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Why hello there Contemplative Student,

If you have one Arts major and one Science, the system will automatically give you a Bsc buuuut, you actually get to choose which one you would like to graduate with.

They figure if you put in the smarty pants science effort in, that Bsc is what you would choose to have on your diploma. If you decide otherwise, just let your college registrar’s office know.

Happy diverse education!

foever and always babe,

aska

Hey Aska

I am graduating with a honours BSC this year. Does that mean I can used (hons) after my name- for example, Luke Skywalker (hons) BSc. Or is that only for people who graduate with honours – ie people with like a 95 percent average?

I thank you for your help.

P.S there is not enough star wars on your site

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Yo yo Luke

Alright children. gather around … it’s time for the star wars corner (footy pajamas and coffee with baileys are allowed as per usual)
I was going to list some fun facts for you BUT I found something way more valuable … think the answers to all your exams or your own sunny island in the cold of this damn winter
behold the STAR WARS DRINKING GAME

To play the Star Wars Drinking game, you will need:

1.The Star Wars Trilogy on tape (one movie for a short game). The Special Edition is optional but not necessary.
2.An ample supply of your favorite beverage (milk, right?)
3.A really good sound system, so the explosions seem to happen all around you. Kapow! (optional)
4. Plenty of cushions, bean bag chairs, etc. to collapse on afterwards.

Begin by inserting your weatherbeaten “Star Wars” videotape into the big slot on your VCR. Dim the lights for dramatic effect, and play the tape. The game begins right as “20th Century Fox” appears on the screen. Once the game has begun, you watch the movie for the listed events. Every time one of them occurs, everybody takes a sip of their drink.

Drink when:

1.Someone has a bad feeling about this.
2.It’s their only hope.
3.An entire planet is described as having one climate.
4.Somebody gets choked.
5.a woman other than Leia is on screen
6.An old Jedi starts to ramble about the Force. (Vader counts.)
7.Somebody’s hand gets cut off.
8.A gigantic technological marvel explodes in a single blast.
9.There is a tremor in the Force.
10.It’s not someone’s fault
11.One or more heroes are almost eaten by a Thing
12.A Jedi is much more powerful than he looks
13.Someone exclaims “No!”
14.Someone does something apparently suicidal that turns out to be a good idea
15.Twice if it’s not Han
16.Someone wears the same outfit in all three movies–it counts if they change at the end
17.Someone is mind-controlled using the Force
18.People kiss
19.A good guy wears white or a bad guy wears black
20.Twice if a bad guy wears white and a good guy wears black (for uniforms, only the first person on screen counts)
21.Three times if someone hovering in between wears gray
22.Every time you find yourself talking to the people on screen
23.An elaborately made up alien has no lines
24.Someone or something tries to get money from Han
25.Some ship crashes into something after being hit.
26.Someone has a light saber duel (includes just using light saber)
27.An Ewok dies, and the camera lingers longer than it did when the Death Star exploded, killing billions of people. (Fourteen seconds. Count’em.)
28.It is Luke’s destiny.
29.Luke whines.
30.Luke discovers a long-lost relative.
31.Luke fights monsters or savages.
32.Luke does some nifty acrobatic flip.
33.Luke teeters on the brink of a chasm.
34.Luke is upside-down
35.Luke and Lando are in the same place at the same time
36.Twice if they speak to each other
37.Luke’s parentage is Foreshadowed
38.Luke refuses to take someone’s advice
39.Luke yells “Artooooo!”
40.Leia insults somebody.
41.Leia wears an outfit that covers everything except her face and hands
42.Twice if it covers her neck
43.Three times if she’s almost totally nude
44.Obi-Wan Kenobi materializes for a guest appearance.
45.Obi-Wan Kenobi plays detective. (“…Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise.”)
46.Han brags about the Millenium Falcon.
47.Anybody insults the Millenium Falcon.
48.Something doesn’t work on the Falcon
49.Twice if it’s the hyperdrive
50.Yoda uses bad grammar.
51.Yoda talks like a fortune cookie.
52.R2-D2 gets thrashed.
53.R2-D2 plugs into the wrong socket and his head spins around.
54.C-3PO loses a body part. (Take two drinks if he is completely dismembered.)
55.C-3PO informs us of just how many forms of communication he’s familiar with
56.A Rebel pilot is of a race other than white
57.Twice if they’re non human (co-pilots count)
58.A Rebel Pilot says “Nice Shot…”
59.A Rebel Pilot says “I’ve been hit…”
60.Tarkin brags about the Death Star.
61.The Emperor cackles evilly.
62.The Emperor has foreseen something.
63.Vader runs into one of his kids and doesn’t recognize them
64.Twice if he tries to kill them
65.Boba Fett talks.
66.Stormtroopers shoot everywhere but where they’re aiming.
67.Stormtrooper armor proves useless.
68.Any Imperial Ship is destroyed
69.A TIE fighter explodes for no reason.
70. Luke loses a family member/close friend and acts remarkably composed.
71. Carrie forgets her lines and has to have someone mouth them to her.
72. Han uses a crisis to sneak a grope at Leia.
73. There are more cardboard figures than actors on screen.

The game ends when a bunch of Ewoks start dancing. No matter what you’ve been drinking, you will remember this image. The last person to give up drinking on each cue is the winner. Of course, ties are possible. If at some point you find that no one can successfully operate the VCR anymore, the game may as well be abandoned.

Special!!!!

And especially for those non-drinkers, there is:

THE STAR WARS DRINKING GAME FOR MORMONS

The rules are basically the same as the other game but the drinking cues are different.

Drink when:

1.Stormtroopers display intelligence, courage, or training in battle.
2.Multiple Ewoks are killed.
3.Fantastic technology is explained.
4.Somebody listens to C-3PO.
5.Somebody cares about the environment.
6.The Emperor acts like a charming politician.
7.A woman is on screen, and an Imperial.

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Ok I won’t leave you hanging, here are some facts too.

Oh yah and that question of yours. Hell yah you can use the honours … you completed an honours degree, milk that.

love from this galaxy and beyond,
aska

p.s ET is in Star Wars

Hi Aska,
Im a 3rd year student at UTSG with a double major in Economics and Stats. I met the entry requirement for Eco major and enrolled in it, which is 67% in eco100 and 2.0 gpa. Do I need to maintain that GPA in order to graduate? Can I still graduate with a CGPA of under 2.0? Thanks for your time.

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Whaddup,

Nah man you’re good to go. Once your enrolled in the Major, you don’t need to maintain the required entry CGPA, unless it is stated (which it’s not for the Eco Major)

Technically you can graduate with a CGPA under 2.0, but you would definitely be pushing it. Here’s what the Holy Book (ie Course Calendar) says:

” Obtain a Cumulative GPA of 1.85 or more by the time of graduation. Students who meet all the requirements for the Hon.B.A./Hon.B.Sc. except for the GPA requirement may elect to graduate with a B.A./B.Sc. degree provided they are In Good Standing (i.e., CGPA is 1.50 or more) ”

Personally I would aim to go above the 1.85, spending 4 grueling years at this school deserves an honours degree.

Yours forever and always,
Aska

Just curious, when and how are we notified that we have been found eligible to graduate by our faculty?

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You aren’t notified that you’re able to graduate at all. What you have to do if you want to graduate is request graduation on ROSI. Then, and ONLY then, your college registrar will look over the courses you’ve taken during your years at UofT, and determine whether or not you’re eligible to graduate. You may want to make sure you’re on the right track by scheduling regular appointments with your registrar before graduation date. You don’t want to be the kid in your year that couldn’t graduate because you didn’t know you couldn’t graduate with three minors…

Anyway, the point is, no one will tell you when you’re eligible to graduate. You don’t even have to graduate if you don’t want to. You can stay behind and take more courses. Theoretically, you could stay at UofT and take one course per year for twenty years, and request graduation then.

I’m nearing my graduation, which raises some questions:

1. How does UofT organize graduating classes? ie. do we graduate with people from our
colleges, or can we pick a day we want to graduate from a selection of dates? Does my
family have to pay to see me walk up in a polyester robe to pick up a $30,000 piece of
paper?

2. How many students actually graduate in 4 years or less? How many go on to do a fifth
year?

Thanks.

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The website to check out is this one. There are two main dates that you can pick for convocation, as you?ll be able to find on the site: June, and November. People generally graduate on the first available date. For most people, this is June. If you choose to graduate in November, you’ll have to pay special attention to when grad photos are being taken (usually in January).

Obviously, your parents will need to pay to see you graduate. Convocation hall is a pretty small place, you know, and they can?t fit everybody in. The tickets will cost you 100 bucks per piece. That?s another 100 or 200 bucks they?re gonna be spending for more useless pieces of paper.

?Actually, I lied. Sorry. I just couldn?t resist. What?s that? No, I swear, I?m not a compulsive liar!

You actually get two free guest tickets. With them, you can bestow the honour of seeing you graduate upon whomever you like. Aw, isn?t that great? If you need more tickets, there?s unfortunately no easy way of getting them, except maybe if your best friend doesn?t need all of his/hers or something. Even better, note that webcasts of the convocations which are posted up every year. That way, your friends can watch you graduate from the comfort of their own home and without the constrictive-ness of (formal) clothing!

Oh yeah, you will have to pay for things like photos, class composites, borrowing the pretty polyester robe for the ceremony? and so on. See?! I didn?t REALLY lie.

For more information, try browsing around the site and the FAQ included there. Also, make sure to talk to your college registrar about it ASAP, as they are the ones that actually organize the convocation ceremony.

One last thing – if you’re a commerce student, you’ll get the choice as to whether you want to graduate with the other commerce peepz or the other students from your college.

As for your second question, my registrar guesses 10-15%, though no official statistics are kept. It?s not that uncommon; I?ve heard many of my friends do it. It?s good that you?re keeping that option open to yourself. Just don?t be intimidated by people who tell you that you must graduate in four years, or you?re a failure. There?s no harm in taking a fifth year ? you might never get the chance to be an undergraduate again, so here?s your chance! In fact, it might even be beneficial for you if it?ll allow you to broaden your horizons by completing another major or minor program. Even if you just end up taking extra courses in your field, it?ll probably increase your level of maturity in the field and give you an idea of what you may want to work on in the future.