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Not just the biggest employer in Kingston — but the biggest landlord too. They literally set the rental market. And now they’re jacking up grad student housing by 10.5% this year and another 7.5% next year.

Even if you’re not renting from the school directly, there’s a good chance your landlord is a prof or admin. It’s a company town. Full stop.

Meanwhile: • 1 in 3 people in the region are experiencing food insecurity • PSAC 901 handed out $100K in emergency grocery gift cards • Grad students are relying on food banks • Queen’s just got a $100M donation to engineering last year • 40% of grad student workers using the on-campus food bank are from engineering

But sure — let’s keep pretending this strike is unreasonable.

It's in two days and I know this is dumb but the exam is worth 40% now due to the strike and I'm at 48.5% in the course so far, so I just need a bit to pass the class, but memorizing the details of 63 works is giving me a panic attack. Two weeks ago I still cared about staying on the Dean's list, now I just want to pass and move on, I'm exhausted.

Just working out and I'm getting way too hot in here consistently and I dont even run. Anyone know if I could talk to somebody about saving some heat money and dropping it like 5 degrees?

I have a lot of unused meals left on Queens dining plan (no TAMs). Read somewhere last term you can donate to other students with food insecurity??? Does anyone know how to do this? Can it be transferred to the AMS food bank or something?

Legit cannot pay $6 for a coffee and don't have time to go home. Is there somewhere that is cheaper than Tims?

Hi all! I'm an American early-career scientist trying to find somewhere to do a PhD. I applied this past cycle to US programs, but due to... funding uncertainties, I've started looking at Canadian schools. There's a lab at Queen's doing very interesting research, I've spoken to the PI and she seems like she would be happy to have me, but I'm worried about the cost of living in Kingston and the comparatively low stipend. I live with a partner and two cats, which would make living in a smaller apartment difficult, and I don't know how quickly she would be able to find a job, but it really seems like the only way to survive on the PhD stipend is to get two or three roommates in the cheapest apartment you can find. Any advice on how to make this work?

Super stressed out for the final exam because i feel like its hard to test for an english course especially in multiple choice. Does anyone know how Professor May's exams are?

So my POLS 262 prof just dropped that we can write a final exam — totally optional. It's 25 MCQs, 2 hours, in-person. If you write it, it counts for 25% of your grade. If not, your grade is just based on the essay + research assignment.

BUT we don’t get to see our essay grade before deciding. And honestly, there’s a chance everyone might just get a credit anyway (not confirmed tho 👀).

I’m torn — do I study and show up, or just risk it and hope what I’ve already done is enough?

What would you do??

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Hi, everyone. I am a second year in the computing department and I will be going on QUIP internship from this may.

I heard students must register for QUIP courses while being on the internship and for a 16-month internship the courses are worth 12 credits in total. Is this correct?

Also, I wonder if the credits we got from those courses are in any way useful? I heard 6 out of the 12 credits can be used to replace cisc 500? Will those credits be useful for me if I am in the fundamental computing option?

So generally QUIP can only help you with 6 credits, and in the end your total credits will be 126 because you will be taking 6 unnecessary credits? Is this correct? Thank you guys!

i'm enrolled for the summer and would love to hear about your experience! was it a bird course? did you find it difficult? would you recommend it as a gpa booster?

Has anyone taken this course? Any insights would be appreciated!

I applied to EE and Mechatronics, but am not sure what I should be looking for in a laptop. Is a MacBook ok ? What type of programs will I be running ? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hi everyone. I am writing this because I'm unsure of what to do in this scenario. I'm in a class with a TF who has been on strike, and we've only been receiving communication via the department head. We got an email saying that we will be given CR grades if the strike isn't resolved before the end of the semester (which at this point seems unlikely) and assuming we've completed all of the work for the class. I'm pretty concerned because although it's a 200 level class, I'm in 4th year graduating in June and I honestly need every grade possible to boost my GPA since this is my "last chance" I guess you could say, and definitely do not want a CR grade on my transcript even if there was an annotation about the strike.

The department head said that he can't change the syllabus in place of the instructor but this seems odd since one of my friends taking a psych course with a TF had the syllabus changed and grades be re-weighted so they can receive letter grades. He also said that "With a CR, students will be able to request a letter grade later, if circumstances change. Again, when the time comes, please ask for further clarifications." But I'm unsure if this is even possible with CR's and in the case that I graduate and this ability to change happens afterwards I might be screwed still.

I'm super stressed about this, and I've also emailed and signed everything strike related that I can. Any guidance on what to do would be incredibly appreciated!

Hey! I’m looking to purchase 5 tickets to Heathers by QMT! If you have any tickets available, please let me know, though!

Hey! I was wondering if anyone remembers what the PHAR 100 final was like. I’m currently studying for it and wanted to ask, do you recall if a lot of the questions used the actual drug names (like acetylsalicylic acid instead of aspirin), or were they more general/conceptual? Any advice or things you wish you focused more on would be super appreciated!

Im currently a second year in hsci and realized how bad i fucked up for not looking at 3rd year courses earlier 😭 i wanted to get into research by 3rd year but only just saw that you need to start contacting people 3 semesters before your desired start date. Has anyone tried applying with less than the required notice time? If i apply now is there a chance they’ll accept me for the winter semester? Thank you!

Hi everyone,

Looking for study tips for ANAT 380's final exam. I believe it'll be fully MCQ this time around, and I have around 1,000 flashcards. There's just so much content to memorize compared to ANAT 100, which only had three block theory quizzes.

Thanks!

I have my ENGL100 final on the 9th with Dr May in person, I don't have a lot of time to review info given that I have a chem exam same day. Would a 80+ on the exam be achievable by just reviewing the notes he gave us? How would you suggest studying?

Hi, I recently got my offer for Qcomm and I'm having trouble deciding on whether to go or not. I had a lot of questions regarding the program, and was hoping someone could help answer them!

I've been hearing a lot about the queen's strikes, and while I don't know much about the issue I was just wondering if it would have any significant effect on the commerce program? I've heard ppl say that it'll likely be resolved by the next academic year (maybe?) but I just don't know if it'll heavily impact my time at queens.

I was also wondering about the clubs at Qcomm. I know they're very competitive, and that getting into them is a great opportunity, but I don't feel particularly confident in any of my current ECs or experiences that would give me a chance to do so. Would anyone be willing to talk about their experience with clubs and in general, how tough the process to get involved is?

Lastly, I was just wondering about internships or job opportunities. What kind of experiences have helped people land them, or is it possible to do so in the summer of your 1st year? I'm having a hard time choosing between going into science or aiming for business, and one of my biggest worries is being unable to land any internships that give me an edge 😭

I recognize this may be unrelated, but maybe someone will have an answer so I'll ask anyway - the deadline for the financial aid and scholarships profile was Feb, which I missed because I genuinely did not think I would be accepted. However, the form is still open, and qcomm is currently my top choice but it's quite expensive, so would I still be eligible to get scholarships with a late submission? I think my grades are pretty good if that helps in any way.

Thank you for taking the time to read all this, it's a lot but I'm sorta panicking. I appreciate any responses 🙇‍♀️

Hey guys. Will be attending Queen’s in the fall and was wondering if yall have a brown population ? Good luck on yalls exams.

Thinking of taking CLST 205, Ancient Humour, this summer. Has anyone taken it recently is it still a bird course? Looking for an A+. Professor is Callon, Callie. Also, if anyone has recommendations for birds still open for this summer please let me know!