Which electives did you want? - Page 18 - MacInsiders - Student-run McMaster University Help Forum

07-13-2009 at 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Tailsnake

Well I got my origins elective, I didn't get Math 1AA3, but I assume I can pick that up after Christmas when the first years that bombed 1A03 drop 1AA3.

It's nice to have something other than Bio, Chem, and Psych in my course selections.

Aww. It's so mean that you're counting on others' failure.. But i guess anything is right when it comes to SOLAR XD

07-13-2009 at 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Joseph

Do you live on SOLAR?

I'll do anything for French okay

.. Not live .. Maybe I just obsessively check it every few hours and keep refreshing the page hoping it'll say "Available" XD

07-13-2009 at 01:03 AM

ok so basically im overseas right now and when i was finally able to get on solar physics 1B03 was already full in second sem. i cant remember was there something we can go on where we can trade courses with other people?

btw, i have english 1bb3 and gerontology both in second semester and im willing to switch for physics 1b03 in second if anyone is interested.

~*Sara*~ · 07-13-2009 at 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ~*Sara*~

I'll do anything for French okay

.. Not live .. Maybe I just obsessively check it every few hours and keep refreshing the page hoping it'll say "Available" XD

Ah I see.

Good luck though!

07-13-2009 at 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by paperplanes

ok so basically im overseas right now and when i was finally able to get on solar physics 1B03 was already full in second sem. i cant remember was there something we can go on where we can trade courses with other people?

btw, i have english 1bb3 and gerontology both in second semester and im willing to switch for physics 1b03 in second if anyone is interested.

I don't think anything is avilable where you can go on and trade courses :( Too bad I know :(. But check every now and then from now till Aug 3rd and hopefully a space will open up, and you have from aug 13 to school starts to get it too. Plenty of time! Ooooh and if it's in second term when people drop after first term, you have a chance then too

07-13-2009 at 01:13 AM

Well, this was supposed to be the thread where people would say what they wanted and what they were willing to drop... so check the first like, 25 pages haha.

07-13-2009 at 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by feonateresa

Well, this was supposed to be the thread where people would say what they wanted and what they were willing to drop... so check the first like, 25 pages haha.

We did get sidetraked near the end though.. with all the SOLAR excitement XD

~*Sara*~ · 07-13-2009 at 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ~*Sara*~

Aww. It's so mean that you're counting on others' failure.. But i guess anything is right when it comes to SOLAR XD

Well I've already been through first year:

living on Res with a ton of people (at least some of which will like to party more than you do) + lack of any parental supervision + no immediate consequences for falling behind on reading/skipping class/not doing homework + horrible highschool habits + lack of time management = many, many bad first semesters in Uni

Everybody has a different experience, but first semester is full of pitfalls that you need to tip toe around. Since you're just coming in, I guess you can take this as a few simple words of advice.

07-13-2009 at 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ~*Sara*~

We did get sidetraked near the end though.. with all the SOLAR excitement XD

It's sort of related, since everyone is trying to get their beloved electives.

Consider yourselves lucky if you did get your electives. All the courses I got the first time, are completely full now - even level II linguistics courses, and I thought it was a smaller program.

07-13-2009 at 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Tailsnake

Well I've already been through first year:

living on Res with a ton of people (at least some of which will like to party more than you do) + lack of any parental supervision + no immediate consequences for falling behind on reading/skipping class/not doing homework + horrible highschool habits + lack of time management = many, many bad first semesters in Uni

Everybody has a different experience, but first semester is full of pitfalls that you need to tip toe around. Since you're just coming in, I guess you can take this as a few simple words of advice.

*sigh, you covered basically every topic my parents keep mentionning and reminding me about. I guess they're right afterall.
Thanks for your incredibly wise words of advice

. I guess I now have to face reality :F:S

07-13-2009 at 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by feonateresa

It's sort of related, since everyone is trying to get their beloved electives.

Consider yourselves lucky if you did get your electives. All the courses I got the first time, are completely full now - even level II linguistics courses, and I thought it was a smaller program.

Haha nice way to think of it indeed

I guess my timetable would be perfect as it is now if I was allowed/wanted 6 courses/term.. In reality it's not that horrible though, too much science and no french.. but it's definitely not the end of the world

Omg :S specific programs like that should never be full?! What is full anyway .. it's probably like a 100 people :F

07-13-2009 at 01:40 AM

Well, I for one have had enough SOLAR crap for one day...I'm going off to sleep before something happens to my brain.
Urgh SOALR...*stab*

07-13-2009 at 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ~*Sara*~

*sigh, you covered basically every topic my parents keep mentionning and reminding me about. I guess they're right afterall.
Thanks for your incredibly wise words of advice

. I guess I now have to face reality :F:S

Most people get by just fine, I didn't mean to make it sound that bad, but there are always people who totally bomb first-term/year. The fact that you're here right now and seem to be relatively on top of things means you should have nothing to worry about, I was a heck of a lot worse than you going into first-year and I came out just fine.

07-13-2009 at 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Tailsnake

Most people get by just fine, I didn't mean to make it sound that bad, but there are always people who totally bomb first-term/year. The fact that you're here right now and seem to be relatively on top of things means you should have nothing to worry about, I was a heck of a lot worse than you going into first-year and I came out just fine.

-shudders- Tell me about it. I met this girl, I won't name names. She constantly asked me for all my notes, always asked to see my assignments and only called me up when she needed help. She even tried to get me to help her cheat on a quiz. After a while, I couldn't take her crap anymore, and blocked her everywhere I could. I didn't go as far as to block her number, but I never answered her calls.

Take this as a lesson for anyone who reads this, don't ever do what she did. You make yourself look like, well, a jackass. I'm pretty sure she failed a lot of her classes.

~*Sara*~ · 07-13-2009 at 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Joseph

A lot of my friends are begging me to drop that course.

Don't worry though, I'm sure spots will open once timetables have been released. Keep trying!

WTH! I WANT ASTRONOMY 1F03 NOWWW!!! :@: :@ :@ :@ :@

This is the second year running that I just haven't gotten the course! Is it like 20 people in that class or what!

p.s: Joseph, I will try finding your Home Address and will come over and use my torture techniques/Waterboarding to make you drop it and take it myself! Bad idea to boast about such a in demand course on Insiders, baaadddd move buddy!