Hey Aska,
After doing poorly in a full year course, I am thinking of dropping it and taking Intro to Classics CLA160H1 as an alternative in the winter/spring.
What can you tell me about it other than what the website says? From a student perspective that will help me decide what to do.
Thanks!
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Hey hey!
So you want to know aboout Intro to Classics do you? Well lucky for you, I actually took that one many many moons ago. Many. Many.
The first thing I notice when I think back to CLA160 is that I actually do not recall my prof’s name. First strike. Next, mine was a bit of a night class so I did this thing where I would leave at break and head over to H&M just down the street and… Okay, second strike.
But aside from all of that, I actually loved the content. I’m terrible at staying in lectures (especially at night), so don’t let the above two strikes get to you. The truth is that the course is super fun and extremely interesting. You learn about cultures, history, and super awesome empires. Kudos to you, Alexander the Great! And it really shows you just how much Greek and Roman histories echo in everyday life. Have you ever watched Troy? Ever read 300? Seen Rome? When I was in first-year, admittedly, CLA160 was one of my more content-heavy classes, but it was also one of my favourites!
Though for another opinion, maybe hit up the ASSU Anti-Calender.
Cheers!
aska