r/McMaster 21d ago

Announcement A Clarification to Yard Sale Sundays

13 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

19 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 2h ago

Social Anywhere to cry on campus

27 Upvotes

As the title says i need a place on campus to cry and i don't wanna bother my roommates. yeah uhhh thanks lol

And btw this is a genuine question, plus it helps me find quiet spots on campus anyways :)


r/McMaster 2h ago

Social not making any friends at welcome week

13 Upvotes

im an international student, and before moving here i was super excited for a new identity and making new friends and stuff. esp at welcome week cuz i heard its supposed to be super fun. well, ive tried but to no avail. everyone seems to have their own friend group, and even people in my res and floor seem to be besties without me. ive tried to strike convos but it seems like no one wants to continue talking to me. plus no one comes up to me either. so far ive not had fun at any of the events, instead, felt like an outsider. what should i do? will i ever make friends? does it get better?


r/McMaster 1h ago

Academics Unmotivated for second year

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Anyone else?

I just feel like there’s nothing to look forward to anymore.

Just eat, go to class, sleep and repeat.


r/McMaster 7h ago

Social How does everyone know each other @ welcome week?

16 Upvotes

I went to the engineering welcome week and didn't see anybody that was alone. It kinda feels overwhelming when I don’t know anyone there. Also, I tried talking to 2 people, but they didn’t seem to want to continue the conversation, so I pretty much left in 5 mins. Agh, maybe I’m just a loser.


r/McMaster 39m ago

Other is going to pulse gym worth it?

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so I’ve been going to goodlife for the last yr, but Ive realized if the pulse membership is in my tuition it might js be better for me financially to switch to pulse. before I decide to cancel my goodlife membership I was wondering if the pulse gym is honestly a good switch, ive heard many people say it gets really crowded but it would also be more convenient to use the gym on campus. I was wondering if people could js give me some insight on their experiences.


r/McMaster 2h ago

Question do any girls wanna hang out during ww?

3 Upvotes

hello!! im looking for girls to hang out w during welcome week 🤗 i have a gc for girls to go to the events tg (we all just met recently, so don’t be scared to join!)


r/McMaster 56m ago

Question should i opt put the virtual health plan too??

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title ^^^ is this new? i never saw this last year.


r/McMaster 1h ago

Courses Bird Electives with no exams!!

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Need some bird electives for this up coming year, with no final exams so I can focus on my required classes. Have already taken sustain 1S03, innovate 1X03, Envirosci 1C03, music therapy 2MT3. Anything helps, thanks!!


r/McMaster 1h ago

Question Trans Friends!

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Hi! looking for people in the LGBTQIA+ community that would like to be friends. Please comment or dm me to get to know a little about each other!


r/McMaster 4h ago

Academics Note taking apps on iPad that are completely free

3 Upvotes

I recently got an iPad for uni and wanted a single note taking app that would be reliable for taking notes on with an Apple Pencil that is completely free no matter how many pages I write, I would appreciate any help pls!!!!


r/McMaster 6h ago

Courses Courses offered every other year

4 Upvotes

So I just found out that two courses I'm interested in are offered every other year, does anyone know where one can find out this info? I usually put courses into MyTimetable to figure out if they're fall or winter, but if a course doesn't show up at all I never know whether its been cancelled or is every other year.

For Science courses, are there lists anywhere with this info?


r/McMaster 25m ago

Social trying to make friends

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Guys welcome week is genuinely so embarrassing tell me why im so awkward that I managed to FOURTH WHEEL a group of ppl who didnt even know each other at first. Thats a whole new level of being a loser and I am that loser...

Genuinely everyone has alr made at least one welcome week friend on the first day but i genuinely get crazy nervous talking to new ppl and i can barely hold a conversation with ppl for 2 minutes and then it goes dead silent and they talk to someone else!!

Lwk rant sorry in advance


r/McMaster 30m ago

Discussion For students in BDC, how is your experience?

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Thinking of applying since I am quite interested in medicine + business, but I wanted to hear the experience of current students.


r/McMaster 40m ago

Admissions MSc global health…. What was it like

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hey y’all I’m am incoming masters global health student and was wondering what courses are like first semester. are they group heavy? r classes in person or online and is class mandatory? did you enjoy it?


r/McMaster 4h ago

Courses biol 1a03 rage

2 Upvotes

at midnight of the day course selection opened for me, i tried to add bio 1a03. website crashed. i LIVED on mytimetable for like a day, still wasn't working. went to work. checked during my break at work - FULL FALL AND WINTER. AHHH.

thing is, i wouldnt care so much, but i planned to apply for mcmaster's accelerated nursing for fall 2027, and it counts towards one of the prereqs. do i just have to delay a YEAR bc i couldnt get it?

and yes maybe it'll hopefully open up for winter but i already have anatomy II and bio 1m03 next sem 😭 adding 1a03 would be crazy. and i think doing it in spring is too late for admissions 🫩


r/McMaster 49m ago

Courses Rate my sems (and also if anyone shares classes with me)

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First year life sci on res. Also uh I accidentally put winter before fall oops.


r/McMaster 4h ago

Courses is hthsci 2sd3 lecture mandatory?

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title. is it video recordings typically or moreso live teams ? thanks!!!!


r/McMaster 1h ago

Courses ORGO 1 attendance mark

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Does anyone know what this would mean? Are lecs not recorded and live streamed like chem 1AA3? I’m really scared because I’m a commuter and I can’t switch into the online one.


r/McMaster 4h ago

Other Ironman Training

2 Upvotes

Any undergrad/ graduate students want to train for the Ironman together at Mac ? I think I’m gonna make an Instagram group , but plz lmk


r/McMaster 1h ago

Courses taking kin 2y03 and bio2b03 in the same semester

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ik both courses are pretty heavy, but if i manage my time well is it doable? this was the most balanced i could make my schedule cause both of my semesters are pretty bad😭 i dont have too much options cause i'm taking all these courses as prereqs for grad school. I know both have pretty heavy modules so that's another worry that I have.


r/McMaster 1h ago

Question Headphone recommendations

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I need complete silence or like ambient noise to focus while studying. Is Sony ult wear good? It’s like 200 dollars or should I just buy anker soundcore headphones which are way cheaper? Or like can someone recommend me something else…

I’ve been searching online for a while but there is like mixed opinions idk I can’t make up my mind😭


r/McMaster 1h ago

Academics Biochem 2L06

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Does anyone know if you get to pick your lab groups for biochem 2L06/how big are the groups?


r/McMaster 1h ago

Other Parking Spot near Mcmaster

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Hi everyone!

I’m looking for a parking spot near campus. I mainly need a place where I can park overnight and on weekends.

If anyone has a parking spot available for rent, or knows someone who does, please send me a message. I’m hoping to find something reasonably close to campus and would be interested in a year-long agreement. 

Thanks so much!