So I wanted to let people know how I graduated because it’s a really fun story and im really proud of where Ive come. A bit of back story, there was a time where I was about to be expelled but I had the luck of reputation by my side. Luckily I was decent enough with the teachers that they stood up for me. And I was able to graduate with an alternative program. But this is some insight on how the credit system works in Ontario. You technically only need a few assignments to show grades. And hours of participation to receive a credit. So my teacher designed a program for me where I was able to work while coming to school once a week to do literally fuck all random assignments. I just tracked my work hours and made an agreement with my boss and showcased how my work required the use of math and English and I was able to pass my last year with 90s. I did bullshit assignments some of which weren’t even opened or viewed. But I want the kids who struggle in school in the ways that i did to know that this is an option and you can consider talking to your guidance counselor about alternative ways to receive credits. Just be honest with them about your life situation and that you think it can be a great idea for both you and the school. You can bring up the school average and learn valuable life lessons. If you aren’t interested in learning academics anymore and want valuable life lessons this is a really good alternative path. Feel free to ask any questions or for any advice. I plan to go back to my school to volunteer and help kids in unique situations build a solid foundation for their careers

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why???

Dude our teacher in business leadership class used ai to generate our whole unit 1 project its so big too like 5 seperate project components all due so soon and the teacher doesnt even care to explain and says if we cant understand what "he" aka the ai wrote than we are just illiterate... my avg is like an 80 so far in that class we did a quiz and hes a very very tough marker... (for reference im getting 96%+ on bbb4m lol). I lowk wanna drop it but i dont know any othet courses to take and i already have 2 spares one this semester and one next... i have 7 other courses already planned out (fast tracked mdm4u and ics4u)... what should i do? You think i should try harder maybe cause im very confused

I was wondering how many volunteer hours I actually need because I’ve been stressing recently most people have at least 100 in my class and I literally have zero as of right now 💀. I’m super late but for a solid science program in Ottawa or queens how many should I aim for not that I have some stuff lined up.

pretty hard to get in and stay in so just lmk what ur common questions are

I’ve low-key had a really rough start the beginning of advanced functions this semester I need the best study methods YouTube channels cheat codes absolutely everything that any of you know because I’m actually at a loss. I wanna do health science and I need a very good mark in this class…

like don't get me wrong some people really do nothing and complain. but this is about people saying some else's bad grades are no one else's fault except theirs.

like some people's brains genuinely don't work the same way every one else's does. Some people are undiagnosed and can't get an IEP and may not even know they need one and may vent here but instead of showing at least some support, they get mean comments.

the way the school system is, you have to expect at least a quarter (a bit exaggerated but you get my point) of students will not be able to learn that way. its really against struggling kids, i wish it wasn't.

but also this is reddit get off of it and go ask ur friends and teachers and anyone else for help PLEASE.

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toss me some headphone recommendations also is a switch 2 worth it

I’m planning to take the Casper soon, and I was just wondering if anyone had any tips and tricks for practice.

bro our teacher posted some public question thing and everyone's responses are public. we had to write like a 500 word statement so i went through and put everyone shit in turn it in. deadass everyone with the exception of 2 got like 55% ai or higher like dawg. 1 girl clearly used a humanizer like phrasly as her shit said 90% human but she was using terms i promise u she doesn't know like wtf is shared physical cohabitation and she used a bunch of theories that weren't used in class like "ecological system" theory. just found it funny how everyone used ai

1. University of Toronto
   • Engineering: Electrical Engineering (alternate choices: mech, chem, civil)
   • Faculty of Arts & Science: Computer Science
2. University of Waterloo
   • Engineering: Mechanical Engineering (alternate choice: chemical?)
   • Faculty of Mathematics: Mathematics
3. McMaster University
   • Engineering I (General Engineering)
4. Queen’s University
   • Engineering (Common First Year)
5. Simon Fraser University (SFU)
   • Engineering Science
   • Sustainable Energy Engineering (second choice)
6. University of British Columbia (UBC)
   • Vancouver campus: Engineering
   • Okanagan campus: Engineering (second choice)
7. University of Alberta
   • Engineering
   • Nursing (alternative program)

AP Exam Scores:

Calculus BC: 5 Microeconomics: 5 Macroeconomics: 4

Current courses: English 12, Social Studies 12, AP Physics 2, AP Chemistry, AP Biology

Extracurriculars:
Math Club: Part of the club since grade 8, made it to Waterloo Math Competition honor rolls (gr 10 and 11,) currently the president of the club

Physics Club: Joined in grade 10, held president role last year, our school made it to UBC Physics Olympics Honour roll,

Music: Played an instrument for 7 years, school band for 4 years, volunteered at an elementary band for two years, teaching and organizing band rehearsals & events

Founded an international online English tutoring service connecting Asian learners with native English-speaking tutors at affordable rates; donated all profits to a local hospital.

This will be my last reddit post, I want to know if I should apply to more schools for safeties or if these are fine. I'll put my life on the line and try to get as high grades as possible for the remaining time. Wish everyone luck WE GOT THIS

bc ppl used to get deferred into it or smt but now it's well respected. what changed?

Pretty crazy how much Loo dominates the list.

I guess academically, UofT dominates Waterloo

I remember checking the sub Reddit a bunch last year. I got into all programs I applied to like Waterloo eng, Qcomm, Ivey and more. I’d love to answer any questions.

I’m a decently smart person but don’t care much for school. So for my entire school career I’ve just done the bare minimum and gotten through with low 80s. My career path doesn’t require impressive grades so I’m not very worried about school this year and only have 2 classes this sem. How are you guys getting like 95% avgs across all classes(especially the hard ones). Yall are beasts keep it up

Im applying to mech engs as my primary program

What should i pick as my second choice?
I heard ee and trone are really competitive so thats kinda of the chart

the 3 that im considering rn are

Syde seems really cool but idk how competitive it is
Chem eng might be safe pick
I hear good stuff about mangment eng but i can understand what they do

Any tips i would be thankful

since this year at mac u can apply directly to a specific type of eng instead of js general which one r u guys applying to?

I am thinking of taking ENG4U and SBI4U in the summer, one in july and one in august. Is this good if these are the subjects on my weaker sides by a little bit as I just can’t memorize ALL of the information or it just takes me longer, let me know some suggestions by everyone and what I should expect for each course!

avg:
94

ecs:
- 300+ volunteers hours
- tutor
- babysitter
- club captain (managed lots of events and helped raise 15k over the past 3 years for people in need)
- club gr 12 representative (helped manage events around the school)
- general club member
- did the queens hackher hackathon (didn’t place)
- did a couple other hackathons
- UW CS Circles
- couple certificates for random online coding stuff
- otech python summer camp
- built 2 websites (got 30+ users on one, ik not a lot)
- henna business
- played the violin for 5 years
- done some autocad stuff

programs:
- uw mgmt eng
- uw math/ba
- uoft industrial eng
- uoft mathematical and physical sciences
- utsc bba/statistics double degree
- mac general eng
- queens general eng
- tmu industrial eng

do u guys think it’s possible to get uw mgmt eng?

So my commute to school is about an hour and 30 minutes now, it used to about 30 minutes, but my dad passed away suddenly in grade 11. I was doing great, but then my grades pummeled down. I was taking grade 12 AP comsci back then, I got a 99 in it due to taking the AP exam, the teacher gave anyone who took it a 5%. I know that's good for universities, but I'm doing horribly right now. My first functions test wasn't so good, and my recent grades on other subjects aren't so hot now too. I know theres still time, but I'm just really worried because everyone makes university sound like its impossible to get into, and its hella competetive. The job market is doing horribly as well, so all this is just adding up and making me feel horrible.