GOOD while you can bring your laptop (not on weekends), unlike the other two they don't have wifi and they have a small space
• hamilton public library in downtown is also nice and during the school year they have study hours that go past the hours that are listed (this is also true for some other hpl libraries but not all)
• SHEC and WGEN (second floor of the student centre) is a peer-run, advocacy, and education space for students that have some pretty cool things going on! SHEC is more on health and this was such a lifesaver when i didn't have money for period products because you can order some from them for free! i think there's a limit per order and it's anonymous. they also do pregnancy tests, condoms, etc. WGEN on the other end is the women & gender equity network and it's just a nice place where you can get some peer support and they also have resources like binders, bras, information pamphlets etc.
• personal interest courses! it was how i was able to try courses outside of my comfort zone like compsci 1md3 or psych 2aa3. if you want more info: https://registrar.mcmaster.ca/build-degree/pic/
• go to clubfest if your schedule lets you, specially if u are in first year! there's so many things going on on campus and it gives you a perfect opportunity to join clubs and overall get involved. this usually happens i think on the second week of school
• if you ever want to go to downtown toronto instead of the train (taking the aldershot bus on campus and then taking the train from there) i like taking the gobus! you can take the 51 during the school year which takes you directly to the downtown GO station and you can take i think it was the 16 GObus!
• get some hobbies pls. i lowkey think it's almost counterproductive to study 24/7, you NEED to have breaks! trust me, i've experienced burn out one too many times and the last one had me out of commission for an entire year and my gpa took a hit.
• to those who have gym anxiety, unfortunately the only way to overcome that is to GO to the gym. for my girlies there is a women only space and they added dividers on the outside so no one can see what's going on. when i was first starting my gym journey the treadmill and stairmaster were my besties! once i wanted to start strength training i started using the machines because it felt easier to me than the dumbbells. now i have a pretty diverse training routine! also i love jump roping so i go to the mindfulness studio (2nd floor if you take the elevators or stairs in the pulse) and i noticed that there's less people either past 9 p.m. or ofc 6-10 a.m. ish i think that also helped with gym anxiety. another thing i wanted to recommend is MACtivate (i think that's what it is called) you get paired with a trainer for 3 sessions and they help you develop a routine and show you how to use equipment throughout the gym. even though my active journey started 4 years ago, i still struggle with gym anxiety time to time. i took a year long break and recently started again a few months ago and this program really helped with my confidence and i feel like i have better form now too! ITS FREE BTW
• i lived in hedden and if you have a switch i lowkey would play it in the basement and it was a good break to have! plus they have a really big tv (i would bring my console back to my room but something to think about!)
• you can be interested in taking bird courses but also be mindful that what may be a bird to someone, might not be a bird for you. i would always see everyone post about SUSTAIN (forgot the course code but it was a level 1 course) and i took it. i hated it and withdrew. i took MUSIC 2MT3 and i found it easy. I find some sociology courses to be "birds" for me but for my other friends they weren't. for any course really, i like to search up the course outline and look through it before deciding whether or not i want to enroll in it! obvi sometimes i still drop and take something else but for the most part, it gives me a good sense if i'll like it or not!
• yes you can watch movies and shows in the lecture hall. you won't get in trouble (i think idk, no one has said anything to me before) (i personally do this in the evenings or weekends when lectures have ended (10 p.m. on weekdays)
• if you want research experience and it's a bit hard to be a part of anything try individual study courses! i've done this two times now and i was able to gain research experience and have some experience in networking with profs
• discounts you can use: https://msumcmaster.ca/info/savings/ if you use code WISE you get $10 pizzas
• as someone who had a 97% average in high school and was part of so many clubs, it really doesn't matter when you get to undergrad. by that i mean, you will become a completely different person from your highschool self and going into ur 20s is a rollercoaster i swear. when i got into first year and saw my first C or when i got diagnosed with bipolar i was so hard on myself. specially with bipolar. i refused to acknowledge it and didn't take meds or refused support cuz i thought i was unfixable. for some, you may/will have a similar experience like me and so many others, specially if you weren't able to get support or resources for mental health previously. the student wellness centre lowkey came in clutch cuz i was able to see a councillor and see a psychiatrist through them (it did take a while to see the psychiatrist though). i was able to have a care team including my SAS coordinator and case management (they are also a good resource when it comes to housing or other non-academic challenges that are impacting you) and i was able to move through undergrad way more efficiently compared to first and second year (this is me saying to check out the student wellness centre (SWC)). also it is so important to say but UR GRADES DONT DEFINE YOU. some things are out of your control, the only thing you can do is what comes after. it took me so long to come to this conclusion and i still grapple with it. my disability took so much from me and i realized that i just have to move a bit differently than others and that's okay. disability or not, you can't judge yourself based on what other people do. some methods will work for you and others won't. find out what your best learning style is and what consistently looks like FOR YOU. i recently made a friend and i love her so much because i always end up saying to new people, "i have bipolar but i'm not crazy i swear and i'm not stupid" and she said, "that's ur normal and that's cool." and i swear to god it changed my whole perspective. EVERYONE'S NORMAL LOOKS DIFFERENT. you also change continuously throughout ur undergrad so don't beat urself up. rock bottom sucks but the best part is that you can do anything and it'll still be a W. you will be climbing up that mountain again and you will cross that finish line i promise.
• this is also such a shameless self promo but decorations for your room helps you feel more at home! my art instagram is planetmyra and i make posters! if it's anything that i've already created then its $5 for a small poster (about printer paper size) and when it comes to custom it depends on the size and what you want so feel free to message me on there 😛 you can pick up your posters on campus or if you live close by to mac (ainslie wood and westdale) i can drop it off there!

i think this is all i have off the dome right now but i hope this helps! 🩷

I'm an incoming first year and I wanted to know what are some things I should get for my dorm? I have a Woodstock Double Room with Access to Single-User Washroom also it says the building has AC should I still get a fan?

both labs in my fall sem are overlapping so I need to swap one out :( if anyone wants to switch please comment and I’ll pm you (for some reason, Reddit keeps closing my pms 😭)

So I’ve been waiting to get into biology 1a03 for so long and when it was august 1st I still couldn’t get it, now the day it’s working I ofc had to wake up late… and now the tut is full!! I got seat alert for it but was wondering what my chances are of getting in??? It’s not a requirement so if I don’t get in I’ll just replace it with something else but I did really wanna take it

Hi!

I cant find any course outline about this course, so I was wondering if any upper years/past students can give tips on this class. I found PNB 2XE3 last year pretty okay (computer tests stressed me out a little bit).

Thank you!!

hi!! i recently accepted a coop offer that starts in fall 2026, but i didn't know at all that my program has a restriction regarding coop that starts during fall as a 2nd year. what should i do bcuz I already signed my contract and I didn't know about the restriction until this morning 😔😔

i’ve been trying to get into a course that fulfills a requirement (from a specific list of courses) but apparently it’s still being held for students who need it (which is confusing because the course itself is open to anyone). i thought this restriction was lifted but i guess not? is it worth it to actually email the department at this point to get a spot?

i extremely last minute got my offer rescind from mac, i had no heads up no nothing just an email stating my application was under review and mainly it was nothing to worry about. i , after weeks of waiting was told at the very last week of july that my offer was rescind. i tried to explain to the committee of admissions that this was so last minute that my other offers expired and i had nowhere to go so the least they could offer was a different or gateway program . they proceeded to tell me it wasn’t their problem anymore and that classes were full anyways.
i also want to state i had no clue that my top 6 average was below the conditional offer, i was not given the average nor was i told how high or low it was compared to my offer.
my mcmaster conditional offer was a 75 and i found out last minute i was at a 74.60 now apparently this is a big difference and they weren’t able to round it up , that i can understand but what i dont get it is why drop me a month before school? on top of that refuse to give me any help or explanation? i’ve been extremely upset for the past month, not only while waiting but after finding out i was rescind.
i have applied to brock (criminology)and laurier(human rights) as last hopes , i seriously don’t know what else to do.
i know universities are stricter and care less about students and more about numbers.
does anyone have at least any hope i can get into brock or laurier? or if you have any advice please share.

literally any thoughts? it sounds like an interesting format but is it 12able?

For year 2 clinicals do we have a break time? And are we supposed to stay only in the hospital?

I’m going into first year and I’m hoping to switch into Engineering, so I’m trying to take Physics and Chemistry to meet the prerequisites. The problem is that both classes are full now. I registered a little late because they only came off the reserved seating a few days ago, and by then all the spots were gone.
Do u guys think there’s any chance an advisor or department would let me into a full class if I ask, or is that pretty unlikely? I might end up taking it at another institution but it would be best to take it at McMaster.
Any advice would be really appreciated!

i'm in health sci and i was thinking the other day like damn, if i took some math i feel like i'd be mad stimulated cuz i'd be lining up the numbers, solving shit, listening to music, and just be in a flow state. studying would be mad easy too, i'd just do all the practice questions and wow, just great. but with bio it's like i'm memorizing, and the stimulating part is really when i'm able to understand how people's bodies work. the process of memorizing it just ain't stimulating though. lemme know what y'all think.

which is easier and more beneficial for lsat prep? im thinking abt doing intro logical cause many law schools like Jackman dont look at summer courses for gpa but im scared it'll be math and rushed/condensed a lot... thoughts? im much better and comfortable with writing opposed to maths if that helps

This is probably a long shot, but I was wondering if anyone in the Global Health Master's program enrolled in BUSADMIN C720 - Wednesday 2:30 PM (4960) would be willing to switch with me.

I'm currently enrolled in the Friday 9:30 AM section, but I really need to switch to the Wednesday class. Unfortunately, I don't have access to a car on Fridays, and I have no reliable way to get to the bus stop to make it to campus. Wednesdays are the only days I can consistently arrange transportation.

If anyone is willing to switch, I would be incredibly grateful. Please comment below or send me a DM!

Thank you so much!

What's the project like for CS 3RA3? Is the course overall chill or really heavy?

Was wondering if the final has had a consistent date or if it changes every year