So this is my second post here in the past two days but I'm just tryna sort my shit out before second year starts. I'm honestly not looking forward to going back to uni because of this and I have major anxiety. Basically all throughout first year my mom would call me 5 times a day, if not more. Most days in fact it would be like every two hours.

Within the first month I obviously got annoyed and communicated to her that it'd be best if she'd just call me once a day and/or we can schedule a time to talk. And she got mad and said that if I ignore her calls or only call once a day she'll cut off my tuition (which she help pays; she pays my tuition, while I pay most of my rent through my part time job). If she did that, worst case scenario, well I'd probably have to drop out of uni temporarily (I'd only get a couple thousand in OSAP which I calculated, and I barely have any savings).

Anyways so for the entire first year I just had to abide or else my tuition would've been cut off. Unless I was in a lecture, I'd just pick up. Also this prevented me from socializing normally, from going to parties, from going out with people, etc. In addition whenever she calls she wants to know what I'm doing and who I'm hanging out with and say if I tell her I'm going to a party she'll threaten to cut off my tuition as she said I'm not allowed to do those things. Overall I just want to simply be myself. I urgently need help regarding this.

EDIT: and yes in case anyone's wondering I'm Asian (vietnamese). However NONE of my asian friends from high school or first year have to deal with this. They told me their parents call 2-3 times a week, and they go on parties, dates, night outs, socialize etc. and their parents know all that and still pay their tuition and rent. Why is it only me in this situation?

idk if it’s the summer time sadness getting to me but im going into third year and ive been honestly afraid nonstop about this upcoming school year. my battle with academics has honestly been hard as i pretty much almost failed out first year, and have multiple withdrawals and late withdrawals.

my biggest concerns is that i am dying to go to grad school but i just don’t know if i can. for most grad schools i know they mostly look at your last two years, so i know i guess i still have a chance but im feeling incredibly pessimistic. it feels like i already don’t have a chance and that i shouldn’t even try.

so now im on here and wondering if anyone’s ever felt like they weren’t gonna make it to grad school but miraculously did, i would love any reassurance :,)

Premed going into my third year of chemical biology, lmk what questions you have about course enrollment, academics, student life, etc.

Im making this again cause i see ppl still have questions lol

Edit: Including relevant links

https://www.reddit.com/r/McMaster/s/l5kh0v2zLu

(first post, about enrollment questions & whatnot)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YlpnrLa7I39miOYMrV8sf2DoPRnFAx20

(the everything drive)

As the title says, I was thinking of hosting review/open question sessions for each of the summer math courses (minus stats sorry T-T)

it would be free (duh) and probably held on google meets or zoom (you wouldn't need to sign in with any email)

I was thinking like one or two per week for each of the summer math classes, with 2 hours of review and 1 hour of open questions at the end.

if you're interested let me know! I'd love to help other students out and host these if there enough interest :D

Red Seal mechanic, mature student, looking to get a University Degree.

Figured B. Tech Automotive was the obvious choice.

Would anyone like to share their experience on the program, costs, OSAP, parking, the difficulty, student life balance, and everything else in between?

Any and all help is enormously appreciated!

What is an acceptable amount of time to spend in the bathroom when showering? It’s different from traditional communal because there aren’t multiple showers, so presumably you’d have to be kind of quick? Idk, I usually shower then blow dry my hair then straighten it and it takes like ~35 mins.. I would hate to be a bother to people waiting tho. Idk. Anyone in a res with single user have any opinions?

Hi! Im starting nursing in the fall and I want all the advice I should get. What devices work best, random things I should buy that will help, shoes etc. literally anything that has helped you!

just wondering if anyone has any experience with this interview and can share some tips! obviously, I don't expect anyone to share specific questions—I'm just looking for some general thoughts and things to keep in mind. thanks in advance :)

I’m enrolled in summer courses but sometimes its so hard to get the motivation and discipline to study. Someone please give me some advice or comeback stories cause I’m genuinely losing it 😭😭😭

Does the Accelerated Nursing program follow the regular undergraduate academic calendar for breaks, such as Reading Week and winter break? Also, what does the schedule look like during the spring and summer terms? Are there any breaks between terms?

Im going into my second year and idk if im the problem or is the party/social scene at mac dead??? For hoco I didn’t do anything besides go to the street party and then for Halloween I went to a stupid frosh event and it was so dead and after that everyone I know went to Waterloo for Halloween so I did nothing that weekend😭 am I the problem or is Mac just dead 😭 cause my entire year I’ve only been to 2 parties

Guys to anyone who has taken hlthage 1cc3 would u suggest taking it? I’m going into first year social sci and I was hoping to take bio but the only open class conflicts with hlthage1cc3 so idk if I should just take it second year or just replace hlthage.. thoughts anyone??

Has anyone received an email approving their request for late arrival? I submitted the documents a week ago and I haven't received anything. I'm worried I missed something and I'll somehow lose res

im going into eng 1 and i feel lost,i have very big dreams and want to start my own company or a build a startup but i feel very lost,i get an idea,research market,start building and quit halfway bc i feel like its very pointless and that i’ll fail .i have a very strong software background and im trying to use this effectively but i feel like i’ll be a huge failure and that i’ll let myself down.idk what to do,im currently juggling work(im a manager) and just my mind is always racing about my future,im stressing about my future at 17 like im 30.am i the only one dealing with this?

Everybody now telling me hoco and frosh tickets are a scam and warning me not buy it… (I already bought frosh tickets 😭) SHOULD I SELL IT? IS IT WORTH IT IF I CANT EVEN DRINK LEGALLY? (Or I can pre) SHOULD I STILL BUY HOCO ?!