Hi,
I was wondering if it would be better to take full year electives or 2 half credit electives. Im currently a first year student in social sciences and planning to switch to either management or commerce second year. Are there any courses you recommend to boost my mark?
The courses im taking are:
ECO100Y5 Y – Introduction to Economics
ERS103H5 F – Geol & Public Issues?(Although i dont know if i want to switch this to something else or not.. Some people told me its not as easy)
LIN200H5 F – Intro to Language
MAT135Y5 Y – Calculus
PHL245H5 F – Mod Symbolic Logic
SOC100H5 S – Introduction to Sociology
And i also have a conflict in my timetable.. both of them are lectures.. so is that okay? or….. Iknow its bad to skip classes but i have no choice. The conflict is between one of the MAT135 lectures and LIN200 lecture.
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Hey hey
Personally, I prefer taking two half courses instead of a year-long course mostly because when exam time comes around in April, I can barely recall what the heck I learned back in October. Granted, at the same time, I do enjoy that that Y course wouldn’t plague me too much in the December exam period…
As for courses that might boost your mark, take a look at a few of our “bird course” posts.
Though take those lists with a grain of salt because what makes something a “bird course” to one person can very well make it the hardest thing on earth to another person.
And timetable conflicts?
Don’t do them.
You have lectures for a reason. Go learn! I mean you’re paying for them.
While you can certainly go about your conflict if that’s what you want, note that your professor(s) won’t be very forgiving if you have any clashing midterms or whatnot. And who knows whether or not attendance is mandatory?
Now judging by your courses, you’re a first year, right? If your conflict is between a 100-level course and a 200-level course, I say lean toward the former. That one’s probably a prereq for something you’ll need in the future.
You always have a choice, so try to make the smarter one.
Cheers!
aska