• choosing,  engineering,  hard,  life science,  med school

    You better lose yourself to the music, the moment you want it, you better never let it go…

    August 1, 2008

    Hey askastudent,I am in a bad situation right now…

    I am a first year student and I am gonna start life science from September. I have heard a lot about life science that it is very hard to survive. I was aiming for MD but I have realized how hard it is to get there and if i am not able to get into MD after 4 years of life science(which is gonna kill me), there isn’t many options other than going into research or becoming a teacher/professor. The thing that came to my mind was that, I would rather spend 4 years in engineering and get a bright future (high earnings), then do 4 years in BSc and still be v.low compared to engineering. I have even realized that doctor might not be the profession i want. After having thought a lot, I considered going
    for Engineering(TrackOne), but the main problem that i am having is that i don’t have Gr12 Physics and I can’t even take it in summer school bcuz its too late.

    I have 2 options that I have to decide from now –

    1 – Go back to high school and take Gr12 Physics(SPH4U) in night school i suppose till january and then wait for september. It is gonna be free, VERY easy, will start from next year engineering anyhow, I can work and earn some money etc.

    2. Continue with Life Science for this year and take BIO150Y1 (necassary), CHM138H,139H (necassary) and PHY131H,132H (to get admission in engineering next year i would have to take this physics course), and 1 more course that would be the easiest of all science courses. This option is v.costly compared to the 1st one, v.difficult as well, but I would have gone through all the difficulty faced in first year when i start engineering next year, so it would give me a head start in engineering next year and hopefully I wont be one of the many people who drop out of engineering. I would have gained experience on how to survive in university. I would even have 1 year of life science attached to my record which could be useful i guess. I would have explored all the career options that I could possibly get into. I would even know if MD is the correct options for me or not.

    What would u suggest – Spend 4 years in Engineering or in Life Science?

    I know I put more emphasis on the 2nd option but i’m considering both options equally (which is why im terribly confused). So, which option would be better and logical – going back to high school and do engineering next year or start life science and switch to engineering next year?

    If I choose my second option, which courses would you suggest that i should take?

    Awaiting you reply.

    Regards,
    Ali

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  • engineering,  grades,  med school

    for the engineers suffering with depression

    January 30, 2008

    uh so I just completed my first term in chemical engineering. I generally like
    to work my ass off in my calm, mellow, concentrated way till I get high off of
    whatever it is I am studying but despite this I was unable to achieve Dean’s
    honour list. I am so fucking depressed. Also I really really really want to go
    to grad school. Are they gonna care if I didn’t achieve my full potential in my
    very first term in university? Sometimes I just feel like dropping out to
    chemistry or philosophy or something.

    spill whatever you know that may be useful in this situation.

    much thanks and love.

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  • engineering,  extracurricular,  weirdness

    UofT mythbusters

    December 6, 2001

    When you get off the Queen’s Park subway stop on the north-west
    corner and walk up the path to the med-sciences building there is a yellow hard
    hat bolted to the ground. What is this hat? Why is it there? What does it
    signify? and is there an engineering student bolted beneath it? I have been
    asking around but no one seems to know.
    please help

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  • engineering,  science,  undergrad

    back for an encore

    July 5, 2001

    After completing a degree in biology, i’m going back to take a second undergraduate degree (in engineering). I have found that biology is pretty much useless unless you go into medicine (which i don’t want to do) or go into research (after completing masters and PhD – which is a long number of years). I found that I really have an interest in engineering but I feel like a screw up by going back to undergrad while most of my friends are headed off to their masters. So, am I a screw up, or does this happen to other students? Any advice to someone who is going back for a second undergrad degree (a couple of people told me to go to a psychiatrist because they thought I went insane for even considering going back and taking another 4 yrs of undergrad).

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  • engineering,  residence

    engineers sticking with their own kind

    June 25, 2001

    Hi. I know you’re sick of answering college questions, but I have some. Which college do most engineering students attend? I want to do engineering, but I don’t want to be stuck in a rez with no other engineering students around. Is there a certain college with a prominent number of engineering students or do all colleges have an equal mix of students from all faculties? New college looks like it’s located the closest to the engineering area but you mentioned in one of your previous posts that most phys ed students are at nc. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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