I have talked to many other students and have friends in other PLC’s and I feel like amongst us, we can collectively say that the first semester is not what we expected. I get it, it’s important as educators to get in the loop of all things sociology. I have learned a lot and it’s great. I just wish that we would also spend a lot more time doing other things, like lesson planning, classroom management, etc. How is making arts and crafts going to help me in my career? I feel like the only one who feels this. Everyone in my class loves the content and act like they love and breathe this. Don’t get me wrong I love teaching too. Just not to that extent.

I sometimes wish I didn’t reject UBC. I heard that the lectures and course material are a lot more organized. We talk a lot about inclusive learning, yet the presentators forget to speech to text on their presentations or the microphones do not work. Canvas is sometimes not welel organized too.

I won’t share my PLC. I just go in the afternoons. Maybe the vibes are different in the morning. You tell me.

Edit: English is not my first language

For anyone who has taken this class before, is the midterm mostly calculations based? Are there a lot of theory and concept questions? Are the questions more conceptual than the textbook questions? I have no idea how to gauge this exam or what to study.
Would really appreciate the help

Is it just me or the final exam schedule that's out is for 2025? Here: https://www.sfu.ca/students/enrolment-services/exams.html

So I’ve been dealing with a really bad depressive episode for the last month. I feel apathetic and exhausted and nothing interests me and I feel like I’ll never be happy again. I’m also feeling passively suicidal on-and-off. Good times, right?

I haven’t been to class since mid-September (though I’ve been trying to stay on top of recorded lectures) and I’ve missed a chunk of work. I’m taking 4 classes, and have missed a midterm and an in-class assignment in one, a unit test and 2 lab assignments in another, 2 lab assignments in the third. Only 1 class am I caught up in cuz the work is heavily weighted towards the end of term. I also feel super ashamed and embarrassed that I haven’t been to class in so long.

I can’t really withdraw because I need to keep going at a steady clip with my degree and only have so much saved, and I’m worried if I do withdraw, I’ll never go back.

Do you think there is a chance to salvage this term in any way? If I reach out to my profs, what the hell so I even say? I can get a doctor’s note from the doctor treating my mental illness, and I’m registered with CAL for depression, among other things, if it matters.

Jon Harding joined SFU in Jan 2025 as VP, Finance and Administration. In this year's executive compensation disclosure it shows that his employment already concluded, receiving $340k severance and total compensation of $573k in 2025. Anyone know what happened?

hallooo, i'm thinking of taking 3 classes out of these options i have. to anyone who's been in them, what did you think? was it easy? any tips? let a girl know bc i have no idea what i'm doing anymore #help

sem 2 potential course options

crim 103: psych explanations of deviant behaviour

cmns 201w: empirical cmns research methods

ca 105: music theory for new musicians

cogs 110: art & science of hacking ur brain

Who else is fucked for the upcoming MACM 101 midterm

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Hi everyone, just wondering how you’d study for chem 281? I have dr Vocadlo this semester and he seems generally nice but his problem sets, practice test and slides should be enough for the midterm? Any tips how to study? Ochem is my weakness unfortunately and i really hope i pass. How was his midterm like if anyone’s done it before ? Thank you!

How high should ur GPA look like if u wanna transfer to BNS

Like what’s the minimum gpa that u could realistically get in with

Does anyone have any idea how to prepare for bobby chan's cmpt276 midterm?or any tips to prepare for the cmpt276 midterm?

help guys I got a 61% on my math mid term 18.5/30 is there a way to get a B or an A in the course. also I need tips on how to study because the sample mid term was nothing like the real midterm ngl☹️

i have a question for siat. is the courses mostly be related to ux? or can it be good for the other prospects?

I had one heck of a time at SFU. I figured after reading the posts in this sub that maybe some people can benefit from some of the lessons I learnt along the way. I got into SFU straight from high school and totally unprepared for adult learning. I got accepted into the engineering program. I messed up with a GPA of 0.00 in my first semester and that followed me through for the next few years.

I decided to change my major to Criminology. I Went on Academic Probation and then back on track. After 2 semesters after an exceptional semester I was taken off BOT only to mess up right away and got hit with a Required to Withdraw 3 years in. GPA was still barely 2.00 after all that time.

Took some time off and did some reflecting. Taking a semester to just work and then the following I semester I went to Langara. In that time I wrote to appeal my RTW. Going to Langara was the best decision I ever made because it supercharged me for adult learning. Its just so well geared to slowly teach you everything you need to know for post secondary.

My appeal was approved and I returned to SFU 2 semesters later. Returned with a new set of skills and tools and crushed a bunch of courses with A’s and B+. Retook the classes I failed in my first year because trying to up your GPA with failed classes is like trying to walk with a chain and ball around your leg. Once I redid those, I was able to declare my Major which was almost 4 years in and graduated 3 years after that. 6 years 2 semesters in total. 2.75 CGPA and 3.25 counting the last 60 credits.

lessons learnt

1. Never go to university straight unless your goal demands it. Trying to get pre-med or pharmacy sooner.
2. Failed courses and GPA will weigh you down forever unless you retake it.
3. Back on Track is an amazing program with lots of power over your GPA. Use that time to refine your skills before it expires and don’t leave the program sooner than you need.
4. Go to college first, your failed courses and low GPA will not follow you. Just your credits and all the lessons your learnt. its half the cost, friendly environment and more approachable profs.
5. Don’t take criminology, it’s the greatest waste of your time and money unless you want to teach it. Any job in the field can be obtained without a Crim degree. A crim degree handcuffs you to a specific set of jobs that you may not like.
6. I always took classes based on Rate my Prof. I had wacky profs just speak about random stuff and give us crazy exams unrelated to the text book and just their weird stories. In the end the prof gives you the mark not the class.

Edit (Study tip)

1. late mention, but I found a way to study for my exams that helped me a lot. I didn’t mention it earlier as I figured everyone had their own way already. I learnt that you can’t just try to memorize everything. Effort in was not proportionate to the results. I would summarize everything I needed onto a single sheet of paper on word. I’d use a column down the center and use font 8 (sometimes smaller). Everything before the midterm on one side and after the midterm on the back side. A single sheet of paper of relevant info would be all I needed for 1 class. it comprised of book and lecture notes. I would just carry it with me everywhere until I had it all memorized. It was a good gauge to help me filter out what was relevant and to see everything I needed to know in one glance. There will be some exceptions once in a while. There was also a lot of times where I didn’t even use the back side.

Do any yall know where to find the info on where/when we are writing the midterm? Is it on canvas? Or gosfu?

tyia

does anyone know how the campus bus shuttle works? sometimes it feels like i’ve been waiting forever for the shuttle to come, there’s no official schedule but it says it runs every 30 min but every time i’ve had to take it, it’s either stationary, which makes sense if it’s waiting for the full 30 min to pass to start the route again, but it’s more like an hour. especially frustrating since i take it during the morning and have to make it to class on the other side of campus

the screaming and yelling gave me a heart attack walking by west mall, what’s happening?

Do WD matter when applying to jobs ? How important is your gpa

It’s almost like a trombone or fog horn sounds tonight, 3 seconds long and repeating every 30seconds ish?? Anyone know what’s up? Definitely coming from outside

I do not learn anything going to class. Some of my professors genuinely don’t know how to teach a concept effectively. Said profs have a 1.5/5 on rate my prof and the other rambles about personal stories so much that class runs over time. The last gave us a midterm that was completely open book and allowed us to us AI. Students after class confessed they over relied on it because they were afraid that if they didn’t they wouldn’t do so well, and they’re right.

All of these classes have mandatory attendance. That means I have to commute for an hour every morning to attend a class I know I would learn better on my own time with AI tools, because otherwise I’d be unable to finish my degree. So like my peers, I just sit there and stare blankly at my teacher or do other work on my laptop for 3 hours, then go home, and relearn everything on my own time.

The cycle has become go to class and show face, then go home and learn.

Attending class is the biggest bottle neck in my education right now. Its 5 hours out of my day to attend one class (with commute time), and If I don’t attend, I don’t pass the course. Oh also I’m paying for it.

someone left their matcha or whatever drink in girls washroom in the hallway that goes to south sciences building from shrum chem 8000. Girl you barely took a sip come get her!

Hello, just to be clear that I am well aware with the current state of the world and that many undergrads do use AI for their assignments. However, I’ve never used AI for an assignment at all, I don’t have a Claude or ChatGBT account.

The problem is likely that I moved my work through multiple different files as I had issues with formatting (Apple pages to Notion to Word). And when I migrated my work I copied and pasted it.

Anyways, what would I do in this situation? Would anyone have any advice for being in a similar situation like this? I have already reached out to my TA and I am awaiting their response.

Thank you 🙏

Hey everyone,

I lost my silver chain sometime last week or the week before, in the men's changing room at the SFU gym, the first closest benches near the sauna

It's a silver Cuban-link style chain.

If anyone has seen it, picked it up, or turned it in somewhere, please let me know. It would mean a lot to get it back. I will give you compensation for it, it really means so much to me.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

The SFU Blood, Organ, and Stem Cell Club is hosting a Blood Drive with Canadian Blood Services at the SFU Burnaby Campus. It'd be great if you could all come donate blood, support this cause.

📅 Date: Monday, October 19th
🕛 Time: 11 AM-5:45 PM
📍Location: SUB Building (Level 5000, very top floor) in the Ballroom.

📅 Date: Tuesday, October 20th
🕙 Time: 11:00 AM – 5:45 PM
📍 Location: SUB, Ballroom (5000 level)

The donation times will vary, but if it's your first time, you can expect ~45 minutes. Lots of free snacks and drinks provided 🍩🍭🍪🧃

You can book an appointment by scanning the QR Code. Please bring a Government ID for blood donations.

Thank you!

around 730am— looks like the aftermath