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07-25-2011, 07:45 PM
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#7401 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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It's not open to everyone yet. Some classes are reserved for students who are actually in the department so if you add it you'll be on the waitlist.
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07-25-2011, 07:46 PM
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#7402 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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oh ok cool thanks
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07-25-2011, 07:49 PM
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#7403 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Originally Posted by Jgresch  Can someone explain to me why people waitlist instead of register? LIke 30 spots open in a class and theres 15 people on the waitlist already? haxxing? lol | Sometimes some spots are held for students from specific faculties. So those open spots are most likely those reserved spots, and the people on the waitlist are waiting for one of the other students to drop.
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07-25-2011, 09:02 PM
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#7404 | | NEWBIE ACCOUNT!
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Originally Posted by Splmash Sometimes some spots are held for students from specific faculties. So those open spots are most likely those reserved spots, and the people on the waitlist are waiting for one of the other students to drop. | Can this be done for all the retards who fail classes too? Put those who failed a class on the waiting list until everyone else has had their turn to get into it.
It's ridiculous those who never fucking ever bothered themselves to do anything for a class get a first pick just because they're in 4th year. Honestly, if they did and passed there'd have been enough space in these classes. What happens is the 4th year retards take the 3rd years' classes, the 3rd year retards take the 2nd years' classes, etc. and then 3rd and 2nd years have nothing left to take.
Does anyone feel like starting a petition about this and handing it to the administration?
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07-25-2011, 09:05 PM
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#7405 | | Banned (BBM)
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Ah...The day's when students get fucked over during registration. Thank god it's almost the end for me.
@slacker90 : It's not about who fails what and what year you are in.... Or, at least I don't think so. The main problem is there are too many students in econ with too little classes. Supply and Demand! If you take it to any higher up levels, they will rarely do anything about it. It's been happening for so many years with no changes. They will just go  while you go  .
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07-25-2011, 09:07 PM
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#7406 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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yea 2nd years get the crappiest dates =[
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07-25-2011, 09:55 PM
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#7407 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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yeeah, just got into one of the courses I wanted to take. So far:
Bus 254
Econ 291
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07-26-2011, 12:33 AM
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#7408 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by G Ah...The day's when students get fucked over during registration. Thank god it's almost the end for me.
@slacker90 : It's not about who fails what and what year you are in.... Or, at least I don't think so. The main problem is there are too many students in econ with too little classes. Supply and Demand! If you take it to any higher up levels, they will rarely do anything about it. It's been happening for so many years with no changes. They will just go while you go . | Compared to Business students, I think we have it pretty good. Only real big problem is the 400lvl classes which only have a 30 student capacity and there are only 3-4 classes available each semester.
You guys also have to take into consideration the scholarship students too. My registration date this semester was on the 11th cause I'm only missing Econ 302 to grad. I know some scholarship students who are getting to register at around my time who haven't even started taking 300 lvl classes.
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07-26-2011, 03:54 PM
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#7409 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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SIS decides its gonna crash when its my time to register for courses. awesome
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07-26-2011, 04:21 PM
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#7410 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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sorry for noob question, but where can you check online for booklists?
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07-26-2011, 04:41 PM
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#7411 | | Banned (BBM)
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^sfu book store website, then go look for e-service and browse the catalog.
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07-26-2011, 06:03 PM
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#7412 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by Jgresch Can someone explain to me why people waitlist instead of register? LIke 30 spots open in a class and theres 15 people on the waitlist already? haxxing? lol | They're not VIP 
Spots are reserved for people that are in that Faculty/School.
Once they lift the reservation later (usually two weeks into the semester), anyone can register.
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07-26-2011, 06:11 PM
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#7413 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by slacker90 Can this be done for all the retards who fail classes too? Put those who failed a class on the waiting list until everyone else has had their turn to get into it.
It's ridiculous those who never fucking ever bothered themselves to do anything for a class get a first pick just because they're in 4th year. Honestly, if they did and passed there'd have been enough space in these classes. What happens is the 4th year retards take the 3rd years' classes, the 3rd year retards take the 2nd years' classes, etc. and then 3rd and 2nd years have nothing left to take.
Does anyone feel like starting a petition about this and handing it to the administration? | Also, it's because those 4th year students may need that course as a core requisite to graduate. It could be the case that they left that course at the last minute since it's an easy course. Or perhaps they were shafted when they were in 3rd year since all the 4th year students also hogged the spots. It's a perpetual cycle I tell ya. The school just needs to hire more crappy lecturers to open up classes.
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07-26-2011, 06:43 PM
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#7414 | | Banned (BBM)
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^ Bingo.
On the note of new professors and lecturers. Prepare to be bombarded with them next year. I already spot 5-8 newbies coming in for the 300--400 classes. Hoorah. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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07-26-2011, 07:10 PM
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#7415 | | NEWBIE ACCOUNT!
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Originally Posted by will068 Also, it's because those 4th year students may need that course as a core requisite to graduate. It could be the case that they left that course at the last minute since it's an easy course. Or perhaps they were shafted when they were in 3rd year since all the 4th year students also hogged the spots. It's a perpetual cycle I tell ya. The school just needs to hire more crappy lecturers to open up classes. | Brilliant.
I've heard lecturers like Akbar and Golovetskyy who teach almost all lower-division classes get paid ~ $4500 per semester to teach a 3 credits course, apparently much less than their TAs. No benefits like pension or dental plan. Why not hire more of them? You can pay their salary from enrolling two int'l students in the class.  | |
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07-26-2011, 08:54 PM
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#7416 | | Banned (BBM)
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There is no way Akbar get's paid that little.
People like Dunbar, Allen, Cox, all get 80-100K+. And they are the few better profs.
On a side note, word on the street, I heard Akbar got fired or something.
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07-26-2011, 09:19 PM
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#7417 | | NEWBIE ACCOUNT!
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Originally Posted by G There is no way Akbar get's paid that little.
People like Dunbar, Allen, Cox, all get 80-100K+. And they are the few better profs.
On a side note, word on the street, I heard Akbar got fired or something. | They do 'cause they are profs, not lecturers. Even Cox is a continuing senior lecturer, not a prof ( Faculty). Real profs teach 2-3 courses a year and the senior of them get 150K+. Lecturers' pay apparently is so terrible PhD students prefer to be TAs 'cause it pays much more.
But check back and you'll see Akbar used to be a limited term lecturer teaching ~10 courses a year. Google for his cv ( www.sfu.ca/~makbar/Akbar-CV.doc). I mean be reasonable - super easy classes but this guy is a joke, who would hire him as a prof? I've heard he got fired too but I think all they had to do was find an excuse not to give him another contract.
Have a chat with some of the PhDs who've been around - you can learn lots of gossip and how things actually work.
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07-26-2011, 09:20 PM
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#7418 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Apparently Lecturers make hardly anything..... We went through the payscale breakdown with our t.a.....
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07-26-2011, 09:50 PM
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#7419 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by dhillon09 What time is your lecture for psyc 100? My friend said its an easy class with lots of inclass iclicker quizes, I Might take it to get some extra credits  | I'm taking it MWF 1:30-2:30pm
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07-26-2011, 10:24 PM
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#7420 | | NEWBIE ACCOUNT!
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Akbar showing his true colours at Kwantlen: uses calculus in his courses, gives different exams from the practice ones, 31 % averages on exams and fails people... Did he ever do any of this at SFU? Mohammad$Akbar - Kwantlen Polytechnic University - RateMyProfessors.com | |
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07-26-2011, 10:28 PM
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#7421 | | Banned (BBM)
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^LAWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLL
From what I heard, the first time he taught econ305, he had a class average of 80%.
From when I took 103 with him, he had the same practice midterm as the actual midterm, with the same spelling mistakes, and the same repeating double question. During the actual midterm, he just told us to skip it.
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07-26-2011, 10:55 PM
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#7422 | | The Brown Reason
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math 154/ling 100/bisc 300/physics 101
anyone?  In the fall?
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07-27-2011, 12:36 PM
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#7423 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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BUS 237, ARCH 100, Sa 100 | |
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07-27-2011, 01:33 PM
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#7424 | | Fabulous Rugby Quad Sports Mod
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Comm 110 (Surrey), ASC 102 (Surrey), Hist 212
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07-27-2011, 01:34 PM
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#7425 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Math 251, Math 232, CMPT 128, Phys 121 (maybe macm 101)
anyone?
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