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Alright, who wants a Roblox Club?!

Is it just me or do all the first year students feel like math has become for conceptual then calculating ? I mean in hs maths was just about calculations and algebra but in uni it has become more conceptual. I just wanna know is it just me or does everyone feels like this

so i failed the midterm 2 days ago that i thought was gonna be easy, i did everything and i still didnt pass 😭 i feel like im the only one that failed it and im really worried about my scholarships

So I've been at SFU for about 4 years now, and every single connection I've made that's more than just brief acquaintances are international students, not a single Canadian citizen like me here.

Not only is it harder to go from causal friend circles to 1-1 close friends because I can't speak their language or can't relate to them about getting PR and all that. Over the semesters I watch my friends graduate and return to their home country, and I'll never see them again. 3 people from my current main friend group are graduating next week, and all of them are leaving Vancouver later this year. Sometimes after saying goodbye at the airport I can't help but felt having my time wasted with them all this time when I could had been spending time with people that would be around in Vancouver long term.

I want to make connections that will last for decades to come since I had no friends from high school, but all the people that are from here I find are extremely close off, and and happy with their little groups of 2-3. Exceptions are mostly creepy awkward lone wolves that most people avoid for good reasons. Even when vibes are matching with someone they will never introduce me to their friends or it will be very hard to schedule meetups, so I never become a priority for them. (Which lead to connection dying off after max 2 semesters later)

What I would do to be in a typical Asian CBC friend group that's all about late night hot pot/Zedd /badminton/bubble tea/board games/Climbing/Helldivers etc....sigh.

Anyone here in arch 101 online? If yes how are you studying for the quizzes because I got a really low grade one the first quiz. Given majority of the class is based on quizzes like 80% I need to come up with a better way of acing them. PLEASE HELP!!!

speeding tickets are being given out on gaglardi way

Speed gun up and down Gaglardi

I’ve never missed any exams before so i’m a bit reluctant, especially considering the fact that it’ll move the 15% to the final, making it worth 50%. I’ve been trying to study for the midterm but i’ve been having a lot of brain fog and fatigue so I don’t think i’ll score very well regardless. Do you think it’s a better idea to miss it or to take it regardless and try and bring my grade up with the other two midterms and final.

Anyone know what happened today around 1:15ish PM at the AQ level 5000? It was in front of 5048 but the window was broken, there was blood on the ground, and so many security and medics. I heard some people saying it was a fight but I’m not sure how the window broke or if anyone was injured. If you were there or know what happened please share.

I'm on a meal plan this term but considering dropping it for the next, and I'm wondering what the best way to get groceries is. Nester's is right there but their meat prices are crazy, so I was wondering if folks do suck up those prices, or if they tend to get their groceries elsewhere. If the latter, do you go out to the store in-person (if so, what store), or do you get it delivered (if so, what app)?

Autumn is my favourite time of the year, and I love fall-maxxing. Hoping to build a bucket list of events, hangouts, foods, activities, etc. relating to autumn, Mid-Autumn Festival, Thanksgiving (however we choose to interpret it), and Halloween. Any campus is fine :)

Anybody got recommendations? Or if you're hosting something, plz promote it! I wanna fall-maxx this year!

For students that aren’t in their first semester and have experience with finals, whats the likelihood of actually getting a final on the last day Sunday the 20th? I have to be somewhere at 4pm that day so im worried. Im taking crim 101&131, sa150, and phil 120w

I know it’s stupid to have responsibilities on exam season but its the very last day 💔

My chem 121 midterm is on Oct 20, I’ve been studying the problem set questions and textbook questions. I’m just wondering if the difficulty of the midterm questions is similair to these given materials? I understand that the more textbook questions I do the higher chance of being prepared, but also realize that the class average falls around 50% every year in this class.
Would love someone’s opinion on how the test compares to the study questions.

RCMP Cruiser otw up the mountain and an unmarked Ford truck otw down.

I wanna get tickets for doomsday and dune 3, but I don’t know if I ll have a final on that day or not

I'm currently in my 3rd year of English but I used to be in Beedie until I switched around 2nd year. I have very little volunteer experience that I did a whole year ago and currently, I'm trying to get more.

I'm feeling very anxious because it seems like all my peers have so much volunteer experience PLUS a job that they're working at which is relevant to their application. Meanwhile, I practically have none and I am in my 3rd year. Furthermore, because of Beedie my GPA is at a very mediocre 3.0.

My questions are - do I have to apply at the end of my 4th year/when I graduate? Or can I wait, say, a few months to a year to rack up more experience before applying. Does this matter?

Obviously throughout right now to fall of 2028 I'll have a lot more experience but I am still extremely anxious.

If anyone has a similar experience to me, please lmk how you did. And once again, is my situation bad?