the great wall of scientific silence.

When I started this degree, I was completely wired to get in, learn, interact, DO.

Turns out, Dullhousie U is anything but. When your TA's mislead you, ( I've had a few do this, much to my aggravation) and one who was flat out WRONG: dude, honors bio and you tell me goats pee milk? and the profs certainly don't seem to want to be bothered by undergrads.

Its interesting that my evolution lab prof mentioned other students who took science writing came out of it unable to write a scientific paper because that prof used his time to verbally abuse us three times a week. I did well on other parts of writing, but doing a formal paper? No clue. Because he didn't bother to do much other than say "everyone else sucks but I, Professor Jackass."

I'm frustrated by the totalitiarian academic honesty policy which is repeated so often it's the school's anthem, and people are completely terrified in the sciences to even so much as look at one another, never mind work together. I have gone entire terms without learning my lab partner's names.

I have learned more by being the "lead" lab partner, and I downright kicked ass at chem if it had been all lab work. ( my lab marks apparently save my GPA, I don't do well at the lecture learning but throw me in hands on, and I am a superstar.)

I'm aggravated because the university sciences seems so woefully managed. The chem dept suffered from massive issues last term ( again, I wasn't the only one who had a devil of a time with a non functioning online component and TA's who would rather eat chips than actually work. I wound up again, helping other students more.)

I'm probably burned out on the way Dal does science, which is by never actually interacting with one another. Combine the astronomical tuition with a profound lack of actual resources and I'm just counting down the days. I love science, but not how dal does it.

A study of atlantic universities showed that almost 35% of students drop at Dal and transfer out to different universities. Sciences here has a blasted high drop rate. After one term of bio, everyone drops their bio major for something else, it seems. Medicine, Law and Business get the best facilities, sciences gets the stick.

Odd for what seems to be a research heavy campus, but the science section is a sorry state.

A friend of mine is in Psych and is finding the same situation.

I know a degree in arts is not an option, after that film class. Gad. Can I ever pick the classes or what? The two I truly regret were both writing ones. Hahaha. fuck.

half way through this wretched term and then its on to more progressive, modern places I hope.

the great wall of scientific silence.

When I started this degree, I was completely wired to get in, learn, interact, DO.

Turns out, Dullhousie U is anything but. When your TA's mislead you, ( I've had a few do this, much to my aggravation) and one who was flat out WRONG: dude, honors bio and you tell me goats pee milk? and the profs certainly don't seem to want to be bothered by undergrads.

Its interesting that my evolution lab prof mentioned other students who took science writing came out of it unable to write a scientific paper because that prof used his time to verbally abuse us three times a week. I did well on other parts of writing, but doing a formal paper? No clue. Because he didn't bother to do much other than say "everyone else sucks but I, Professor Jackass."

I'm frustrated by the totalitiarian academic honesty policy which is repeated so often it's the school's anthem, and people are completely terrified in the sciences to even so much as look at one another, never mind work together. I have gone entire terms without learning my lab partner's names.

I have learned more by being the "lead" lab partner, and I downright kicked ass at chem if it had been all lab work. ( my lab marks apparently save my GPA, I don't do well at the lecture learning but throw me in hands on, and I am a superstar.)

I'm aggravated because the university sciences seems so woefully managed. The chem dept suffered from massive issues last term ( again, I wasn't the only one who had a devil of a time with a non functioning online component and TA's who would rather eat chips than actually work. I wound up again, helping other students more.)

I'm probably burned out on the way Dal does science, which is by never actually interacting with one another. Combine the astronomical tuition with a profound lack of actual resources and I'm just counting down the days. I love science, but not how dal does it.

A study of atlantic universities showed that almost 35% of students drop at Dal and transfer out to different universities. Sciences here has a blasted high drop rate. After one term of bio, everyone drops their bio major for something else, it seems. Medicine, Law and Business get the best facilities, sciences gets the stick.

Odd for what seems to be a research heavy campus, but the science section is a sorry state.

A friend of mine is in Psych and is finding the same situation.

I know a degree in arts is not an option, after that film class. Gad. Can I ever pick the classes or what? The two I truly regret were both writing ones. Hahaha. fuck.

half way through this wretched term and then its on to more progressive, modern places I hope.

(no subject)

file under:

things that won't work:

Taking a genetics text on the trip. Too damned heavy. Probably going to slice out chapters I need. ( it's like evo, it's going to be an all but obsolete text after this class.)

(no subject)

file under:

things that won't work:

Taking a genetics text on the trip. Too damned heavy. Probably going to slice out chapters I need. ( it's like evo, it's going to be an all but obsolete text after this class.)

Something I wonder

If I hadn't been up on LSC7, where the grad students play, and there's actual old moldy but comfy couches to sit in and study by one of the few windows, would Prof. Welsh( in evo lab)found me to tell me of the one day extension on my report deadline?

Could have done without the snark in a comm I posted to, over my current wondering what to do with a degree. Ah well, they're not part of the equation. I don't care.

Attend my university and tell me how to get involved when the damn place shuts down at 5:30 ( fun getting locked IN LSC and having to find the one open door, assholes) , and when most of the exciting hands on classes get cancelled.

Mostly I get the impression that Dal's policies just mean that for the most part, it discourages discussion and communication. It's a very isolating and dreary place.

Something I wonder

If I hadn't been up on LSC7, where the grad students play, and there's actual old moldy but comfy couches to sit in and study by one of the few windows, would Prof. Welsh( in evo lab)found me to tell me of the one day extension on my report deadline?

Could have done without the snark in a comm I posted to, over my current wondering what to do with a degree. Ah well, they're not part of the equation. I don't care.

Attend my university and tell me how to get involved when the damn place shuts down at 5:30 ( fun getting locked IN LSC and having to find the one open door, assholes) , and when most of the exciting hands on classes get cancelled.

Mostly I get the impression that Dal's policies just mean that for the most part, it discourages discussion and communication. It's a very isolating and dreary place.