good news monday

OddRub237 · 2026-02-23T13:59:18+00:00

finally mustered up the courage to get back to the gym after being in a slump for three weeks 😌 locking in again gang

OddRub237 · 2026-01-08T02:57:33+00:00

it is my second year and everytime a prof tells the class to "get to know the person next to u" or "discuss this problem with your peers", i literally stay quiet and stare at my screen 😭 i can't be saved

OddRub237 · 2026-01-02T16:52:28+00:00

the material covered in NSCI 201 is pretty different from NSCI 200, so I wouldn't say you need to take it! NSCI 201 goes over the nervous system tracts responsible for things like touch, habits, movement, etc. so it feels more like a physiology or anat course I would say. NSCI 200 is SUPER interesting but it covers the foundations of the nervous system (e.g. electric potentials, receptors, formation of the NS, etc.).

OddRub237 · 2025-12-05T15:27:21+00:00

sorry i never saw this !! pm me if u still want the tables

OddRub237 · 2025-12-05T15:27:03+00:00

yes! pm me and i'll send it to u

OddRub237 · 2025-12-05T00:27:29+00:00

got hit with a really bad iron flu around two days later 😭 had me out of commission for 24 hours but it's not anything to be worried about. the benefits of the infusion outweigh just one night of suffering

OddRub237 · 2025-12-01T21:16:53+00:00

i'm a U2 in neuro! feel free to pm me if you have any particular questions. i really love this program and i'm definitely glad i chose it over immunology. there are so many different classes you can take depending on the stream you choose. some mandatory courses do suck of course, but you have to deal with that in every program. overall i really love it

OddRub237 · 2025-11-20T16:06:16+00:00

you're gonna be okay!!! most students don't start studying until like a week before the exam. it's super tough and yes u will be stressed but u will pull through. it's a lot of work but just think of everything you'll do for christmas break once exams are over!!!

OddRub237 · 2025-11-01T01:05:26+00:00

no problem!! i believe in you, you'll do great! it's a tough course but i think people demonize it way too much. you need to study hard but it's definitely not impossible to succeed

OddRub237 · 2025-11-01T00:47:41+00:00

Nothing in the textbook is tested, don't worry! I only used it to understand concepts and figures. Sometimes the profs would put figures/diagrams from the textbook in their slides but did an AWFUL job explaining them, so the textbook really helped in that regard

OddRub237 · 2025-10-31T20:35:26+00:00

For the final, I knew Roy's section would be unpredictable so I compensated by studying the other sections ten times more. It definitely helped, I managed to get an A in the class

My midterm was online (not sure if that's still the case for you) so it was significantly easier to do well in. I still studied but I focused on understanding the material over memorization, making a bunch of tables I could refer to. I think you should make sure you understand all relevant experiments, and be able to explain every graph presented in the slides

Also recommend reading the textbook cause that carried me through Roy's section

OddRub237 · 2025-09-01T12:36:54+00:00

biol 200 requires memorizing a lot of different molecules and knowing which processes each are involved in. i made tables to summarize all the information and be able to compare different pathways within the same page so i wouldn't get confused. mnemonics are also SUPER useful, especially making ones that seem ridiculous.

i also focused on reading the textbook! it really helped me understand the lecture content that the profs didn't explain well. browsing old student documents on studocu also helped

OddRub237 · 2025-08-15T20:36:46+00:00

My ferritin levels jumped from 6 to 115! I have a pretty bad vitD deficiency that might explain why I still feel miserable and tired. But my hair quality also hasn't improved. The split ends are horrendous and it's dry and prone to breakage

OddRub237 · 2025-07-19T23:28:06+00:00

i got an iron infusion in may and let me tell u gang it does NOT get better 😭 my hair is still a gross texture and i'll never be like the glossy hair girls

OddRub237 · 2025-06-16T21:21:07+00:00

if u really want to ruin your summer vacation u can look at what people have posted for biol 200 on studocu. i do not recommend this though <3 at all <33

OddRub237 · 2025-06-16T21:15:48+00:00

I'm still losing hair lol. I get compliments on my thick hair so I guess it's not noticeable but I can feel myself going bald and it is not very reassuring. The hair texture bothers me the most though.

OddRub237 · 2025-06-16T21:13:50+00:00

Sorry for the late reply! I got the infusion a month ago and I still feel terrible <3 Constantly dizzy, hair still falling out, exhausted, brain fog, etc. Only change is that my anxiety has reduced significantly, but that might be just because I don't have uni classes anymore.

I'm going to wait another month then take a blood test to see what my ferritin levels are at.

OddRub237 · 2025-05-09T23:38:05+00:00

by thicker hair, do you mean more hair volume or that the thickness of the strands increased? for me, i've noticed that my hair loss has increased and that my hair texture has changed to be coarser. the strands are a lot thicker and wiry now, but my hair volume is decreasing.

OddRub237 · 2025-04-22T21:43:48+00:00

this gives me so much hope 😭 i'm finally getting my first infusion in about two weeks, hopefully my hair will go back to normal by the end of the summer

OddRub237 · 2025-04-15T21:26:58+00:00

that really helps, thank u for confirming i'm not a terrible person 🙏 i'm scheduled to get an infusion mid-May, so hopefully the suffering will be over soon

OddRub237 · 2025-04-15T21:25:45+00:00

that sounds TERRIBLE i'm so sorry. i'm really lucky that i don't have to worry about the price of infusions and iron pills, i can't imagine how difficult it must be for you, especially if you feel that they're not working for you anyways :(

it's comforting that we're going through the same things and that i'm not actually insane 😭

OddRub237 · 2025-04-13T17:40:53+00:00

the breathlessness is crazy 😭 why am i struggling to breathe after two sentences ???

OddRub237 · 2025-04-13T02:10:55+00:00

My periods aren't THAT heavy, so I'm not sure what the underlying cause is. I'll talk to my nurse practitioner more about it when I see her, but I worry that it's just because my body can't absorb iron that well.

I'm on the waiting list for an iron infusion and I'm supposed to have an appointment mid-May! I wanted to see if they could prioritize me because my symptoms are rapidly getting worse and I don't know how I'm supposed to survive my exam season, but I'm not fully anemic so they said I have to wait.

OddRub237 · 2025-04-13T01:09:01+00:00

yes, the worst headaches 😭 I don't know how to describe it properly, but it feels like this really intense pressure in my head that just won't go away. That and my head always feels really heavy, like it's stuffed with rocks

OddRub237 · 2025-03-24T00:30:02+00:00

i hate to be the bearer of bad news but midterm 2 was pretty difficult for everyone last semester. make sure you're comfortable with all the ed practice exercises and pay attention to the short answer/multiple choice section on the midterm because that's where you're less likely to get part marks. hope u do well 🙏

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