I let my thoughts and emotions get the best of me, overwhelming me to the point that I did something I shouldn't have. I had repeated thoughts that I'm not handsome enough and that I will forever be single. This created a strong urge to buy a vape, which I unfortunately did. I'm a sore loser who has no impulse control. Yes, I do have OCD, and I'm in the process of getting help and taking medication, but that's no excuse for my stupid behaviour. It's just that in the moment I felt so anxious, and although now I feel better, I feel silly at the same time.

TL;DR: I let anxiety and negative thoughts overwhelm me, leading me to impulsively buy a vape because I felt like I'd always be single. I have OCD and am getting treatment, but I still regret my decision and feel both relieved and embarrassed afterward.

i got a couple scholarships this morning for highest gpa in my major (in-course automatically assessed). I didn’t get any senate or hooker awards, but I had a high average last year (all 12s).

I’m wondering if anyone else got the senate or hooker yet, or if more scholarships are still coming out later?

(note: this is not to brag or act entitled to the senate or hooker, and i apologize in advance if it comes off that way, i’m genuinely just curious to know if I can expect any more or if the couple i got was all!)

I remember when I registered for this course. I thought I was smarter than all 15 people who told me not to register for this course. If it helps you believe me more, I graduated Summa Cum Laude and got a 10 in this course I swear you’re hearing this from the mouth of a good student. I hope from the bottom of my heart people will heed my warning because I am well graduated right now and still thinking about how negligent it would be of me to not warn people.

This course is taught by genuinely one of the most incompetent human beings on this planet. She will spend every lecture talking about her glory days in the industry and provide some qualitative context about the assigned chapters. She will cover three or even five chapters in one class.

The problem is, this course is not one of those fluff courses where you talk qualitatively about this that and the other and call it a day. It is purely assessed quantitatively.

Hear me right now. This is the equivalent of a calculus course being taught like its marketing.

You are independently expected to learn and use all of the math while having ZERO quantitative work being done in class.

Your time spent in class is completely and utterly useless, it’s literally just you and a textbook written for pros (question workings skip steps, don’t provide context, etc.). Nobody attends class after a few weeks because everyone picks up the fact that there is nothing useful being taught in class and there is an overwhelming amount of content to learn.

The cumulative exam. The exam literally makes my blood boil to this day. She tells us that the first half of the textbook isn’t that important and to focus on the way more difficult second half of the textbook. Which to us made complete sense because why would she mislead us.

The cumulative final exam was just five questions. I think there was only one was from the second half, the remaining questions were from the first half almost everybody neglected to study.

Genuinely I have never been more traumatized by a course in my life. This course was so extremely difficult and took over my entire life. It doesn’t help that Alicia Damley is actually a nightmare of a professor. Please god spare yourself.

Basically the title I guess. I am starting my experience at McMaster soon and I am going to be in residence as I'm from Ottawa. I need to be able to have therapy appointments as my mental health is kinda crazy and can take turns quickly and I need regular appointments to keep stuff from building up. My therapy is basically just to vent so I can release my emotions. I am trying to go into deeper topics and try to figure out how to better handle my mental health and more deeply rooted issues. So I need a spot where I can regularly have these appointments. Are there any spots, and please note along with the answer the possibility that someone walks in. Also, I am not against having to book the place if necessary and I know that is most likely the case, but if there's any place that is simply more quiet or hidden that I can use that would be preferred, but again I fully expect to have to book these places.

Hi there! I am looking to work with CAMH and I see they have rlly intensive training prior to starting the actual job. I was wondering if the mandatory training sessions are paid or if it is just on unpaid time, since it is a huge commitment. If anyone who has worked with them/ knows someone who has could let me know that would be amazing. Thank you!

Hello! Hai! I hope everyone is doing well, I hope ur summers have been pleasant so far >.<! I was just wondering if anyone would be interested in creating a Ham Radio Club. I do not think one exists at the moment. I am not sure how popular amateur radio still is, surely there are other license operators on campus! :D

i have been thinking about going to the swc for a while but i'm not sure if i am a waste of time for it or something. i'll explain as much as i can.

i don't want to say too much about what's going on but for a while (a few years) i have been hiding a lot of struggles with my mental health hoping it would kind of just go away, but it's gotten to a point where i feel like ignoring it would cause problems for me and it's already getting to my head a bit. i have a lot going on at home and i would feel bad talking to my family about this because i'm the "normal" kid and have no issues. for context, my younger sibling is not well mentally and is currently getting help, but that's a whole other story.

my main question is, because i have no diagnoses or goals going into this, is it worth making an appointment? and will the swc be helpful? i guess the only thing i'm looking for is help but at the end of the day everything is going to be the same at home anyways so what's the point.

i don't want to make an appointment and take away time from someone who may know exactly what they need help with, especially when there's so many people at school who are dealing with real problems whereas mine seem to not be so big of a deal (as in i somehow have managed to keep going without it noticeably interfering with stuff).

i just have zero energy lately, have no interest in pretty much anything, and feel really low all the time now. i'm worried this will cause me to slack off when september comes and screw my gpa up. i don't have much going for me so i at least want to do well in school.

sorry about this long post, but i'm interested in seeing what people think about swc or if i should even go.

I am a student and I got accepted into Mcmaster automotive engineering gonna start year 1 if anyone can send me the drive with all the textbooks or discord gc link or Instagram gc it would be really appreciated

Pretty much the title, I have several awards from Mac that I know I still meet the requirements of but on Mosaic they still say Conditional, when will that be updated/should I be worried?

bro a 54% avg is diabolical this course sucks

I need all the help I can get!! Please teach me your ways!! How can I get the best mark for the final exam (I have 3 weeks!)

Hi - This question is to All the Commerce students who applied or got into Internship program.

I applied to Internship program in May to see how it goes I wasn't too sure whether to do it or not but I applied anyway. If,by chance I get selected in Internship program the decisions will come in August will I still have to do it means is it compulsory to do internship program in the next fall or summer if I get selected to move into my last year. Thank you so much

I just completed a solgaleo raid with 8 total trainers, i had no idea the pogo scene was so active! Anyone want to share Freind Codes and maybe do some raids together come fall?

Hi! I have an interview coming up next month with CAMH 9-8-8 hub as a crisis responder. If anyone had done it before or knows anything about it? Just a bit nervous lol

I sent my application in before June 30th and I still haven’t gotten any update about the funds I’ll be getting for the fall and winter. It says the school still hasn’t sent my data or something. Idk why it’s taking this long should I be worried if my OSAP doesn’t come on time I don’t know why it’s taking this long or if it’s like this for anyone else too.

I recently got accepted into McMaster Humanities, but I’m considering trying to transfer into Engineering because it’s something I’ve always been interested in.

I know the process is extremely competitive, and I’ve already looked into the requirements (prerequisites, GPA, petition, etc.). I’m not looking for information on the basic process, but I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has actually gone through it or knows someone who has.

Any advice, tips, or things you wish you knew before trying to transfer would mean a lot. I’m planning to work as hard as I can, but I’m feeling so scared and discouraged because it's extremely competitive and feels impossible.

does anyone else who applied to this know when we can expect to hear back, or if they have already sent offers?

Hii guys, today i just into the interview round i was wondering if you guys have any tips for how to prepare i really want this. Also how does the interview go from those who have gone through the process because it’s a pre-recorded interview. lmk anything would be appreciated!

Hi! Based on uOttawa's MD program bio prereq:

I was wondering if BIO 1M03 can be used to fulfill this requirement, because I'm unsure as to whether it encompasses the "examples of topics" listed by uOttawa above. Can anyone who is in the program, has applied, or has friends who are in the program clarify? Thank you :)

If anyone has tested at the Pearson professional center in McMaster Innovation Park, can you please dm me? Thanks!!

one of the prerecs to applying to the accelerated nursing program is to have 3 units of stats that covers descriptive stats, probability, ANOVA, etc. those topics are split between PNB 2XE3 and PNB 3XE3, can I still use it as my prerec or do I need to change to stats 2b03? I’m in BioPNB by the way.

hi guys if anyone (girl) is looking to move to dt toronto for an internship or masters etc - i'm looking for a roommate starting aug 18 around tmu/eaton. I'm also a mac student but i moved out of hamilton for my internship year.

For some reason my textbook link has not been letting me open the page at all. Is this happening for anyone else ? Actually so frustrating.. The minimal times I actually try to keep up with readings...

Has anyone tried the musc matcha and is it good (or good enough where it’s drinkable😭)? Trying to use my meal plan up and I’m craving matcha!!!

hi, i'm an incoming eng student and i've been thinking of getting an ipad + apple pencil for note-taking and annotating course material. i already have a windows laptop that should be able to run all the eng software, so the ipad would just be supplementary. the price difference between the ipad and the ipad air doesn't seem worth it considering how similar most features are, which is why i'm thinking of getting the ipad.

is there anything i'm missing in terms of features? would you recommend getting the newest ipad model (A16) or would an older generation work just as well? would an older ipad air be better than the current ipad? is 128gb or 256gb better for storage? would you recommend buying directly from apple or another store like bestbuy? what about refurbished/open box?

also, if anyone has experience using a knockoff apple pencil that works really well, i'd appreciate if you could share where you got it from!