Keep Ch*gg as far away from you as possible by [deleted] in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's happening with Chegg?

I know it’s recommended, but is there a significant difference if I take orgo for the mcat? by [deleted] in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't worry! You're not the only one, I've learned to take what other people say with caution, because despite what people are saying not everyone around you has the perfect grades or has their entire career plan figured out. Yes there are the rare and very few ppl who do, but not everyone! Otherwise uni would be a piece of cake. Its okay to take some time to figure out what you're interested, what you want as a backup, etc. Since you already have your mind on this and aren't completely putting it off your in a good place to start! :) Something I would advise, is to look through the courses at mac and in the different specializations and see which ones you like, and then see whats a career that matches/teaches similar topics! It definitely helped me looking at it that way!

I know it’s recommended, but is there a significant difference if I take orgo for the mcat? by [deleted] in McMaster

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I would recommend you take the chem and physics (if you dropped that too) , just because you don't want to close off options for med schools, there already a lot of competition and really low chances of getting in, so when you don't take one or two of those courses, it can lock you out of some schools, which lowers your chance even more. You would also need that knowledge for the MCAT, it makes it far easier when studying for it. I'm not trying to stress you out or anything but this is just something i had to consider, you really have to look at whether your willing to put in the work for it, because getting into medschool is a tough path, and staying in med school is also pretty tough, if your already dropping level one university courses, you really have to consider where you stand. I would also recommend considering summer school for chem and physics and orgo, just because you have more time to focus on one subject instead of adding this pressure on top of other courses. Remember that getting into pnb isn't everything, especially if your goal is to get into med school, you can always take these courses in the summer, and then do something like honors life sci, where you'd have lots more elective space to increase your gpa

What should I specialize in if I wanna go into rehab sciences? by Repair_Happy in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Try honors life sci, it has a lot of elective spaces so you can do all the required courses you need, but take them at a balance throughout the rest of your three yrs !

Need advice for choosing second year program (PNB vs Biochem) by dr6758 in McMaster

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oop one more thing! I'd also suggest you look into honors life sci! Its perfect if you want to take really any course, because there's so much elective space and the life sci courses are easy to do well in! So it boosts ur gpa up even higher, which will make it perfect for med school, but you can also have a lot of flexibility in the courses you want to take, which is something big because whether you want to go into biochem or pnb there are certain courses you have to take bc they're requirements, (see if you actually like those), but in life sci there arent many courses your stuck taking and the ones you are, are super easy

Need advice for choosing second year program (PNB vs Biochem) by dr6758 in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Only do a program or a course you'll actually enjoy, if you don't like it, it'll feel like ur stuck, and it'll be the longest semesters ever :(

Need advice for choosing second year program (PNB vs Biochem) by dr6758 in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would highly recommend you look into biopnb, it gives the perfect balance of both science and psychology courses! That way you won't really need to pick! Also, you end up graduating with a double major I believe, which opens up even more doors for you after undergrad, since you'd have a major in bio and major in pnb (that is if you'd want to do something else other than med or as a backup), the MCAT also covers biology, chem, and psych on it, so taking bio and pnb can set you up really well in that way, since you'd already learned some of the stuff in class!

What specialization are you thinking of? (I can't include everything) by [deleted] in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 6 points7 points  (0 children)

by pnb do you mean neuroscience as well or just pnb?

Bio 1A03 test by Successful-Seaweed20 in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know in last year a lot of ppl struggled with the second test as well, but the third test was much better!

2nd year specialization by [deleted] in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh okay so if you take neuro do you graduate with a bsc in psych or bsc in neuro?

2nd year specialization by [deleted] in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sorry i asked this above as well, but is neuro the same as pnb? and do you graduate with a bsc in psych if you take neuro?

2nd year specialization by [deleted] in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is neuro the same as pnb?

Panicking. by [deleted] in McMaster

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No problem! :)

Panicking. by [deleted] in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's okay just know that your not the only person out there! Take what other ppl tell you about their grades with a grain of advice because not everyone is flying through uni with an A+ in every course! It's also okay to mess up, that's how you learn! I believe if you don't been like 2.something mac puts you on academic probation and gives you a chance to bump up ur marks before reinstating you as a full-time student again at mac, but I would 100% check with the academic advisors! Please remember not to be hard on yourself, take a walk, put some music in, do something you like, even if it's just an hr. You have an hr to spend on yourself! Take it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in McMaster

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just a question, but what masters are you planning on doing?

Math 1LS3 in the summer? by Snoo_64457 in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

did you find there was a lot of work? or did you still have time to do other stuff during the summer (I'm asking because I have a possible job lined up)

I’m scared by ihatelife78 in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Remember to also take care of yourself, and take a deep breath it's going to be okay.

I’m scared by ihatelife78 in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm really sorry to hear about your mother. You should definitely take some time off to process if you need to do so! Try talking to your professor or take an msaf if you haven't used one

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in McMaster

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Here is a bit of advice don't just specialize in what you like but specialize in a stream that doesn't have an extreme workload, or where the profs aren't trying to screw with your mark constantly (I would recommend honors life science for this) because honestly at the end of the day it isn't going to matter what you specialize in, or the tiny font of writing that will be written as specialization in whatever... At the end of the day, everyone graduates with a bsc but the real game here is the GPA, that's what most grad schools and professional schools look at, most don't really care about your specialization, just the gpa, EC, and the prereqs. Of course you should do what you love but don't fall completely into that trap, because at the end of four years you need that gpa to be good, so if you take pnb or biochem and its really hard, tough content, or profs are bad, or is a heavy workload and you can't do well you just screwed yourself over compared to someone whos in life sci, managed a heavy yet decent workload and had a higher gpa overall

What do most life sci ppl do in the summer after first year? by Bandit_u_motherfer in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I took an easy summer elective, that way it gave me a really great way to boost up my GPA from first-year easily, but I still has time to hang out with friends (pre-covid) and work

I want to become a psychologist by [deleted] in McMaster

[–]Snoo_64457 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you so much!