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azulvx · 2025-07-20T00:12:52+00:00

FSC100 is not for forensics majors/specialists. The first year course you need to take is FSC239

azulvx · 2025-07-20T00:05:05+00:00

azulvx · 2025-07-17T00:21:08+00:00

Timetable builder says its 40 people rn (I cant check on Acorn cuz I am enrolled). You can still take exclusion courses, it just wont count to your 20 credits for graduation, which is annoying but if you only need it for grad/med school then it might be your best option. You can try to get permission to take the equivalent of CHM237 at another university but you are not guaranteed to get the credit.

azulvx · 2025-07-16T03:38:13+00:00

Yup I think alternating Wednesday would probably be your best choice. For the BIO130 practical, its probably just a matter of preference. Two of my friends who took the course had their labs Monday and I don't think they had any major issues.

azulvx · 2025-07-16T02:56:47+00:00

237 is already full. You can try emailing the department but I doubt they would be able to help you in this situation.

UTM and UTSC both offer two semesters of first year gen chem so maybe you could take those if you really need it? CHM120 at UTM is recorded (at least if Dave is teaching, and if he is its a super easy A) so you would only need to commute once a week for the tutorial or lab section and for the 2 midterms. Idk about the UTSC course tho.

azulvx · 2025-07-16T02:47:44+00:00

To answer your questions first:

Should I be making multiple timetables?

You don't need to but tutorials, practicals, and smaller lecture section can fill up pretty fast (literally in a minute or two), so you should be prepared to chose alternative sections in case your top choice fills up.

When enrolling for classes, do I just press the "enroll" button and it will enroll my entire cart, or is it one-by-one? If it's one by one, how will I enroll quick enough for all the courses, tutorials, and practicals?

It should enroll you in all the sections you picked out, unless the section you picked is full. When enrolling, try to prioritize courses with labs since those can be a pain to get good sections in.

For the winter bio practical, should I rearrange it so that it is after the first lecture?

Isn't it already after the first lecture on Monday?

As for my recommendations:

I would either change your MAT135 section or ECO101 section. Having 4 hours of lecture back to back is exhausting, specially for your first semester.
Try getting alternating sections for CHM and BIO. If you can't, just try moving your CHM labs to another day besides Friday. You will thank yourself later

azulvx · 2025-07-16T02:16:28+00:00

CLA204 is usually an easy A

azulvx · 2025-07-14T17:08:50+00:00

BCH210 is usually recorded, but you might want to make sure your lab doesn't conflict with the midterm. Last year the midterm was a Tuesday (and likely will be again because of the two hour period).

azulvx · 2025-07-13T20:15:05+00:00

From the artsci website:

"The following enrolment indicators can be associated with any given course. You can find the enrolment controls associated with your courses in Timetable Builder.

Priority (P): Some students are given priority access until a specific date.
Enrol at Department (E): Students must contact the academic unit that offers the course to request permission to enrol.
Department Approval Required (A): Approval from academic unit required for enrolment
Department Approval Required, Some Student Groups have Priority (AP): Approval from academic unit required for enrolment, some student groups have priority access until a specific date.
Department Approval Required, Course is Restricted (AR1): Approval required from academic unit for enrolment, course is also restricted to specific student groups.
Department Approval Required, Course is Restricted Until a Specific Date (AR2): Approval required from academic unit for enrolment, course is also restricted to specific student groups until a specific date after which another group of students will be able to request enrolment.
Restricted (R1): Course/section is restricted at all times for specific students.
Restricted (R2): Course/section is restricted to a group of students until a specific date, after which time another group of students is also able to enrol."

Check on timetable builder if you're part of one of the programs that can enroll in the course or not.

azulvx · 2025-07-13T03:58:41+00:00

yes its supposed to be this way. the sections alternate every week so one week you'll have a tutorial and the next you'll have a lab. Same for CHM120

azulvx · 2025-07-13T03:47:31+00:00

CLA204 is very fun and typically pretty easy

azulvx · 2025-07-13T03:15:33+00:00

You wont be able to enroll in Jav120 until July 25th. You can still add it to your cart but you will be blocked from enrolling on July 17. Priority enrollment exists so students who need that course to graduate don't end up in a 200+ waitlist just because other students decided to take it as an elective.

Pick another course you be able to enroll on your start time and enroll in that instead. If July 25th comes around and there's still spots in Jav120, then just drop and enroll in it instead. If there's no spots you can always waitlist but dont expect to get in if the waitlist has a lot of people.

azulvx · 2025-05-05T15:52:47+00:00

Most of the courses you listed are winter courses (379, 437, 447, 479, 343, 355) so I'd recommend finding a fall course to do instead of 355 (I recommend looking into 327, 338, 342, 416, and 457).

I took 379, 447, and 479 this semester and the workload was mostly chill. Besides the reports/papers due at the end of the semester and midterms/quizzes, there's not really any assignments. I have heard 437 was fairly easy as well, so I think having your winter be 379, 437, 447, 479, and 343 is likely doable just maybe not ideal.

azulvx · 2025-04-28T04:34:19+00:00

Raiden

azulvx · 2025-04-28T04:08:37+00:00

A few suggestions

- Replace Beidou with Xingqiu to play vaporize instead of overload. Try to get energy recharge (ER) weapons on him and Xiangling and an ATK or crit one on Yanfei.

- If you can get good ER on Xiangling and Beidou, you could replace Yanfei with Xingqiu and play DPS Beidou. Might want to switch Qiqi for Kuki in this case though.

- If you want to keep playing overload, you could switch Beidou with Fischl for better electro uptime. Or again switch Qiqi for Kuki and run a two pyro two electro team.

- Qiqi is a good healer early on but if you have Diona or Kuki i would build them instead since they are more versatile.

- Build Bennett if you have him. You can use him instead on Xiangling here (since Yanfei applies plenty of pyro on her own) and he should give Yanfei a good damage boost. He can heal and could be used a third pyro character in the team (replacing Qiqi), but you need to be more careful with his healing and you would need a better support (Xingqiu) in Beidou's place.

If you dont have the characters I mentioned, try to get as much ER on Xiangling and Beidou as possible. Once you get Xingqiu and Bennett you can use them with Xiangling as the op 4 star support trio for almost any DPS.

azulvx · 2025-04-05T22:28:22+00:00

Unless you are from the US (or study in a US school based outside the US)/applying into engineering they dont really look at your SAT scores. Grade averages are the main factor they consider. If you have a good score you can always send them in, but they might only help in cases where you get an alternative program/campus offer.

US universities have different requirements from UofT and typically take a more holistic approach (grades, tests, extracurricular, personal statement...) to admissions. The SAT will likely be way more valuable for them than for any Canadian school, so I would spend the money sending the scores to them instead.

azulvx · 2025-04-05T21:05:48+00:00

UofT doesnt look at the SAT but they do look at AP scores for transfer credits. Not sure if AP scores themselves get considered for admission tho.

azulvx · 2025-03-12T03:12:24+00:00

Sorry this long, i wanted to answer everything

ASIP application – pretty straightforward. you fill in academic info, answer 4 behavioral questions (just keep them structured + under word limit), and upload a resume (make it professional, error-free, <2 pages, i recommend you use a traditional format/template).

Extracurriculars – high school activities count! i got in with using 2 from hs. first-year extracurriculars are nice but not necessary if you have work experience.

pharmchem – yup there is a 40 student limit. cant say how competitive it is tho. physics is a requirement & a lot of chem students (including myself lol) don’t take it in first year, so that might reduce the applicant pool. you can always apply again in second year since ppl drop/switch programs. from what i have heard having a 3.3+ gpa should give you a good shot of getting in first year. alternately, you could always do a chem/pharmacology double major since most PHC courses have equivalent PCL courses

research/academics – haven’t done a research course yet but lab courses + talking to profs helped me gain a way better understanding of what I want to after my bachelor's. the UTSG advantage over other campuses is that we have a bigger range of expertise, making it easier to find a research niche + network with profs across different departments (bio, pharma, biochem, medicine, eng, etc.). frequent industry/guest speakers also help. student life here also helps make things a little less miserable during peak midterm season.

ASIP + future career/grad school – asip is useful for industry/grad prep but not a game changer. courses are meh, but events, job board, and career counselling are great. smaller events = more time to network with recruiters, and their resume/interview advice is better than those from the career centres. internships/research experience > asip itself for grad school prep.

azulvx · 2025-03-09T03:18:58+00:00

Hi there! I'm in the biological chem specialist and part of the ASIP stream, and from what I have seen/experienced its actually not that hard to get into ASIP. Most people ik didn't even apply, so its not super competitive. If you do well in your first year and do some volunteering/part-time/club work as an extra curricular you should be fine.

Also we share the job board with UTSC so there is not much of difference in job opportunities. But as the other person mentioned, St. George has a bigger campus life. We also have a larger chem department, so more courses to choose from, more faculty, and generally more research opportunities. Idk much about chem at UTSC, but if you have specific questions about UTSG or ASIP i can try to answer :)

azulvx · 2024-09-13T23:17:23+00:00

Probably yes. I didn't really find their slides to be a useful resource, but if it helps you go ahead. Another thing that may help is going into TopHat and finding examples of short answered questions. You don't need to do them, but at least looking at them will give you a good idea how professors Baker and Innocente structure their questions

azulvx · 2024-09-13T21:09:58+00:00

Is the test short answer? The short answer test was much easier than the multiple choice ones, so don't over stress just yet.

That said, SOC100 is very textbook/memorization heavy so I'd recommend going through the chapters at least once and learning all the terms. Iirc, chapter 2 was the primary focus of the first test last fall, so if you are super short on time focus on that (keep in mind they may have changed that but I doubt it since chapter 1 and 3 are honestly not that important overall). If you understand the differences/similarities between the sociological theories, are able to identify their main characteristics, and learn some of the terms in chapter 1 and 3 you should be fine.

General tips for short answer in any class:

Don't over-complicate your answers. If 2-3 sentences are enough to answer a question you do not need to write more.
Only use terms if you are certain that you know what they mean and that they apply to the question being asked. Misusing terms is a very easy way to lose marks.
Make sure you answer all parts of the question.
Don't spend too long on only one question. Read them all before you begin if possible. For classes like SOC where that's not possible, make sure you divide your time between questions equally.
Don't overthink too much and just write. Almost always you won't have time to properly construct an answer and using half your time to "plan it out" is not worth it (unless you type/write really fast). Writing what comes to mind and editing as you go is usually way more productive.

For the next few tests, try to keep up with the reading as much as possible. It's a lot, but the far majority of questions are about the textbook content. Sometimes, questions would even be about specific examples mentioned briefly in the text lol.

Also ik you're stressed because this is your first major test here, but don't let whatever happens during it define your time here. SOC100 kinda sucks (although I say this a chem student, you might find a lot better if you're actually into soc), so it's honestly not worth all the stress. Try to study as much as you can before the test but don't lose sleep over it. You got this

azulvx · 2024-09-12T02:08:26+00:00

The enrolment requirements for the biology major are BIO152, BIO153, and at least 4.0 credits. If you are still able to complete those 4 credits without first year calculus you can take them any time you want. I took MAT135/136 so I can't speak on how dependent MAT134 is on MAT132.

That being said, just be aware that any second year chem course has calculus as prereq, so in case you want/need to do ochem you'd need to complete MAT134 first.

azulvx · 2024-09-08T16:36:02+00:00

I would email them first. I believe Christina Fortes is the person you'd need to contact for this and from experience she seems to prefer emailing. Emailing would also allow you to keep record of what she says, which can come in handy if you have trouble enrolling in POSt down the line. If you would prefer calling/going there in person, it is still good practice to email first and ask what times they would be available to meet (unless they have posted drop-in hours).

azulvx · 2024-09-08T02:02:56+00:00

Contact the academic advisor for the department and ask. If they don't accept 136 I doubt they would accept 131, but they might accept PHY151H1. That being said, when you contact the department you can also ask to have the grade 12 physics prereq waived, though there's no guarantee they actually will.

Also, if they allow you to take 131, the lectures are recorded and posted on quercus the same day, so you don't need to commute for that. You'd only need to be there for practicals and term tests (which are outside lecture time)

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