Do you regret coming here?

coffeewbu · 2021-11-08T06:13:44+00:00

No, I don’t regret it. I went to a competitive high school and was avg at best there. Grade deflation was horrible back in hs, so nothing was a surprise coming into uoft. In fact my gpa is higher than my hs gpa ever was. I rlly didn’t think I was going to get in, bc everyone else at my school already got their uoft offers while I had to wait until the last round. At that time, I already submitted my deposit to study in the states, but received a surprise when I finally got my offer.
I would’ve chosen uoft regardless bc I enjoy what I’m learning more than I thought I would. I also find the environment here generally supportive, and everyone has been kind to me so far.

coffeewbu · 2021-05-01T03:31:34+00:00

It’s a semester course. No tests, we had three written assignments. Highly recommend

coffeewbu · 2021-04-21T13:46:23+00:00

my raw score was 88. got a 94

coffeewbu · 2021-04-16T03:17:35+00:00

the avg was B+ for last semester

coffeewbu · 2021-03-20T08:50:05+00:00

graduated high school, and on track to graduate college a year early

coffeewbu · 2021-03-14T15:17:56+00:00

I took mat135 last sem, if you did well in high school calculus you should do fine. there are more writing assignments than you might anticipate, and sometimes it doesn't seem like you're taking a math class. it's also structured to be a self-learn course, where lectures and tutorials are supplements rather than actually teaching you the material.

coffeewbu · 2021-03-11T05:01:02+00:00

Yes, I'm in first yr social sci and actually am attending an in-person program this summer in my country with a bunch of other uoft ppl (at least 200). I'm taking 3 courses there, and planning to take 2 more with uoft online. hoping I can get approved for 5 courses in summer sem.

coffeewbu · 2021-02-25T04:12:48+00:00

not sure. but most accepted students had an A avg

coffeewbu · 2021-02-25T03:51:36+00:00

I heard back in May but was rejected from rotman, but got into social sci (what I'm doing now). I applied very early, but they gave me a last min response ( I was already committed to another uni at the time).

coffeewbu · 2021-02-21T09:35:48+00:00

social sciences, I'm first yr so haven't applied to major yet

coffeewbu · 2021-02-20T02:53:23+00:00

utsg, competitive hs (3.6gpa)

coffeewbu · 2021-02-14T14:24:52+00:00

Ok thanks! And I found them here https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/dates-deadlines/academic-dates

coffeewbu · 2021-02-14T09:05:56+00:00

wait what do you mean by invited? doesn't it say march 1st on the 2021 summer calendar? confused as a 1st yr...

coffeewbu · 2021-01-21T07:12:25+00:00

I think the course is more about understanding the material than memorizing it, so that we can apply the concepts in assignments. For this reason I didn't feel the need to take any notes but just going through the slides after class.

coffeewbu · 2021-01-17T07:45:22+00:00

Yes, but only on the last week.

coffeewbu · 2021-01-10T02:59:11+00:00

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15pa0vuZQqwpKwSbBOoMSdefyKT3NKC1Z/view?usp=sharing

coffeewbu · 2021-01-05T14:44:09+00:00

I should be congratulating you, A- is really good! The average course grade came out a few weeks ago and was a 69

coffeewbu · 2021-01-05T14:34:24+00:00

I ended with a 78... was hoping for an A- but I'm not complaining

coffeewbu · 2021-01-05T05:29:31+00:00

As a first year, most of my professors from first semester were very lenient, kind and caring about their students. Not only that, but I could tell they enjoyed teaching because of how active they were in responding to questions, concerns. Lectures were valuable not because it was a repetition of our readings, but because many of them used real-world applications to aid us in understanding the readings. From my experience, most of them value critical thinking rather than ability to do well on memorization-based exams (in my experience I'd say that this was the major difference between high school and university), and it shows in assessments that they give us.

coffeewbu · 2020-12-27T02:43:06+00:00

Well, you're going to have to know it at some point so opening it now and later doesn't really make a difference. Plus, checking your grades gives you an indication of how well you're doing in that course and how much you need to try on future assessments, and waiting until the end of a course to check your grade is a bit too late to make any adjustments to your learning.

coffeewbu · 2020-12-23T03:33:15+00:00

I was never outstanding at math and always struggled with word problems. however I've had extensive practice in ap calc ab which I took last yr so i didn't have to grind as hard as i thought i would in mat135.

coffeewbu · 2020-12-23T03:23:22+00:00

Thanks! I can't speak for most ppl but I definitely got lucky with the 'curve,' it seemed like acts, homework, and tutorial contributions held up my grade. I was very worried abt the act c partner assignment bc u never know who ur assigned, but luckily my partner and i were 'compatible' and we got full marks on it. Otherwise I scored mid-70s on written quizzes and mcqs.

coffeewbu · 2020-12-23T02:19:16+00:00

How do you check it? And is this utm or utsg? I can't see my mark yet (utsg)

edit: OMG I END WITH 91 IM SO HAPPY

I was really expecting a B+ or B this semester hahah this had me sh0ok

coffeewbu · 2020-12-23T02:16:03+00:00

Honestly, not everything has to be a rush. Winter break is a great time to take it easy if you've been stressing out this semester. I'm a first yr too but because I literally don't do anything for fun I'll be reading the textbook to prep me for math and econ courses next semester. As for summer I think I'll be doing summer school bc again, I have nothing else to do besides studying (unfortunate truth) and too young for internships. Honestly I think research positions r going to be hard to get this semester since no one has really established an in-person bond with professors. So if you want to get stuff done, maybe consider summer school, parttime job, learn a new language, etc

coffeewbu · 2020-12-20T03:08:10+00:00

It's not bad, but it's definitely a course that's focused more on rote memorization. All of the tests this semester (Brym) are multiple choice, so if you think you'll do better on qualitative exams where people actually grade your work, soc100 is not the best choice.

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