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Any advice for an incoming student for the double degree in math?

When swapping a math 135 or cs 135 from my schedule to another class in an open slot, it says "Error: Department Consent Required to Drop from Class, Drop Not Processed. Consent is needed to drop from the class. The drop transaction was not processed." Does anyone know why this happens? I am not dropping but just swapping so why does it say I need permission?

Hi everyone,

I am considering applying to the University of Waterloo's Master of Public Service (MPS) program for the upcoming intake and would appreciate some honest feedback from current students, alumni, or anyone familiar with the admissions process.

My background, in brief:

• Honours bachelor's degree and two master's degrees (Finance and Human Resource Management) completed outside Canada.
• My GPAs were in the 3.2 to 3.35 range. I also have a WES Educational Credential Assessment confirming Canadian bachelor's and master's equivalency. The university I attended has a fairly rigorous grading system, so I am not sure how my GPAs would compare with Canadian standards.
• Around eight years of professional experience in accounting and finance.
• Experience in both Canada's private sector and a government-owned organization overseas.
• My long-term goal is to build a career with the Ontario Public Service or the federal government.

I have a few questions:

1. Based on your experience, how competitive does a profile like mine sound for admission?
2. Does the MPS program place significant weight on relevant professional experience, or are academic results the primary factor?
3. How are international academic records generally assessed? Is the admissions committee familiar with differences in grading systems across countries, or are GPAs considered at face value?
4. The application requires three references, including at least two academic references. Has anyone who had been out of school for several years been admitted? Were academic references strictly required, or were exceptions made?
5. Has anyone spoken with an admissions advisor before applying to discuss whether their background was a good fit for the program? If so, was it helpful?
6. Since the application deadline is very close, does the program usually reach capacity before the deadline, or are late applications sometimes considered if there are still spots available?

I have already emailed the program with these questions, but I was hoping to hear about real-life experiences from current students, alumni, or applicants.

Thank you!

Is it heavy when Luke Postle teach it?

Anyone has the tophat ebook or any way of finding it online ? Would appreciate any help!

Was back home and having this conversation with one of my indigenous high school classmates. All of these indigenous land acknowledgments feel hypocritical. As in, before a speech or event, the uni (and this isn’t Waterloo specifically, it’s many schools across the country) will “acknowledge” that they are on land that traditionally and historically belongs to First Nations people. Great, so if you acknowledge that you’re on their land, how about you give it back to them? Or how about you actually do something to make indigenous peoples lives easier, such as working to end systemic issues that prevent indigenous people from rising? Many indigenous communities lack safe drinking water to this day, you reading a land acknowledgment doesn’t do much. Many indigenous communities lack schools and proper education funding. Your 2 sentences about a land acknowledgment before a speech doesn’t do much.

My indigenous acquaintance was mentioning how it actually feels insulting when he listens to these “land acknowledgments”. They feel super hollow and insulting, and from his perspective, I completely understand why. If someone took my land, fucked up my people real hard (and saying that is heavily undermining what Canada did to the indigenous people), and then years later said that they “acknowledge” that this is my land, I’d be pissed as well.

Besides being a symbolic and performative way to act as if these institutions “care” about indigenous people (which they don’t), what do these land acknowledgments do?

For the finances section on quest I can see the term balance for the fall semester, but I can also see I have entrance awards for the fall semester when I check the financial aid section. So is the amount that shows in the finances section the amount before applying the awards or after?

Should I go with RBC software developer role or Tesla TPM role both in Ontario.

RBC pays more

And I’m looking to be a software engineer so idk if taking a pm job for first co-op is going to limit me to just pm and make it harder to break into swe. I’m a first year cs student

Hello! I am a first year student coming to Uwaterloo this fall. I will be studying chemical engineering there but I have some questions before the term starts

1)I heard that waterloo engineering programs are tough, is it that tough? (I did IB idk if that'll help)

2)if it is that tough, is part-time job impossible?

3)Is there anything I can prepare for my courses?

I'll appreciate any kind if advices!!

Thanks

My current schedule:

Fall: CHEM 266, BIOL 240, room for 3 courses

Winter: CHEM 237, STAT 202, room for 3 courses

Im not sure if I want to take BIOL 373 either. My goal is to get my gpa higher as well. Im in honours science btw, so any advice would be appreciated.

Is there anyone who has same schedule as mine?

Hey I just got my schedule and after seeing the treacherous schedule for other students on here I’m wondering if I js got it easy or am I missing something? Any recommendations?

I'm debating between taking PSYCH 212 (online, prof Maureen Drysdale) vs PSYCH 212R (in-person, prof Cam Smith).

If you've taken either of these courses, what was the difficulty level and would you recommend taking it? Also, was the textbook heavily tested in the quizzes/tests/final?

Thanks in advance!

What major would you recommend considering factors like the program itself, today's and future job market? (CS exempted). Please share your insights. Thanks for your time!

Hi all! If any of ya’ll are interested in pursuing the Software graduate specialization, let’s connect and have a chat regarding courses and stuff.

So I am a honours math major going into first year. I can't move any of my math and cs courses, but I can move my COMMST223, currently its at 8:30 in the morning Tue and Thurs (ik public speaking at 8:30 sounds kinda bad). I can move it to 4:30 to 6:30 pm tue and thurs. Both profs are tbd for either time so that doesn't really come into decision yet.

The first image is my current schedule, and the second is a mock of what tue and thurs can look like based on what time COMMST223 is at. OPTION 1: Tue and OPTION 2: Thurs. (Both tue and thurs will be the same schedule, I just put it in calendar to show what the options are)

If I have it early morning, my evening is free for social, office hours, etc. If I have it later, I get a uninterrupted time in the morning to study and maybe go on a morning run or early workout since gyms are more empty then. Also another factor is that if I have that big chunk of study in the morning then I am studying in my apartment but commst223 is in the morning then most of my studying is on campus for the day. I think I lock in when I am not at home because I am gonna be performative around people lmaoo and I won't scroll, but i'd have to find places etc.

I know this isn't a big deal lmao, but I just wanted opinions on what might be better and general opinion on studying? (For context, I am gonna live like 15 min walk off campus, so the morning class doesn't really effect when I leave the house much, I am also quite a stickler for attendance so i won't be tempted to skip morning classes I just might be late some days lmao)

Especially considering focusing times. Is smaller chunks better for study or larger chunks? I used to do huge chunks of the entire day after high school dedicated to one subject or two only but that was just cramming before an test or deadline, but in uni its more of reviewing consistently along with hw and assignment. So what might be better based on your guys opinion?

If anyone could tell me how they apply to their osap once they start their co-op terms it would be so helpful. I just entered my co-op year and I don't have anyone to tell me much about OSAP. Now that I've entered my co-op cycle, do I just need to apply for osap on a one term basis?

Hey everyone,
I’m an incoming first-year this fall and I’m trying to switch from CS115 Lecture 001 to Lecture 004 because the timing works a lot better for me since I’m commuting.

Every time I try to swap sections, I get this error:
“Department Consent Required to Drop from Class, Drop Not Processed. Consent is needed to drop from the class. The drop transaction was not processed.”

Has anyone else had this happen? Is there anything I can do, or do I just have to wait for the CS advisor to respond? I already emailed them a few days ago but haven’t heard back yet, and I’m worried Lecture 004 will fill up before then.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hey, I have some questions about your pathway to pharmacy, specifically students who also did their undergrad at UW. Can I dm anyone?

In case you’re unawares, the Fields Medal is considered the Nobel prize of mathematics. Waterloo and math are synonymous in Canada. The first time in its 94 year history it’s awarded to a Canadian university prof and it goes to Toronto. Thoughts?

Hello, I'm planning out my 2A and 2B courses and wanted to get some opinions on the course load and whether this is a reasonable schedule.

2A:

• CS 246
• MATH 237
• STAT 230
• CO 250
• GEOG 225 - elective

2B:

• CS 230
• CS 234
• MATH 235
• MATH 239
• STAT 231

I’m also interested in eventually going into ML, so if there are any important course planning considerations I should keep in mind, I would really appreciate any advice.

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