Comments on: 15 things they don’t teach you in high school about university

By: Scaachi Koul

Scaachi Koul — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:12:23 +0000

Fine, but you’re just going to piss people off. Don’t be surprised if they dislike you back.

By: Van Metro

Van Metro — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:56:30 +0000

I officially take issue with #14. I firmly believe that I can in fact roll my eyes at everyone who annoys me, despite the fact that I shouldn’t.

By: Scaachi Koul

Scaachi Koul — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:40:16 +0000

I’m speaking purely in regards to undergraduate school. Certainly it depends on what program you’re in, and of course I’m speaking from experience. I truly think your first is is about settling and figuring out what the hell you’re doing and sometimes that goes beyond school.
Just read a book, is all’s I’m saying.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:36:12 +0000

I think you’re wrong about the first two (hey, I missed my parents A LOT) and first year marks are important. Yeah, you could mess up your chances at grad school, but completely slacking off in the first year can set you up with some terrible habits that will bite you hard in the upper year, more disciplined classes.

The other tips though, are great. No one cares about high school. Or atleast they shouldn’t. Someone’s high school “achievements” are the last thing you want to hear about, and high school style behaviour (in the worst sense of the word) will tire out prospective friends quickly.
And some of my closest friends at school I wouldn’t have even crossed paths with before university. So she’s right – give people a chance in a way you might not have previously.

By: waaaaaa

waaaaaa — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:56:41 +0000

^^^ somebody didnt get into grad school

By: Experienced

Experienced — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:03:34 +0000

First year grades are meaningless? Bullsh*t.

That was the worst piece of advice I ever got. While it’s true as advice IN high school, since universities only care about your Grade 12/11 marks, grad schools and professional schools (law/med, etc) look at your overall GPA which is impacted just as much by your first year marks as your final year. I did great in 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of undergrad, but got three C’s in First year as a result of a combination of that advice (that 1st year grades don’t matter) and living in McGill residence (which obviously led to insane amounts of drinking). Those three C’s dragged down my entire GPA.

One or two bad marks early on can be impossible to recover from. Assuming you plan on doing more than a first degree, don’t follow the advice in this article.

By: Max

Max — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:31:48 +0000

I still think the other photo would have been better. But I’ll excuse you, because this is hilarious (and sadly, entirely true).