r/McMaster • • Aug 11 '26

Announcement A Clarification to Yard Sale Sundays

14 Upvotes

Hello all. We would like to add some clarifications to what is and isn't allowed on yard sale Sundays. We want to save everyone time, so please read carefully and ask any clarifying questions below so we can clear them up for everyone.

Every week on Sunday, users may post promotional content including (but not necessarily limited to):

  • Rooms to rent or sublet
  • Parking spots
  • Textbooks
  • Selling/buying tickets to a McMaster related event*
  • Help wanted
  • Requesting tutoring services
  • Club-affiliated events, fundraisers

Posts that are not permitted:

  • Advertising for products, services of any sorts, including tutoring and paid class notes
  • Self promotion of apps or websites**
  • HSR passes***
  • Non-McMaster related events or fundraisers
  • Homework services
  • Multi level marketing recruitment
  • Buying / selling course seats
  • And as always, anything illegal, against reddit ToS, or otherwise dangerous

When buying or selling, even and especially digital items, arrange to meet on campus or another safe place. Don't get scammed.

Please note all posts are subject to removal per moderator discretion. Posts are considered advertisement even if they are not direct advertisement (discord servers which offer such services on the side, free trials, etc)

Please ensure you use the correct flair when posting (Yard Sale Sundays). Any threads of a promotional nature posted other than Sunday will be removed and you will be instructed to repost when appropriate.

*Reselling for a profit is strictly prohibited

**Applications which are directly relevant to McMaster may receive exception at moderator discretion, provided they are free to use, generally helpful, and collect no personal information.

***McMasters agreement with HSR prohibits exchange of HSR vouchers. As such, we cannot condone trading as there is nothing preventing these codes from being voided at a later date.

Thank you.

-Mod team


r/McMaster • • Jan 21 '26

Admissions 2026 Admissions Megathread

22 Upvotes

We are once more seeing an uptick of admissions-related questions for 2026. Please post any admissions/ program related questions in this megathread and engage with other questions in here.

Standalone posts asking admissions questions will be removed and the OP will be asked to search and post within this thread and the prior 2025 Admission Megathread.


r/McMaster • • 4h ago

Safety Advisory Mills 4th Floor Desk

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32 Upvotes

I paid tuition out of pocket this term. I’m expected to take a seat in this shit??


r/McMaster • • 6h ago

Other anxious about life (feels like im suffocating but its my fault)

25 Upvotes

i didnt study over the reading week and now im so cooked. I have stats thurs and psych fri but im gonna have to msaf stats. my mental health has been in the gutters were its just hard to focus on studying because I start doubting my future career plan and if this is actually useful for my future. then i start scrolling linkedin and I feel even more shit about fuckass life sci. Im second year honors life sci and I stopped being a premed. i just feel so hopeless and confused. I never even chose my program, i picked it bc my mom wanted me to be a doctor (asian-chinese parents).

Over the reading week I did coffee chats with people but i feel like it just makes me doubt my current program even more. I also just feel so broke (partly bc of my families finances-inherited scarcity mindset ) ive resorted to eating my roomates leftover food expired food+i smts steal food from campus. but also those food on campus are so unhealthy and cause me to binge eat.

Plus my rental house has shit heating and i run cold, so its hard for me to fall asleep and I wakeup super early in the morning bc im freezing.

I also got a part time job on campus recently but im scared i cant balence it bc of my reading week screw up.

i feel like my friends are withdrawing themselves from me bc im not a fun person to be around anymore... like they can feel my stress and anxiety. My friend literally told me "all u talk about is how to make money, or being a premed, or your career" (but he's a nepo rich international student so he can afford to say shit like that)

I just feel so horrible rn.

i just wish i could go back to first year were everything felt hopeful and money wasnt an issue. I was working out and losing weight. I feel like a fat fucking chud with no direction. Why cant i just believe in myself and trust the process like everyone else around me??


r/McMaster • • 6h ago

Academics Help please

20 Upvotes

If my friend saw me wearing a shirt from Stratford, Ontario and assumed I was on Stratford, is she using inductive or deductive reasoning?

We’re arguing at this current moment, please help.


r/McMaster • • 1h ago

News THODE BREAD STICKS!!!

• Upvotes

Guys I discovered the brand of Thode garlic bread sticks and I just wanted to spread the word. They are the “Furlani breadstick Parmesan” because I saw them restocking it. I know people have been wondering (people being me).


r/McMaster • • 6h ago

Academics So stressed out for the bio 2c03 midterm in a week

8 Upvotes

Idk why but maybe it’s because I have only two midterms this sem I feel like I should be doing really well on this one. I’m scared that if I mess up it would be so dumb like it’s not like I’m actually busy with other midterms so it would be such wasted potential if I don’t do my best on it ykw yadadada


r/McMaster • • 2h ago

Question McMaster SWC Medical Care Team Doctor Recommendations??

3 Upvotes

Hi! I am a new student at McMaster and need a doctor to refill prescriptions and things like that. My previous doctor at my old school was super open, understanding, patient, and respectful. I want to find another doctor like that and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the doctors on the SWC medical care team?

If so which would you recommend/not recommend?

Thank you :)


r/McMaster • • 45m ago

Academics we need more study spots

• Upvotes

pay thousands to go here and can't find anywhere decent during the day

we need AT LEAST 1 more full sized multi floor library

also less sterile lighting / natural lighting / not overheated / more quiet spaces


r/McMaster • • 5m ago

Question Socsci 1t03

• Upvotes

Does anyone currently in this class know if there are tutorials this week😊 MY TA AND PROF ARENT RESPONDING


r/McMaster • • 8h ago

Other McMaster Student Resume Free Feedback

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Hello! I am a second year commerce (co-op) student who would love to provide resume feedback to any and all students who need it!

Through my time at McMaster I have utilized my career coaches through my co-op program as well as my professors, peers and mentors to recieve professional, detailed and beyond helpful advice on how to improve my own resume.

I have taken on helping others rework their resume, and discovered I genuinely love doing it. I want to volunteer as a resume coach to help you the best that I can! Please fill out my form and I will get back to you with tailored advice completely free of charge.

Thanks!

Resume Review Form


r/McMaster • • 11m ago

Question Midterm 1E03 Online

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My midterm is tomorrow and I understand only a few chapters. How was the midterm for Business Environment and Organization in the past? Is there anything I should focus on specifically?? I need help asap😅


r/McMaster • • 12m ago

Discussion Chem 1A03 Midterm

• Upvotes

Whoever said spam practice avenue tests is the actual goat


r/McMaster • • 15h ago

Serious Anyone else super overwhelmed in second year?

17 Upvotes

I feel like my mind is being blown up

I’m in electrical engineering and second year and:

-I have 2 midterms next week I’m trying to speed study for (the C course has a practical exam and a theoretical one)

-2 big ahh midterms (circuit analysis and logic design) the week after and have like 40 lectures of content to review

- 2 labs that week as well which I need to write the lab reports for

ntm for the practical exam I need to get 1 out of the 2 questions right in order to pass the course (there’s a second attempt at it later in the semester but it’s in C++ and I fr have never seen anything in that language)

I don’t know where it all went wrong like I had a whole calendar and thought I was so on top of things but there’s so much left despite working on assignments and labs and all the other bullshit throughout reading week and since September.

ive never wanted to drop out as much as now ong

why is there so much 😭 second year is so much worse than first year istg

im actually crashing out and feel like crying my eyeballs out like all that work to get into this major and now it’s likely going to shit since I couldn’t finish everything in time. It’s my fault and mine alone. throw a graduation cap in my place folk as my chances to pass this year are next to 0.


r/McMaster • • 35m ago

Question Presto pass

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Pls pm me if selling pass


r/McMaster • • 6h ago

Question Halloween plans

3 Upvotes

Anyone got Halloween plans I can join in on or any parties they know of??


r/McMaster • • 45m ago

Jobs should i apply to usa coops as a cs major?

• Upvotes

im firsty year computer science and i'm a USA citizen and i was wondering if people thought it was worth it.

i dont think i'll get a co-op regardless, i don't really have anything great, but i was wondering if moving to USA for a co-op was worth the additional costs moving to the states for a co-op. i do have some family there but i wouldn't be able to stay for the entire duration of a co-op term

any advice would be really helpful


r/McMaster • • 8h ago

Question Can I vote in the Hamilton Municipal Election if I’m on residence?

4 Upvotes

As the title says, I live on residence and I’m wondering if that makes me eligible to vote. I’m 18 years old and I’d like to vote if I can!


r/McMaster • • 57m ago

Academics Nursing 1I02 MIDTERM ON FRIDAY !! HELPPPP

• Upvotes

What do we need to study for this!? Idkkk readings? Lecture slides ?? Whatttt??


r/McMaster • • 10h ago

Question Midterm msaf

3 Upvotes

During the second week of classes, I made my professor aware that I had to be absent during the midterm. He told me to talk to the student experience office. I’m in degroote for reference. I talked to them about it and they approved my absence. I told my professor this and he went back-and-forth with me. He said he was not sure if he should reach out to them. I emailed them again and they said he has to reach out. My professor finally scheduled me to write the midterm two days before I come back. I told my professor that I gave you significant time and I showed you my ticket multiple times that I’m travelling during that time. What do I do? I’ve literally tried my best email laying back-and-forth talking to everyone I could advisors and everyone. This course is only offered in the fall semester. The final will be re-weighted and it will be 80%. I really don’t want to do that. Has anyone ever been in a similar situation? I’m really stressed.


r/McMaster • • 1h ago

Admissions how bad is physics 1a03 with no hs physics

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can any first or second years speak to this? i've never taken physics in hs so this is scaring tf out of me.


r/McMaster • • 2h ago

Courses 1E03 Business and environment

1 Upvotes

I have the mid term tmr can anyone give me good advice and if they had it last year, how hard it was? I’m highkey hella nervous


r/McMaster • • 2h ago

Courses LINGUIST 1A03

1 Upvotes

Hi! Would anyone who did Quiz B and C be willing to share the answers/corrections? I skipped them but I want to do some practice questions before I start the midterm. (You can download a pdf of the page with the feedback on it - you click the three dots in the upper right on chrome and hit print, then save as PDF). It would be very much appreciated!!

(And good luck to all of you on the midterm!)


r/McMaster • • 10h ago

Academics is Lifesci 2x03 bird? Pls tell me more!

5 Upvotes

Is it a bird? I just secured a seat after it's been full for the longest time. Is it true it does not have an exam / tests? I just need a lighter course on my next sem. Pls tell me any info you have on the course. Are the lectures mandatory?


r/McMaster • • 4h ago

Question Transfer to btech?

1 Upvotes

First year eng and i dont think its for me, can i switch to btech from year 2? Would that mean that i would have to repeat an extra year?

any help or advice would be appreciated thank you