Failed a Engineering Course
01-10-2011 at 06:41 PM
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No sweat man. In the end everything will work out, just know that you'll look back at this on the other side remembering how tight the situation was.
Setbacks like these are only as big a deal as you make them out to be. I squeezed by a couple of courses with luck last semester. Just keep pushing on the 600ton schuler press that is McMaster engineering and you won't be crushed. Academic advisors are an amazing help, goodluck with Term 2!
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01-10-2011 at 07:24 PM
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will need to get a higher average than everyone else too?
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You acceptance is based on the number of points you get. I think the way points are calculated is your GPA*# of courses. So a 7.0 with 37 units (259) will get more points, and have an easier chance to get into mechanical than a 7.2 with 34 units(244.8)
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01-10-2011 at 07:51 PM
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on a side note is your level two entrance average calculated only with your required courses or with your electives as well? Because the registrar's site says
"Admission to Level II Engineering programs requires completion of all non-elective Engineering I courses with a minimum Cumulative Average (CA) of 4.0."
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01-10-2011 at 08:24 PM
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on a side note is your level two entrance average calculated only with your required courses or with your electives as well? Because the registrar's site says
"Admission to Level II Engineering programs requires completion of all non-elective Engineering I courses with a minimum Cumulative Average (CA) of 4.0."
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That just means that you don't necessarily need to take the electives in first year but if you do, they count.
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01-10-2011 at 08:25 PM
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alright, I wasnt sure, thanks!
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01-10-2011 at 08:40 PM
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i was talking to a ta in materials and he failed d03 too. what happens was because you failed the school probably tries to outstream you (basically kick u out) by giving u impossible streams such as eng phys etc, probably because since ur completion of the requirements was last against other ppl
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01-10-2011 at 09:14 PM
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i was talking to a ta in materials and he failed d03 too. what happens was because you failed the school probably tries to outstream you (basically kick u out) by giving u impossible streams such as eng phys etc, probably because since ur completion of the requirements was last against other ppl
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Haha, I'd hardly call Eng Phys an "impossible" stream meant to weed people out.
The entrance average for it is usually low (~4.0) because not many people apply for it, so they have no need for a cut off. That's why its usually used as a 'back up' by people if they're afraid they won't get into their other choices.
Once you're in it, its as easy/impossible as any other stream of Engineering  |
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01-10-2011 at 09:24 PM
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Eng Physic doesn't sound so bad.
I find the nano stream interesting. Wonder if it is a suitable path as a undergrad degree if one want to enter the Biomedical Eng field.
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01-10-2011 at 09:44 PM
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Eng Physic doesn't sound so bad.
I find the nano stream interesting. Wonder if it is a suitable path as a undergrad degree if one want to enter the Biomedical Eng field.
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Nano is not even remotely related to biomedical eng... |
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01-10-2011 at 10:12 PM
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Nano is not even remotely related to biomedical eng...
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Anything can be applied to Biomedical no?
Isn't biomedical engineering just engineering being applied to the medical field? |
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01-10-2011 at 10:17 PM
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Anything can be applied to Biomedical no?
Isn't biomedical engineering just engineering being applied to the medical field?
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I meant in terms of courses.. nano takes a deviation from regular materials engineering, which is more of the physical study of matter, instead of the study of biology, medicine, and medical technology. |
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01-10-2011 at 10:25 PM
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I meant in terms of courses.. nano takes a deviation from regular materials engineering, which is more of the physical study of matter, instead of the study of biology, medicine, and medical technology.
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Oh. You mean at the undergrad level. Yea true I understand what you mean.
For Biomedical Eng, you need at least a Master anyway to even start in the field. From my understanding, you learn how to applied what you learn in your undergrad Eng to the medical field when you start doing the Master. So in the end you will get your training that way.
Nano seems really interesting even by it self. Stuff getting smaller and all. Though, I wonder how hard it is to find a job in comparison to a pure well known branch like Electrical.
You can even do Nuclear Eng! Job prospect still bad though. People are still afraid of stuff like meltdown and mutation. |
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01-10-2011 at 10:31 PM
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You can even do Nuclear Eng! Job prospect still bad though. People are still afraid of stuff like meltdown and mutation.
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I don't think so... Nuclear reactors today are incredibly hard to screw up (in the sense that they epically explode and kill everyone).
That's the equivalent to people saying being a commercial pilot is a bad job prospect because 1 out of every million or so flights crashes.
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Eng Physic doesn't sound so bad.
I find the nano stream interesting. Wonder if it is a suitable path as a undergrad degree if one want to enter the Biomedical Eng field.
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I have a friend in Eng Phys who's doing pretty much just that, so I'd say its very much possible.
I also know someone who got a double major in Eng Phys and Health Sci by using his Health Sci electives to take Eng Phys courses.. so yeah, there's definitely lots of room for overlap between the medical and Eng Phys fields |
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01-10-2011 at 10:38 PM
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I don't think so... Nuclear reactors today are incredibly hard to screw up (in the sense that they epically explode and kill everyone).
That's the equivalent to people saying being a commercial pilot is a bad job prospect because 1 out of every million or so flights crashes.
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Fear, once set itself, cannot be overcome by mere statistics. Especially true for the non-academia folks.
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I have a friend in Eng Phys who's doing pretty much just that, so I'd say its very much possible.
I also know someone who got a double major in Eng Phys and Health Sci by using his Health Sci electives to take Eng Phys courses.. so yeah, there's definitely lots of room for overlap between the medical and Eng Phys fields |
Smartie.
Definitely an interesting prospect for Eng Physics.
Seems like I can pull enough reasons to enter it (even be force) and be happy.  |
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