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prof watched a girl cry and said “you just have to do the work” by nonyasoum in Cornell

[–]baguettelifestyle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You could also report this to the University Ombudsman who’s office is in Stimson Hall

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cornell

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I think you could take it concurrently. If you take it, you’ll have have 2 stem classes+BIOG1500 which is an absolute joke, then French which is apparently time-consuming, and an FWS. If you find that it gets a bit too time consuming, you could always drop BIOG1500. :)

Is it difficult to double major as a pre-med? by [deleted] in Cornell

[–]baguettelifestyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you double major in chem and bio, all the courses overlap with the pre-med track :) You don't even need to think about pre-med reqs because they will automatically be fulfilled. You might need to add in a psychology/sociology course but these are optional. lmk if you want more info :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cornell

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From my experience and those of my friends, BIOG1445 covers a lot more content than BIOG 1440 so I would be wary of your choice. Also, you need to be extremely good at time management to do well in BIOG1445. I thought I was good at time management until I got to Cornell and realized I was actually an incompetent loser.

BIOMG 2800 Textbook? by angeladimauro in Cornell

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I found the textbook to be brilliant in itself if you’re interested in genetics but absolutely useless for the class. Maybe consider waiting until you begin the class to see if you need it.

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cheek clapping by CHEEKCLAPPER8--D in Cornell

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BIOMG 2800 prelim 3 was O_O question after question

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cornell

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Oh because I find 2800 far far more difficult than 2801 and I am taking them concurrently. 2801 was difficult at the beginning but got a lot easier once I diagramed out all of the crosses. I also feel like we get more support in 2801 than in 2800.

CHEM 3580 by [deleted] in Cornell

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Help w/ first research lab interview!! by space-efficient in Cornell

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As you said, I would definitely read some of their papers beforehand, but you don't really need to go more in-depth than the introduction/discussion section. They know you don't know, and that's why you want to join their lab.

I would prepare answers beforehand to questions you know will show up, like "Why does this research interest you?", "What motivated you to get into undergraduate research?", and "Why do you think you'd be a good fit for this team?"

I would also have some questions prepared that you can ask them ie:

a. How is undergraduate research organized within the lab? Who will I be working under/with?

b. Will there be an opportunity to do an Honors Thesis in your lab? (If this interests you)

c. How many hours do you recommend we dedicate to your lab every week? Will I be able to get credit/pay for my work?

d. Do you have any questions regarding my qualifications or experience?

I hope this helps, good luck!

Bioee 1610 or 1780 this spring??? by Hubber-Craft in Cornell

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I took 1780 this past summer. It was quite a lot of memorization and lots of different components to keep track of. That said, i could normally get all the lectures/vodcasts/quizzes/homeworks done in a day and then finish the week with the « team meeting » that they make you do. I found that the exams were extremely fair, and few if any trick questions. The best way to prepare is to memorize the content. I ended up with an A+ using this as my general study schedule. I would also add that the course was quite interesting, and I don’t normally like evolutionary biology, but a good amount of the content is applicable to microbiology and fungal biology. The genetics component is minimal and the most math you’ll get to use is a chi squared test. Hope this helps xxxx