#uoftears

[daddyjackfrost]

hey, are you at uoft? I recently got accepted for computer engineering, I was wondering if you knew anything about that major at uoft?

hey!! uh, i'm not going to say yes or no but i know uoft really well. how's that?

that's amazing!! com eng at uoft isn't easy to get into so good job!! i only know what my friends have told me and what i've seen and i don't mean to scare you, but it's... a lot. uoft in general is hell. everything is 10x tougher for no reason. com eng students kind of all hate their life everywhere but if you're passionate about it, uoft is a good place to go. do be prepared for your schedule to look like hell and for basically no social life. i really don't mean scare you, but that's how it is with almost all majors at uoft and its com eng... so.

if you do choose uoft, use it and abuse it. it's the top school for a reason. there are a lot of opportunities for students so although it'll be tough, get involved!

if you have any more questions or just want to talk, flood my inbox!! i promise to try my best and respond asap!

good luck!!

[sadgradblr]

accepted to all three grad programs I applied to! Feeling proud but also dying under my current course load. 

[tiikafiredancer]

Ahahaha fuck

“After thirty years of intensive research, we can now answer many of the questions posed earlier. The recycle rate of a human being is around sixteen hours. After sixteen hours of being awake, the brain begins to fail. Humans need more than seven hours of sleep each night to maintain cognitive performance. After ten days of just seven hours of sleep, the brain is as dysfunctional as it would be after going without sleep for twenty-four hours. Three full nights of recovery sleep (i.e., more nights than a weekend) are insufficient to restore performance back to normal levels after a week of short sleeping. Finally, the human mind cannot accurately sense how sleep-deprived it is when sleep-deprived.”

— Matthew Walker PhD, Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (via themedicalstate)

[triflingthing]

study picnic

[ghost-with-a-teacup]

the feminine urge to just get a sugar mommy and drop out? yeah.

[comettravels]

con hall Toronto, Canada.

[neurobiologie]

lmao so I go here, UofTears, and I’m also in life sci. The Banting and Best Department of Medical Research is a brick (stone? no clue) and mortar building still dedicated to and part of our medical science research.

They still hype this up. Every life sci kid knows it. They don’t let you forget.

And ofc that kinda bothers me bc even though we haven’t seem to have had as many groundbreaking discoveries, we’ve definitely had some. I’m biased toward neuro.

Miller/Kaplan (joint lab) figured out how to get dermal stem cells to reprogram as neural stem cells, among other real neat things

The Tanz Centre for Neurodegenerative Disease completed this massive study that identified a lot of genes associated with Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, among other big collabs.

Godfather of AI (though he no longer teaches) Geoffrey Hinton. Artificial neural networks, deep learning theory.

It’s niche but Cynthia Hawkins’ team showed that DIPG isn’t just one disease but an umbrella for three subtypes. DIPG is a treatment-resistant pediatric brain cancer.

I guess those are some of my faves but wow there are more. So many.

[agape-akua]

nigga we made it

[nyarados]

thinking about how my friend told me that once during an appointment with the school doctor they told her that uoft experiences one of the lowest numbers of sexual encounters bc of how stressed the students are lmao

[studytillyoucry]

01.26.17~~ I'm off to a good start this year! Aaron and I have been going to the gym 3-4 times per week, which is a lot better than last years 0 times per week 😂

[2tired2functi0n]

What happens when we try to work

Friend 1: Paula!!! Paula!!! Poulet!!!

Friend 2: did you just call me chicken in French? You just called me chicken in French.

*friend 2 starts screaming at friend 1 in French*

[sadgradblr]

What’s worse than finals? Finals in the summer :’(

[purgation]

Here's my face in two different angles

[notyouraverageteen]

Instagram: alyssaharilall

[heather--moors]

Tuesday feelings

[triflingthing]

I had a fairly non-brilliant breakfast so I’m feeling pretty validated