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Many people said to me: "You weren't even born in Canada. English isn't even your first language. How could you get a 93.7 average in high school? How could you get accepted to U of T St. George? How could U of T St. George offer you a scholarship?"Quote:
Originally Posted by JBI
You have no idea how upset I was by those comments :(
So your comment, JBI, really means a lot to me :)
If thats the case Eagle, then getting a 93.7 is an even bigger feat because of those circumstances. the people who made comments like that are just jealous. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
^ Aw, thanks Niamh :)
My username is the same as the one I use on here :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
So i saw!! :D Its going to be great having someone to chat to here about the course alright!
I'm already in trouble with my homework - I just can't understand those Russian listening comprehension exercises! Clay buildings and feeding monkeys, clearly not my piece of cake, at least not in Russian :(
I went back today, and I still couldn't find it. I'm still not sure which entrance you're talking about, so I took pictures of all the entrances.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBI
So, the deed is done... No coming back.
I have officially applied and got accepted by both of the courses so now I am doing two part-time courses simultaneously. With the second one, they caused me a little trouble because they offer it only after people complete the other course I am doing but after the assessment test and interview, they agreed to let me take it. So, all is good! :D
Next eight months will be looooonnnggg but I am looking forward to it all.
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You'll do fine! :thumbs_upQuote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
Go get that Russian lesson and show it who you are!! :D
... and if it gets really impossible, you can always do this with the teacher: http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/s...violent006.gif ..... :lol:
Hey Max! Go easy with those smileys... There might be some teachers lurking amongst us!Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximilianus
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Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Allllllll Riiiiiiigghhgghhhtttt!!!!
Don't worry Scher, teachers should already know by now that students make fun of them! It's a normal process in human nature! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
As a side note, I have a great relationship with almost all my teachers. We even greet each other and smile to each other when we meet at different crossroads of life :p :)
Congrats Scher!!
I've officially had three days of class now. My schedule is awful, but I think I'm going to like my classes. My nutrition class is fun so far- lots of Biochemistry!!
How's everyone else doing?
Those are the entrances - take either the main one from saint George, or the one from Huron, as there are two rooms - walk in, take 5 steps to the left from St. George, or from the right from Huron, turn 180 degrees, and proceed through the door.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
^ You told me that the rooms were on the ground floor. That's not the ground floor ;). No wonder I was confused.
I've been in those rooms. There are always so many people in there.
Hmm - they were empty all summer - and that is the ground floor - or at least, it should be, as it is the floor where the entrances are. If you want quieter, better to just go to a high floor in Robarts and get lost amongst the tables scattered over the stacks - or Gerstein isn't bad, if you can stomach the BO of the engineering students (snicker). The reading rooms at Sidney Smith though should be less busy around 8:00.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
No, that's the first floor. The ground floor is where the cafeteria (and Tim Hortons) is located.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBI
I usually don't go to the rooms after 8PM. I'd prefer not to stay that late on campus. It takes me 75-90 minutes to get home using the TTC, so I usually just leave as soon as my classes are over.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBI
Let's not be mean ;).Quote:
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Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
Don't forget without those engineering students your areas of study probably wouldn't be around.:santasmil
Yeah, me too! I like most of my teachers and they seem to like me too, even if I do ask too many questions sometimes :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Maximilianus
Today was an awful day, but mostly because I'm ill. Well, my two classes were the most boring I've got, which didn't help... But I survived! Now I'll just have to write an essay or two today and then I can spend tomorrow almost entirely in bed, which should do me some good :)
It's their job to like us, they get paid for it :D :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
Aww, what happened Anna, you caught a flu or something alike? Already seen a doctor? :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
GET WELL SOON :nod:
I have an extremely sore throat, no fever yet (though I feel like it might be on the way too). No reason to see a doctor, I think, I don't think it's the swine flu... Or at least I hope it isn't :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Maximilianus
Check the fever regularly :nod: and go see a doctor if it goes near or above 38, just in case. It's better to prevent than it is to heal :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
Congrats!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Gosh I am feeling jealous of all you students, at the same time I really need this year off soooo..
have fun!!
congratulations Scher!!!!
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Thank you all very much ladies but it is rather premature for the congratulations...Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Please wish me luck and let's celebrate in June (hopefully when we all pass) :DTru dat!Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Having said that, the engineering students keep me employed; their literacy skills are usually so poor that they end up having to take extra English classes.
Night> Why not take an OU course as well? Just for fun? Those short, taster courses are so tempting! :D
Well, engineering students make fun of us arts students, too. It's sort of a "friendly" rivalry.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
I would argue but ya'll have seen my writing. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
But really who needs literacy when you have numbers????:banana:
erm, I know. Rarely do I get the chance on this board to poke at the artsy types.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
Ah, we'll leave it at that - it clearly is the ground floor though - it is labeled one, at any rate.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
^ Are you sure about that? The floor that I'm describing as the ground floor really is labeled "Ground Floor." I saw it on the floor directories.
Well, I think engineering students have good reason for that!Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
:p
Don't encourage them, Scher, they don't need any help, they can manage it all by themselves (she says, having been married to an engineer.....).
Where is JBI when you need him? Instead, he leaves me here to defend arts students on my own.
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Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
eh, he probably just got scared and is waiting for this to get buried. ;):p
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why is it always the artsy lot and the engineers?
Im guessing maybe us social scientists are too busy just sitting back and observing you to actually participate!
I study at the faculty of arts, and I'm the first to admit that most of the studying done there is completely useless :p Not what I study, though :lol: No, seriously, translation is probably the only practical thing that can be studied there and also the only one that prepares you for working life (unless you want to become a teacher, that is :))
There are really far too many jobless people who have a master's degree from the faculty of arts, desperately looking for work, any work...
And, in general, do they ever get to find one related to what they studied?Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
Some of them do, but many of them don't, I guess it's not far from the truth to say even that most of them don't. That's exactly why I was hesitant about going to university at all (I considered going to some "ammattikorkeakoulu" instead, they are schools that prepare their students for some profession), but then I found out about translation department and thought I'd give it a try :) (And I'm very happy that I did.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximilianus
How sad it must be to have studied something and not being able to make a living out of it. You were lucky to find something you like and can live by :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
I know :)
It's not as if those who study something like art history didn't know they'll probably never find a job related to their studies - most of them realise that when they apply to university. I guess there's always plenty of people who just want to study for the sake of studying something they're interested in and don't think that much about how to make their living for the rest of their lives. After all there are many professions that don't require any particular education, but which you might get if you've got a master's degree from the university.
Yes, that happens. Many people study something just for the love of it, which is much better than loving nothing at all and, therefore, doing nothing at all purposeful with their lives :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah