Falling Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I'm not getting carried away - relax. It's one possible option if this strike is as shitty as it seems like its going to be. I like to be prepared for every shitty situation that comes my way. All of these options are on my "Doomsday" list. If shit hits the fan, I want to have a plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lola28 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Newbie here (4th year bio), I have a question. Drop-deadline is this friday. I was waiting for marks for a lot of my classes before i make my decision to drop, courses are required to give you 30%. TAs are now not obligated to do crap...I'm conflicted, how do I know whether or not to drop a course if I don't know how I'm doing. Unless the drop deadline changes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolelol Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Newbie here (4th year bio), I have a question. Drop-deadline is this friday. I was waiting for marks for a lot of my classes before i make my decision to drop, courses are required to give you 30%. TAs are now not obligated to do crap...I'm conflicted, how do I know whether or not to drop a course if I don't know how I'm doing. Unless the drop deadline changes... I don't think the drop deadline matters anymore. It's possible that the prof will mark the midterm if the class is small enough. I also think the scantron center is running so that should be okay. It's also possible that profs aren't allowed to mark tests because it's in the TA contract, I really don't know. Maybe shoot your prof an email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lola28 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Marks for lab reports and essays. I'll e-mail the TAs, see what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I'm sure we'll have a better idea in the next day or two. My adv biochem prof said that if we have final exams and we miss a lot of time, he's only testing us on pre-strike material. He said if we miss exams completely, our grades will be in the area of our first two tests (I took that to mean, if you're reasonably close to the next letter grade, you get the bump, if not sorry). Take that with a grain of salt. It is his first year teaching, and I don't think he's allowed to give a grade for an incomplete course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 My professors told me NOT to contact TAs at all. I think you're better off directing any questions to the professor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Lmao.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 "I can hold a fork but now I can't even go to York" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolelol Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 "I can hold a fork but now I can't even go to York" Can you still walk? Then head to brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I'm not good with free time - I've cleaned my entire house, made my grandfather breakfast and lunch, started catching up for cell bio and I may bake a cheesecake if the weather clears up and I can get some cream cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totallyawesome Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I'm not good with free time - I've cleaned my entire house, made my grandfather breakfast and lunch, started catching up for cell bio and I may bake a cheesecake if the weather clears up and I can get some cream cheese. Aaaand I woke up at 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolelol Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 This is me right now the room's a metaphor for the strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Aaaand I woke up at 1. I woke up at 7am :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 4:30am here. Same as always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 430 am is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Just my ED routine except for days I'm very tired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totallyawesome Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Just my ED routine except for days I'm very tired I have to admit that my mind went to a couple of other 'ED's before it came to every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolelol Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I have to admit that my mind went to a couple of other 'ED's before it came to every day. You earned your username, 10 points for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Apparently they cannot award you a credit if you don't actually complete the class. They'd simply give you your money back. Which completely screws anyone hoping to keep a full course load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolelol Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Apparently they cannot award you a credit if you don't actually complete the class. They'd simply give you your money back. Which completely screws anyone hoping to keep a full course load. They said people will still graduate on time!! how'd that possible?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 They said people will still graduate on time!! how'd that possible?! All they said was that they are doing their best to make sure people graduate in a timely manner. Don't think that the administration cares about students beyond the money they make from us. York has never put the students first in any manner. Take for example crime on campus. University of Toronto Mississauga is in the most affluent community in Mississauga (and one of the most affluent in the country). They have campus police. We're known for sexuala assaults, armed robbery and shootings on school - we have security guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 And York doesn't really have to care. The reality is they are the school for those with GPA issues compared to other Toronto based schools. They can afford to be dickwads because they know who their target audience is (not the best and brightest) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Not to mention the incredibly left wing student population. These students, mostly in the humanities, side with those on strike. The complaints are coming from the small number of science/engineering students and anyone who is supposed to graduate this year. People who are supposed to graduate are expendable in the sense that, they have invested too much to go elsewhere with their tuition money. The only concern they have with regards to the strike is future enrollment. The last strike dropped enrollment by 10-15%. Those students are now at Ryerson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 And Ryerson grade competiveness has come up a lot since then so that type of drop won't happen this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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