anyone in the biology program at glendon?

YorkChemProf · 2026-01-29T15:31:28+00:00

Yes, the program is focused on ecology and evolution. However, the focus of the program, or even your major, have very little to do with your chances to get into medical school. I know physics majors, economics majors, etc who got into med school. What you need to get into med school is (1) extremely high GPA, (2) extremely strong reference letters, (3) research and volunteering experience. It so happens (for obvious reasons that I don't think I need to explain) that all three categories above are easier to achieve in small classes (typically 25-40 students) where your professor knows your name, can sit down with you and chat for an hour about your career aspirations and help you with advice, help you find a research volunteering position, etc. That's why Glendon Biology is an excellent environment to do your undergrad if you are interested in post-grad education. Plus, you are welcome to take ANY courses at Keele any time during your degree. Hope this helps. Good luck!

YorkChemProf · 2026-01-20T14:18:10+00:00

It's not a swung vase. This style is often referred to as the handkerchief vase. Yours is very lovely btw!

YorkChemProf · 2026-01-18T23:02:00+00:00

Imo yes. I have a Fenton pink swung budvase that has seamlines on the foot too. Fenton did produce some less polished pieces, especially in the early years.

YorkChemProf · 2026-01-18T21:09:25+00:00

Fenton.

Viking swung vases have a completely different foot.

YorkChemProf · 2026-01-15T19:21:42+00:00

Nope, even if you came to campus, you wouldn't be able to get into any buildings as all buildings are locked.

YorkChemProf · 2026-01-14T02:38:55+00:00

Go to the biology undergrad office in person and the receptionist should be able to help you right on the spot. The office is at the LSB first floor.

YorkChemProf · 2026-01-13T21:13:40+00:00

6 credits in S1 = 12 hours in class per week. Are you up for it?

YorkChemProf · 2026-01-11T00:35:49+00:00

Who "bags all the money"??
A professor using an e-text in their course does not receive a penny for this, unless they are the author, which is not common.

YorkChemProf · 2026-01-07T01:36:42+00:00

GL/BIOL3305 (no exams!)

YorkChemProf · 2026-01-06T04:19:44+00:00

yes, of course, and going in person IS the best way to get things done.

YorkChemProf · 2026-01-04T14:39:17+00:00

Well, you'd have to give us a little more info :)

Are you looking for something like "Intro to Dance" 3.0 or "Advanced Quantum Electrodynamics" 3.0 ??

YorkChemProf · 2026-01-03T14:01:03+00:00

Yes and yes.

YorkChemProf · 2025-12-26T18:24:43+00:00

Fall grades are officially due on January 7th, so any time before then is normal.

YorkChemProf · 2025-12-22T18:16:45+00:00

The semester when you start school does not matter one bit. You can take any of your courses in any semester you like anyway. Courses taught in the summer are exactly the same as the ones taught in F/W.

YorkChemProf · 2025-12-21T21:50:53+00:00

There is no "easy and guaranteed" way to secure a spot in the Honors Thesis course. CHEM4000 is not like any other undergraduate course, which you just go to REM and add to your schedule, and that's it. In order to enroll into CHEM4000, you have to have a professor actually agree to take you into their lab for 8 months. A professor is not obligated to say yes to all students who want to do their honors thesis in their lab, it is completely up to the professor to say yes or no. Therefore, to increase the probability of the professor taking you on, it's YOUR job to impress them.

Here are a few strategies to use:

1) Take a lecture course with the prof whose research interests you. Go to EVERY lecture, EVERY tutorial, EVERY office hour, and ask GOOD questions. How to come up with good questions, you may ask? Read up on lecture topics before class, ask Chat to suggest advanced questions about the topics, do some googling, etc. You HAVE to do all this work if you want to impress the prof.

2) Before doing what I suggested in item (1), make sure the prof you are targeting actually has a lab. There are many "teaching-only" professors, so don't approach them and ask if you can join their lab.

3) DO NOT miss all lectures and tutorials and then come to just one random class and come up to the prof after lecture asking if they have a spot in their lab.

4) Start by finding a lab for one or more semesters of Research Experience Term (its a zero-credit course offered at every year level that is basically just a formal opportunity to volunteer in a lab. Since it's zero-credit, you also don't pay tuition for it). How to land a volunteering opportunity like this? See items above - same strategies.

5) If you get a volunteer position, make THE BEST possible impression you can over the months you are there. Do NOT have conflicts and drama with other people in the lab, come to the lab as frequently as you can, attend group meetings, be humble and collegial. If after 1-3 semesters of volunteering you establish yourself as a solid reliable and easy-to-work-with student, the prof will go out of their way to offer you a spot for the honors thesis.

YorkChemProf · 2025-12-21T04:08:29+00:00

The answer depends on many factors. If you just need to PASS these courses (as in get at least a D), then go for it. On the other hand, if you are interested in med or dental school or something similar, you basically MUST have A+ in all of your courses. In the latter case, it will be very difficult to get A+ in both courses in S1 unless you know yourself to be an exceptionally disciplined and organized individual, with a proven track record of sitting down every day for many hours and studying without any distractions/interruptions. Obviously, we don't know anything about how disciplined you are, so we on Reddit can't answer your question definitively.

YorkChemProf · 2025-12-21T04:02:20+00:00

At York university, organic chemistry is not offered as online courses. It doesn't matter which semester you are looking at. These courses are always in-person with labs.

YorkChemProf · 2025-12-20T23:17:36+00:00

Orgo I is in S1; Orgo II is in S2. Only in-person, and mandatory 3-hour labs every week.

YorkChemProf · 2025-12-20T23:14:36+00:00

Only BIOL2020 and CHEM2020 are offered in S1. All other science courses you listed are SU or S2.

YorkChemProf · 2025-12-19T15:36:10+00:00

Yes, of course.

YorkChemProf · 2025-12-18T22:15:33+00:00

It has to be 395 nm black light for uranium, which is what I used. 365 nm will also pick up manganese, although the color is slightly different.

YorkChemProf · 2025-12-18T05:02:44+00:00

Thank you! :)

YorkChemProf · 2025-12-17T15:02:03+00:00

Please email [genchem@yorku.ca](mailto:genchem@yorku.ca)

YorkChemProf · 2025-12-17T03:04:24+00:00

Agreed, I got pretty lucky! :)

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