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Shouta Misaki

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  • Birthday 10/17/1993

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    Caledon, ON - Canada
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    BA Psychology & History

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  1. It seems you're already having to tip-toe around the matter of your sexuality with your advisor and lab mates - sounds like a good thing to get off your chest...eventually. I agree that you should be subtle about it, and that the more you wait to bring it up, the harder it'll be. I'd just advise getting to know the group a little better first. Of course, it shouldn't be a problem at all, especially in a professional environment, but it can really help (for me at least) to have some idea regarding their general thoughts on the subject beforehand so you know what you're getting yourself into.
  2. Sorry to hear that... Hopefully things will get better for you with time, as you come to terms with everything more. I'm not in graduate school yet, so there's not much I can say about that, but try to look at it more positively, even though I realize that's easier said than done. Of course it must be daunting, by why not change your perspective a bit and see it for the great opportunity it is - a fresh start of sorts? You've got a lot of awesome experiences ahead of you. Wishing you luck!
  3. Mmhm, I've been looking into post-bachelor studies, actually. As for pursuing a science core with my BA, unfortunately I'm locked out of a lot of those sorta courses. Under the Canadian system, I lack the high school pre-requisites that I'm currently working to obtain. This is also why I can't transfer universities and do a double degree now, and by the time I have those courses taken care of I'll more or less be done my BA and be able to continue on how I please. And yeah, I have done what I can to make sure I'm up for biology given that it's a relatively new interest. I focus on neuroscience and other related fields within my psychology major, and I'm going to do an undergraduate thesis next year that is relevant to this.
  4. I think you're right, and that it's not so much snobbish as honest and realistic. This is why I've been contemplating getting a second undergraduate degree in the first place. Given my situation, by the time I'd be qualified to undertake BSc studies I'll pretty much have my BA. I know for sure that I want to study biology in graduate school, so it really seems like completing my BA and then going on to get my BSc is the best route for me if I really want to pursue what I want. As you've indicated, at least my first degree will likely knock a number of requirements off my second one.
  5. Thanks for the reply! As you say, back when I was planning for my BA I didn't take courses that are typically BSc pre-requisites in Canada. I actually have looked into distance education options and found an online school with all the necessary credentials that allows me to learn advanced functions, physics, chemistry and biology at the 12U level from home. I'm looking into whether calculus and vectors is something I'd definitely need or not. But anyways, I can take care of all this during my next summer break, and it's also drastically cheaper than the equivalents offered by universities. In fact, I'm not even sure I could get in to university (at least reliably) for a BSc without first taking care of these high school requirements. The things is, by the time I've done all this I'll be more-or-less done my BA, and so I figure I may as well wrap that up and not throw my current majors out the window before getting into biology. I have heard about some universities not accepting students for second undergraduate degrees though, as you said - that's definitely something I should look into more. I'm currently attending York University, and I'm planning on moving on to the University of Guelph for my next bachelor's. Also, I've heard a lot about people entering into graduate school programs without an extremely similar undergraduate education. I know very little about the details as an undergraduate, so maybe somebody could fill me in, but would that really work out for me? I mean, a BA in psychology and history, and then pursuing a master's related to biology? I worry that I'd lack the expertise and the academic profile to even stand a chance, not only getting accepted but with regards to the quality of my studies even if I did.
  6. Thanks for the info! If I go through with this, I'll likely be attending a different university to get my BSc. But yeah, I can still apply for advanced standing/transfer credits and knock a few things off my second degree right off the bat because of what I've already done the first time around.
  7. I'd like a second opinion on this. When I entered university straight out of high school I didn't have the clearest idea of what I wanted to be or do, but stuck with my gut and pursued my current academic interests, figuring that an academic environment would probably be the best one for helping me find my way. I'm now a junior doing my honours BA in psychology and history, and while I enjoy what I'm doing, I've since taken a real liking to science - biology, in particular. Right now I'm planning on taking all of the required high school courses for this (I really didn't like science at all when I was younger, funny enough), and in the time it'll take me to get that covered I'll pretty much be done with my current degree. I'm just curious: what do you think about returning for a second undergraduate degree? At the moment, it seems to me like going back for a BSc in biology is the right thing to do if I really want to be happy with my academic career and future, but I'm open to alternative plans and opinions.
  8. Interesting, thanks for the replies, everyone! If I can manage to wipe the course from my record and make up for it in the summer I probably will, but it's nice to know that I'm not in deep trouble if that doesn't work out. And yeah, it wasn't in either of my majors, just a random humanities course that fulfilled some of my university's general education requirements, so no big.
  9. Hi all! I'm currently a junior doing my honours BA in psychology and history. Academically, I think I'm doing okay - almost entirely A's and B+'s, with the odd B. However, I also have a D+ hanging over my head from first year, and I was curious how much of an impact this will have moving forwards. Obviously it's dragging down my GPA, but will this really hurt me when I apply for graduate school or something of the like? Because it's been so long, I may have trouble wiping this course from my record now, but I'm considering at least making the attempt.
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