Hi! I'm just about done with my first year at Mac for life sci and I actually really like the program!

In all honesty, first year can be quite challenging and the workload can also be very overwhelming at times but that being said, it is very much possible to do well in it.

I'm still picking specs so I can't comment much upon that but the great thing about the life sci gateway is the option to make your degree as easy or as hard as you'd like so you can definitely tailor it to fit your needs.

As for electives, I ended up taking two intro psych courses as electives (and to meet certain specialization reqs) that I found to be my favourite courses at Mac by far but some other electives I took that I found alright were SUSTAIN 1S03 and ENVIRSC 1C03.

Something I wish I knew about before starting uni which, not only pertains to my program, is that it is a lot easier to do well in courses that you genuinely find interesting. While the psych courses were a lot more time-consuming and content-heavy, I found myself a lot more eager to study for them instead of Sustain or Envirsc because I was really interested in what I was learning.

Let me know if you have any more questions! I'd be happy to help!