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I've recently completed my third year of computer engineering at UofT, and I wanted to share my thoughts on the courses I've taken. I hope this will be beneficial to incoming first, second, and third-year engineering students. My area of depth is 6 (Software) and my areas of breadth are 4 (Control) and 5 (Computer hardware/networks).
Difficulty: How hard it was to comprehend course material and/or complete practice problems accurately. Keep in mind that difficulty is subjective but I tried to eliminate personal bias and be as objective as possible.
Workload: The amount of work to complete outside of lectures (labs, assignments, homework, studying for tests/exams).
All engineers take the exact same courses in their first year first semester and similar ones in second semester. I took these courses in 2021 during covid so some information might be outdated.
First Year Semester 1:
APS100 Orientation to Engineering:
Difficulty: 1/10 Workload: 3/10 Course Average: N/A
There is no technical material in this course. All coursework consists of Ethics analysis, creating a schedule for time management, creating your resume, and discussion board participation. During tutorials, the TA typically asks behavioral questions to the class and covers slides pertaining to engineering principles, the learning environment, test readiness, and related topics.
APS110 Engineering Chemistry and Materials Science
Difficulty: 6/10 Workload: 5/10 Course Average: B
This course blends elements of chemistry, physics, and mathematics, requiring lots of formulas and memorization. The assignments and online quizzes were moderately difficult. Not sure if he’s still teaching but Scott Ramsay was a really good professor. Really enjoyed watching his video demonstrations.
APS111 Engineering Strategies and Practices I
Difficulty: 3/10 Workload: 6/10 (Variable) Course Average: B
Students are organized into groups of 5-6 and are assigned the task of developing a solution for a client, following the engineering design process. Success in this course heavily relies on your team. Throughout the semester, there are several milestones where you need to submit large reports with your team, making it crucial to have capable teammates. Many teams resorted to last-minute cramming the night before each milestone (not a good idea). Additionally, there are two peer reviews, so make sure you contribute to avoid being perceived as an unproductive member. In most cases, you don’t need to worry about this though. You’d likely all be good friends by that point (and give each other a perfect review).
CIV100 Mechanics
Difficulty: 9/10 Workload: 9/10 Course Average: C+
The consensus among most students in my year was that this was the toughest first year course. It's incredibly calculation heavy, with questions that may appear straightforward in theory but require multiple steps to solve. Even a minor error can screw up your entire calculation process. The assignments are extremely time-consuming, and the quizzes pose significant challenges. I suggest you work in a group for the assignments. Furthermore, both the final exam and midterm were exceptionally difficult.
MAT186 Calculus I
Difficulty: 4/10 Workload: 4/10 Course Average: B
If you’ve taken IB or AP this course will be a breeze. Even without that background, it's still relatively straightforward. Very little on integrals, mostly derivatives, rates of change, and graphs. PCEs and WebWorks were trivial, and the midterm and exam were easy.
MAT188 Linear Algebra
Difficulty: 7/10 Workload: 7/10 Course Average: B-
The majority of the course revolves around relatively straightforward operations on matrices and vectors. However, it does introduce abstract concepts like higher-order dimensions, which may require some deeper thinking to fully grasp. Webwork assignments were slightly more challenging compared to MAT186's, and completing assignments took a while. Once again, you should work with a partner or as a group. Pay attention in the MATLAB practicals because you’ll be using MATLAB pretty often in future courses.
First Year Semester 2:
APS105 Computer Fundamentals
Difficulty: 6/10 Workload: 5/10 Course Average: B-
If you’ve taken programming in high school, you will likely find this course very easy (2/10 difficulty). The course covers simple programming syntax, along with basic sorting algorithms, without delving into more advanced concepts beyond linked lists and binary trees. I do know many people who struggled though. I think that this was one of the more enjoyable courses of first year. Edit: perhaps not as easy as I described. Make sure to get programming experience in the summer before first year if you don’t already have it.
APS112 Engineering Strategies and Practices II
Difficulty: 5/10 Workload: 7/10 (Variable) Course Average: B+
This course is essentially a continuation of APS111, but with the added component of being assigned an actual client with a real-world problem statement. Each group works with a unique client, and at the end of the term, you present your final report directly to them, along with your supervisors. As with APS111, the quality of your team plays a crucial role in your success. Another thing to note is that unlike APS111, there were multiple individual assignments to complete on top of your team reports.
ECE110 Electrical Fundamentals
Difficulty: 8/10 Workload: 6/10 Course Average: C+
Definitely one of the harder first year courses. This course marks your introduction to circuits. Topics covered include capacitors, Ampere's law, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws, AC/DC circuits, magnetism, Thevenin and Norton equivalents, and more. The material is extensive and requires thorough understanding, as many future courses will build upon its concepts. Make sure that you understand the content well, given its foundational importance in subsequent courses.
ECE191 Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering
Difficulty: 0/10 Workload: 1/10 Course Average: N/A
Seminar course. You just need to show up to the lectures (one per week) and submit a 100-ish word report about what you learned.
MAT187 Calculus II
Difficulty: 6/10 Workload: 5/10 Course Average: C+
The workload in this course is comparable to Calc I, but the content is more challenging (obviously). It delves deeper into integrals and introduces concepts like ordinary differential equations and polar coordinates. But again, you’ll manage just fine if you did decently in Calc 1, and especially if you’ve taken AP math or IB HL math.
MIE100 Dynamics
Difficulty: 8/10 Workload 4/10 Course Average: C+
I personally found this to be the most challenging course in first year, but it seems that most people disagree with me. It shares similarities with CIV100, but you’re instead dealing with dynamic systems (moving) rather than static ones (not moving). Some concepts may prove difficult to grasp initially. However, if you focus on memorizing the relevant formulas and understanding when to apply them, you should be okay. Expect an emphasis on physics in this course.
Second year was the worst (for ECE) and a very big step up from first year. If you struggled in first year, you better lock in for second year.
Second Year Semester 1:
ECE201 ECE Seminar Course
Difficulty: 0/10 Workload: 0/10 Course Average: N/A
Another seminar course, except you just need to attend 7/10 lectures to pass. Most students just scan their Tcard at the entrance then leave right after. The lectures are pretty useless except the Magellan one where they show you how to choose courses for 3rd and 4th year.
ECE212 Circuit Analysis
Difficulty: 7/10 Workload: 8/10 Course Average: B+
This course provides a deeper exploration of circuits, extending beyond circuit solving to include frequency and sinusoidal analysis. Questions tend to be long so careless errors will cost you. Personally, I found the labs challenging, particularly because they required working with oscilloscopes at a higher level than I was used to, and I could not for the life of me figure out how to use that thing.
ECE241 Digital Systems
Difficulty: 7/10 Workload: 8/10 Course Average: B-
This hardware course focuses on the foundation of hardware. A lot of the content is at the fundamental level so it’s not too hard to comprehend. However, the main challenge lies in learning Verilog, a hardware description language. I hate Verilog. All the labs are done using Verilog, and frustratingly, the course provides no instruction on the language, nor are there many helpful resources available online. This lack of guidance made what should have been straightforward labs much more difficult. Thankfully if you are in CE, you’ll never need to take another course with Verilog again. The midterm was easy but the final was borderline impossible.
ECE244 Programming Fundamentals
Difficulty: 7/10 Workload: 7/10 Course Average: B-
This course is the sequel to APS105, delving into more advanced concepts like pointers, constructors, polymorphism, and inheritance. Many of these topics may feel familiar if you have prior programming experience, particularly from high school. Consequently, if you're already proficient in programming, as many computer engineering students are, you should be able to navigate through this course well. The labs were generally manageable, although a couple of them were time-consuming.
MAT290 Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Difficulty: 7/10 Workload 8/10 Course Average: B
In this course, you’ll learn a lot of miscellaneous mathematical concepts that will be relevant in future courses. The goal is to establish a strong foundation to facilitate understanding in third and fourth-year courses. There is also a quiz every week. They were terrible from a time management standpoint, but as long as you spent 3-4 hours per week completing the assigned textbook questions, you should be alright since one (out of two) of the questions on the quiz is guaranteed to be an assigned textbook question (at least, that was the case when I took the course).
MAT291 Calculus III
Difficulty: 9/10 Workload 9/10 Course Average: B-
The entire workload comes from studying for those damn weekly quizzes, much like MAT290. Personally, I found it to be one of the most difficult courses I've ever taken. Think of calculus 2, but now everything is in three dimensions, encompassing concepts like surface integrals, flux integrals, and more. Additionally, the course introduces abstract topics that I still struggle to grasp. Balancing the demands of this course alongside everything else was an incredibly stressful experience.
Second Year Semester 2:
ECE216 Signals and Systems
Difficulty: 8/10 Workload:7/10 Course Average: C+
I think everyone hated this course. It was so poorly taught and the midterms felt haphazard and unpredictable. I relied on the power of BS to pass (worked surprisingly). Other than working with many graphs and MATLAB, I don’t remember much about this course because it was so uninteresting.
ECE221 Electric and Magnetic Fields
Difficulty: 8/10 Workload: 5/10 Course Average: C+
This course serves as an introduction to fields, while also expanding on the principles covered in ECE110. Many concepts build upon intuitive ideas, such as the repulsion of identical charges and attraction of opposite charges, which can make seemingly complex topics less intimidating. There are also many procedures that you need to know to solve specific types of questions. The labs are generally straightforward. You just need to follow the steps on the lab worksheet and answer a few simple questions from the TA.
ECE231 Intro to Electronics
Difficulty: 9/10 Workload: 7/10 Course Average: C+
This course is basically circuit analysis but significantly harder. It combines everything you've learned about circuits thus far, introducing new topics on top of that foundation. There are so many new concepts to learn and the final pretty much tests you on all of them. I’ve encountered multiple scenarios where I saw two concepts that I thought were completely separate from each other being integrated into a single question on an exam. Also very calculation heavy. Despite my experience in this course, I must admit Khoman Fang was a great professor.
ECE243 Computer Organization
Difficulty: 7/10 Workload: 6/10 Course Average: B
This course is a direct continuation of ECE241, and surprisingly, I found it a lot more enjoyable than its prerequisite. The focus is on Assembly language programming, which I found to be way more understandable compared to Verilog. Assembly operates at a fundamental level, so you’re technically working with the most basic building blocks in programming. The labs often involved seemingly simple tasks like counting to 10 on a HEX display, but the nature of Assembly meant that achieving this could require hundreds of lines of code. I appreciated these labs as they provided a refreshing change from the usual programming tasks. Final and midterm exams were relatively easy.
ECE297 Software communication and design
Difficulty: 8/10 Workload: 9/10 (Variable) Course Average: B+
Despite the demanding workload, this course was one of my favorites. The main project involved collaborating in teams of three to develop a geographical information system (similar to Google Maps). Unlike other courses where teams are assigned, here you have the freedom to choose your own teammates. Starting off, your team is given only the OpenStreetMap database, and the APIs, granting you complete control over your project's design, functionality, and optimization. Performance enhancement and pathfinding algorithms were key components of the project. It's crucial for all team members to contribute effectively for success in this course; And trust me, this is not a one or two person project. To succeed in this course, all three members must be doing their share.
Third Year:
They say that third year is the easiest year for ECE, but that depends on what courses you choose. For me, it was only slightly easier than second year but still significantly harder than first year.
APS360 Fundamentals of Deep Learning
Difficulty: 8/10 Workload : 8/10 Course Average: B+
This course felt fundamentally very different compared to the other programming related courses. If you’re unfamiliar with deep learning, the content can be overwhelming but the inner workings behind AI are both fascinating and challenging to grasp. Fortunately, much of the coding in the course revolves around preparing data, setting up AI architectures, and training/testing models, rather than building an AI from scratch. While the labs are manageable, the final project can be very time consuming, particularly as training a single model can require hours or even days. Regarding this aspect, make sure you start early. Both the midterm and final exams were quite difficult.
ECE302 Probability and Applications
Difficulty: 7/10 Workload: 3/10 Course Average: B-
The first half of this course is very straightforward. Just an introduction to probability. The second half is where the difficulty quickly ramps up. Make sure you don’t underestimate the second half of the course. I made the mistake of assuming the material was easy after performing well on both midterms (midterms were very easy), leading me to neglect the final third of the course so I flunked the final. FYI, our marks were determined solely by the 2 midterms and the final.
ECE344 Operating Systems
Difficulty: 8/10 Workload: 10/10 Course Average: B
This course had the most difficult and demanding labs I’ve ever seen in my life. They are due every two weeks and some of them took most students more than 15 hours to complete. I’ve seen people staying up all night in the GB computer rooms to finish these labs. One positive aspect of the course if Jon Eyolfson is your professor, is that all lectures are both recorded and live-streamed, allowing attendance in person, online synchronously, or asynchronously. But if you have Ding Yuan, good luck. I heard he is not only bad at teaching, but also makes you program an operating system from scratch. The course content is quite interesting and the Midterm and final exams were fair.
ECE345 Algorithms and Data Structures
Difficulty: 8/10 Workload: 7/10 Course Average: B+
If you're one of those programming geniuses who have been doing Leetcode since like 3 years old, you’d have likely already learned all course content before you’ve even started the course. You could probably write midterm and final exams without attending any lectures. However, if you're not as experienced, attending every lecture, taking detailed notes, and staying focused is crucial. Personally speaking, some algorithms were incredibly difficult for me to grasp, while others were simple. Assignments typically include both coding and long-answer components, which can be time-consuming, but you can work with a partner.
TEP444 Positive Psychology for Engineers
Difficulty: 1/10 Workload: 3/10 Course Average: A-
This course overall was very enjoyable and a nice refreshing experience from the other technical courses. You go on excursions to various locations with your group and write reports. It's an excellent opportunity to expand your social circle and make new friends. If you aim for an A- grade (80-85), you can breeze through with minimal effort. However, achieving a higher grade (A or A+) would require significantly more work (like 5 times more, no joke), which is not worth the extra effort in my opinion.
CSC343 Introduction to Databases
Difficulty: 7/10 Workload: 10/10 Course Average: Unreleased
The content of this course is actually pretty interesting and is taught well. But the assignments were excessively time consuming. There are only three in total, but each one demanded such a significant investment of time to the point where I contemplated dropping the course altogether. You do work with a partner (going solo isn’t even an option if you want to complete the assignments) but even so, be prepared to invest 15-30 hours per person, per assignment (they also mark hard). Despite the workload, I do recommend taking this course because knowing SQL can substantially benefit you in the future. Just start the assignments early. On a positive note, the midterm and final were relatively straightforward.
ECE311 Introduction to Control Systems
Difficulty: 10/10 Workload: 5/10 Course Average: C+
This course didn't come with a heavy workload, consisting only of three labs and two midterms. However, I found the content to be very challenging. It felt like they condensed and combined every concept from every engineering math and physics course into one. Topics ranged from circuits and dynamics to Laplace transforms, matrices, Bode plots, and more. It didn’t help that Prof Scardovi didn’t record any lectures, has messy handwriting, and uses a damn chalkboard instead of modern technology like other profs do. The midterms and final were somewhat lenient compared to the lectures, but this course still ended up being my lowest mark.
ECE361 Computer networks I
Difficulty: 8/10 Workload: 9/10 Course Average: B
This course requires a lot of memorization compared to other courses. You’ll have to understand calculation processes but also memorize a lot of general knowledge about networks. A problem with this course is that some concepts that show up in tests are not adequately explained in lectures. By far the best way to study is to do past exams. Professor Valaee often recycles questions, sometimes even directly copying past midterms and finals (like he did in my cohort). Unlike other courses, there is no big assignment/lab for this course, but it makes up for it with quantity. There’s a quiz every week, a wireshark lab every 2 weeks, a programming lab every 2 weeks, and a midterm. The programming labs are already difficult by themselves, but this cumulative workload felt very overwhelming.
ECE472 Engineering Economics and Entrepreneurship
Difficulty: 7/10 Workload: 5/10 Course Average: B+
This is straight up an economics course, no engineering at all. You’ll learn about investments, equity, financing, and related areas. There are 4 quizzes throughout the semester, with quiz 3 (quiz 3 specifically) being by far the hardest (average in the 50s). Since you're able to bring your textbook to the quizzes and exam, my biggest tip is to write past quiz and exam solutions in your textbook, as there's a limited pool of questions, and new questions often resemble some kind of variation of past ones.
ECE421 Introduction to Machine Learning
Difficulty: 9/10 Workload: 7/10 Course Average: unreleased
While the course content itself may be challenging, surprisingly, the midterm and final exams were pretty easy. There's a slight discorrelation between the lecture material and what appears on the exams, but relying on past exams for preparation should be enough. The course leans heavily on mathematical concepts, much more so than APS360. The assignments were difficult and tedious but I recommend you work with others to complete it.
With that, I've covered my thoughts and tips for all the engineering courses I've completed. Transitioning into your next year in engineering, particularly if you’re transitioning from high school, can feel daunting. However, remember that you're not alone in this experience – many of your peers are facing similar challenges. If you need any more advice or have questions, feel free to reach out to me via DMs!

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Hi all- I am looking for advice to get into RA. I have the following resume but not sure how to better market myself besides networking. I have cmc adjacent knowledge but struggle getting my foot in the door. Thank you and apologies for the formatting.
Experience QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST II MAY2022- PRESENT  Led regulatory readiness activities, including auditing and gap assessments, to ensure compliance with FDA regulations.  Authored SOPs and regulatory documents, incorporating eCTD filing guidance and FDA inspector guidance, to prepare for PAI inspections.  Individually managed internal audit program, conducting GMP department system audits and driving CAPA management process, identifying and addressing critical, major, and minor compliance gaps. Brought the site internal audit program into compliance with key performance indicators exceeded for 2023.  Scribe/ coordinato and backroom support (organizing requests+ communicating with the audit room and SMEs) between client auditors and site management, documenting audit requests, findings, attendance, etc.  Launched CAPAs for internal and client audit findings to ensure root causes are identified and thoroughly addressed through the CAPA management lifecycle (via MasterControl QMS system). Utilized root cause analysis tools to identify root causes for major and critical audit finding CAPAs.  Acted as lead auditor for critical raw material suppliers, ensuring supplier quality program compliance via supplier corrective action requests.  Supported Pre-licensing inspection (PLI) readiness activities as part of the audit-readiness team.  Worked with department SMEs on storyboard topics with external consultant to ensure potential gaps were identified prior to regulatory inspection.  Attended key stakeholder meetings that provided updates about the client BLA filing timeline and rolling submission updates.  Utilizes eCTD filing guidance (primarily module 3 for Quality/CMC information), publicly available FDA inspector guidance documents and drafted/ created Regulatory Inspection SOP for the site in preparedness for PAI inspection from the FDA.  Organized, staged and prepared documents requested for the BLA submission document review and FDA pre-licensing inspection audits.  Supported PLI readiness via proposal of storyboard topics and review of storyboard topics with consultants and Sr. Management.
QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST II MAR2021- MAY2022  Conducted GMP process/system Internal audits.  Researched FDA guidelines for Biologics and implemented improvements in the quality process of the company.  Reviewed approximately 1500 (number generated as part of metrics) quality documents (Batch Production Records, Material Specifications, Water Testing Data, Raw Material Testing, Equipment logs etc.) in 2021 and reported discrepancies to relevant parties for correction. Organized the raw material quality documentation system from a paper-based to electronic system promoting document traceability.  Conducted Quality Trainings for all GMP staff.  Acted as point of contact/ conducted GMP line clearance/ room release activities.  Complete batch record review process and associated review of documentation. Promoted compliance through understanding of FDA regulations, GDPs, and cGMP's.  Corrected errors in above documentation and helped improve workflow through critical analysis of GMP documentation required for lot release.  Investigated USP standards to analyze QC release standards for raw materials, in order to help implement process improvements. Individually pursued deviations when discovered and pushed for their timely closure in order to complete batch record review processes.  Initiated and helped initiate change controls related to QA processes or other departments processes (document revisions etc.).  Offered solutions for compliance and proposed changes in order to make the transition to new phase of manufacturing (transferring records from paper to electronic for ease of access for future audits by the FDA)  Implemented/ created improved specifications for critical raw materials in accordance with cGMP requirements for material testing.  Implemented Novatek QMS system to document CAPA, Deviations and Change Controls.
GLP ANIMAL STUDY TECHNICIAN JAN2020-MAR2021  Utilize data capturing system Provantis 8 data capturing system in order to record observations and study specific lab data.  Review study protocol and ensure study tasks and data for pre-clinical research studies are conducted in accordance with established protocols, SOP’s, GLP’s, and other pertinent regulatory requirements.  Generate study forms and worksheets via MasterControl  Extensive training in various technical procedures including dose administration/ the processes for the study life cycle (formulation, conducting the studies, audits etc.)  Perform and document observations on study animals.  Record observations and collect other relevant data via data capture systems and/or hand-generated forms in accordance with GLPs, SOPs, and protocol. Education
M.S. REGULATORY SCIENCES AUG2022-MAY2024 SCHOOL OF PHARMACY Related coursework:  Drug, Biologic, and Device Regulation  Drug and Biologics Discovery  Drug and Biologics Development  Clinical Research  Regulated Products in the Marketplace
B.S. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2019 UNIVERSITY  Major: Biological Sciences  Minor: Neurobiology and Physiology A.S. LIFE SCIENCES 2017 MONTGOMERY COLLEGE, ROCKVILLE CAMPUS  Major: life Sciences Additional Coursework M.P.S BIOTECHNOLOGY JAN2021-AUG2022 Regulatory Affairs Pathway:  BTEC/ENCH 662: Good Manufacturing Practices for Bioprocesses Skills & Abilities  Regulatory Affairs: Proficient in interpreting and implementing FDA regulations, including 21CFR210/211, 21CFR11, ICH guidelines, and USP standards.  Technical Writing: Skilled in drafting SOPs, regulatory documents, audit reports, and responses.  Compliance Management: Experienced in internal auditing, CAPA management, and supplier auditing.  Project Management: Led audit response meetings, CAPA follow-up meetings, and managed tracking tools for compliance metrics.  Communication: Strong communicator with the ability to convey scientific knowledge effectively.  Software: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, MasterControl QMS, and Novatek QMS. Certifications  ASQ Certified Quality Auditor  Yellow Belt Certification in Project Management

An Email just sent to TRF merchants. Backlash is coming especially from out of town/traveling artisans on how can they be expected to attend while they are doing other shows? I suspect they hired someone new who doesn't have a clue. The source is a private booth owners group on Facebook.

"Lack of participation during rehearsals and inadequate demonstration of these skills during performance, will result in the OwneManager being fined $500.00"

Hello everyone, I hope you all are having a good week!! TRF is reinstating Renaissance University classes for all participants this season. Participants are expected to attend as many sessions as possible. Weekly and year end prizes will be awarded in multiple categories for outstanding performance this season!! Participation is mandatory. See below for important dates and more information concerning 2024 Renaissance University and TRF Participant Rewards. Please respond to this email with which dates you and your employees will be attending. Lori Wright TRF Vendor Coordinator Renaissance University This training program is provided at no cost. Texas Renaissance Festival presents a sixteenth century village, with several fantasy elements. This unique event creates a need for all participants to view themselves as performers, and their workspace, the stage on which they perform. The Renaissance University training program will provide the participant, both new and returning, tools that will teach and refine the specific performance skills needed by TRF. It is our belief that the Owners/Managers should be able to exhibit the skills needed, to work any position in their organization, and subsequently help tutor their employees in the refinement of these skills. TRF defines Participants as… Anyone who comes in contact with our audience Expectations of Participants • Appropriate use of the King’s English • Use of appropriate Dialect – Standard British, Cockney, Spanish, French, Scottish, German, Eastern European • Demonstrable Patron contact skills – Greeting, Reverence, Trade Knowledge, Parting • Enter into and exit from any non-scripted association with a Patron. • Appear comfortable in the environment, and make others feel comfortable as well • Develop and use an effective, entertaining hawk to gather Patrons • Ability to deal with situations that do not happen as planned during Patron interactions. • Creating a memorable and entertaining character using vocal, physical and costume tools, while staying within the parameters set by TRF All TRF Owners/Vendors/Employees will be assessed on the following criteria: As a Participant at TRF you are expected to demonstrate the following performance skills and have them observed and tested prior to dress rehearsal and observed and tested continually on performance days. Performance Skill Assessment • King’s English • Dialects • Costumes • Contact Skills • Knowledge of Trade • Effective Hawk • Character History Worksheets • Rehearsal Participation • Daily Performance Lack of participation during rehearsals and inadequate demonstration of these skills during performance, will result in the OwneManager being fined $500.00 Rehearsal/Workshop Schedule Think of this as if we are rehearsing and performing in a theatrical play, which is what we are doing. Numerous hours of rehearsal are needed to achieve anything that is presentable to the audience. I encourage all participants to participate in as many sessions as possible. One rehearsal is not enough! Homework is required!

Hi Excel Community,
I have a workqueue inside of an excel workbook, where Sheet1 (Month Year) is a power query table to pull all files for that month into Sheet1 (refreshed daily as files get added), and sheets 2 - 18 are essentially different work buckets pulling information from Sheet1.
Sheets 2 - 18, I have cells that can be written in but for the most part everything is locked. At the end of the month, I clear all the text the coordinators have written in from sheets 2-18, so I can recycle the workqueue for the next month. It's getting tedious. The macro I tried looked like it might work, but it just keeps cycling and ultimately freezes the workbook:

Sub ClearUnprotectedText() Dim ws As Worksheet Dim cell As Range For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets For Each cell In ws.UsedRange If Not cell.Locked Then If cell.HasFormula = False Then cell.ClearContents End If End If Next cell Next ws End Sub 

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated on where I might be able to modify this VBA code or any suggestions for another workaround.
Thanks!

Hi! I currently have one workseet with a large account list color coordinated depending on situation. When I try and automatically copy the status to the accounts individual worksheet it copies the text perfectly but it does not retain the color associated with the status. This is the formula I am using right now.
=[NameOfSourceSheet]![CellBeingCopied]
Any idea how I can retain the color?
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Thank you!

Excel formula using VBA macro that sends an email to the email address in column Q, when the date in column c is met. All information gathered is the same per row, each row is different and should operate the same. The name the email should be addressed to will be the information entered in column A, again each row different. Email should read, Good day 'column A information,' it is time to scheduled our annual assessment. Please email me back with your availability. Thanks and have a great day. Greg Dornbush Service Coordinator UPMC Health Plan 200 Corporate Center Drive Camp Hill, PA 17011 Office: (833) 280-8508 dornbushgm@upmc.edu" Additionally, an email to be sent when the dates in column G are met. That email should say "Good day 'column A information,' it is time to scheduled our quarterly phone call. Please email me back with your availability. Thanks and have a great day. Greg Dornbush Service Coordinator UPMC Health Plan 200 Corporate Center Drive Camp Hill, PA 17011 Office: (833) 280-8508 dornbushgm@upmc.edu" Finally, an email sent to the address in column Q when the date in column K are met. That email should read "Good day 'column A information,' it is time to scheduled our 6 month home visit. Please email me back with your availability. Thanks and have a great day. Greg Dornbush Service Coordinator UPMC Health Plan 200 Corporate Center Drive Camp Hill, PA 17011 Office: (833) 280-8508 dornbushgm@upmc.edu" It should be noted that some of the cells where the information will be pulled from will be empty as such no information has been entered yet, and the sheet name is Participants.
Sub SendReminderEmails() Dim ws As Worksheet Dim lastRow As Long Dim i As Long Dim OutlookApp As Object Dim OutlookMail As Object

' Set the worksheet where your data is located (change "Participants" to your sheet name) Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Participants") ' Find the last row with data in column C (Date column) lastRow = ws.Cells(ws.Rows.Count, "C").End(xlUp).Row ' Create Outlook application Set OutlookApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") ' Loop through each row For i = 2 To lastRow ' Check if the date in column C (Annual Assessment) is met If Not IsEmpty(ws.Cells(i, "C").Value) And ws.Cells(i, "C").Value <= Date Then ' Send email for Annual Assessment SendEmail OutlookApp, ws.Cells(i, "Q").Value, ws.Cells(i, "A").Value, "Annual Assessment Reminder" End If ' Check if the date in column G (Quarterly Phone Call) is met If Not IsEmpty(ws.Cells(i, "G").Value) And ws.Cells(i, "G").Value <= Date Then ' Send email for Quarterly Phone Call SendEmail OutlookApp, ws.Cells(i, "Q").Value, ws.Cells(i, "A").Value, "Quarterly Phone Call Reminder" End If ' Check if the date in column K (6-Month Home Visit) is met If Not IsEmpty(ws.Cells(i, "K").Value) And ws.Cells(i, "K").Value <= Date Then ' Send email for 6-Month Home Visit SendEmail OutlookApp, ws.Cells(i, "Q").Value, ws.Cells(i, "A").Value, "6-Month Home Visit Reminder" End If Next i ' Clean up Set OutlookApp = Nothing 

End Sub
Sub SendEmail(OutlookApp As Object, recipient As String, name As String, subject As String) Dim OutlookMail As Object

' Create an Outlook email Set OutlookMail = OutlookApp.CreateItem(0) ' Customize the email content With OutlookMail .To = recipient .Subject = subject .Body = "Good day " & name & "," & vbCrLf & _ "It is time to schedule our " & subject & ". Please email me back with your availability." & vbCrLf & _ "Thanks and have a great day." & vbCrLf & _ "Greg Dornbush" & vbCrLf & _ "Service Coordinator UPMC Health Plan" & vbCrLf & _ "200 Corporate Center Drive Camp Hill, PA 17011" & vbCrLf & _ "Office: (833) 280-8508" & vbCrLf & _ "dornbushgm@upmc.edu" .Display ' Change to .Send to automatically send the email End With ' Clean up Set OutlookMail = Nothing 

End Sub

Hi everybody,
I am try to simulate Fluid Structure Interactions on ANSYS with fluent, transient structural and system coupling. My model is set to simulate flutter - a bar of aluminum passing through multiple sections of airfoils (to induce flexibility) and a weight at the top to add inertia. Everything is good until I update the solution in the system coupling module. the error comes from the transient structure solver and the error is: "participant solution encountered a fatal error: message: the value of UZ at node 84 is 1.4259873E+12. This is greater than the current limit of 1000000.This generally indicates rigid body motion with an unconstrained model.
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I have gone back to the structural module and double checked everything: the support, the contacts (all of them are "Bonded" contacts". I have attached more pictures below for clarity. Any help would be very appreciated.
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Hello everyone, I am a graduate student applying for a medical assistant job to gain experience at PA school. Please give me some advice so I can have a chance to shoot for an MA job. Any advice would be really appreciate. Thank be really appreciated
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Hello reddit! I am designing my guy & I's wedding in May 2024, and I would love your opinion on aesthetic.
Theme is vintage tropical - lots of color but not "jewel tones" all the way. It's summer, so I didn't want the color palette to feel heavy/wintery. I have some persian rugs, wicker lanterns, lots of planters. renting/buying some vintage lounge seating, and using mismatched cut glassware for floral arrangements.
I am aware that DIY floral arrangements are time-consuming, but I know I will enjoy the process and can make this look damn near professional for half the cost (also, I KNOW my photoshop doesn't look v. professional, but Canva helps me sleep at night ;D )... I have access to a good amount of free greenery (tropicals, ferns, fiddle leaf fig, flax lily, laurel, birch), and I will bring some potted plants in for sprucing things up. I want to create something that looks lush but is manageable to move after the ceremony (by venue coordinator, not ME). Bouquets will be repurposed for vases in the reception area.
If you have experience with DIY arrangements (especially with lots of tropicals/greenery), please help me with quantity per flowegreenery type! I made a logistics worksheet here ("Flower Pricing"): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRXarRzlp9R5o-j1R0xS_KrvZ5PjHndTGGPyb8d-5K3y_TyShtAxibVPq1dlYaFH5nf34EbiMtUkRqj/pubhtml?gid=1088311639&single=true - column B is my estimated #, but columns K-N break down the # per application.
PS - has anyone ever used fresh greenery for floral arranagements?? I am concerned about BUGS. Thought maybe 2-3 good submersion baths and maybe spritz with neem oil? It just smells awful, so any advice is appreciated!

My work environment has been toxic since I arrived on day one in January. For context I’m in Madrid, the coworkers and locals have told me in not such a great area either. The school is very low income, some of the things I have seen and heard have made my jaw drop and as a teacher in California, I can guarantee these things wouldn’t happen at home. Behavior from students and teachers is really disgraceful sometimes. And school conditions are downright sad (bilingual coordinator reprimanded me for printing worksheets for my lesson plan saying I printed too much when I made 60 copies for 2 classes, etc). but this is all besides the point of the post, just providing context. Many Spanish coworkers have confided in me about the horrible conditions and have shared with me that they may quit mid year due to the absolute chaos.
My bilingual coordinator has not been nice to me to say the least. That’s a whole new post in itself, but for now we’ll just say from day 1 she has made me feel unwelcome. In fact, on several occasions the principal has actually had to step in on my behalf to defend me, so I thought she was reasonable, unlike a lot of my coworkers. Like I said, I’m a teacher at home, I know what I am doing. I speak English and Spanish fluently and I go above and beyond on my lesson plans . My lesson plans are better than most of the coworkers who are main teachers and clearly just wing it every day in class and come unprepared. I am friendly to everyone I encounter . All of this effort hasn’t made my experience any more positive after 2.5 months.
Despite all of the negativity endured the last 2.5 months, just like most experiences teaching , there are some wonderful children who make me feel better on a daily basis. I also love living in Madrid and Europe, so I considered renewing . I completed my PROFEX application and let my bilingual coordinator know I was interested. She arranged a meeting today with the principal where they made me come into work 2 hours early to basically tell me they don’t want me to renew. That’s not exactly what they said, but they said they did not have enough “information about my performance” after 2 months to be able to recommend me for next year . I was shocked because like I said , I go above and beyond, arrive on time, am polite , etc. Other people in my program are being recommended from their schools. I expressed my confusion and clarified that they’re going to have to hire an entirely new aux for next year and they said again they don’t have enough information and I hadn’t done a MOOC, which is not done by candidates who come in January. It felt like a huge slap in the face, even though I was probably not going to come back anyways . Maybe for the best so I can get out of the toxic work environment where half the coworkers don’t like me but don’t even know me. The problem is now everything feels awkward and I no longer want to try as hard since they don’t appreciate my efforts anyways :/

Now that I’m about to finish my last semester here as an undergrad, I thought I’d share my experiences for all the courses I’ve taken! I remember going on reddit a lot to look for courses (and the profs) to take, so I hope this will be helpful to some of y’all with the course selection! :)
Some background about me:

• I’m graduating as a Biology Major and Math Minor
• I’ve spent 6 years here (5 academic years + 1 co-op year)
• I love ecology in bio
• I hate proofs in math lol
• Many of the courses were taken quite a few years ago, so I don’t remember everything…
• Obviously, everything is subjective and based on my own experience :)

Without further ado:
BIOL 121 (Dr. Bridgette Clarkston): my very first course ever taken at UBC, had a very fun time! Bridgette is amazing, definitely one of my fav profs as she is very knowledgeable but also very fun and a huge algae nerd. I found the content pretty interesting too, and the workload wasn’t too bad. I learned about a little bit of genetics, evolution, and ecology at what feels like a basic level, but that’s when I found out I love ecology (because it’s a lot of math in bio lmao).
BIOL 112 (Dr. Jared Taylor): another one of my fav profs! He is super relatable and really makes the class fun, he even streamed Among Us and played with his students/TAs during the COVID era as well! There is a lot of content in this course, but we got to bring a cheat sheet to all of our exams. I learned quite a lot about how genes work, like the promoters and stuff like that, which I think it’s interesting too.
BIOL 140 (Dr. Lynn Norman + TAs): this course was mostly run by a TA I think, and the course load wasn’t too bad. We did some field trips, and also took care of some beetles and did experiments on them. Not super memorable, but Lynn is such a sweetheart of a prof! I just remember doing some random labs, but honestly don’t remember what I actually learned…
BIOL 200 (I forgor): don’t remember who the prof was, but it was awful for me LOL. It was a lot of work and memorizing, and we even had to write an essay on our exams. I don’t remember what I learned, just remembered it wasn’t a fun experience. The only thing I remember is something about core histones, because that’s one of my groupchat’s name LOL. Too bad it is a required course…
BIOL 209 (Dr. Bridgette Clarkston, Dr. Jaclyn Dee, Dr. Shona Ellis): since this course covers algae, fungi, and bryophytes, we had 3 profs who specialized in each of those subjects. One of the reasons why I took this is because of Bridgette, who is a big algae nerd and made the class really fun for the algae unit. Jaclyn is also a very fun prof for the fungi unit! She incorporated quite a lot of memes and other fun material, so I really liked her too. For the bryophytes unit, Shona isn’t as fun, but she is still a very sweet and knowledgeable prof who taught well. Overall fun course, though the lab work was a lot of work. I got cheat sheets for the lab exams and the final!
BIOL 230 (Dr. Rachel Wilson, Dr. Rachel Germain, Dr. Laura Parfrey): one of my fav courses taken here, as someone who enjoys learning about ecology. Laura isn’t a great prof tbh, I didn’t feel like she cared about us that much lol. Though the two Rachels are some of my fav profs as well. Rachel W is the lab coordinator, and she led us on some pretty fun field trips. She even held meme contests before the exams, which was super fun! Rachel G is the second lecturer other than Laura, and she has some really fun stories and makes the class really engaging! This course is pretty much just ecology 101 with some lab experience.
BIOL 233 (Dr. ??? Rosemary): awful course, I hated it… a LOT of work and the content I found was pretty boring. I don’t see it on the SSC anymore, so glad nobody had to suffer like me hahaha. I think BIOL 234 is the same course, I don’t know the difference so maybe it’s better?? Also the prof I had was pretty mean, and didn’t really teach us anything tbh… I don’t remember what I’ve learned here also…
BIOL 260 (Dr. Caitlin Donnelly, Dr. Santokh Singh): took this for summer school during the COVID era (2020S), and honestly, it was a lot of work. This was the first full semester when COVID hit, so I’m sure a lot of courses were in shambles hahaha. Since this is physiology, a lot of memorization as expected, though it probably would’ve been easier if it’s in-person and not condensed into 2 months. I learned just general physiology of plants and animals, so things like the xylem and the gills.
BIOL 300 (Dr. Michael Whitlock): took this during the COVID era, honestly it was a lot of learning how to use R. I’m not good at coding, so it took me a while to learn, but it wasn’t too difficult. Though do be warned, there’s quite a lot of stats in this course, covering things like t-tests and chi-squared tests in the context of biology.
BIOL 301 (Dr. Sarah Otto): this is pretty much BIOL 300 with more math, since we are building mathematical models in biology, which I liked quite a lot given my background loool. We had to learn a new language called Maxima, but it wasn’t too bad. We got a chance to develop a biological model for our final project in this class (I did mine on the ecosystem from a video game called Subnautica), I had a lot of fun with it. I really like Sarah too, she is very sweet and relatable.
BIOL 306 (Dr. Sean Michaletz, Dr. Rachel Wilson): very excited to have Rachel again as the lab coordinator! Despite taking this during the COVID era, this class was super fun, another one of my favs since it’s just ecology with more ecology. Sean is also a very relatable and understanding prof, making him one of my fav profs as well. And of course, just like BIOL 230, Rachel held meme contests too, which was surprisingly a good review for the final for me lmao.
BIOL 325 (Dr. Philip Matthews): the class is pretty interesting, because it has a lot of math involved with biology. I honestly really enjoyed the homework assignments, since it was a lot of fun ways to use math to understand how animals work, like how much buoyancy does a blue whale have. The prof is alright, he just kinda reads off the slides, but he isn’t a bad prof at all. We got some cheat sheets too for exams.
BIOL 330 (Dr. Stella Lee): one of the sweetest profs I’ve had here :) She is super wholesome and very understanding, especially since I took this during the COVID era. She made the class interactive and always checked up on us over Zoom, and I thought her exams were pretty fair too. I don’t think this class is offered anymore, though I think BIOL 331 is the same thing. The content of this course is quite a lot though, a lot of memorizing for sure, but still interesting. I learned about how a fetus developed, so things like how hormones work to develop the spinal cord.
BIOL 335 (Dr. Craig Berezowsky, Dr. Stephanie Cheung): took this during the summer of the first COVID semester, had a horrible experience lol. The profs weren’t great, especially Craig, this man is not a good teacher LOL I would cut him some slack though, since it was the first COVID semester, but I struggled quite a lot in this class. I think I learned the PCR and stuff?? I don’t know lol
BIOL 336 (Dr. Wayne Maddison, Dr. Sarah Otto): I found this class pretty interesting, since I enjoyed learning about evolution as well. Wayne looks like Charlie Darwin tbh, and Sarah, like I mentioned for BIOL 301, is a very sweet prof and hilarious. Honestly, nothing else to say, I learned about things like natural selection and stuff.
BIOL 416 (Dr. Jonathan Davies): the class itself is cool, as I learned about how to conserve biodiversity and what is essentially killing life on the planet. There’s a LOT of writing in this course though, with a big report and a smaller report, and a lot of R, even though they didn’t really teach you how to use R during class. The tutorial was definitely a lot of work, and the prof just kinda reads off the slides, with some occasional dad jokes.
BIOL 398/399/498/499: four terms of science co-op. I worked at a biotech lab in Richmond and a summer camp on campus. That’s when I confirmed that I hated working in a lab and loved teaching LOL. I think I sent more than 60 resumes + cover letters overall, not a fun experience but it’s a lowkey numbers game with little to no experience.
MATH 100: I skipped this course because I took AP Calc AB in high school, kinda regret skipping this in uni since it would’ve just been a easy course to get used to university math. So I’ve nothing else to say.
MATH 101 (I forgor): this one was rough since I skipped MATH 100, as I don’t remember much from AP Calc at this point. The prof, who I forgot, was hard to understand and didn’t teach us much. It’s pretty much just calculus but harder (I guess it is Calc II), and it kinda traumatized me with the Taylor Series (I still don’t know what that is).
MATH 200 (Dr. Brian Freidin): I found this pretty interesting, since I learned about calculus in the third dimension. This class was only midterms, WebWork, and a final, so a typical math class lol. This course ended during the COVID era, so we had 95/5 midterm/final policy, and so I got lucky with the grade I got. The prof was alright, he wrote everything on chalkboards, so it was a bit hard to understand things. I think we did MatLab here too…? Struggled with that because I can’t code :D
MATH 220 (Dr. Jingyi Chen): I HATE THIS COURSE SO MUCH I HATE PROOFS SO MUCH. Yeah I took this during the COVID era, and I got like 57%... definitely hurt me mentally quite a lot… anyways, I thought it would be fun to prove maths, and now I’m traumatized by all the random greek letters in math. This is a required pre-req for a lot of the math courses here, so it may be unavoidable. Also the prof sucked lol, he was very dismissive with my questions and all.
MATH 221 (Dr. Daniel Coombs): first time learning linear algebra, thought it’s alright. It was hard to understand for me, but the prof is honestly pretty funny. I went to a few of his office hours, and he was quite helpful. The course load was alright, with exams, WebWork (I think..?), and a big final. Also had to learn python to do matrix calculations in this class, struggled a lot for that because I don’t know how to code lol
MATH 302 (Dr. Jonathan Hermon): didn’t have a great time here lol. Took this during the COVID era, with quite a few proofs and some pretty difficult homework assignments. I struggled quite a bit, but maybe it’s just the whole online school thing. It was definitely a lot of probability stuff, but I don’t remember anything I learned.
MATH 307 (Dr. Ming Zhang): he is very sweet and a great teacher, one of my fav math profs for sure! He checks up on us often, and is just an overall cool dude. It was hard for me to learn linear algebra over Zoom during COVID era, but still had an enjoyable class regardless. It’s pretty much just MATH 221 part 2 electric boogaloo, with some more definitions and stuff, don’t remember doing a lot of proofs though thankfully.
MATH 312 (Dr. John Macdonald): decent amount of proofs in this class, but it was manageable since it’s still a lot of arithmetics. Honestly pretty interesting class as well, as we learned a lot of cool theorems and learning about some niche questions that we can solve. The prof is alright, his lecture isn’t that engaging, as he just reads off of his notes, but he is super helpful in his office hours. The course grading was hella rough though, 5 tests each 10%, and a final with 50%.
MATH 317 (Dr. Sebastien Picard): THIS GUY IS A LEGEND. Honestly the best math prof I’ve had, a very relatable and hilarious guy. This man uses Taylor Swift references and talks about random concerts he’s going to in lectures, yet gets the point across as well. I also enjoyed the class itself as it’s all arithmetics and no proofs. We got weekly homework with a midterm and final, and the prof even dedicated the lecture before the exams to do practice exams with us. Honestly, can’t recommend this prof and course enough, it’s pretty much just Calc III with a bit more stuff.
MATH 340 (Dr. Mathav Murugan): this class kinda sucked LOL. The prof, as sweet as he is, isn’t a great teacher, and it’s hard for me to understand him with his unreadable writing. The homework is very tough, often involving proofs, while we don’t cover much of the content in lecture. Hated it for sure by the sheer amount of proofs involved, in a class where I expected it to be mostly arithmetics oops
MATH 446 (Dr. Costanza Piccolo): honestly a super interesting course! There’s a lot of reading, but not much actually doing the math at all. Most of the assignments are making presentations (my group did a presentation on how the Ancient Mesopotamians used clay tablets to do math) and writing a final paper on a math topic (I wrote mine on the history of the golden ratio, pretty interesting stuff). The prof is sweet and understanding, but her lectures aren’t the most engaging. Feels like a nice GPA boost too since I didn’t have to worry about a final and WebWork, just a lot of writing.
CHEM 121 (Dr. Erin Lindenberg): I actually wanted to do biochem in my first year, but this course made me just want to do bio instead LMAO. The prof is great, she’s super sweet and fun, but man the course was ROUGH. Going from high school chem to this is a humbling experience. I remember learning quantum mechanics stuff in like week 2, and was already behind by that point. It is a required course, so that didn’t help lol. The labs are a lot of work too, but it wasn’t too bad after going through the textbooks and lab manual.
CHEM 123 (Dr. Erin Lindenberg, I forgor): top 10 worst experiences in uni lmao. It is split into physical chem and organic chem. Erin taught us one of the sections, which was quite enjoyable, but the second prof SUCKED. He didn’t teach us anything, and felt like he just went there to get paid and go home (fair enough lol). The labs are a lot more work too, and our class was in the chem building basement. So yeah, very horrible experience for me.
CHEM 233 (Dr. Jason Hein): unfortunately, I didn’t end up in the GOAT Jay Wickenden’s class, but Jason is still a pretty good prof. I remember camping at the chem resource centre every week trying to do the worksheets lol, it wasn’t fun. I struggled with CHEM 123, so this course was hella rough. No lab though, which was nice, but I didn’t think it was that bad (maybe it’s because I was in second year, so got more used to uni?). I understand the meme of why nobody likes ochem now, and I still don’t :)
CHEM 235 (TA: William Primrose): this is just a once-a-week lab course, ran by one of the only TAs that I still remember by name. He is a legend of a TA, super helpful and super chill. Taught us quite a lot too. I actually had fun in this lab, since we got to do some pretty cool stuff, and the lab work was honestly not too tough. Again, could just be me getting more used to uni, but I still had some fun in this lab.
PHYS 101 (I forgor): I don’t think this course is offered anymore, but it was hella rough. A lot of work in labs, and pretty much grade 12 physics on absolute crack. The material is a lot harder than high school, but honestly still pretty manageable, just took a lot of time to figure things out. That’s all I remember tbh
PHYS 438 (Dr. Scott Oser): this prof is honestly so funny lol. He makes the class super fun, and the homework is actually really fun too, like calculating how much flesh a zombie would need to eat to stay alive. It’s pretty much just a lot of math in biology, like an add-on to BIOL 325. I enjoyed it a lot. We had a final project on any physics in biology topic, so my group and I did a presentation on how many Canadian geese it takes to fly Santa’s sleigh lmao (it was between 155,220,253 and 244,717,718 geese).
CPSC 100 (Dr. Oluwakemi Ola): fun prof, fun class, and not too stressful. I honestly don’t remember what I did here, since I took this in the first semester of first year, but I remembered it to be decently fun…
CPSC 110 (Dr. Oluwakemi Ola): now, if MATH 220 was the PTSD for me in math, this course is the PTSD for me in compsci. I needed this course for some of the higher level math courses, and yeah it sucked a lot since I don’t know how to code lmao. It was a LOT of work, taking up like 5 hours weekly. Got the same prof as CPSC 100, again, makes the class fun. One biggest W in this course is understanding all of the Gregor memes, and honestly, hilarious. Trust the natural recursion fellas.
MICB 201 (Dr. Jennifer Sibley): took this during the COVID era as a summer class, it was a LOT of information, but honestly manageable. Took it the same time as BIOL 260, so quite a lot of work, but I found it somewhat interesting. I don’t really care about microbes, but I ended up finding them interesting. We did a mini infographic for one of the assignments too, had quite a lot of fun. The prof was pretty nice, and great at teaching!
EOSC 114 (Dr. Lucy Porritt, Dr. Leah May Ver, Dr. Brett Gilley, Dr. James Kelly Russell, Dr. Douglas McCollor..?): got an Avengers cast here for this class, with each prof covering a speciality: general disaster (Lucy), extinction (Leah), earthquake/landslide (Brett), storm (James), and volcano (Douglas I think..?). So naturally (haha), I had some of the best and some of the worst profs lol. Leah didn’t teach us anything, James just read off of his slides, Brett is hilarious and a legend, and Lucy is super sweet and funny, and Douglas is knowledgeable and makes volcanoes interesting. Overall though, a LOT of work for a first year course, and a lot of exams for the different sections, but it’s all multiple choice with a lot of memorization.
EOSC 474 (Dr. Leah May Ver, Dr. Yevhenii Pakhomov): a lot of memorization in this class again, with Leah again unfortunately. She didn’t get better tbh :( Yevhenii is alright, he just kinda read off the slides too. The class is kinda boring, even though I found the content to be interesting. There’s a lot of work in this class, with a challenging midterm and final.
EOSC 475 (Dr. Curtis Suttle): hands down the best EOSC prof and one of the best I’ve had! THIS MAN IS HILARIOUS. He is very knowledgeable, and very kind and cares a lot, as he always checks up on us. He has some of the most unhinged stories I’ve ever heard, y’all need to take this course just for him lol. The material is kinda rough though, with a lot of memorization, but the exams are very fair. We also have a final project where we have to write a Wikipedia article on a marine microbe topic, which is honestly pretty fun. This is one of those courses where I don’t like, but the prof made it super fun :)
SCIE 113 (I forgor): don’t think this course is offered anymore, but it wasn’t that enjoyable lmao. A lot of work, and had to listen to some pretty boring seminars. Felt ironic because this course is about science communication, but it wasn’t done that well :/ it sounded so interesting…
ENGL 110 (I forgor): took this during COVID era, don’t remember anything.
ENGL 112 (I forgor): also don’t remember anything, I think I have repressed my memories of English requirements LOL
SWED 100/110/200 (Dr. Lena Karlstrom): I knew a bit of Swedish before uni, so I thought I’d continue learning it, it was so fun! Lena is super funny, and a great teacher especially in office hours. We watched quite a few Swedish movies in class, and did a lot of writing assignments. But I enjoyed it quite a lot, and still am keeping up my streak on Duolingo lmaooo. If you want a good teacher for a random language course, I would recommend those courses :) (sorry Lena, I don’t have time in my schedule to complete SWED 210…)
CRWR 208 (Dr. Taylor Brown-Evans): the highly suggested comic-book writing class, an absolute blast! I had a lot of fun in this class, especially with Taylor. He is a super caring prof, checking up on us and making the class very fun. There’s quite a lot of work (comics take longer than I thought to make), but I had a lot of fun going through all of them. There’s also a lot of great in-class activities, which feels like a nice break from my other classes. Like many people, I very much recommend this great class :)
Whew, thanks to anyone who has read through all that hahaha, it was a fun (with some trauma) nostalgic trip for me to reflect on my 6 years here. I hope that this helps y’all to pick your courses, and I will try to reply to any more questions! And of course, please leave your experiences too, I’d love to hear them as well :D

So I have a frankenstein’s monster of a code I’m working on, and am a wee bit stuck.
I currently have a macro that adds ActiveX checkboxes to 7 separate, alternating columns, up to the final filled out row. I have the macro link to the cells they’re located in, and default to a value of False.
The linked cells need only be a reference for the checkbox for another macro that can change other related cells. However, when I alter the status of the checkbox, it adds text to the linked cell. (i.e. if I select the checkbox then deselect it, the cell tries to display “FALSE” underneath the checkbox.)
Is there a way to prevent this? I’d prefer the linked cells always remain blank, regardless of the value of the checkbox.
Below is the snippet of related code. Any help is appreciated. (Preemptive apologies for anyone suffering an aneurysm when they see my solution for checkbox coordinates…)
Also, bonus points if anyone has any suggestions on how to code a macro that can sort all rows AND the corresponding checkboxes linked to those rows… I’m at a bit of a loss on how to do that.

Sub FillTest() Application.ScreenUpdating = False Dim cc As Long Dim rr As Long Dim fr As Long Dim Cell As Range Dim objOLE As OLEObject Dim WrkSht as Worksheet Set WrkSht = Application.ActiveSheet fr = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row For rr = 2 to fr For cc = 1 to 7 Set Cell = WrkSht.Cells(rr, (cc * 2)) Set objOLE = WrkSht.OLEObjects.Add(Classtype:=“Forms.Checkbox.1”) With objOLE .Left:=(((cc - 1) * 90.75) + 73) .Top:=(((rr - 1) * 26.25) + 7) .Width:=14 .Height:=16 .LinkedCell = Cell.Worksheet.Name & “!” & Cell.Address End With Next Next 

Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

So I’m trying to set up a macro that can add checkboxes to every other column (B, D, F, etc.) in every row from row 2 to the final filled in row.
When I first ran it (I used a line to identify the final row and set it to frow) the macro had about 150 rows to fill, but will freeze excel when it ran. I shortened it to 20 lines as a test… but when I ran it (took almost 30 seconds just for 20 rows!), it turned all my used columns in the first 20 rows into one giant cell with a single checkbox.
Anyone know where I may have gone wrong, or know a better alternative to what I have?

Sub autofill Dim frow as Long Dim cc as Long Dim rr as Long Dim rng as Range Dim ShtRng as Range frow = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row + 1 Set rng = ThisWorkbook.Sheets(“Sheet2”).Range(“A1:N20”) For rr = 3 to 20 For cc = 2 to 14 Step 2 Set curCell = Worksheets.(“Sheet2”).Cells(rr, cc) Wrist.OLEObjects.Add (“Forms.Checkbox.1”), Left:=rng.Left, Top:=rng.Top, Width:=rng.Width, Height:=rng.Height Next Next End Sub 

Edit: So I just discovered a major problem was the Left and Top parameters; misunderstood how those work, but at least now I don’t have one giant checkbox control taking up 20 columns! The downside is that the Left and Top parameters appear to be related to pixel position instead of a cell reference. Anyone know if there’s a way to tie a checkbox directly to a cell, instead of pixel coordinates?

Ex and I are going through it pretty hard. We now have 50/50 schedule week on week off.
We have a parent coordinator because of several reason and we just recently discussed our kindergarteners first summer break.
We both work, so summer camps could be in the picture on both sides but would not be our only option.
During our last PC call, we agreed to handling our own weeks, during the summer and the cost of care for those weeks. I was shocked because she just filed for child support and refuses to have a conversation around it with me and the PC, insists on going through the state. Whatever, her choice. I am not that dad - I love my kid and will do what’s right by him.
THAT SAID - she is bitter and I know she is coming at me hard.
My question is - since we have the PC verdict and agreement from both side around finances and summer care, will she be able use the expenses as a line item for her ‘child care costs’? (we both have family nearby who beg to keep them so ‘child care’ is not a an absolute must in our situations).
For instance, I wouldn’t be surprised if she puts him in an expensive camp every single week of the summer while he is in her care, to have the price tag show for our upcoming CS worksheet.
OR given this was decided and ruled on by the court appointed PC, will this not be able to be included?
Before anyone asks, I am a very involved dad. I fought HARD to ensure I was not going to miss out on my child’s life, ended up with days than my ex for the first 4 years of our divorce. I’ve never missed a sporting event, I shaperone all of their field trips and school events. I brought up if she needed support before she did. I was told she just wanted to split 50/50 and then got a letter in the mail a few weeks later.
I love my kid and will do anything for them. I’m simply trying to understand so that I don’t get fucked by the system who is meant to enforce rules on unwilling dads.

Hi everyone, please i’m applying to the MIM schulich program and this is my resume.
I have left my gpa in even if it’s quite low as this was seen in the template given to me and I wanted to honour that. Hoping my work. experience will compensate.
Please if anyone can review and give any advice it will be much appreciated.

Seeking some advice here…
We’ve exclusively hired our venue for 3 days (paying for our guests lodging etc.) to host a multi-day wedding. Our venue does not host any activities so we’ve self-arranged, with approval from the venue on every activity. This particular activity was approved and even added to our wedding production sheet by the lead coordinator of our venue.
Today, 30 days from our wedding day, I get an email from the vendor, that they received a phone call from my venue’s lead coordinator to notify them of cancellation due to an insurance conflict. I am still getting conflicting stories about this, but apparently the venue’s “assistant coordinator” who approved my activity multiple times (from the same group email that they all share) did not have the proper authority to do so. It feels to me as if they are just throwing this poor girl under the bus, because I did speak directly with the lead coordinator and, like I said, she added the activity to our production worksheet herself.
To make matters worse, the activity was the corner stone of our outdoor garden party event to take place prior to our wedding ceremony. Not only does all of our day of signage, programs, and welcome packages list this activity as part of the agenda, but I am miffed about the hours and money spent planning / styling this event with a Stylist.
To make matters even worse! When I reached out to the venue this morning, they confirmed that yes, they had canceled my vendor. The lead coordinator had the audacity to say, “I’m surprised that the vendor is barely communicating this to you, as I canceled the event two weeks ago.” it is infuriating to me that my venue has the audacity to blame my vendor (a small business owner) when the communication should have come directly from my venue coordinator as they were initiating the cancellation of a vendor whom I have paid in full. I feel this was an attempt to shift my blame to my vendors, who are wonderful people. I don’t appreciate my vendors being treated this way by my venue.
So, current status: My vendor was kind enough to offer a full refund as they understand that this was not my fault. I have 30 days until our wedding and no back up activity or plan in place. Additionally, all of my wedding day-of signage and stationary is now completely incorrect and there is just no way that I will find anyone who can emboss and redo stationary that quickly.
Aside from my refund of the activity, I am feeling strongly that the venue needs to reimburse me for some portion of all of the stationary and the styling fees that I have paid towards this event under their written approval.
Would love to get everyone’s thoughts on this? Am I in the right to request some sort of financial compensation for all of the signage and stationary that will no longer be accurate?
I haven’t even noted the embarrassment of having to go back to all of our guests and let them know that we‘be cancelled the activity. :( Of course, I know that everyone will understand, it’s just not something that I would expect with with the amount of money and supposed “4 star luxury castle” experience that my venue advertised.
Any input or advice would be so appreciated! I have 30 days to figure out a plan B. 😬
Location: Collooney, Ireland