r/McMaster 6d ago

Discussion I finished my degree not using one MSAF

Am I crazy for that? I just realized this.

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u/hesitaate Eng. 6d ago

I used my MSAF 10/10 semesters. If I didn’t need it I would MSAF the last thing due in one of my classes to free up some studying time. Think of it as practicing for strategically using your vacation time when you make it into the workforce.

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u/crispy--nugget 6d ago

now that is some smart thinking

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u/TorontoManzzz 6d ago

I’m predicting imma use a msaf B in three days 🫣

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u/ardnuaed 6d ago

This is me fr

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u/pflower15 6d ago

You probably made it to the end bcz you didn’t use one lol

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u/matrixbloom 🧸🤠🤎 6d ago

Thats avtually wild & super cool imo. I was close but got so incredibly sick and hospitalized, and the first thing I said when the ambulance door closed was "fuck I gotta msaf my midterm" and my mom smacked my arm telling me that's not important and the paramedics laughed 😭😭 the way school is traumatizing and ingrained into my mind, it was like an automatic thing to say for me.

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u/materialgrifter 6d ago

should we tell everyone? Should we throw a party? should we invite bella hadid?

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u/crispy--nugget 6d ago

I think we should get bottle service with a sign

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u/AshamedSecond2169 Custom 6d ago

I hope your nugget stays crispy

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u/crispy--nugget 6d ago

Thank you ❤️

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u/Marsh_M_Ellow 6d ago

Interesting I also didn’t use one and I was very tempted that I should use one for whatever I could use it on in my fourth year before I graduate.

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u/lil_sasquatch 6d ago

Bro rawdogged the whole undergrad, incredible stuff

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u/crispy--nugget 6d ago

BRUH that made me chuckle

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u/IDoNotKnowUserName 6d ago

Achievement unlocked

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u/chickennugs33 uni hater 6d ago

me too fellow nugget!

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u/crispy--nugget 6d ago

nugget ~vibes~

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u/mentallyillfrogluver 6d ago

damn i already lost i used one a month into my first semester

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u/Dependent-Vehicle947 🔬LifeScience IV🔬 6d ago

I’m on my way too! I don’t even know how to submit an msaf 😅

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u/happyhippie111 6d ago

Me too. I didn't even know how to submit it 😂

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u/_LightOfTheNight_ Mech Eng & Mngmt V 6d ago

I never learned how to use one

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u/Secret-Bid7177 6d ago

Bro built different

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u/Sad-Investigator6654 6d ago

Would you like a cookie

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u/crypticroad ex-mcmacer 6d ago

Did you get provost honour roll tho

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u/crispy--nugget 6d ago

no but i got that summa cumma latte thing aye aye

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u/throwaway-429 5d ago

You got cum on your degree

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u/Firm_Objective_2661 5d ago

Sum cum early. It’s just how it is.

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u/No-Veterinarian7492 5d ago

What program

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u/crispy--nugget 3d ago

Life Sciences

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u/sxaurin 6d ago

thts fucked up

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u/ShadowBlades512 Alumni 5d ago

I never MSAFed anything in undergrad either, never even looked into how the system worked.

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u/Administrative-Bug75 4d ago

I graduated a long time ago and have never heard of a msaf. Do these get documented on transcripts? Is there some way for employers to know how many msafs were involved in your academic achievements?

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u/crispy--nugget 3d ago

No lol it’s not documented anywhere on transcripts no one will ever know

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/crispy--nugget 6d ago

lol not at all no one can know

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u/juneabe 6d ago

No. And you can use your MSAFs in level 2 and beyond so it would be a stupid consequence. Also MSAF’s are there for the exact reasons they’re there and if you are penalized for it that would be ass backwards. What do people think MSAFs are? “Oops got lazy sorry” cause that’s not it

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u/coolestcatalive 6d ago

Literally no other schools have msafs and they were only introduced as a covid thing at Mac so it’s a good thing to get in the habit of avoiding.

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u/crispy--nugget 6d ago

Yeah i was like talking to a friend once who went to queens and i was like "just MSAF" and they were like what the hell are you talking about. i didnt realize this until like 3rd year its just a mac thing

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u/ShadowBlades512 Alumni 5d ago

MSAF has been around way before COVID.

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u/coolestcatalive 5d ago

True I think they just got popular more recently. It’s good to have them but just not rely on them.

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u/lanas_honeymoon 5d ago

maybe not called msaf specifically, but i know at least western (idk abt other school though) has it. my friend and i were talking abt it when i visited, so i don’t think mac is the only school that does