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McMaster University Questions!
I tried to look for my answers in their site but it was too confusing to find:
I'm 15 and it's my dream university; I've been working very hard in high school so that I can get into it. I can't even think of a different school to go to so if I don't make it, seriously, I don't know what I would do. I have a 91-92% average at the moment and the only thing I know is that you need at least between 86-87% average to go there.
1. Has anyone been there? Is it worth it? I've only seen those stereotyped COLLEGE shows with drinking and sex and partying and stuff, is that true?
2. There's just...jerks and rich people at my high school. Are there people like that there too or do the people actually try there and work hard?
3. What is the best field to study there? I want to be a nurse.
4. Do you have to have 6 University courses? I took open Religion to lighten up my schedule for next year so I only have 5 university courses...
5. What type of grades and etc do I need to go there and to graduate from there to be a nurse practitioner?
6. Are the teachers hard and cold and uncaring as the teachers in high school make it out to be? (I get high marks by working hard but I don't think I can seriously sit in a room with 100 people and listen to lectures while anxiously trying to take notes...I can’t write and listen at the same time).
7. Any other facts would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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I went there :)
1. It's worth it. The shows you're seeing are all glamourized versions of college. If you're in with the right crowd, there's not nearly as much promiscuity and idiocy.
2. There are both. Mostly normal people, though. The rich jerks often go to Western. And the spirit groups are incredible.
3. The strongest fields at Mac are business, engineering and nursing. Good news!
4. You need to have whatever your course says you need. As of 2006 you did need 6 university courses; one english, one math, 2 science and 2 other. Can you do one in summer school?
5. I got into engineering (one of the hardest to get into) with an average in the mid-eighties. If you want to have guaranteed residence, make sure you have over an 80 average.
6. The teachers are atrocious. Remember that university profs are there for the research, not the teaching. However, it may be different in Nursing, as you are a MoMac student (classes at Mohawk as well as McMaster).
If you're having trouble wrapping your mind around a class of 100, that's an issue. I had a class of 1000 in my first year.
Maybe you should consider the college route instead, if the idea of large classes and a lecture setting bothers you?
McMaster is a great school. Well-esteemed and full of awesome people. The profs... meh. I had a great experience, though.
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1.) I haven't been, although I do have friends who went to Mac.
Whether or not university is 'worth it' depends ENTIRELY on the person, and what it is they want.
Whether or not it's like the stereotypical drinking and sexing TV show also depends entirely on the person. Remember, this is not your high school class of 1,000 or so people. There are over 20,000 students at MacMaster. That is plenty of people to do WHATEVER you want to with socially.
2.) Those people are still there, but like I said before there are over 20,000 of you. You can find people who want to work and live as you do. You'll naturally gravitate to like-minded people without even trying.
3.) Nursing IS a degree program at Mac. In fact, Mac is well-respected for it's nursing program.
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Look here for the requirements to apply to the undergraduate nursing program: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
But if that isn't clear, YES. You need to have SIX U or M level courses. O Religion wont count and four of those other U level courses MUST BE: U English, a U level math, U Chemistry and U Biology.
6.) Yes and no. It's a teacher's job in high school to care. It's not your university professors job to care. You are PAYING them for a service, and they should do their best to provide that service, but if you don't do the work, no University teacher will not chase you dou. Having said that, most good professors willown and try to make it all better for y make allowances and provide extra help for students who are willing to try hard, MOST Of them are good people, but they are not being paid to give a damn or to 'leave no child behind.'
If you intend to go into nursing you'll need to learn how to sit in a class of a hundred, or more, and either take notes, or record the lecture, or have a notes buddy or whatever else is takes. There are lots of approaches, and you'll need to find the one that works for you.
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