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Hello everyone, I am working on my ethics proposal that I will submit in the following months. I want to interview workers of an organization in my city. In my grant proposals so far, I have always mentioned the name of the organization in question and it's already all over the internet now. But now that I sit down and think about ethics, I wonder if this could cause an issue for confidentiality if my thesis title contains the name of the organization I will be collecting data from... I will ensure confidentiality of the workers through pseudonyms throughout my thesis, but is that enough? What are your thoughts?

I was very involved in extracurricular as an undergraduate student. I started volunteering at the age of 12. So it's very natural for me to keep being involved. I am at the end of my first semester in my master's program, I am a full-time student and I was able to volunteer quite a lot this term along with my courses. I think it depends a lot on your time management skills and your ability to cope with pressure and multiple commitments at once. I won't say it was easy, but I managed to make it through this semester with a perfect average so far (I have 3 assignments left to hand in). I think it's also important to prioritize and say no to things. I've said no to a lot of other commitments I could have. I tried to pick the commitments that would be best for my professional development and a potential Ph.D. application. Two birds one stone, kind of.

Hello, I have a potential research topic for a PhD application next year, however, I am afraid that other applicants might choose the exact same topic since it is very much talked about in the media right now. (I haven't told anyone other than my supervisor and another professor in another departement about my idea). I think it might be a good research topic for me because when I'll apply to do a Ph.D, and suppose I'll be a few years into the program, data for my topic should be available... but I'm afraid my topic won't be original anymore because someone else will decide to work on it. Any thoughts or experiences re: this?

This is so stressful. I feel both relieved (for realizing the mistake) and anxious (because I might still not be eligible or they may not being able to give me a chance for this typo). Wow.

It's my fault. I just took another look at my files to make sure that I have not made a mistake on my side. I wrote the wrong GPA in my file for FRQSC, two points under my real GPA (but the right one appears in the PDF of my transcript). I hope I won't be penalized for this. I wrote to them and told them about it.

I was also told that SSHRC is more prestigious than FRQSC, so I find it strange that I am struggling to get FRQSC now...

I got SSHRC for this academic year. And I have a lot of relevant work and volunteer experience. I also got a lot of smaller scholarships prior to SSHRC. I hope I will make the cut for FRSQC, because my grades are good as a undergrad, but I must be right on the A- in my opinion (and now I'm a master student, I have a perfect average so far).

I'm sure I won't be eligible for this scholarship. I hate that this woman, with whom I have speaking with for many months told me I was eligible. If I'm not, it means, I need to finish my master's thesis asap. Also, do you think not having FRSQC will break my chances for applying for the major doctoral scholarships such as Trudeau and Vanier?

thanks! That's exactly what I told them, I spent a lot of hours on my application...

What kind of non-academic experiences are you referring to?

wow. Just got an email from them saying that I am not eligible because I have not reached the A- average for my undergraduate studies. I got upset with them explaining that this summer, I have exchanged more than 10 emails with the person in charge at FRQSC and she assured me that I was eligible after looking at my transcripts and doing the calculation. I applied to FRQSC because of that email conversation I had with her in the last few months. They said they will revise my application. But that doesn't mean that I will get the scholarship. My hypothesis is that I am on the verge of the A- or they have forgotten to calculate the two external courses I have taken during my undergraduate studies, my university doesn't calculate external courses towards my GPA even if each university has produced a transcript for each course that I have taken elsewhere.

I am not the best person to help her. I don't know her friends and family, she is a total stranger to me. She said deleting me from her FB is better for her mental health so she did. She can do whatever is best for her, I don't really care tbh.

I am the co-coordinator of a program (we brought 40 students to Parliament Hill so they could shadow a member of parliament or a senator) and it was a success. We came back yesterday evening. I am so relieved because I was a bit anxious that everything would turn out right, but it did. We even had an MP in the House of Commons welcoming us during Question Period (I saw that on my way back to home). So today I had the opportunity to sleep in my bed till 11am to reward myself today hahaha. Thank you for this thread by the way, I need to focus on positive things these days.

Hello everyone, I will be working in December on my application to Ethics board and I have to think very precisely about my research topic. I'm having trouble identifying frameworks to analyze the data I will collect from my interviews. I know I want to use intersectionality for sure for my research. However, I would need a second framework and I am unsure of which one to pick. I'm doing research on a marginalized group of women (indigenous women). Would feminism be enough as a "framework" or is it too broad? What kind of other frameworks exist when doing this type of research? PS : I got selected to present in Paris!!! I'm so happy.

I also want to add that I am constantly socializing. Really. I am involved in many different projects and I meet new people all. the. time. Yet, nobody seems interested in me. Or if it is the case, they are already involved in another relationship. I feel so discouraged. I feel trapped because I have seriously tried everything.

You know, I've experienced severe depression as a child and teenager. Now that I am an adult, I'm a striver. Whenever I want to do something, I just do it because I've realized that life is really short and that I may not have the opportunity to do the things I want to do in the future. I don't take my current state for granted. So I try to do things that make me happy. It's the biggest lesson I've learned from the most difficult experience of my life and I am grateful for that. Life is short. Inevitably, I get noticed for the things I do. It's okay, I want to spread hope. But I always try to put forward that I have struggled and that I am no superhuman. I don't want people to think that my life is perfect. I don't want people to be envious or feel bad because they can't do the things I do. I don't want them to compare themselves to me. Everyone is unique and that's okay. I'm very open about the mental health issues I still continue to live with. But some people still seem to feel insecure around me while I don't want to be seen as "different" or "better" than anyone else. My classmates seem to be intimidated by who I am, so I always push myself to be open about my insecurities and my past so people can feel that I am just like them. But it doesn't always work. People tell me regularly that they envy me or that they've heard of other people being envious of me and I just hate to hear that. I hate when people say that I am a "star" because I feel like it creates a distance or a wall between me and everyone else. Just because I do talks and media interviews every once in a while, doesn't mean that I am "better" than anyone else. I'm just like everyone. And I have insecurities too. That's why I empathize with this woman even though I feel that she wants to make me feel guilty for simply being who I am.

I can't believe that we will hear back from them only in April. Wow.

I agree. It's expected that your subject may change along the way. There is nothing wrong with that. It may actually show that you're flexible, thinking about what's being done out there and adapting to it all. But if you stay with the same research topic, there's nothing wrong with that too.

I also find her childish. Especially considering the fact that she appears to be much older than I am. But at the same time, I empathize with her. But I think I won't respond to her. Best option.

I have actually never met her in person. I don't consider her as a friend. She used to be someone who was following my work and some of the stuff I do. A few months ago, she got upset with me because I did not like her FB page back. That's what I find strange. I never know what to do when I get messages from people who are visibly distressed. I already talk a lot about trauma at school and in other parts of my life, and I feel like I don't want to deal with it on FB as well.

Oh I see. Sorry for the confusion.

Someone on social media wrote me a private FB message saying that she basically doesn't want to hear anymore from me because I am "shining too bright". She wants more "low-profile" people around her because she feels like a failure since she feels like she can't achieve the things I have achieved in my life. It wasn't a mean message, more a sad one. I literally do not know what to say or even if I should respond to this. I know it has nothing to do with me at the end of the day and it's mostly due to her own fears and insecurities (and I totally empathize with that). I'm not here to please everyone anyway. But it's just very sad. What would you have done in that case? For now, I think I won't respond..

I am definitely open to dating out. I've noticed, over the years, that when men of other backgrounds come toward me, it is to have an "exotic experience" and not to have me as a real partner in a real relationship. I've had men that I had disclosed the feelings I had for them responding back to me saying things like "you're really beautiful and I would like to see how it feels like to fuck a black girl" basically. Or, I've been rejected by white men who had romantic feelings towards me but were afraid of what other people would think of us. One of them is someone I loved for four years. He's now married and has a kid with a white girl. That's why I feel kinda depressed over this because it has happened to me through my entire life. I feel like there's no escape one way or the other. I also tried dating websites. For the last four years. I can't count the number of dates I had, and I've encountered these situations a lot or I just wouldn't feel like it could work so I gave up entirely on trying that. I also tried in the last six-seven months to not attempt anything at all to find a partner, in the hopes that someone would come towards me. Nobody came towards me. I feel like people are literally afraid of me. But I am a very nice person and I am well appreciated in my community. But for romantic stuff, I NEVER have boys asking me out, it's always me doing the first steps. I just don't know what to do anymore. I try to focus on school and work otherwise, I'll just keep thinking about how terrified I am of never having children and have a family. (and having a family is not even something I mention when I date because I don't want to put pressure). I just feel like I am doomed in this aspect. I truly find this very difficult to accept and to deal with. Makes me feel like there is something wrong with me. People tell me that it isn't the case though. But I don't know what to do. I just wish I knew how it felt like to love someone who loves me back.

wow, that's amazing! Thank you so much!!!!

It's not worth it if you're never experiencing the positive aspects of it.