this is a thread meant for posting and shitposting in regards to grades, curriculum, majors, and the universities of fellow /sci/ posters
>>8063953
Why? Everyone here is a math major at 300k starting. What's the point?
i go to an ivy league school so i am automatically more talented than anyone here
my school's math program is the best
come right at me and i will refer you to any of our hand picked jake barnett-tier geniuses
you cant even compete or argue with me because of how renowned my school is
it must suck to be a peasant who has to rest on his own laurels
>>8063976
>>8063978
Everyone but me it would seem
>>8063998
Teach me the ways of the 4.0 senpai
>>8063999
I absolutely lucked into it this semester and I don't even say so to be humble or humble-brag, I had a 77 going into the Hydraulics final but was the one person who got above a 100 on the final which, according to my professor's grading policy, instantly qualified me for an A (truly, a blessed and based man he is), and I couldn't even finish the three-question Structural Analysis final in the 3 1/2 hours allotted for us to take it. What I can suggest is to be on really good terms with your professors, take them up on office hours, ask questions in class and be attentive and demonstrate genuine enthusiasm for the respective material: I genuinely think this was the reason for my unexpected (and probably unwarranted) results
>>8064011
What's your studying routine?
How many hours a day?
Methods?
>>8064011
I suppose this is better than being friends with the TAs. The problem is professors are generally busy and shoe you out of their office or assign such large problems everyone floods their office with the same questions. To circumvent this they assign an army of TAs to answer your questions which makes 1:1 time with a professor more rare. Despite this I made great relationships with professors and got research experience/publication/LORs out of it as an undergrad.
>>8064019
I am a morning person: I would wake up at 5 AM every weekday and was most laborious from 6-10 AM; thereafter I would need a nap around midday to get anything done. Also, having a lot of friends to lean on with lab reports was very beneficial; additionally, if you weren't already aware, a Chegg account is worth twice as much as they charge per month and was, for me, a godsend.
>>8064027
Thanks for the tips senpai
Linear algebra A-
Programming A-
Calculus 1 B
Elective A+
just
>Chem 2
A, haven't taken final yet
>Biology
A
>Calc II
B, just took final and sweating bullets
>Anthropology
A
>>8063998
Hey Tech bro.
>>8064103
outstanding my man
>Algebraic geometry I: 20/20
>Algebraic number theory: 16/20
>Logic: 16/20
>Riemannian geometry: 18/20
>Riemann surfaces: 12/20
>>8064121
what grading system is this?
>>8064451
I think it's french
>>8064472
hon hon
>>8064472
yup
>>8064774
omelette du fromage
Hist of modern philosophy 18/22
Metaphysics 20/22
Phil of language 19/22
>>8064780
Argumentative Writing: W
US History Reconstruction - Present: W
General Biology 2: W
>>8064056
Linear Algebra before finishing Calc I? How?
Biochemistry and Dramatic Art double major
Metabolic Chemistry and Pathways- C+
Quantum Chemistry- C+
Synthetic Chemistry lab- C+
Polymer Chemistry- B
Dramatic Theory and Criticism- A
Ain't even mad about the C+s because the average grade for those classes were a C and I don't even have time to dedicate to classes like normal chem majors because I do so much theatre. I also don't even want to pursue STEM anymore, I'm just trying to finish up my major because I'm so close to finishing.
Programming and Analysis
Scripting Languages: B (Mongo authorization in a web browser is a bitch)
C++ Programming: A
IT Management: A
New Student Experience: A (I changed major due to GI Bill requirements, but they refused to grandfather me in.)
>>8064974
Brainlet
Comp Sci
Artificial Intelligence A+
Computer Vision and Image Processing A+
Web Programming A+
Pre-Thesis A+
>>8063998
>Civil Engineering
>le bob the builder masterrace
>>8063953
>2016
>not being in the industry already
> itt: 4.0 plebs
>>8064974
What are you planning to do instead, anon?
>>8065107
gender studies? to the kitchen?
Calc II - A
English II - A
Programming II - A
Digital Design - A
Physics I & Lab - A
Some BS Engineering class - A
My uni doesn't offer A+'s, so if I slip and get an A-, I'll be fucked out of a 4.0 . I hope I can keep it up. Nothing is too difficult yet (just finished 1st year), but I feel like it could escalate very quickly.
>>8064472
Grades are also out of 20 in Iran
>>8065118
The superiority complex some of you have over your undergraduate major is ridiculous.
>>8065133
Congrats on a perfect first year! Don't worry too much on maintaining a perfect grade through your uni tenure. Anything above *arbitrary cutoff of your choice* is perfectly reasonable and nothing to scoff at.
A bigger focus should be, if you plan to go into graduate studies, that at one point during your 2nd-3rd-4th year to get your hands dirty with some research experience. To really show that you can "apply" the knowledge your taught and that you're not a hopeless autist with photographic memory
>>8065054
wat
Also, straight A's but it's not impressive if you're a Freshman. My classes:
Music Theory II
Applied Lessons (Violin)
Orchestra
Small Ensemble
Honors Physics (E+M) + Lab
Complex Analysis
The Symphony Orchestra in Modern Culture
Bonus points if you can guess what my major(s) are.
>this thread
>tfw undergrad maths here barely touches Analysis
The "highest level" course I took there was Complex Analysis from the graduate curriculum. We at least saw the Riemann Functional Equation and that's it. I feel like a pleb.
This is my final semester and I'm taking general studies, I'm not doing so well because I'm autism.
>>8065018
>implying my school isn't in the top 3 in the nation
my study regimen is divided into roughly equal amounts of steam, netflix, and porn
>>8065173
It's ok. I'm the guy>>8065054
and this is actually my second undergrad. My first in something somewhat unrelated and got a 3.6/4 (different uni). I am in constant misery because I live in a perpetual state of feeling left behind by my graduated peers doing PhDs/workforce while I am stuck w/ 20 year olds doing undergraduate work
the point is
everyone always hates themselves, regardless of the situation
>>8065188
>mfw I'm >>8063998 and a senior who hasn't taken CS 1371 yet
what am I in for lad
Electromagnetics - A
Circuit Theory II - A
Embedded Systems I - A
Programming Paradigms - A
Intro to Computing - A
Ethnomusicology - A-
Linear Algebra - A
Abstract Mathematics - A+
Opera Workshop - A
Elementary Italian - A-
>>8065201
If you can make straight A's in engineering classes, then any of the earlier CS courses will be a piece of cake
1371 is an intro to matlab course. Haven't had to take it myself, and I don't know anything about the professors who teach it.
>>8063953
19 credits, expecting all A or A-, but we'll see.
>>8065171
Sorry, the second part was just in general. I didn't think you were a freshman. The "wat" was the response to your post. That's weird mate.
>>8065216
that says maybe but I am completely, despondently computer illiterate, and in terms of computer programming knowledge I am as maladroit with the languages as a toddler is to spoken word.
>>8065221
I think 4.3 gpa scales are relatively common here in Canada for "lower tier" schools to make their students seem smarter. They excuse it by selling some awful story about how the bigger better schools have "gpa inflation" and they counter this by adding a gpa tier.
>>8065188
If you want to see some CS brainlets, try TAing some of the intro classes.
>>8063953
German II B
Pchem II B
Instrumental Lecture A
Instrumental Lab A
Gen Ed. C+
Senior Research A
>>8065229
intro classes aren't fair because here you encounter literal brainlets, independent of the CS
>>8065224
If you have the time this summer, I would recommend you download matlab from somewhere, and grab a good matlab book PDF, and just get started with learning how matlab works
Even a little bit of knowledge of how to program will put you FAR ahead of rest of the class at the beginning of the semester, and make the first couple quizzes/tests a lot easier for you.
I have a hard time getting my self to try for classes that I don't care for. That being said:
Macro Economics-C
Spanish 1-D+ (and I'm a beaner)
Differential Equations-B+
Calculus 3-A
Intro to Econ.- (dropped, too much work for a 1000 level class that I didn't really need.)
Idk how you niggers can get A's in all your classes. I honestly can't ever imagine myself getting grades like that.
General Biology I- A
Sociology- A
American History II- A
That's it. Don't laugh, I have relevant reasons for the amount of courses and the courses themselves.
>>8065250
>Don't laugh
you're just setting yourself up for failure. anyway, a lighter course load is fine if you stack up external circumstances side-by-side. this semester i only took 2
German I A-
Intro to Earth Science A
Intro to Mathematical Logic A
Real Analysis A+
Fourier Analysis A+
Easy semester for me, but I'm still happy to have the A+ grades since the profs know me well and can write good letters of recommendation.
>>8065254
The thing is, since I'm in high school, these are the only courses I'm allowed to take at the community college near my school.
>I'm a senior, therefore 18
>>8065259
hey that's fine. good on you for pursuing higher education as earlier as you are
that said
>pleb tier humanities courses
>>8065261
I'm just trying to get that garbage out of the way, so I don't have to waste money on it later. The school is paying for them anyway.
4.0 at a community college where you have to be an idiot to not get a 4.0. Will be transferring to a university for electrical engineering next year.
That university? Portland State.
11% STEM, 40% graduation rate. Transsexual humanities majors with Betty Paige bangs as far as the eye can see. All of them blaming their shitty grades on the patriarchy.
FML.
>>8064965
You don't need calc for lin alg desu
Calc and Lin Alg barely have any prerequisites
>>8065158
Unfortunately, my school is rather recently established. There are very few research opportunities.
I'm also CompEng, which doesn't exactly strike me as a research field until 3rd or 4th year. I got an internship over the summer doing data analytics for a neat company though. This would be my 2nd internship + some IT volunteer experience in HS, so I'm pretty well off.
I'm close to research I guess. I'm unofficially working with some of the "labs" in our uni that do hardware and cybersecurity stuff, so that'll probably turn into something within the next few years.
>>8065299
> Unfortunately, my school is rather recently established. There are very few research opportunities.
Then make your own opportunities.
Step 1: Make yourself stand out in class to profs that you like/respect. That is, PARTICIPATE in class, as meaningful question (i.e. "How does this relate to [thing you had previously learned]", "What if we considered X with relation to [current topic]" etc...). A prof would generally prefer a student who got an A- w/ a participating student than an A+ autist who sits in the corner silently.
Step 2: With these profs, ask what kind of research they do (you should have already done some googling to figure it out for yourself, but ask them anyway). If their interests overlap with yours, ask how you can participate/get your feet wet in the field. Presumably they'll either have some direct opportunity for you to help them, or at least give you some useful advice.
Step 3: Since you're in CompEng (is this hardware eng or software eng?) try to start your own independent projects (assuming that this is a field that you find innately interesting and are willing to occupy your free time w/ independent projects). If this is more software related then build up a fat github page to show as a portfolio to future employers/graduate schools.
>>8065158
>>8065308
Not him, but when graduate school applications are reviewed, what stands out more, teaching assistant/tutor experience, or research experience with a professor?
If I have the chance, as an undergrad, to either be a teaching assistant or a research assistant, which one should I pick to get an edge on graduate school applications?
>>8065326
Seeing as the point of graduate school is to do original research, not grade exams, I'd say it's pretty apparent which would look better.
>>8065326
Research assistant is definitely what you want to do.
>tfw perfectly understand Math just bad at taking tests
>>8065326
The short shitty answer: It depends on the school.
The short cringey answer: Applications are looked at holistically, with all components carrying an unpredictable amount of weight.
I'm apprehensive about saying something as strong as
> Below a 3.X your dreams of going to graduate school are over, no matter how amazing everything else is
However, people like to ask things like "If my research is fucking stellar, but I have shit grades, can I get into grad school?". The answer is yes, but keep in mind that the question was constructed to have a "yes" answer. It's highly unlikely that a student w/ shitty grades will be stellar undergraduate research, even if that particular student feels their research is exceptional. On the flipside, if the research is in fact comparatively stellar, then the grades are likely to reflect that ability in the student, despite the student having self-worth issues.
>>8065332
>Research assistant is definitely what you want to do.
You have to be careful though. Being a research assistant is much like being a student in a classroom. That is, you get what you put into it. If you passively do your research routines/chores and clock in/out each day then it won't mean much. If you actively engage your prof w/ the research in question, show some level of deeper understanding, try to form your own connections, etc., it'll be much more rewarding.
I've seen tons of research assistants go nowhere since they essentially thought "Hey I made it as an RA, I'll slap that onto my CV and I'll get a free ride to graduate school"
>>8065337
>I'm a prodigal pianist except for when I perform in front of audiences
>>8065329
>>8065332
>>8065341
I see, thanks for the explanations
Thing is, I'm already a teaching assistant for a class. I was thinking the same thing that you guys said a while back, and that I should have gone for a research assistant position instead, but for some reason, I still went ahead with the teaching assistant position when I was choosing.
How bad would it be to switch out now? I feel that dropping my current TA position and trying to become an RA would not reflect well on me in a grad school application.
Guess I'm in a bit of a pickle lads.
I could try to land an RA position and do both at the same time, but then I'd have to take fewer classes per semester and set my graduation back.
>>8065352
On the face of it, if I saw just a CV with TA switched to RA, I wouldn't think anything bad of it. That said, it depends a bit on your own context: How the relationship w/ your prof be affected, thereby affecting other academic opportunities (and a potential letter of recommendation)
>Double major: CompSci and Math
>Statistics for Researchers: B+
>Discrete Mathematics/Set Theory: A
>Algorithms/Complexity Analysis: B
>History of Mathematics: B+
>Computer Ethics: A-
Rough end to my second year. I let a lot of stupid shit interfere with my studies, but it's better than I thought.
>>8063953
Straight C's
Don't do homework
Don't study for tests
Math/Psy Double Major
Don't really care
>>8065400
> Don't really care
> le act disaffected maymay so that that the inevitable sting my failure hurts me less
>Abstract Vector spaces: B
>Automata and Complexity Theory: A
>Machine Learning: A
>Senior Design: A
>Technical Writing: A
>>8065404
You got me, I'm severely depressed and have avoided talking to my mother the last 3 years because I don't get A's.
I honestly don't care.
Had a semester internship so that's some experience.
Math major, or minor if I don't complete it, will help me outshine the millions of psy majors. Or not. It'll work out
Aerospace Engineering major/Math minor
-Thermodynamics: B
-Comp. Sci 1: A
-Orbital Mechanics: A
-Linear Algebra: D
don't skip a class and not study just because it's 'easy.' Although tbf all I needed was a D to get the credit.
>>8065133
>Programming II
Is that what you are calling it or is your course that generic?
Didn't go to 70% of my lectures.
Software Tools: B
Computer Organization: A-
Data Structures and Analysis: B+
Linear Algebra: A
Discrete Math: A-
Discrete Math hurts the most. Didn't lose a mark until the end, where I killed my exam because I had four in a row. Software Tools is my lowest mark but by mid semester I thought I was legit going to fail the course so I'm kind of satisfied with it.
Long story short: Go to lectures, they're good for you
>>8065430
*Linear Algebra II that is. Actually that was the exam I thought I did poorest on, heh.
>>8065171
So does mine, but you still can't go over 4.0 here.
tfw i failed two courses and got a D on another.
i fucking hate myself.
next semester will be better.
>>8065430
lol, what kind of shit university do you go to where you can miss 70% of your lectures and still get A's and B's everywhere?
>>8063953
these posters need to post their average too
it's means more to post it than just their marks alone
>>8065465
average of the course i meant
>>8065484
why? it just shows how stupid everyone else in the class is
>>8065272
We're glad to have you...
>>8065487
because grade inflation is a thing
>>8065494
Well lets say someone gets an A and 90% of the class doesn't, so there isn't any grade inflation since that's how the curve is supposed to be defined.
However if you beat 90% of a class filled with retards, it isn't really impressive even though your grade isn't inflated.
>>8065498
ok?
it was more for if you and everybody else gets above 80% then getting that high doesn't really mean anything
Modules and Representation Theory
Graph Theory
Computer Systems and Organization (C and systems course)
Queer History in America
still three weeks left, legit have no idea what my grades are going to end up being. Have a slightly higher than 4.0 so far.
>>8065502
What if it's just because you go to a university filled with very smart people?
The exact same test could generate an average of 10% at a shitty university.
Having high averages wouldn't detract from the difficulty of the test. In that case I think the A is still well deserved, even though it is "inflated" in the sense that many people in the class got it.
>>8063953
>White male
>Trust fund baby
>Went to college for STEM because parents want me to do better
>Got "Fs" in all my subjects
>Did not give any fucks
>I basically wipe my ass with money
>I can buy any STEM diploma that I want
>I'm living the the good life because I'll never be poor even if I spend 2000$ a minute
Flunked every class I had this semester.
Now have a 2.0 GPA. Gonna take easy elective classes that don't count to my major next semester, but will save my GPA.
Who needs to graduate in 4 years any way?
>>8065484
Not everyone can get that information.
>>8064974
> average grade for those classes were a C
Isn't that standard?
>elliptic curves A+
>algebraic geometry A
does math ever really get hard?
>>8065171
>A+
My school does not do this. Only A-'s.
im the worst student itt
linear: C
calc2: B
physicsI: B
just fuck my shit up.
on another note I recently discovered slader and cafe-study culture in my area, future looks bright
>>8065162
I like your classes.
B+ in Microbiology.
B in Ochem II.
B- in Physics for Sci and Eng II.
Probably a B or B+ in Living with Volcanoes and Earthquakes.
B- in monte carlo methods
A in derivatives and risk management (MBA finance class, nothing as difficult as calc 1)
A in my thesis
3.391 overall GPA for my MS in Financial Mathematics
had a 3.6 overall for my BS/BA in math/econ
both at tier 2 public universities
>>8065662
>3.391 overall for an MS program
are you not getting funded or something
Orgo II A
Orgo II(L) A
Cell/Molecular Bio B
Cell/Molecular Bio (L) C+
Intermediate French II A
Honors Thesis Proposal P
That lab made me switch majors.
english II C
intermediate japanese II D
abstract algebra D
real analysis I (intro) C
topology I (intro) C
im going to grad school. wish me luck.
4.0 at bumblefuck state university here
Can I post if I'm german?
>>8065272
>community college where you have to be an idiot to not get a 4.0
anyone attended a cc where the quality of courses are so bad that your grades would be better if you'd attended a better school? once retook a class to get an even shittier grade. i knew the material too, the second time anyhow.
>blaming their shitty grades on the patriarchy.
there are some fucking horrible professors out there tho. have escaped classes with both screaming + sexual harrassment. pls tell me not all of uni is like this.
>>8064027
What did you use Cheg for? Just answers to book questions?
>>8064103
great job man
>>8065392
you'll be alright familia
>>8063953
>be me
>be biomedical engineer
>tripped on my bag of money this morning
>fell down the stairs into my gold coin fountain
>break ALL my arms
>had to sew new ones back on
>got in my solid gold mercedes
>crash into my workplace
>everyone is severely injured but laughing
>reattatch all their missing limbs
>die of autism
>>8063953
>Be medfag
>Final test is to take care of all patients with fractures that arrive today to the ER
>Alone
I'm pretty nervous.
>>8064011
>What I can suggest is to be on really good terms with your professors, take them up on office hours, ask questions in class and be attentive and demonstrate genuine enthusiasm for the respective material: I genuinely think this was the reason for my unexpected (and probably unwarranted) results
Sucking dick?
>>8065107
I plan on going into theatre. Thus the second major in dramatic arts.
I've just been lying to myself thinking I wanted to be a doctor but I realize now that's something I don't want to do with my life. It's not that I can't do it, I just don't want to fall for the med school meme.
>>8065014
I mean, have you tried being a science major while having other aspirations? Have you taken a shitty science course load while being in the theatre (or anywhere really in your case) as soon as you get out of class until midnight or later literally every day? I highly doubt it familia. Even though I have essentially no time to dedicate to my studies I know there are people who actually give a shit about science in my classes and study everyday who made C-s and Cs so I ain't even mad.
I just like funposting on /sci/ because I like helping out in chemistry help threads.
>>8066408
And that also doesn't include the many weekends where I'll be in the theatre from like 9am to 2am while I'm in tech for shows which is all the goddamn time since I'm essentially an entire department.
>>8066230
>building personal relationship is sucking dick
I don't think you're prepared for the collaboration/communication involved in the scientific world, anon
>>8066220
If none arrive, you fail.
>>8065523
Prove by sending me 2000$ and be happy to sponsor 3 months of my living.
>>8065428
That's my name for it. Officially it's Computer Programming I. I call it Programming II because I took Intro to Computation and Programming last semester. It was a retardedly easy class. Was literally just "You can program in Python now, but can you program in... C++?". Basically just C++ syntax the class.
>>8063953
Grad EMII - C
Grad QMII - C
Bummed, but apparently a bunch of people got D's in both, so I'm just gonna take the C's and run.
>>8066531
>C
>in a grad course
>people got D's
Something's not right here.
>>8066543
This semester was particularly bad in my Uni for grad students. All six of them took the Probability and Statistics exam and failed. The exam was done by a new professor that specializes in optimization and game theory, he fucked them up good.
>>8066543
why wouldn't people get bad grades in grad courses?
aren't they harder than undergrad?
>>8066758
C is essentially an F
>>8066543
Actually it's completely normal unless your university is a bunch of fucking grade-curving pussies that give nothing lower than a C.
>>8066763
>his uni has grade inflation
top kek, your A's are worth nothing
>>8063998
>Engineering ethics
What did that course entail? When are there ethical dilemmas in engineering?
>>8065493
Thanks, potential lab partner!
>>8066781
If you can't genuinely get a C or higher in an uncurved grad course, you don't fucking deserve to be there.
>>8066781
It's not about fitting a grade distribution, it's just very unlikely that all grad students in all courses are good enough to be better than D.
So It think it's weird, when someone thinks in graduate courses getting a C is basically an F.
That either means that the courses are easy as fuck, so everyone is good enough to get a B or grade inflation.
>>8066779
Contemporary issues such as social constructionist interpretations of technology, risk assessments, the obligations enumerated and not enumerated to engineers via codes and institutions, and contemporary issues pertaining to obligations regarding the environment or globalization of engineering expertise. Upon first glance this would sound like a lot of pseudo-intellectual posturing privy to academic grandstanding, but the class was in fact very informative and I took a lot out of it
>>8066779
> should I rat on my boss about some safety feature he's neglecting to save money.
>>8066791
That's more or less my point. It's not grade inflation, the students just shouldn't be getting Cs and Ds. There's a difference between grade inflation and grad students being good students.
>>8066793
>it's just very unlikely that all grad students in all courses are good enough to be better than D.
Grad students at a respectable school are all certainly good enough at what they do to get better than a D in any course.
Calc II - B+
Disc Math II - A+
Linear Algebra - A+
Microeconomics (assumed) - A+
C and Unix - A+
Doesn't matter since my uni is a joke
>>8066779
>When are there ethical dilemmas in engineering?
engineers are one of the gatekeepers of civilization. its literally our job to keep all the stuff you use from killing you or making you sick, as well as designing things so you can't inflict harm on others. however, unlike doctors, engineers don't have the omni-present shield of the hippocratic oath, and employers will often ask their engineers to ride the line of legality in order to increase the bottom line, even if it means doing something morally dubious.
a good example are technological "pump n' dumps" where the engineer is hired to legitimize a boondoggle and attract more investors.
>>8066793
The courses are easy as fuck. Especially after taking 4 years of undergrad
And you're only taking one or two.
As long as you show up and do the work you should get an A.
Professors know you should be focusing on your research
>>8066809
Also, because engineering posits a unique distinction from most other professions in that management of an engineering firm is very often someone who isn't an engineer or has engineering expertise, and instead is some business school grad or appointee. Accordingly, there is an inherent and unavoidable conflict between these managers and engineers; the former seeks to maximize profit, whereas the latter seeks to uphold public safety and mitigate risk.
>>8063953
No suicide hotline in the OP?
UT chem E. dropped from 3.92 to 3.9. 4th year.
>>8066825
i think most engineering students underestimate the kind of power a full fledged engineer has in society. the knowledge you acquire in school can be quite dangerous if put into the hands of an unscrupulous person.
Statistics I : D
Calculus I : A-
Algorithms: C
Database Systems: B
meh. I really didn't care much at all this semester. I damn surprised I didn't completely fuck up.
The stats should have been an easy A at least. Algorithms was more of a pain in the ass than anticipated. and only like one dude got an A in database so yeah
>>8065605
Nah man, replace linear w/ Programming and Calc III with II and those are mine. Spending my summer learning my math courses so I'll ace them in the fall.
>>8066831
Man, this thread is weak. The last end of semester thread was much better. Wasn't it stickied or is my memory failing me?
>>8066845
Do you guys have to retake a class that you don't get a C or higher in? That is how it is at my college and I just did kinda bad on my ODE final. Worried the prof is gonna stick me with a C- which means I have to retake the fucking class.
>>8066802
>Disc Math II
What is this??
I just graduated and I've managed to only have a 3.35.
I hate myself, I'm just a lazy piece of shit. I could never get myself to study, I never even did my homework. I often shirked papers.
I need help. I genuinely need help.
>>8066988
The mathematics of Discworld, I warrant.
>>8063998
>Undergraduate
>>8065186
Do you go to /NCSU/?
Serious question, can you apply to a university while already having a BS using your highschool data?
Basically, can you pretend you just did nothing for the last 4 years, or will they find out and ask questions?
They'll find out one way or another. Better find a school that offers a second bachelors
>>8064962
RIP bro. what happened
Community college here. Semester ends May 26th. These are short term classes that I had the first half of the 16 week semester. Just fulfilling GE and currently provisionally admitted to CP Pomona. Any advice for someone going from a 16 week semester to a quarter system?
>>8064962
>getting a W in general Biology, argumentative Writing, and Biology
Are you even trying this semester?
>>8067505
Have fun not having a social life
>>8067512
Jokes on you, I already don't have one :^). I didn't go to college for a social life. I came for the degree so that the robot filter in engineering companies don't automatically put it in the trash.
>>8067480
>>8067509
I was doing well, in History and English, but for some reason my motivation just disappeared halfway through the semester. IDK why. Biology was way harder than it should be for Gen Ed Biology, tests were all short answer and essay and he wanted answers incredibly in depth, like complete pathways (I got a point off on one because I wrote used the word molecule and he wanted "organic molecule") and the highest I got a D on the first two exams so I dropped.
>>8065173
Don't feel bro, I'm a math major too but I was a major fuckup In high school so I have to go through 4 years of high school in 3 semesters. Now I'm taking calc for the first time ever and I got a D
Feels bad bro, I just want to be good at math. I don't think it's for me though.
>>8067524
Maybe academics isn't for you. Everyone loses interest at some point. The point is to power through.
>>8067521
>wanting the prestige of a degree
>Going to fucking CP Pomona
you're not very bright, are you?
>>8067588
re-read
>>8066779
Should I give up my soul and work for military contractors?
How do you get motivated?
My buddy is about to get referenced to see about vivance or aderall.
>>8067586
I'm passionate about my actual major which is chemistry, and math, but it kind of disillusions me that I have to pay tens of thousands of dollars for English, lit, history etc. classes that I already took and passed for free in high school. It's like most 4 year degrees are 2 year degrees if you take away the extraneous bullshit.
>>8067598
Every time I take stimulants and end up getting distracted and focusing on something else. Oops, I didn't study for my test, but I organized the closet.
>>8067608
True.
I recently realized I can get a physics BS in 40 credits after clearing all the prerequisites working on a different, unrelated degree.
>>8067597
I forget where I read this, but some mathematician was asked why he worked for the NSA, with the implicit judgement that this was a shameful career.
His response was something like, "There are essentially no careers in number theory, and academia is both extremely competitive and relatively modest paying -- the NSA pays comfortably within six figures and permits me to pursue my interests in number theory. Fundamentally, I'm telling the industry to 'Put up or shut up' if they want mathematicians to go elsewhere than the government."
Gen Phys I: A
Gen Bio 2: A-
Cal 2: B
Honors English 2: A-
PoliSci: A
Gen Psych - A
>>8065186
Nice, fellow NC State engineering scholar. I just graduated in ME there.
All Cs. Fuck it.
My current quarter is halfway done, so i'll post my last ones:
Eukaryotic genetics: A-
Bacterial pathogenesis: B-
Organic Chemistry II: B-
physics 6A lab: A
bacterial pathogenesis was some serious shit, any other SB bros here?
>>8066814
>the courses are easy as fuck
what shit tier program are you at
>>8065448
not him but if a professor posts their notes up there isn't much reason to go to lecture except for reinforcement
I didn't go to any Ochem lecture and got Bs in the series
>>8065581
in my bio/chem/physics classes the average is generally a C+/B- depending on how well the class does compared to previous years
>>8067668
> le edgy i dont care meme
>>8067732
One obviously doesn't care much to begin with if they manage all Cs.
>>8067733
Consider the following: He states 'he doesn't care' as a mechanism to rationalize his internal position that he's an intellectual with the problem that he performed poorly.
>>8067746
I'm discounting the possibility, but I'm not convinced much undergrad coursework exists that someone couldn't make at least Bs in if they gave sufficient effort.
My attention span has crumbled this semester. Good thing curves exist
>>8067838
neat your uni uses the same web interface/platform as mine: some shitty uni in montreal
all Bs in accounting upper levels
>>8067838
bro you saved the shit out of that semester but
>B in film
why, and what the hell is an S?
PH 4000 DIS: research credit for working on "quantum dragons"
MA 4000 DIS: MA 8123 Modern Higher Algebra 2
math/phys double major
I really like the abstract mathematics curriculum i'm offered, but my research experience will probably push me into a physics graduate program.
>>8067848
presumably a pass/fail system
S [math]\mapsto[/math] satisfactory
U [math]\mapsto[/math] unsatisfactory
>>8067848
>what the hell is an S?
Satisfactory, Kindergarten/ Preschool grading system.
>>8067838
>topics in film
>something to get grade on
Sorry Im just salty that i don get to enjoy life being in the hardest uni on earth with no prospects of good pay in the future and very possible hard life.
>>8067853
oh shit, i cut out the grades on accident
>>8067848
The final exams and overall curve saved me in those two classes.
In film, I procrastinated too much on one of the papers and got a poor grade on it.
S is satisfactory I think. Basically the professor is too lazy to give an actual grade.
>>8067872
mirin
>>8067877
you too, bb
Have a 2.76 cumulative right now. I just want to graduate with a 3.0, but at the same time I feel like I don't have enough work experience for it to matter.
>Raised a 71 to a 84 in Chem in a week (last test and final)
>mfw i could have manipulated the spread from 69 to 90 with a few more hours put in
>>8067893
those are all freshman courses, especially if you're an eng major
you have plenty of time m8
what the fuck did you do in fall/winter quarters to get all A/B now and still have a 2.76? lol
>>8064965
>A+
Is that used in most unis? It's not in mine at least.
>>8067888
it's not THAT bad...
I enjoy doing dynamics problems
I did not enjoy doing my professor's dynamics problems
F is for fun, right guys?
Microelectronic Circuit Design II: B-
Discrete Time Systems: B
Junior Design: A
BS Gen Ed: A
BS Gen Ed: A
Meh. EE is hard.
>>8067993
no
F is for Fucking Abysmal
>>8065448
U of T, which is fairly reputable for CS specialist/Math major around here. I didn't go to lectures because of personal stuff, but I ended up textbook hounding my nights away that managed to let me survive.
Also course averages were all Cs except for Computer Org which was a B- (the labs were free marks basically). [spoiler]Don't mean to sound defensive or anything, I don't mind if you're not impressed but I've written so much I don't have the heart to delete it[/spoiler]
>>8067999
Damn it, I keep forgetting about no spoilers on /sci/.
>>8067933
>tfw just finished junior year
I piled a ton of classes on and was trying to do research at the same time. Everything just fell apart and I was cracking really badly under the stress of it all. Got D's in two of my classes and C's in all the others which really wrecked my GPA. Last year at this time I had a 2.7 from pretty much getting B-'s in everything so I guess I'm making progress?
>>8063953
B - Calc 3
B - Some BS CS technical writing class
F - Mechanical physics
F - Existencial philosophy
Yes my uni will probably disqualify me because I'm on academic probation but IDGAF anymore
father got cancer last and has been receving chemotherapy, can't concentrate and have to fucking work to help support my family and pay rent...
>>8068178
My condolences anon; hope everything works out for you in the end.
>>8068178
sucks to hear that. i hope you are able to recover yourself and get your life back in order. I'm sure you father would want you to succeed in life.
I got an F in multivariable because I failed all three tests that comprised our entire grade.
>>8068178
Don't let the classes control you, anon. Once you have less on your plate you can retake them. Plus if your professors notice how much you've improved and they know your story, you might be able to get a kickass letter of recommendation.
>>8068697
Yeah, he could do that but D.W.I.C. letters don't count for much imo
