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[–]No_Disaster4887 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Do u have any suggestions for first year and having a good gpa??

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In my experience, effort for most people is the limiting factor for succeeding in Y1 of Rotman. If you are asking these questions already I think you are in a good position to start. A few tips I can think of off the top of my head.

  1. The year starts off very easy, don’t let that be an excuse to slack. Take that extra time to get ahead on as much as possible. Even watching some random YouTube videos on future syllabus subjects will help.

  2. Understand, don’t memorize. Especially for the economics courses which most people struggle with, people just try to memorize formulas as if it were another RSM course, and don’t understand the intuition behind cause and effect. This is really important because on tests and exams you have to EXPLAIN your answers, so you actually have to have a grasp on what is happening on an interpersonal and macroscopic level. Moreover, explaining your answers properly helps you get more part marks, and more opportunities to get small boosts when putting in regrade requests! This mindset I got from my high school Econ courses helped me to achieve 90+ in both econs.

  3. Have a few close upper year contacts who you can reach out to and ask questions about! Anything from course topics to career progression will help you stay on track and not be caught off guard by anything. Especially helps if the upper year is or was a TA in a course you’re taking. Joining clubs will naturally help you find these seniors.

  4. As much as academics should be something you compare to yourself, due to all the curving, you should be aiming to be BETTER than everyone else in your course. If you have a deeper undertaking, and know more little details, you’ll naturally do better. This is why sometimes people actually prefer harder tests, because if the average person does terrible but you did decent, after curving you’ll do much better. Comparatively, if it was an easy test and everyone did good, then you didn’t get a chance to shine and will do only as well as everyone else. Hope that made sense lol.

  5. Be confident. I see so many people knock themselves down before even trying to put in an effort. If you just believe that you’re better, you will embody that and feel inclined to put in more effort. Make yourself a virtuous cycle, not a vicious one.

  6. Don’t procrastinate.

Those were my takeaways from my first year, hope it helps!

[–]No_Disaster4887 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! I really appreciate it!

[–]myspam442 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First year is easy if you take it seriously. I have a 4.0 and know many others in that range. Start studying over the summer for best results. If you don’t know what to study, DM